"Beatrice" (Sam Rivers) | Patrick Bartley & William Schwartzman

"Beatrice" by Sam Rivers, performed by Patrick Bartley and William Schwartzman. Captured in a rehearsal studio in Tokyo, Japan in November 2022.
While I think I may not be old enough, or have reached a point of experience in my own life and career yet to say I'm in a position to truly "pass the torch" yet, I still want to take this time to introduce you to a promising young pianist that astonished me when I first met him - his name is William Schwartzman (@williamschwartzman), who just recently turned 18. Last month, Will told me he would be in Tokyo visiting with his family, so I immediately took the opportunity to bring him to a studio to jam and make some KZbin videos. What happened, to me, was the beginning of what I know is the blossoming genius of this young pianist. In today's seemingly endless sea of technically gifted carbon copies, or the reluctance to be anything but "correct", Will stands out as someone who will have one of the next truly original voices in the future of jazz. When I met him at the Vail Jazz workshop, I knew it right away. Will SINGS on the piano with an eager fervor to take on the world with this artistry. It's extremely inspiring.
I'd like to also mention that each song we recorded for this channel was done in one take, because that's all we had time for. This was truly an immensely honest exploration of music in its purest sense, and I hope you can enjoy that transparency with every flub and mistake we left in to keep it as raw as possible. There's not enough of that on KZbin anymore.
Thank you so much for watching, and stay tuned for more from Will!
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[@halfstepflat]

Man William’s sound is incredible, very Glasper-esq in the harmonies but so percussive. Never heard anything like it before!

[@Saxologic]

I’m currently driving on a highway in the dark night and this just blasted me off the planet! The trading at 4:50 blew my mind. Your ears and your ability to develop what you just heard is scarily beautiful man

[@ShinDMitsuki]

Just a suggestion, but you should post some more music too. I'm always blown away every-time I hear your playing as well, and wanna listen to it outside of the greater context of a video just because I love it so much.

[@jerrodshack7610]

How are you typing

[@ziruini5071]

eyes on the road dude. you gonna kill someone

[@gusmarrero]

I see he has a new sax, do you know what it is?

[@zangsax]

I believe the horn is by JL woodwinds in NY. John Leadbetter {sp?} is a great tech and player😢

[@bluetrane65]

As both a pianist and a saxophonist, you have no idea how much joy you've brought me here ❤❤

[@DanielStromlandGuitar]

Honestly, the best I’ve heard someone play these changes since Joe Henderson. Pat, I think I speak for many of us when I say we would love for you to have a straight ahead trio. You have amazing technical facility, zero ego and a vocabulary that spans from Lester Young to Logan Richardson and absolutely everything in between and moving forward. Hearing you play this tune made me realize that I’d love to hear you go with that format because of Joe’s rendition with Charlie Haden and Al Foster. It would be a blessing to gift that to us just as it was for Joe, Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins and many of the greats of the past and present.

[@gilleslefilou6277]

Magic duo

[@timofeygolev]

Gotta love William's comping - jumping from one register to another flawlessly, keeping everything together and letting everything flow with unimaginable freeness at the same time

[@nyjazzman]

Great to see a young guy playing with some real skills. Gives me hope for the future of jazz. I expect that William will go on and continue to develop and grow.👍

[@emilepoitras1066]

Oh my days

[@ryanand154]

Great tribute to a great man.

[@zangsax]

One of my favorite jazz players today. Patrick is a joy to hear and very inspirational.

[@holleyeugene]

Sam Rivers is smiling!

[@Allencaillou]

his feel for style and time is incredible. Very excited to see what more he brings into the world.

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

hey guys, great pick from a great artist! i just got into sam rivers recently from the jazz music arhcives, I memediately became somewhat obsessed and bought just about every album. Thew whole progressive big band thing is so up my alley just wish i found it 30 years ago.

[@paulgibby6932]

Great of you to promote the young man this way. Love your attitude -- and music of course. Thanks

[@Nestor_Fernandez]

Hi Patrick! I am regularly searching for your latest videos since you are one of my modern saxophone heroes. Great to see you in the company of this awesome talented pianist. Refreshing and Spontaneous improvisation. Thanks!

[@georgebutler3477]

are you in his discord server? It's an amazing place to ask questions and even if Pat doesn't answer personally there's a bunch of insanely knowledgeable musicians who are on a lot.

[@Nestor_Fernandez]

@@georgebutler3477 thank you for the message. I will explore the Discord group more often to get more information!

[@georgebutler3477]

@@Nestor_Fernandez cya there.

[@pipthebari]

just love that alto sound and how flexible you are with it.

[@amargou]

this was just out of this world.

[@thesaxcafe457]

So beautiful and “tight. Fantastic.

[@hesgotthesauce]

Piano comping was amazing ❤

[@PR4WN]

beautiful ❤️

[@altariabeats]

This is phenomenal. I love getting to see amazing players having an intimate musical conversation. I am grateful to be given the opportunity to enjoy it!

[@pacoltrane]

Wow, man, so beautiful and enjoyable, I love it.

[@lyntedrockley7295]

Wonderful, gorgeous and glorious. Thankyou,

[@Bkdasher]

Sounds great! Looking forward to seeing more from William!

[@chipbenson8078]

Pure musical magic!

[@marky_sax]

Wow, amazing…

[@shibbyfresh]

Wow. 😮

[@kennerkeyz]

amazing. patrick, i wanna play with you!!

[@HarriHautaniemi]

Beautiful!

[@disgustangy4901]

YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joebob6387]

Love it

[@p34chzz87]

lets gooooo, u the🐐

[@YUWAKASHI3]

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[@robstevens9590]

Awesome!

[@wildman166]

Happy holidays , take care , be safe . Hugs from the Smith family

[@googlywoogly7294]

Awesome

[@sat.chid.ananda]

This is so tight

[@Edjbeat_science]

🔥🔥🔥

[@XXdeathless]

WOW looks like ive found another one of your solos to transcribe haha.

[@williesordillo8621]

Damn!

[@stefanoguazzo]

❤

[@federicor9956]

5:35

[@groovesalad89]

👏🔥

[@jiveslippers432]

yessir

[@OLDSCHOOLnola]

nice

[@sean_on_bass]

shit just sounds better in Japan, i swear lol

[@TheBlueGoldenHawk]

This kinda reminds me of the Japanese jazz band Sleep Walker

[@shawjazzy]

Come on Pat bro you just can't be out here picking up stuff and playing it lol my guy your ears are scary amazing how you pick up what williams was doing on piano

[@perfectfourth9970]

1:06 2:52

[@kazzklada]

slay

[@jazzlrdx9944]

4:25