Gabriela Montero, "Take 1" (album #6): "Something Jazzy, Something Blue"

[@kerawelt2008]

Gabriela Montero is unparalleled in history of music. Many can improvise jazz, or other styles, but Gabriela can improvise in just about every style, from Jazz, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven to Argentinian tango, Bresilian Bossa Nova, even Ravel... you name it... Fabulous ! I would have been delighted to have her teaching me the piano for one hour...

[@virginiajimenezperez]

Siempre es un placer escucharla.

[@glenrose7925]

I am a jazz educator and lifetime pianist, performer. Gabriella has that something that we all strive for as improvisors. She is primarily classical improvisation, not jazz . But it all wellsprings from the same place. A mastery of chords and scales. But that is the easy part. She posses something innately and naturally....an inborn natural spirit of music that has found its expression in a lovely soul, simply called....."Gabriella."

[@pstrzel]

I want to like it even before I listen, because I know I won't be disappointed. :-)

[@clasesdepiano7146]

Mi pianista favorita. Una mezcla de talento virtuosismo alma corazón belleza. Todo en una sola persona. Te amo Bendiciones

[@virginiajimenezperez]

Que placer escucharla.

[@KLA0125]

You are one of the best pianists! And the most amazing improviser - you do so well! Thank you thank you for these videos

[@e.steffens9622]

Already in the first minutes, especially around the eighth minute I was shaken up to the core and crying of joy and gloom. I improvise on the piano frequently as well and intend to respond to these pieces of mastery by painting my own picture of the feeling I experienced thanks to you. You are great and I wish you all the best.

[@peaceandlove544]

Great music to interrupt your depression or anxiety

[@elsatownsend5933]

You are a global treasure, Gabriela Montero! Thank you for sharing these soothing compositions and for showing us one of the best ways imaginable to spend an hour! Your expressive creativity wells up from your heart like water from an artesian spring. Eternally grateful for your awe-inspiring gifts...

[@2009gimo]

Molto brava. I pianisti con formazione 'classica' raramente improvvisano, e questo è un carattere distintivo da apprezzare. Bello il tocco

[@abelgonzalezo7686]

Que maravilla.

[@basejumpingmonkey]

Transportive, thought provoking, refreshing & effulgent played with sublime sensitivity just perfect for this cold January morning, thank you so much from mi corazon for this jews of a gift.

[@rmorfinq]

Awesome as always Gabriela! ... Saludos desde Ciudad de México!

[@AZjazzman04]

Life affirming creations!!🙏🏽🫶🏻

[@amelbenchehida4186]

Son talent est inégalable, c'est une virtuose !

[@MarcelHuguenin]

Wonderful to listen to while working on my computer. The title is exactly right: Something Jazzy, Something Blue. Thank you Gaby.

[@francescotravisi4171]

Grande Gabriela!!! Espectaculares improvisaciones!!!! En los conservatorios habría que acostumbrar más a la improvisación ;-)

[@RalucaBojor]

Congratulations on this improvised video-album! Very beautifully performed. Greetings from the United States!

[@soundofdistantdrums]

My only sadness is that I can't hit like multiple times. This is a wonderful piece.

[@soundofdistantdrums]

Oh Heaven's. I didn't realize that this was a full concert.

[@roarelectra]

Just showed this to one of my students today. Gabriela Montero! Always inspiring and hope all is well as we get out playing gigs again. Stay safe while enjoying and playing music...

[@user-cm9lz1rn3w]

I'd so love sheet music for all of this, from the first piece which is just effortlessly transportive, te adoro.

[@bettyfromyorkshire2218]

Wow and Wow again! I don't know how you do it Gabriela but I hope you never stop!

[@therightmusic7639]

This is perfect for these cloudy days in our beloved valley…The whole album is great and listening to your jazzy improvisations was particularly interesting (it was cool) given you don’t play jazz as often as you play classical music. Just like baroque music, jazz is a quintessential improvisational music genre. It’s so essential... Jazz musicians would do anything to have the gift you have (It’s like the Holy Grail of music ). In one of your jazzy improvisations, your left hand did what the right hand does most of the time (the main speech, so to speak). Jazz improvisers don’t usually do that, simply because it’s a lot harder to improvise with the left hand. You do it with such dexterity (such unique jazz improvisation). The other pieces were so peaceful and I’ll use the adjectives that describe Federico Mompou’s music: incantatory and meditative sound... The daylight sipping through the curtain in the back gives your studio a different aura. I love it: sunlight is literally Life... Thanks for sharing this album, It is a healing balm in these stormy pandemic days ... Brava!!!

[@yasminfainsteinpiano]

Hermosisimas improvisaciones!!!

[@barryginder498]

Thank you Gabriela

[@floring67]

Always warm and mysterious :)

[@elenacanade3246]

Cada dia descubro nuevas facetas de tu genialidad

[@nickpollockpiano]

Beautiful!!! I love it

[@SteveBurksMusic]

Lovely!

[@oscarlsh]

Hermosa música saludos desde #Tampico #Mexico atte #OscarLSaucedoH

[@Freddyramosthemonk]

Hola Gabriela! sigo desde hace unos años tu trabajo con mucho cariño y admiración! quería preguntarte... hace tiempo que vengo buscando grabaciones de la suite del Maestro Lauro para piano, pero desafortunadamente, hay pocas... como guitarrista y paisano, pienso que tu versión sería uno (si no la que más) de los registros de esta obra más completas y preciosas... te animas a grabarla? un beso cariñoso y lleno de música! que sigan los éxitos!

[@55thGreenwood]

Did someone here remind an improvisation starting with Habanera (BIZET) and finishing with Summertime ? I can't find it ...

[@gmflashmx]

Can you please do a Frank tedesco style omegle video? :D

[@quimcastilla]

Me encanta la improvisación, dejar que la música fluya. La fuentes de Gabriela son clásicas, no veo aquí pulsión jazzística, suena más a impromptu clásico. Y, afortunadamente, no tiene el egocentrismo de un Keith Jarrett y la música de Gabriela fluye sin caer en excesos histriónicos. (Lo digo desde mi mas profundo respeto y admiración por Jarrett, pero a veces se pone un poco cargante para mi gusto). I love improvisation, letting the music flow. Gabriela's sources are classical, I don't see any jazz impulse here, it sounds more like classical impromptu. And, fortunately, she does not have the egocentrism of Keith Jarrett, and Gabriela's music flows without falling into histrionic excesses. (I say this from my deepest respect and admiration for Jarrett, but sometimes he gets a little irksome for my taste).