Best of FoolishFrankie 2023 (gig clips)

[@be_happy3881]

the tin whistle gets me every time, so clean!

[@FoolishFrankie]

🥺🙏🏻

[@Acquilar]

That thin whistle is goated. What a great vid to start the day.

[@schneedledingus]

Frankie, I want you to know how awesome your gig vlogs are to me, as a younger musician who is soon getting to the age where I'm old enough to start consistently getting gigs. Your vlogs show me the process of rehearsals, setup, proper gig etiquette, and just how to be a better musician in general. Its honesty inspired me to maybe start a gig vlog channel of my own, if not to show other people, to just look back on fond memories. Keep it up!

[@FoolishFrankie]

This is the best comment to get I’m really glad they’re helpful🥺🙏🏻

[@saxnoob]

1:25 I sometimes remember this during the day

[@AdeReeves]

just so addictive watching these snippets .. just pure talent ... 👏

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!!

[@Nova-qn4qh]

Hey Frankie I discovered your channel 3 months ago and have been tuning in. I’m 12 years old and have been playing tenor saxaphone for 3 years now and your videos just make me smile. Thank you Frankie!

[@FoolishFrankie]

That’s so awesome to hear!!🔥🙏🏻

[@thepat2974]

My absolute favourite gig clip from '23 is defintely your surprise solo at 19:12. Exactly what the song needed!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!!

[@noahsalzman4278]

Hey Frankie, just discovered your channel this year. I'm a 50-year old (very) amateur musician that wonders what an alternative life would have been as a professional musician. Thanks for sharing all the good and bad of it, it's fascinating to see. And thanks for inspiring me to do some ear training… finally after all these years.

[@FoolishFrankie]

Hey this is awesome to hear!! I’m glad I can share my life with you and I appreciate you watching🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Just_Call_Me_Tim]

First off: outstanding! I’ve always been in awe of people who can do what you do here. Identifying chords and knowing what works with what shows that you’ve really taken your heart your music. I’ve got to get back into music, and I’m working on figuring out if I’ll be able to rent initially or if I’ll just need to bite the bullet and buy, but I hope to someday be able to do similar. 😂 Great work, look forward to more videos!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!! And it’s usually fairly cheap to rent, so it could be a good idea to start there and then if you quickly decide you want to buy then you can. Some places even do rent to own!

[@keanutenorio274]

I'm a sax player too, so I've been watching your videos to help inspire me to be a better player, seeing what I can do with gigging, and you have helped me so much. Thanks for your videos.

[@FoolishFrankie]

This means a lot thank you🥺🙏🏻

[@thumper6272]

Incredible talent and fantastic compilation! Especially loved the penny whistle playing!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Belioyt]

​@FoolishFrankie I replay the tin whistle short over and over. Am subscribed to your channel so whenever a new video drops I also rewatch the tin whistle one. I can't describe the joy I get watching it

[@brunonif4328]

holy dude, your channel is one of those that i go back to every once in a while and binge through, cause watching your improv solos/gig interactions is so cool man. keep doing the amazing stuff you’re doing!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Ahh thank you so much I really appreciate it🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@marcusisaacharris]

Could watch Griptaping all day. Brings me back to 2007-2010 days hitting up BC Surf and Sport

[@wsjohnston3956]

How refreshing to see a really talented guy who doesn't take himself too seriously!!

[@FoolishFrankie]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@samuel-kd6qm]

You know it’s a great day when Frankie posts. You’re always so inspirational! Thanks so much for all those great contents! I’m a middle school student playing tenor in our senior jazz band. I’ll have a solo for the December concert real soon. Wish me luck!!

[@FoolishFrankie]

I appreciate that so much and good luck on your concert!!

[@beekeepstrack]

The jumpscare on Dancin' in the Moonlight never gets old. 😄 (Also, "I think WE'RE gonna need a little help with this one" and the intent gazing at the other musicians that follows.)

[@FoolishFrankie]

LOL

[@joanleonheart]

Thank YOU man! for showing us how humans we are. I don't want to say that I started playing Saxophone because of you but, you really made me wanna play it

[@FoolishFrankie]

Much love🙏🏻

[@geraldwatkins3543]

I love the videos. I love the shorts. I love the way you showcase a lot of Pittsburgh musicians. I Can only imagine how much time it takes to edit. Keep up the good work.

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you so much this means a lot🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@johnpope8949]

I don’t play anything but I respect the practice and talent. I’m enjoying following your gig life

[@FoolishFrankie]

Much love🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@crankycorner16]

You know you're a fan, when you've seen 95% (ish) of these videos (in 2 mo) multiple times, still laugh and think the guy is lit and amazing. Frankie, you're adorable. Happy successful 2024! 🎉

[@FoolishFrankie]

I appreciate you so much 🥺🙏🏻

[@matthewrayner3793]

Watching your gig vlogs is such a pleasure. I don't play at your level, but I think we all empathise with the highs, lows and comic moments that goes with music making. Basically, we wouldn't have it any other way.

[@FoolishFrankie]

❤️

[@ghACE614]

To 2024! 🍾

[@atticusstark5197]

Man, that Make You Feel My Love solo was great. Awesome vid

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!!

[@NorroTaku]

sexophone man😂😂 I appreciate you showing both ups and downs your music is what music was invented for a jolly good time and awesome memories 😂😁😁

[@noahal1946]

These videos are great! They definitely inspire my own playing sometimes. Keep it up!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you so much!

[@gabrielduguay5783]

Canadian non-professional saxophone player here, love living vicariously through you!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Happy I can provide that for you:)

[@todddafrog2694]

I don't think you understand how good you sound to me. Oh my god. It's not only the saxophone and how good our ears are, BUT THAT TIN WHISTLE. OMG THAT WAS SOOOO GOOD! I couldn't tell the difference from the official recording- besides the saint patrick part, BUT THAT WAS SOO GOOD! How do you notice these small things all the time that make everything so much better???? Keep up the great work!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you so much!I appreciate the kind words🙏🏻

[@Pinecone616]

Man Frankie, youre such an inspiration to me and im not even a saxphone player. I play flute and started a bit more than a year ago on christmas of 2022 (when I was in think 10.) I’ve been practicing a lot lol. I love watching your gigs and it just inspires me to keep playing! Im the president of our 6th grade band so thats pretty fun :) Keep doing this stuff! Youre awesome for showing the goods and bads of your gigs!!! (Im also gonna start learning the french horn hopefully this or next week!)

[@FoolishFrankie]

That’s so awesome to hear thank you!!

[@Lamefoureyes]

How do I like this a second time.

[@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny]

Frankie been a pleasure and a laugh watching you all the best from.the uk

[@FoolishFrankie]

Much love🙏🏻

[@remydechef]

Dude, your videos are so entertaining and helpful to watch. I’ve been playing alto for about a year now and a lot of things you do on your channel inspire me to play. I’m insanely impressed on how good you are. Makes me want to practice to get somewhere near your level of skill.😊

[@matthewbailey8588]

Crazy Love was amazing man. Nice job

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you🙏🏻

[@josephracke6676]

We’re excited for a whole new year of content!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you man🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@zoli2071]

I'm so glad, you collaborated with Frank Tedesco (one of my fav youtubers) cause now I get to enjoy your saxophone playing (even though,jazz it's not necessarily my favorite genre, but talent is talent! - who cares? Just enjoy the music) - & I can see that as a musician you are very critical of yourself,but you shouldn't be - just play with feeling, cause that what ppl are responding too° 🤗🤗🤗 Don't be too hard on yourself & enjoy as much as you can: believe in that fact, that if the feeling is there you are touching someone's soul, it doesn't have to be "musically perfect"! You are amazing!! & I'm soo happy to have found you!!! 🤗🤗

[@FoolishFrankie]

Much love🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jackin_macin]

YES!! I have been waiting for this!!!!

[@thatguyturtle2991]

I find it really funny that my mind defaults to you having a fun time with boogie shoes every time I hear the song now. Great compilation!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you so much!

[@weebfam1311]

I love watching your channel grow bro I remember when it was underrated before it still is more subs to come

[@FoolishFrankie]

I appreciate that🥺🙏🏻

[@music_man_145]

idk what you are talking about that solo was great. ( 3:00 ) dont be so critical of yourself. just remember you are doing exactly what every kid in jazz band dreams about. we love you frankie keep the dream alive for us.

[@FoolishFrankie]

❤️🙏🏻

[@kintorey1195]

Very good compilation ^_^ 25:40 This is just the beginning, you will undoubtedly achieve many successes ^_^

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you so much Kinto🥺🥺

[@anonymousaxolotl]

Super fun! Great video, really inspiring for me as a young musician

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!!

[@Overlycomplicatedswede]

@5:30 bro really thought he was a sound wave Frankie, I just want you to know even tho I’m a bass trombonist, i love your humor and energy you bring to these videos. Even if you play really bad and are not having a good time. You still post it which in modern day nobody shows them failing but you do and that’s very respectable. You have encouraged me to go and push myself past my comfort zone and play in a genre I’m not very comfortable in which is dance/pop music. I feel a lot more confident in classical and swing jazz music. But the challenge is so much fun Love from Sweden

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻❤️

[@DMNFCE]

Your doing amazing Frankie. I've been watching you since 1000 something subs and to see you come this far is truly incredible. As a long time fan, cheers to you and the new year.

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you so much I appreciate you 🥺🙏🏻

[@gimmemoremusic]

The "Call me Al" solo wins clip of the year for me ❤

[@FoolishFrankie]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@BigfootDuck-co4rj]

Your too good i love your stuff man you have really inspired me to get good at saxophone to be like you one day

[@FoolishFrankie]

I really appreciate the kind words🙏🏻

[@akesvensson3778]

Thx Frankie! Luv it!

[@yourdailyvibe8828]

Frankie your videos are absolutely amazing. How can you play by ear so well?

[@FoolishFrankie]

Glad you like them!🙏🏻 just a lot of practice and taking classes in high school helped too!

[@alpiano353]

You're great, I really enjoyed your insights. I used to play by ear as well, and it's so much fun!! 👏👏🙂🎵💙🎹 AL

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you🥺🙏🏻

[@yannispiette6372]

Nice compilation, loved the content !

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thanks a ton!🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@iagoil]

I love these Edward Norton videos playing sax...

[@fredweber6026]

These are solid gold.

[@FoolishFrankie]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dukeofrodtown1705]

Thank you so so much for making this year much brighter for me!!! You're an absolute legend mate. (Merry Early Christmas Frankie)

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank YOU for making my year brighter!!! Much love🙏🏻

[@EDGEGaming.]

at 9:55 i felt that

[@contentcreater0542]

Amazing

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!

[@jazzycrescendo9465]

You gotta call the next one FoolishFrankie's greatest hits!

[@FoolishFrankie]

LOL

[@Georeg5129]

I loved this! So funny 😂

[@jonathanmarks4835]

Just such quality content. I have to see you live sometime man!

[@FoolishFrankie]

I appreciate it! I usually try to post any public gigs on my Instagram, if you’re ever in Pittsburgh send me a DM!

[@jonathanmarks4835]

@@FoolishFrankie Will do. I actually live in Pittsburgh, so I'm sure there will be some opportunities!

[@peakleague]

I love all of these!!!

[@FoolishFrankie]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@JYEATES08]

8:20 reminds me of when i played in a musical earlier this year, the drummer (My friend) was staring me down the whole song, he said it was his favourite song to listen to but he was just trying to put me off. The other sax player with me started laughing at how I was staring at him instead of reading my music (I was playing badly) and then both me and the drummer started laughing, everything went downhill but it sounded fine from the audience recording so cant complain

[@mrb145]

Good stuff dude!

[@thanurs]

Man, I love this channel

[@FoolishFrankie]

This channel loves you❤️

[@karlgant8953]

You are very skilled.

[@FoolishFrankie]

I appreciate that🙏🏻

[@luissdstuff6381]

All kool vlogs! I got a big kick out of watching them. Plus, you're not afraid to admit to mistakes and show them too. Plus, you tell us how you fixed them. There were some vlogs that made me laugh and smile. And there were others that made me just amazed on how a great player you are. Finally, it so interesting to see how a life of a musician really is. It takes a lot of hard work and tons of talent to make it look so easy. That's from years of practice on doing something you love which is obvious. I so look forward to 2024 and more vids and vlogs, Kool Kat FF.

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you so much Luis I really appreciate the kind words🙏🏻

[@jackyerkess8436]

Do you ever do any big band playing? Would like to see a vlog of that!

[@FoolishFrankie]

I don’t do a ton of it, there are very few professional big band gigs unfortunately. I do however have a short form gig vlog in my “gig vlogs” playlist of me playing with a big band!

[@calebwee328]

10:00 best part ever

[@anonymoushumanhi]

Your You Can Call Me Al is so iconic. You Can Call Me Al without the penny whistle is like Don’t Fear the Reaper without more cowbell. I’m new here, but I’m curious, Frankie - have you ever done any studio work? Happy holidays and lotsa love.

[@FoolishFrankie]

Much love❤️ I’ve done a handful of virtual recordings for people, but don’t have a ton of studio experience yet🙏🏻

[@anonymoushumanhi]

@@FoolishFrankie I love that, thank you for sharing! That sounds like a lot of fun. I love watching your videos, I can tell that you really enjoy what you do! I’m recording an original album in a studio and from my perspective, it is a really unique experience that I think any musician should have access to, even if just sitting in on a session, observing the moving parts. I went to a small studio, they’re relocating atm, but the experience has been a lot of fun and the camaraderie is as great as the music, like a close band! Connecting with musicians is so meaningful. DEFINITELY depends on the studio though. I feel like my experience is not the most common way people have it, so I am very lucky. Either way, the setting is enlightening. Happy holidays and stay awesome!

[@Lapislasul]

🎷🎷🎷

[@Ethankolodner]

Keep it up

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!

[@EatingABagel]

foolish frankie is the goat hahahahahahhhhh

[@FoolishFrankie]

I appreciate the kind words🙏🏻

[@plotwist4513]

That was faster than i thought

[@jocelynvelezfernando]

Hello frankie thanks for sharing. Iam a beginner sax player. Hoping doing a improv soon. In a gig. Happy new year.

[@FoolishFrankie]

Happy new year!

[@benjamintomell5608]

I have been so inspired by your work. Question for you: My son is in his 2nd year playing sax. What's the number one thing he should work on to develop his ear?

[@FoolishFrankie]

I appreciate that so much🙏🏻 and honestly, just learning as many songs by ear as possible. It’s easy in today’s world to immediately google “sheet music” after whatever song you want to learn. But I think it’s better to at least try to learn it by ear and then check with whatever sheet music you find (although, often the sheet music has wrong notes in my experience)

[@benjamintomell5608]

@@FoolishFrankie Thank you! Keep up the great content!

[@The_gus-VR]

you sound so good

[@FoolishFrankie]

I appreciate the kind words🙏🏻

[@aaaa34-q9g]

Hi Frankie. Who's your favorite jazz composer/performer?

[@FoolishFrankie]

Hey! I don’t know if I have one tbh

[@playercircuit]

the amount of times 7:36 happens in my band class 😆

[@berchiezs]

Dear mr blonde boi saxman boi, Even though I've been in your community for only a few months, I will forevee be grateful for helping me heal my trauma, even if you're mainly unaware of that. Cheers to another great year! P. S. Wanna serenade us with a Christmas stream?

[@FoolishFrankie]

I appreciate you🥺 I don’t think I’ll be able to get a stream in this month BUT I have two Christmas themed videos coming out and then am planning on doing a stream in January!!

[@marred2277]

Your playing is like pizza. When it's good, it's *really* good. When it's bad... it's still pretty good. Cheers :)

[@FoolishFrankie]

LOL well thank you!!

[@baylinkdashyt]

Random followup question: you play tenor. Have you ever worked up "Saturday Night Live lead"? It is, as I'm sure you know, a fairly particular sort of line; seems to me like it's something a sax player oughtta have handy, just in case. 🙂

[@FoolishFrankie]

I have not tried to tackle that😅

[@baylinkdashyt]

@@FoolishFrankieWell, when you're bored... It's pretty hard to find opening themes on KZbin -- I continue to wait for them to release a damn album (titled "Live, from New York!", of course), but the full length Waltz in A is on here, along with a Korean rendering of an opening, and there are some fluffy-fill pieces, at the end of clips from various posting years. Feels like it would make good doodle-fill on stage in between songs, if necessary...

[@mattwilliams4222]

Just curious have you heard of Kenny Faison? He was maybe possibly kinda slightly famous.. but i went to high school with him and he was a sax prodigy imo.. i also played alto sax but i was terrible lol

[@jacktyzack5286]

Great stuff! Are those earphones or earplugs and what are they for?

[@FoolishFrankie]

Earplugs!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Or in ear monitors depending on the video

[@MaxHolleyBC]

Tin whistle bit 1:25

[@baylinkdashyt]

On Call Me Al, did you bring the whistle knowing the song was on the playlist, or did the song get played because you had the whistle, or did nobody know you would have the whistle to do the part in? (I think that covers all the possibilities)

[@FoolishFrankie]

I saw it on the setlist but this was one of the first times I played with this band (I was a sub) and their normal horn player doesn’t play it on whistle

[@baylinkdashyt]

@@FoolishFrankie Aha! Worked out well anyway.

[@Loschel...]

"Another year gone!" Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (* 1881 - † 1997)

[@okiedokieartiechokie8458]

Ppl who love Frankie ❤ v

[@FoolishFrankie]

*me disliking*

[@georgedendulk3657]

@@FoolishFrankie nah frankie you’re not fooling us hehehe

[@okiedokieartiechokie8458]

Lmao

[@anonymoushumanhi]

@@FoolishFrankie *me disliking YOUR comment.*

[@justie1220]

Wait. You’re from Pittsburgh?!?! We gotta meet up and Jam!! I’m from State College!!!!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Yeah! My video game music band is playing at Bottlerocket on September 11th!

[@baylinkdashyt]

As far as the solo stuff is concerned, in my opinion there's "good" and there's "right", and you only have to get it "right" if you are playing a focus solo from a hit song: the Rafael Ravenscroft break from "Baker Street", for example, or the Clarence Clemons solos from "Jungleland" (or any other Springsteen song, or "You're a Friend Of Mine"), things like that. Even in those, when the solo is long enough, if you start in the right place, end in the right place, and execute competently, audiences will generally let you get away with noodling some in the in middle -- just as the original players often would, in concert -- and at least tolerate it, and sometimes, be pretty damn impressed. Now, that said, the "Time Of My Life" solo is in that category, but the one you did play went over pretty well anyway. :-) (The first one. The second was was right on, except for how you came out) Next: soul. 🙂 (And yup; there some is, in the next damn clip... :-))

[@jarnelldemesme8081]

Man what is your tenor mouthpiece set up? help a homie out lol you sound great

[@FoolishFrankie]

It should be in the description!🙏🏻

[@jbreezy101]

3:00 what song is that? I like the descent

[@Evilhawk11]

Do you play baritone sax. I play alto sax but im still young so i cant get money from it but i want to when i get older. I wanna learn every type of saxaphone but its soooooo expensive. Also what type of neckstrap do you use i need a new one

[@FoolishFrankie]

I don’t play Bari and I use a jazz lab sax holder!

[@geo_sax]

In Africa, playing gigs without scores is the norm

[@RedRum.]

What's the song name?! Please! Lol

[@dangfd551]

Why is altissimo so difficult, can anyone explain to non-saxophone player? You sounded fantastic on every short 🙌, those moments were the only questionable ones, it just sounded like reaching too high and falling short.

[@FoolishFrankie]

You have to be extremely precise with your air!

[@MaxWithTheSax]

Main takeaway, altissimo isn't worth it lol

[@FoolishFrankie]

I disagree😂

[@MaxWithTheSax]

@@FoolishFrankie I'm only kidding. I'm working on it myself.

[@seanyseancwc]

Can you pin me?

[@FoolishFrankie]

No sorry!

[@baylinkdashyt]

Ridiculous. Pfagh! 🙂

[@corbinwoodbury7653]

@21:13 can. piano. NO.

[@corbinwoodbury7653]

sorry as a piano technician it just looks like something dumb that shouldn’t be happening

[@FoolishFrankie]

LOL actually shortly after this the bass player asked him to take it off

[@corbinwoodbury7653]

@@FoolishFrankiehaha that’s good!

[@jonnreyna1]

I think it's all crap, over estimated and over evaluating yourself all the time!

[@FoolishFrankie]

sorry you feel that way! Thanks for watching!