Very impressed with Mike Wolff. He seemed very down to earth and just GETS it as far as what to do musically. Just love his lines of thinking about music and creating. Better to be a sloppy original than a polished copy. I've already learned a ton just watching his piano videos.
So many genres of music to play. It's hard to keep up with all of them. I am very diverse and felt like I could play anything. I still play everything and anything. I love to learn and teach. This is a good communicator with a friendly and easy demeanor. A real musician.
All you young cats, listen up! This is a priceless master class from a guy who is cool, honest, funny and with a ton of insights into the art and business of music.
+Nate Drobner he talks about contemporary harmony a bit later. It took 1 year for someone to replay to my comment and on top of that the replay does not answer my question :) well done there
I've been searching for Toni DeGrati(DeGrate?) and the Astral Project... can't seem to find any videos or music. Anyone have links? Also: One movie he talks about "The Tic Code", and the other with Sigourney Weaver is "The Girl In the Park"
I'm really jealous of a guy who got to play with Joe Farrell and Ronnie Cuber (two of my favorites). Mike doesn't mention Richard Beirach, but I thought I may have heard that influence in "Like Someone In Love". Thanks for making this masterclass available to us.
He is right about the hunger for knowledge and how the rich kids want it served on a plate. When knowledge was not so readily available you had to be dedicated to find it.ORIGINALITY comes by learning from mistakes and finding a new way. If you know everything and it's all been done before, why bother? Don't tell me that the note I heard and chose to play was wrong. We might come up with a new theory. Mike Wolff is OK.
Not really. He's just reciting his history. It wouldn't make sense to say, " I played with a well known vibes player who will go nameless. And I played with a sax player who will also be nameless..."
Mike Wolff' statement about Bill Evans is totally untrue. Bill Evans, by his own admission, WAS the guy who listened to a lot of different players, studied them and analysed their work. Therefore his background in Jazz was very solid. None of the great players was TRYING to come up with something original - they WERE original but they all just tried to play this music as well as they could.
Very impressed with Mike Wolff. He seemed very down to earth and just GETS it as far as what to do musically. Just love his lines of thinking about music and creating. Better to be a sloppy original than a polished copy. I've already learned a ton just watching his piano videos.
This is the realest shit I've ever heard.
Michael Wolff is an excellent Jazz musician and a very good teacher. Thanks for posting this very insightful piece
An informative & educative masterclass. All the best to Mr Mike Wolff. A wonderful & genuine human being. Thanks for the posting. pcHux
The BEST thing this guy says is from 26:45 to 28:10. If you are want to become a better band member, you this is THE KEY!!!
Mike Wolff is a great teacher !!!!
So many genres of music to play. It's hard to keep up with all of them. I am very diverse and felt like I could play anything. I still play everything and anything. I love to learn and teach. This is a good communicator with a friendly and easy demeanor. A real musician.
All you young cats, listen up! This is a priceless master class from a guy who is cool, honest, funny and with a ton of insights into the art and business of music.
Fun fact: his sons were the stars of the Naked Brothers Band on Nickelodeon, does anyone remember that show? It was on when I was a kid in 2005
One of the sons was also in the horror movie Hereditary!
Great interview, great cat!!!
Thanks a lot for uploading! Really appreciated it :)
Great! Excelent lesson !!! Guilermo ( Salvador Brazil )
Which book is he talkin about on 12:15 its a book about Herbie Hancock and the stuff that he played with Miles Davis?
Ludmila Ulehla - Contemporary Harmony
+Nate Drobner he talks about contemporary harmony a bit later. It took 1 year for someone to replay to my comment and on top of that the replay does not answer my question :) well done there
I've been searching for Toni DeGrati(DeGrate?) and the Astral Project... can't seem to find any videos or music. Anyone have links?
Also: One movie he talks about "The Tic Code", and the other with Sigourney Weaver is "The Girl In the Park"
I'm really jealous of a guy who got to play with Joe Farrell and Ronnie Cuber (two of my favorites). Mike doesn't mention Richard Beirach, but I thought I may have heard that influence in "Like Someone In Love". Thanks for making this masterclass available to us.
goldust advice!
excellent
I agree 100%
love the way his pants are worn out where they touch the piano
I heard Mike with Johnny Griffin years ago! No doubt a bad cat!
This was great! I think I could hang out with this cat and just chat some shit, no doubt
Thanks!
0 dislikes as it should be
21:12 - amazing
Not all school is bad? So Tony is going to teach med school?
He is right about the hunger for knowledge and how the rich kids want it served on a plate. When knowledge was not so readily available you had to be dedicated to find it.ORIGINALITY comes by learning from mistakes and finding a new way. If you know everything and it's all been done before, why bother? Don't tell me that the note I heard and chose to play was wrong. We might come up with a new theory. Mike Wolff is OK.
Name-Dropping 101... in case anybody wanted to know which course this is..
Not really. He's just reciting his history. It wouldn't make sense to say, " I played with a well known vibes player who will go nameless. And I played with a sax player who will also be nameless..."
Very wise
Mike Wolff's voice sounds real close to Kevin Spacey's.
JAZZSTARish - I hope that's all he has close to Kevin Spacey.
"It's a little dry of a vibe"
Mike Wolff' statement about Bill Evans is totally untrue. Bill Evans, by his own admission, WAS the guy who listened to a lot of different players, studied them and analysed their work. Therefore his background in Jazz was very solid. None of the great players was TRYING to come up with something original - they WERE original but they all just tried to play this music as well as they could.
Not even a minute into the video...yeah; I can relate to being thrown in the jungle in music path! This should be interesting!
37:00 He has tourettes? he seems to be quite good at masking it because i couldnt tell at all
22:10 wow
Naked Brothers Band
sounds like being Jewish would be a major bonus for a jazz musician, that and being very rich haha, interesting talk.
who would pay to listen to this?
Tony Robbins is irritating