Xavier Gordon, ft. Marcus Miller and Donald Hayes, If You Want Me To Stay

Xavier invites up bass and sax legends Marcus Miller and Donald Hayes to play his hit song, If You Want Me To Stay, at Manny Marroquin's restaurant, Verse in Los Angeles. Xavier's all star band includes Stanley Randolph (drums), Ethan Farmer (bass), Yohei Nakumura (guitar).

[@ju34edwards]

Marcus Miller has such a signature sound. He makes any song sound so smooth and awesome. Xavier plays so beautiful.

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you

[@viscera912]

clicked this song to play in the background while working and about 10 seconds in had to stop working and just vibe. what a groove!!!

[@XmanJazz]

That’s awesome, thanks for sharing

[@RamaNatan]

Heavy Weight Groovers here brotha

[@xg6281]

Yessir, im honored to play with everyone

[@jonasstone1520]

Man, how did I miss this. Marcus is my hero. Such a cool, humble and musical artist!

[@XmanJazz]

He’s the greatest most humble legend!

[@jonasstone1520]

@@XmanJazz not to mention your beautiful playing!

[@dscott9038]

I wish I could just keep hitting the like button!!! Amazing improv towards the end!

[@xg6281]

Thank you! Please keep hitting the like button

[@colleenkeithley2553]

Xavier... Great Live performance and The Music with Marcus Miller and Donald Hayes & Yohei Nakumura is Outstanding ♥..🎶..♥..🎶..♥..🎶..♥ Congratulations to all of you!!!Marcus Miller is a Bad Bass Player.

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you

[@colleenkeithley2553]

@@XmanJazz You are Very welcome!!

[@shmroadtrips]

8:36 Inspector Gadget?? Wow, what a jam session this was.

[@XmanJazz]

😀 thanks

[@freddwallace-pe8po]

Live music, priceless!!!

[@XmanJazz]

Thanks for your support

[@freddwallace-pe8po]

When you get professional musician playing together Awesome!!!

[@XmanJazz]

Thanks 🙏🏾

[@dazza42UK]

Hey Xavier,
I just caught you yesterday playing with MM at Ronnie Scott’s in London. Wow! Just wow man. Such amazing musicianship. Hats off to you. I would gladly see the same gig again !! Just to see you all grooving and vibing off each other. Brilliant. I just hope playing the gig was as enjoyable as it was for us?

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you so much! Ronnie Scott’s was amazing. I can’t wait to play there again!

[@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul]

Hadn't seen Ethan in ages. 👌🏿
Yeap, that's an All Star Band. 🙌🏿
Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you, greetings

[@lb1798]

4:34 🔥🔥🔥🔥😊

[@kathrinbrunnerschwer2099]

Frikin' fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@stevesyracusemusic]

Just what I needed today 🔥✔️

[@XmanJazz]

Thanks!

[@joe3170]

I am in Musical Heaven Just need October London singing ❤

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you ! OL would be nice

[@LandonEaversMusic]

Wow- that was fantastic! Would love to play with you someday man 🤙. Great music will always prevail 😄.

[@xg6281]

Thank you!!

[@freddwallace-pe8po]

Let these guys work, keep it coming awesome performance 👏

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you!

[@TheIridium6]

Sly Stone would be proud of this version of his creation

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you!! Sly is the best

[@ErixSamson]

This s absolutely great!

[@xg6281]

Thank you !!

[@jessicalentinello3255]

❤wooooo spettacolo 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you

[@futuristiccavemanofficial]

Good damn jams

[@XmanJazz]

Thanks

[@chita1205]

nice

[@XmanJazz]

Thanks 🙏🏾

[@지니-h8o]

06:31 미쳤네..

[@lucmichel7588]

👍👌👌

[@XmanJazz]

Thanks

[@nothing1421]

His hit song??? You mean the cover of Sly and the Family Stone? At least give credit where it's due...

[@bremlquan]

Lolwut. Shameless

[@Queenintheblack]

This is baaaaaad!!!

[@XmanJazz]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@ernestporee3697]

This sounds so CD101 ! Smooth jazz sucks ! Marcus rocks …but this safe jazz is a fucked up marketing thing . Fusion yes ! Smooth jazz just die already.

[@colinthorn]

This is smooth, yes, but in a good way in my opinion. There's plenty going on musically to keep it interesting

[@bremlquan]

Plenty going on w the keyboardist's mouth lol ​@@colinthorn

[@markprater1]

Smooth Jazz seems to be mostly instrumental R&B, whereas Fusion is mostly Jazz with an R&B flavor.
Kenny G watered down the fusion he was doing with Jeff Lorber to the point of making 'Smooth Jazz' something that serious musicians really didn't want to be associated with.
My favorites are the current Fusion artists like Valeriy Stepanov, Snarky Puppy, Sonny Emory, Yohan Kim and Dirty Loops. Jeff Lorber is still doing it.
There's some Smooth Jazz I like by Corey Wong, Nate Smith and Vulfpeck...
Just my 2 cents

[@36index]

No space.... gospel