Drummer brought memes to the NYC jazz fusion gig...

[@shammerHammer]

"That was frustrated, we are band practice" I only know that one the other way round

[@vinylarchaeologist]

Hats off to you!

[@JerGol]

Full marks, right here. I legit belly laughed at that! Too good.

[@shammerHammer]

@@JerGol thank you :)

[@livi39]

👏

[@johndoe2]

Very good!

[@MetalMarauder]

This band should put set lists and sheet music on stands around the stage but they’re all blank

[@aquos_fox]

nice profile picture

[@MaxIronsThird]

emo rock Bb

[@smilematsu]

Ur pfp is cool af

[@ijemand5672]

Are you a lesbien?

[@NoTengoIdeaGuey]

50 pages of sheet music with no notes and then one random bar has "railroad track" written in the margin.

[@victoreijkhout6146]

"No mistakes allowed". Unless repeated, right?

[@thomasway0320]

So you’re saying… *REPETITION?*

[@ladinark1672]

Repetition does what?

[@cheemes4536]

@@ladinark1672 it legitimi zang

[@p_mouse8676]

Just don't define it as a mistake ;)

[@patrichistefan6189]

wow you're that guy on quora

[@theenoogie]

“We are Band Practice” such a great name for a band made for live jam session!

[@jacopogenovese4728]

During the first quarantine I started a band called "banned practice", because we couldn't play together and we had to brainstorm in voice call and then recorded separately from our own homes 😂

[@jacopogenovese4728]

@Funky Monk Oh, in the end the project failed, we haven't shared anything... but I really liked the name

[@mihailmilev9909]

@Funky Monk lmao

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@jacopogenovese4728 I think it was a really cool concept and name

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@jacopogenovese4728 I'd be up for it tbh

[@mcatu3]

Josh (durms): Chaotic Good Eitan (keys): Chaotic Neutral Shubh (guitar): Lawful Good Adam (bass): True Neutral

[@mcatu3]

WOW I did not expect this comment to be posted to adam's twitter. On the off-chance that you see this, I wanna lyk that over my musical journey I've really enjoyed your videos and found a lot of educational value in them. As someone who makes video essays myself too it's just really cool to get recognized by someone I look up to, so thank you :]

[@MeTh3ory]

That snare hit on *_that_* was so satisfying.

[@kennondrum]

h a v e y o u e v e r h a d a d r e a m T H A T

[@JommerMan]

the fact it worked so well was shocking to me

[@Foodgeek]

Adam, you really know to edit an engaging video :)

[@skylerclyne6542]

Comment boost + I agree this was very well edited. Loved the back and forth between the conversation and the set

[@bronsoncarder2491]

Holy shit. That moment in frustrated where you were all just stopped, waiting for someone to break the tension... and he plays that sample, and you're all just absolutely in sync coming back into the energy you had before, and even amplifying it. That was amazing. Maybe one of my favorite moments in music history. lol

[@WoockerSocket2]

Cause the drummer counted them in I guess OwO

[@andrewholland21]

Josh became my favorite drummer when I found out he was on “Boobs In California” from Kimmy Schmidt. That’s legendary.

[@Kembole]

"Let's just see how locked in we can make some completely improvised shit" 1.)*swell* 2.)*twang* 3.)*boop* 4.)*some* Just perfect.

[@Idefilms]

I just wanted you to know that I come back to this video about two-three times a year and I make sure to return to this comment because it is also perfect

[@YourHostEnder]

This is such an unbelievably cool concept for a live band. I can’t even begin to process the amount of practicing that has to go into something like this. For now I’ll just stick to playing straight ahead tunes - I’ll get there one day though! Thanks Adam for the awesome content.

[@xMTLKx]

It's a "classic" stuff for actors If you know your band mates by heart you can improvise all night long with them, the magic of music

[@toebs_]

@@xMTLKx I mean, technically I can do this too, but it will sound just a lot more... bland. And sloppy lol

[@josephurban2822]

If you like this kind of stuff (live composition + arrangement), check out some live performances from Umphrey’s McGee. They’re true masters of their craft.

[@xMTLKx]

@@toebs_ of course, they are on another level ahah

[@ETMusic2]

You should check out Henry Cow. More rock than jazz but all their stuff is completely improvised.

[@Nebuch]

Magnificent results wth that samples, really liked it :D

[@emanggitulah4319]

Awesome concept... Luv it

[@todespflaume15]

Man, this has to be one of the coolest gig-vlogs to watch ever. I wouldve LOVED to experience it live! Your chemistry as a band is just astounding and the way you engaged with your audience was so nice. Also id love to see more of that shit your drummer was doing 😆

[@jasontrebilcock6496]

Experiencing this live. That is the first place my mind went. Fun. Entertaining. Engaging. Stimulating. Most anything else I could say right now falls into the "words are hard" category.

[@immineal]

@@jasontrebilcock6496 Indeed this would have been awesome

[@emanggitulah4319]

It's like he inviting us to this awesome gig as a buddy to join and wonder

[@DomPalombiMusic]

1. Josh is a genius. 2. Sometimes ya gotta have a curveball to throw everyone out the loop a bit 😂. Good stuff as always my dudes!

[@SynbaddYT]

The emo rock/boogie jive bit was nuts, wish that was a track, but then again that's kind of the magic of the improvised composition

[@adamburnett566]

Integrating the conversation with the live performance turns this video from hey check out to this vlog to telling an interesting story with a narrative that both goes somewhere and also doesn't paralleling the gig. Great editing. I enjoyed the video immensely and came away inspired.

[@dsnodgrass4843]

That's like the highest level of game, right there- and really the ultimate form of "playing live". Because you have to BE alive to everyone and everything you're working with on that stage; which is very much harder than it seems. Much respect.

[@dutonic]

When he hit the drum and it went bonk… I felt that

[@jakestewartmusic]

I love the humor in this. So much live music is so serious. I used to jam and make up songs on the spot with a previous band of mine and used to quote all sorts of stuff in my solos - Jurassic Park theme, old school Nokia ringtone, of course Smash Mouth, etc. Definitely breaks any tension and gets the band just having fun again

[@ilikevideos4868]

Fucking hell, didn't expect the "have you ever..." meme to fit in SO WELL

[@deep_fried_analysis]

This video made me laugh so many times... like.. too many bands seem to forget the goofiness of some grooves and sounds, and seeing pros like you goof around is certainly upfreshing ^^

[@boarderking133]

What's upfreshing supposed to mean

[@ArthurPrince03]

@@boarderking133 that its up and freshing

[@BLiu1]

@@boarderking133 uplifting and refreshing! I guess

[@Callie_Cosmo]

“Uhhhh, E” is my new favorite song

[@peoplecallmepeechez]

Having the band meeting intercut with songs from the gig was a super cool way to put this together

[@brajkraft]

"Conviction" great term in these circumstances. I had a very experimental phycadelic rock band when I was 17-20 and we used to have up to 45 minutes long continious jam sessions. The energi, focus and involvment would ofcourse go up and down but now and again when the mood dropped one of us would scream at the top of our lungs something stupid like "show me the fucking money!" or "bring me the cow!" While playing with a rythmical and melodic assertiveness that kicked the whole band into a new gear. I think those kind of collaborations makes you a better musician than any classroom ever could. To anyone who is truly set on making music a big part of your life, you need to find people to play with who tests and pushes you forward.

[@drewc9488]

That’s so fucking Great That sounds sooo fun !

[@drewc9488]

That truly is what it’s all about

[@youwastedyourtime1585]

i love josh his playing is amazing and what he did with the samples was so thoughtful towards the audience hope someday i'll be able to improvise on the drums like him ^^

[@filldrummin42]

There's a band that's been doing this on the reg for DECADES. They're called Phish. Yeah they have tunes for a starting or landing point but there's literally MONTHS of improvised material to listen to dating from back to the early 80's. And their composed stuff is pretty entertaining too.

[@thebrewsky26]

I like the editing structure of putting discussions around songs, I was engaged thar whole time. Getting a concept and like a game being tasked with finding the idea in the next bit of playing. Well done

[@nickwisse8762]

The “ever had a dream” sample is EXACTLY in key with the jam. How did you manage that?

[@goofyathletics]

ears

[@jokerr2084]

probably pitch tuned in their favor

[@samuelwilson818]

josh specifically tuned it to fit Bb major, hence why they planned the g minor emo rock bit which is the relative minor to Bb

[@bradenmcg]

This video is gold. The conversation you guys had about what happens during improvisation is one of the most fascinating parts of jazz / improv to me. I played (trombone) from elementary through high school and then just kind of stopped at college (and I regret it). There's a nonverbal conversation that happens between band members and it's amazing when all of the members can really click and read each other. It especially tickles me when you get a great percussionist who is picking up on subtle things that other people are putting down, or vice versa. Hearing a crazy sax or piano or guitar riff then get echoed back in snare + cymbal + tom, but then tweaked slightly, and then that back and forth exchange that happens... it's magical, and one of the biggest things I love about this form of music. I'm kicking myself for not making the time to see Sungazer when you stopped in Cleveland...

[@lenardmgtr]

band practice + first of october perfect collab

[@Mrcreeperjkh]

I reaaaaallllyyyy loved the idea of improvised concert And so far i am just amazed of how all 4 of you can match with eachother and create extraordinary moments without being prepared beforehand

[@regularguy2200]

Not to downplay these guys at all because this was legitimately awesome. But if you’re decent on an instrument, have a good feel for the pocket, and are playing with people you know well musically then it isn’t really to hard to show up with nothing and jam it out. It’s honestly harder to get the right 3-5 people than it is for each of those people to get the skills. I’m no musical pro by any stretch. I’ll happily tell anyone who asks that I kinda suck. But I’ve got a good feel for my pocket. I’ve jammed with many groups and only twice did it not suck. One was a three piece that just clicked. And one was a one off “song” with one other guy who barely played the drums but had an amazing pocket feel and musical intuition but with no other hard musical skills or practice. He didn’t even own a drum set and I was playing someone else’s guitar since I was the bassist for the night. The only decent music the night produced was during this smoke and bathroom break. The guy who owned the drums got butthurt and kicked my bro off the set so he could continue footfucking his double kick setup he couldn’t even do clean triplets on and the guy I borrowed the guitar from asked for his Gibson SG back and relegated me to bass so he could continue to dead note his daddy’s money through a distortion stack in our failing quartet jam sesh.

[@ripvanwando]

@@regularguy2200 to be fair, they are absolutely killing it for not being a specific type of group. Improv jams are standard for psych rock and blues for e.g., but it's not quite the same as the diversity of background and musical possibility that 'band prac' are pulling from, particularly you can just ride, say, the pentatonic for 20 minutes. It seems harder to improv 'songs' for a whole set, than to have a jam style set. You're right though, its about the spirit of the jam between the group in the room. I've got a purely jam band with shitty garage tracks (matteblackcandyvan on bandcamp), and we primarily improv with a few common jam songs. Still we only one we did (spij), that was with four people and vox....and man its a fine line between chaos and emptiness just trying to make something from nothing. Very different to a 2 piece doing the same. You can't really blame everyone in that jam you describe for being themselves as that's what it demands (of course there's still got to be a bit of give and take). Like you said though, when you sync and hit those points during the jam it feels like you're on holy fire haha.

[@regularguy2200]

@@ripvanwando first off, Band Pracitice is amazing and I definitely do not mean to downplay them. Just wanted to point out that with something like this, your chemistry and your ability to play well with others is more important that your actual skill level (assuming you're past a certain skill threshold) Second, everyone in that jam sesh I described was hot garbage in both of those areas. No ability to play well with others and minimal ability on their own instruments. You cannot blame someone for "being themselves" in a jam, but they have to be themselves with other people. Not just be themselves, by themselves, around other people doing the same. The only reason I brought up that two piece jam was to point out that chemistry and pocket are so much more important than raw skill that the only music made that night featured a guy on drums who doesn't actually play drums. His pocket and chemistry completely overrode his total lack of "skill".

[@franciscoorejarena7849]

The Dead basically recorded every live show they had, you should 100% do the same and upload the full show. I love your music, I think you uploading your live shows would be sick

[@MikaelNitscheDrums]

This is actually the musical equivalent of a podcast

[@noahmay7708]

I love at 6:26 when Eitan leans over and asks what key it's in. Very relatable for piano players playing with guitars and basses where it's easier to find the key or at least play in tune

[@sinister13k]

genuinely NEED more Band Practice videos. This is amazing and makes me sad that I'm in London!!

[@Jamie_kemp]

The camera work around 6:33 is just priceless and the nodding hahaha

[@Blutzen]

What a show! You guys totally killed it, and the editing in of the vlog to show your discussion was really well done too.

[@HessianHunter]

Coming back to this to say Shubh's ascending riff in Frustrated over that propulsive beat is still in my head the next day

[@corywithout]

This was a perfect lunch/inspiration/motivation video! Love that we're in a place culturally that a one beat sample is all we need to go from jazz to comedy 😂

[@HpPmL]

Cory Wright, I guess you're Cory Wong's secret nemesis

[@sans_person]

this couldn't come at a more perfect time, I am researching meme music's influence on jazz fusion for my Honours degree paper and this fits in so perfectly.

[@theovergoat]

What a niche, love that

[@MatthewPherigo]

What meme music has influenced jazz fusion?

[@rexbenny1553]

That's really interesting, if anything I'd say it would be more of the other way round, but by the same logic, the converse would also prove true. Meme music is steeped heavily in popular culture and it would have this pervasive almost effect where, it would be on top of the minds of people, due to sheer repetition; and when you come to fusion jazz, a genre that is reliant on improvisation, the mind would prefer to go the latest sonic memory in one's head and due to its sheer pervasive nature, the likeliness that meme music is on that list would be very high; furthermore due to meme music being so due to popularity, when an audience hears something similar, their net positive reaction would also prompt the band to further pursue a very similar sonic variety of music. This really is interesting, So-El, please do share the link to the paper once you're done with it, many of us here would love to read it!

[@sans_person]

@@MatthewPherigo well it has not necessarily influenced jazz fusion at its origin, but most current fusion artists have an aura of memeness around them. If you think of how prevalent the lick has become in meme music - but the meme music I refer to is mainly the type where people directly transcribe viral videos and then add complex harmony and polyrhythms to it (like Charles Cornell and MonoNeon)

[@sans_person]

@@rexbenny1553 thanks for the input 😃 I’m planning on putting it into video essay format when finished and will be sure to post it here.

[@IanKnowland]

This is sublime. There's music, there's improv, and then there's empathic mirroring within the context of music. To your guy's point near the end of the video, it's definitely still music but you've turned music into the medium of your communication with each other and the audience, gauging reactions and reacting to those. Music becomes the backdrop for the non-verbal one-night stand you're having with the people in the room at that moment. I think that's distinct from simply "making something up on the spot". Always love your content Adam, I'd love to see more of these types of shows and behind the scenes breakdowns!

[@davespriter]

this is my absolute favorite ever gig vlog on this channel. thank you all so much for this

[@viktoriaindianekolstad]

Adam just have this amazing energy on stage, and such a good stage precance that I actually tought he was the guitarist for half the video. Never seen a bass player, yet alone a jazz bass player, that plays such a large role on stage. Great to see!

[@micahcroft3996]

Will you be doing more tours like this? I would pay obscene amounts of money to watch one of these performances live.

[@ingridrichter4681]

As I do not possess obscene amounts of money, I would pay moderate amounts of money to see this in person

[@cobra1995xx]

Ill givem bout tree fiddy and we can all enjoy obscene amounts of food/drinks

[@Shymain]

Loved the return of the "Have you ever had a dream" sample from exigence!!

[@marianabeatriz5351]

Great gig vlog man, no spelling mishaps at all, loved the precision

[@AdamNeely]

Thanks 😊

[@jonatansmusic]

The "hearts been broke so many times" part was uterly amazing!

[@SHELIAband]

Love the vibes on this set so much! Y'all clearly having lots of fun but it does sound cohesive in the end. Great gig! Sounds like such a fun experience - and for the audience, too!

[@somethingsomething3248]

You guys eating pizza and planning out how to not have a plan is one of the coolest things I've ever seen lol! Well done.

[@Allardje10ifly]

The head nod from Josh in the intro when he hits that snare is the funniest thing I've seen this year

[@jonlemmoryaba5782]

My favorite track from this vlog was absolutely the "Sultry" and currently running out of adjectives to describe on how all of you are just extremely master at your own instruments.

[@hands_media]

"Frustrated" really reminds me of good jam bands like Dopapod or Umphrey's, and I've always wondered how you feel about that scene as you have a bit of an overlap between that fanbase and your own.

[@thewardensound]

Jazz musicians playing rock makes me feel so much better about when I play anything I feel is remotely jazz.

[@brandonbussell5544]

more of this format please- love this

[@antiv]

The drummer is truly spectacular.

[@XxImaFunGuyxX]

That was such a cool approach to music making! Showing your audience what an improvisation session looks like in a band is such a brilliant idea!! Also, allowing your audience to determine the mood of a song/piece? Very inclusive! Loved the video from beginning to end!

[@pop123410]

“That was frustrated, we are band practice” that’s some shit I’ve wanted to shout at a crowd my whole life

[@bunkbeds3001]

Heart on Ice punk pop cover is not something I knew I needed this badly, that SLAPPED

[@klaratehcoolcat]

I absolutely love this combination of gig footage and behind the scenes. It feels insightful, and like a unique work on its own that I am able to fully enjoy despite missing the live experience. I clicked wanting to see the memes and leave... but stayed for the whole enchilada cuz it sounds so nice. rock on!

[@mobiuspine9867]

I love seeing videos about this group. More of this please

[@DanHartwigMusic]

Would have loved to see this live. Rockwood is surprisingly the best sounding small venue I've ever been to. Must've been incredible.

[@freehongkong8732]

Hilariously talented. Well done boys.

[@epicgamescorp]

lol y'all would immediately become one of the most crucial jam bands ever if you took this act on tour nationally

[@FunkyHonkyCDXX]

This is making miss my mid 20s where one of the biggest uses of my time was just getting high and jamming. Those were some great times

[@CODDE117]

The "Have you ever had a dream" was so fucking great

[@jjkthebest]

I'm loving the drums here. Even in the last song where he's doing this really chaotic sounding rhythm there's still this constant drive and groove in there. I wanna be able to do that too xD

[@RobotPilots]

I love how the guitar and keyboard kinda has a "conversation" through the gig.

[@xijinvegg]

I really don’t understand why but 6:34 is for some reason extremely funny to me, the editing is perfect and everyone is just standing there lmao

[@mainblaka2643]

"it's not music, it's something else" My man just invented shared flow state

[@mehdibenjelloun9902]

The editing and storytelling in this video is just perfect. Well done!!!!

[@hi-five4960]

Congratulations! You've invented jamming.

[@rassault]

this lineup and this style of video is so engaging. love it. and really, you guys had some seriously good music come through

[@ReductioAdAbsurdum1]

Great editing. I like how you were able to combine the thought process with the performance.

[@nikkorocksalot5254]

This is an absolute DELIGHT

[@ahow4b855]

2:43 “what” truly gold moment when Adam groove’s like that and said that lol

[@teapotexorcist]

"It's not music it's something else" communication.

[@jaimecolon2377]

This group is incredible!

[@drewtonmorrison]

Brings “sing along if you know this one!” to a new level

[@hockeynut4ever11]

I. Loved. This. Style. Video. Seriously, I loved how you gave us these cutaways from the music to give info that just made it way more interesting and entertaining.

[@KingDragon6815]

I find this stuff truly amazing. Can't wait to see more Band Practice!

[@seththetechguy]

Sultry should be released, I keep listening to it on repeat

[@MADWolf296]

i think this has been my musical dream for a long time and your video made me realize that. thx lol

[@jazzseba]

loved the editing of this video! the narrative is awesome! and as a musician.... those gigs are great!!!!

[@NUGGet-3562]

This is such a cool idea, and you guys are so locked in with each other that it works so well!!!

[@adamtucker1896]

I've been listening to saran for awhile now, i love how my tastes even enjoy eachother.

[@wanbaclone]

The fusion vibes are GROWING! They cannot be contained!

[@saszahairulin]

Adam Neely, you are soo in the pocket. Big respect

[@jonasmostert3294]

This is unbelievably good. I know it's cut for the highlights, but still. Wow!

[@brandobin]

holy fuck the railroad tracks / frustrated song was so good. Loved the synth work especially

[@arothmanmusic]

Josh makes it look so damned effortless.

[@lorde_spooky]

Sometimes I love recordings of band practice, sometimes I don't, but I've never once been bored by them.

[@toomuchwub]

Man, this video was so fun and engaging to watch! What a wild ride!

[@K1tchenAplianc3s]

This is definitely one of the most videos from Adam Neely.

[@bentaylor4705]

This music is super refreshing to hear - super creative and performed by dudes who just know their instruments and know how to improvise. Shubh in particular is a breath of fresh air.

[@fredrickbartholomewesquire6405]

Fantastic video and fantastic music. So cool to see the set woven in with the conversation.

[@marcpatzelt2430]

You guys really nailed the sultry mood!

[@sandyjonesmusic]

gig mix sounds f'n great

[@mateuszmurak9965]

The most alternative and futuristic thing about your music is that basist introduces the band

[@ragingchimera8021]

My favorite thing about a quality jam night with good musicians is the ability to just pick a key and go! Improvisation is the spiritual connection to music.

[@oe3phen]

I'm doing an improv evening tonight at a friend's studio and this is making me SO EFFIN PUMPED!!!!!!!! Thanks Adam for the great vid, as always!!!!!