This kid is phenomenal... Watch 12-year-old jazz prodigy Joey Alexander 2016 Jan 03 - Like what you heard from Joey Alexander on 60 Minutes? Hear him play two versions of his composition "Ma Blues," and part of his unreleased new song "Sunday Waltz"
[video=youtube;f4V_uaxBVOw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4V_uaxBVOw[/video] I grew up around professional jazz musicians and all I have to say is WOW.. Just WOW...
[video=youtube;3pzIlq7jZzw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pzIlq7jZzw[/video] Hahaha, what I find funny is the bass player has no idea what is going on - he is totally lost... This kid needs some real musicians, not some session cats from Craigslist.
Mr.Nick wrote: Hahaha, what I find funny is the bass player has no idea what is going on - he is totally lost ... which only goes to accentuate Joey's talent... ... Would be interesting to hear him pair up with Stanley Jordan.
Well, this kid is phenomenal, but there are plenty of Jazz musicians that are just session musicians that could keep up with this kid... Neither the Bassist or Drummer were that great... I think that kid needs to be put with musicians on his level, it's clear he plays an offbeat style... I have heard plenty of Jazz piano players (and know several) just as good as him, what makes him so special is his age and his ear..... I'd love to hear him a jam session and see how he does just going with the flow...
