Denson Paul Pollard Recital in the Asia Trombone Seminar

[@johnwaoi1793]

The pinnacle of technical perfection

[@andrewfitzgerald7940]

John Waoi obviously

[@r.i.petika829]

John Waoi Whole video perfectly summed up in 5 words.

[@brmcfarl417]

What I love even more than his incredible ability on the instrument is that you can see how much he enjoys what he does! Very few people can say that they make a living doing what they love!

[@bassbonewurtz21]

If someone didn’t know who Paul was, they’d see this video and think, “wow, I didn’t know Charlie Sheen could play an instrument like that!”.

[@dreamtheaterfanboy4421]

My friend offered to let me have his Bass Trombone after the Spring concert. I'm so taking a fling at this piece.

[@garywatson2964]

Fantastic! What a range!

[@Dr_E_Yekley]

I was reading along with a musescore transcription of this and the singing caught me off guard 😂 This is peak bass trombone playing.

[@MastodonRockss]

"BOOOH" *Pedal F* lol

[@brassheavy]

Amazing bass trombone playing!!

[@Samuel-ln6qu]

1:03 and 2:02 got me like 🤯😧. This guys is a complete beast.

[@andersonribeiro1496]

my God!!!! this interpretation is perfect!

[@giuseppefili1512]

Bravo bravo bravo maestro!!!

[@robertleaper7742]

Brilliant OMG what a range, technique and entertaining !

[@Thomas666662]

Just amazing

[@6anibalsilva]

Loved it !

[@LuanDouglashinosavulso]

Toca demais!!

[@rogelioangel7802]

Magnifico !!!

[@lolloPelz]

Incredible!!!!

[@evanclifton1786]

I believe he was playing an Edwards at that point.

[@benranzinger6143]

blue bells of scotland at 3:51

[@joshomaits]

Cool! Thanks!

[@htsai11]

Bravo!

[@Tatman1212]

Speechless

[@Basketpunk177]

EPIC!!!

[@echoforceoverwatchcoaching5874]

Is this variations on barnacle Bill?

[@yungtrae2763]

RTC Gaming yes

[@dreamtheaterfanboy4421]

Them pedal notes.

[@wayneworthy2672]

Nice

[@RONALDOSANTOS-fq8ew]

This is possible? Oh my god

[@dreamtheaterfanboy4421]

Ronaldo Oliveira, one day, I want to play the bass trombone. This is a good piece for the bass.

[@drakebrock2010]

I play bass

[@liu0313]

great facial expressions!

[@chaines1186]

@amrein I am pretty sure this comment just shows that you are oblivious to the fact that musical eras do not just start, they are transitioned into. I do not remember too many middle age pieces that have so many variations.

[@NisbetAM]

I wish I was there to hear Dietmar Küblböck!! Amazing :D

[@hypefearful4life323]

POV: you’re looking for Amrein’s comment

[@AttackTurkey1]

This is "Variations on Barnacle Bill the Sailor," right?

[@professorseverustobiassnap1566]

AttackTurkey1 Yes

[@yungtrae2763]

Professor Snape just a little late on that one

[@Schianoy0]

yung trae LMAO it’s funnier now cuz i’m 2 years later than you

[@竹内素夫-w9u]

Good 😅

[@WilliamWonder44]

What was that at 4:14?

[@aidanw.6140]

Multi-phonics Playing one note and humming another note at the same time

[@babtrombone]

@amrein so your just saying that you should keep up with main stream music in order to stay up to date sort of thing?

[@AttackTurkey1]

I realize DPP is a big advocate of the Bb/F/G/Eb tuning these days, but this horn look an awful lot like a Bb/F/Gb/D horn with the Gb slide pushed in. Which I can't even imagine getting a middle if the staff D with in first (like Blair Bollinger's tuning). Idk, curiosity killed the cat I guess. Just wondering.

[@drakebrock2010]

AttackTurkey1 exactly

[@WilliamWonder44]

At 3:41 how is that even possible. Anyone?

[@joshomaits]

What model horn is he playing?

[@drakebrock2010]

Josh Omaits it looks like a Bach strad

[@michaelhilton4859]

It's an Edwards. Paul is now a Courtois artist. While most bass trombonists have their valves in F and Gb, Paul has his in F and G.

[@pauermusic5239]

Charlie Sheen has made quite the transformation

[@j0hnnyboi1]

5:09 LOL!

[@andrewtripoli5161]

What's he doing at4:20??

[@lancelott9171]

Andrew Tripoli multiphonics

[@drakebrock2010]

Andrew Tripoli weed

[@r.i.petika829]

just hum while playing. Do it on a mouthpiece first then translate that into the instrument. Pretty easy.

[@nizwiz9464]

Winning! 2Mrboyman!

[@shoegazer666]

This song makes for nice circus music.

[@brodybergstrom8335]

Who wrote this?

[@babtrombone]

@amrein its also that different people have different tastes in music. No need to bag on something just because you dont like it. Also I dont pertically like modern stuff, I like performing which is kind of wierd =). But we dont go on your vids and make fun of why it sounds that way. Just different prefances. Just get along with everyone =)

[@Yesh77777]

I never had sax but i played a trombone once..

[@justinharrell3529]

The only person I've seen preform this piece better is Charlie Vernon. Bravo!

[@ryanpratt850]

What is the name of this piece?

[@justinharrell3529]

Barnacle Bill the Sailor by Steven Frank

[@ryanpratt850]

Thank you!

[@joshomaits]

He looks a bit like the villain from James Bond Casino Royale. The one with the inhaler. Plays fantastic though. Haha

[@dreamtheaterfanboy4421]

Josh Omaits, looks like a villain, plays like a hero.

[@theycallmepooki]

Dude looks so young 🤭

[@tromboneman4517]

He was probably late 30’s here. He’s late 40’s-50 now.

[@babtrombone]

@amrein I think your trying to please other people, not yourself, play music that you want to experiance/like, its not about what other people want.

[@gmmiddleton]

I find your value judgment of this music disappointing. People like the music they like. From your videos, I think you of all people would understand this. To answer your initial question, the reason for such a piece is that it is an ENCORE. Go to 5:15 and you will hear the reason for this piece.

[@drakebrock2010]

He gets a little lazy with the triggers

[@dyllonross3714]

Do you expect him to pay many thousands of dollars for an instrument with triggers and then seldom use them? That's like saying someone is "getting lazy" for using a remote instead of getting up and walking every time they wish to change the TV's volume

[@jessecohen4517]

@@dyllonross3714 I disagree with his use of triggers but if it sounds good then that is all that is important

[@tromboneman4517]

If he’s lazy, then why is he one of the world’s greatest trombonists? That would not happen if he were lazy about any aspect of his playing.