I got ROASTED by this Sax player. What Happened SHOCKED me!

I have never done a video like this before. A confession.
In fact I tried to record this 6 months ago when it happened but i was to insecure about opening up about what can be considered to be a weakness.
I did not want to admit the thing that I am going to admit you see I am nick homes from jazz duets,
with 240,000 subscribers, this thing should not happen to me .
But it did.
And it surprised me.
But life is like that.
Things come up …. as you probably know.
Shit happens..
I mean last year I got divorced, and that was hell even though I knew it was coming…
I saw the signs! but I am on the mend nicely now,
I have learned a lot feeling stronger,
Anything that does not kill you makes you stronger…
#confession #jazz #music
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[@RussPaladino]

This is the best video you’ve ever done out of all your stellar videos. This has happened to every player, bar none. It has to do with intellect sabotaged by ego. I’ve had times when playing with better players where I was afraid to take the horn out of my case. The best way I found to get over myself was to just keep playing beside incredible players. It made me better. And I’ve seen this happen to friends who play with the biggest names in jazz (always treaterous when Chris Potter is in the room with you). Thank you for sharing. You have so much to offer. And your version of Wise One was absolute lately beautiful. I’d rather hear that than shredding any day of the week.

[@TimLerchGuitar]

Developing clarity and restraint and playing beautifully is more of life long challenge than throwing a million notes against the wall and hoping some of it sticks.

[@donmilland7606]

Listen to this guy!!! He's a monster like Ed Bickett was.

[@donmilland7606]

I wanna grow up and play like him! Currently, I'm working out daily with his melodic comping concepts.

[@dalemccullough5693]

Thanks for your honest video revealing that even you, someone with incredible musical knowledge and playing skill, can feel inadequate. For lesser players (e.g., me) it is hard to imagine improvising flawlessly and without hitting bad notes like all the greats that we listen to for inspiration. So, I like your suggestions about being yourself, playing with feeling, and not worrying about being awesome. Miles always seemed to play much more simply than Trane, but was still unique and impressive.

[@garydeleo1031]

Hi Nick You are one the great human beings alive...im sure alot of people would agree...i had asked Bob Berg for a lesson years ago...he didn't have time ,,,one thing that he shared with me was to stay MOTIVATED...made me dwell on that for a while...your content and the refreshing delivery and diverse content always inspire and MOTIVATE me .....i have used your stuff alot to add to who i am already....please never stop making your videos you a amazing Musician/saxophonist.....YOU ALWAYS MOTIVATE me!!!!!

[@JazzDuets]

thanks!

[@anneonym7346]

As usual, great honesty from a great musician sharing his experience. Nothing to add, what you say makes so much sense. Thank you for sharing. Your sound on soprano is awesome Nick ! ❤🎶

[@JazzDuets]

cheers!

[@davidgraham952]

Nick! The version of the Coltrane tune at the end of the video is heratbreakingly real. Don't change; just continue to evolve...

[@CarlitosMayo]

I hear ya. We're all masochistic fellas trying to find one self. This happens from time to time to show us, that we're not what we think. It's not all about competition. This confession makes your channel even more authentic.

[@guitarinmartin]

Thanks, Nick. A brave and honest video. Perhaps it's important to notice that it is often not the other musician that makes us feel bad/intimidated. It is our judgement of ourselves.

[@EricTorreborre]

Hey Nick, thanks for sharing. Thanks for your videos, you are amazing and know that there are people that are looking up to you ❤

[@robertgiles9124]

Most people don't want or need a blazing showof mad skills, they want poetry and beauty.

[@andrewwebster1600]

Nick, we ALL go through these experiences. Glad you’re sharing how you felt, but I’d love to see a future video on how this helped you grow. Also, worth noting: teaching a thing, breaking it down for students, is not the same as woodshed for yourself. Remember to find balance between the two…. You’re awesome. So glad I found you here. Keep up the great work!

[@owendallsotomayor1741]

Nick, can’t tell you how much this video means to me. Your honesty and empathy is so well taken, and it comes out in your beautiful music. You are unique and treasured by all of us.

[@DanielBarberMusic]

I really appreciate this video. It helps me to connect to you more as a fellow human and musician on this journey. Much easier to see and assess when it someone else than when it happens to us! Really tough when we're right there with people we want to hang with or just simply demonstrate what we can do in a way that would be musical and in some "respectable" alignment with what someone else just did. In my work with people on piano improv, and when I find myself in "edgy" situations and not finding a flow, I encourage them to SIMPLIFY and then focus on the sound itself to find the connection again. That helps me reconnect to the music and get my mind realigned with beauty instead of being "impressive." Really appreciate your channel, and I appreciate you more, now. Blessings onward. 🙏

[@rickjensen2717]

I had a similar experience where I played with a true technical master that I couldn't hope to match. I did try but I just couldn't. The amazing thing was that afterward he said that he wished he could play with my tone and feeling. I guess we are all different and bring different attributes to the party. As long as you enjoy what you're doing and have something special to offer then that's as good as it gets - keep on going and enjoy the mate 😊

[@williamjorge1284]

Hi Nick! Great video. It's just great to see a guy speak from the heart. It's takes a special kind of person to be as honest as you and I just can't say enough. I believe that everyone who takes music seriously and puts in the time has something true and honest to say. It's not a competition with anyone else. We just want to express something to everyone out there willing to hear us. This experience you had will make you a better person and player in the long run. You'll be able to help more students and you will grow so much as a person and that is what life is about! Be good and stay healthy ! WJ

[@RickySweum]

Thank you for sharing this! Such an important and under talked about aspect of being an artist. I appreciate your vulnerability, and always learn from what you present on your channel. All the best to you!

[@michelefaragalli]

Thank you, it was really interesting to listen to your perspective about that experience. That's something I can understand. I'm not really technical, nor really tight, I don't have a typical jazz-bop vocabulary, I lack confidence and I easily get sucked into that kind of ego thoughts. But I know I have my own story to tell while playing, my own voice, my unique way of being. At least, when I'm able to relax and avoid being overwhelmed by negative thoughts about myself, illusory ideas about competition or the feeling of having to prove something. Still a long way to go :) So, thanks for sharing it with us!

[@rudielias9523]

Muchas gracias Nick por el relato de esta experiencia, creo que es algo nos sucede y nos deja muy desanimados. Perdemos la motivación y el valor que tiene la música y el jazz para cada persona, con sus particularidades.

[@dstangarone391973]

I feel inadequate most of the time I improvise. Only within the last 6 months or so have I really started to embrace my own style. That really came from practicing my own ideas and implementing them in the correct setting. Thanks for the videos

[@wasabi1drful]

The Lonnie’s Lament playing in the background is very apt for this video! I‘ve had similar experiences too. I invited my guitar teacher to a small club to a jam session. She played before and completely brought the house down. Like you, I was so self conscious that I couldn’t even think straight! Luckily for me most everyone else playing that night was similarly stricken! That was a tough experience that took some time shake off. Thank you for sharing!

[@wobamusic]

Hi Nick, thank you for your big courage to tell the public so private and personal things. Chapeau....I absolutely know what you are talking about....I think stay as close as possible to yourself...easier said than done...it's a learning process that takes time...I'm personally still working on it...trust yourself and your strengths...you're a great sax player and teacher...a big hug from Germany...I hope that valley of tears has been traversed..all the best

[@jdrosborough]

Awesome. I just finished a tour with a band, where I was the least of the players. It's the best way to get better and be inspired / challenged. But it's very hard on the "self." Good on ya for posting this. Brilliant, and thank you. Nick, you give everyone courage by this. Another great compadre, Bob Reynolds, speaks on his channel about feeling like he's regressing and struggling with "sucking." Of course that's ridiculous to players of my level, but the lesson is, no matter your level, you're always going to want more. Beauty, Nick. Beauty.

[@IN2music2]

Love the tea sipping, the honesty, & the transparency!!

[@thomasmfene9506]

brah😂

[@saier6574]

Thank you for honestly sharing your experience. Not everyone can share that kind of thing.

[@WilliamStaab]

Thanks for your honesty...so hard as it is! But this does help with how one has to approach performing, and really life. To be yourself, and not to compare how you play to what others are playing. We all have our own individual voice...unique and beautiful! Comparing yourself with others will only lead down a dark road to despair.

[@pauloTARSO-sb3gl]

I agree 💯%. Sometimes we stuck, we sinking.. just happened.. One thing is see the idols. Another thing is hearing someone that appears and "steal" the scene .. he shines and we just stuck, we freezing and just don't know the next move. And it really it is a thing to learn and grow up

[@leandrobarralessexteto2892]

Una cosa más, de todos los maravillosos videos que generas, este es el que mas ganas me da de compartir con alumn@s y colegas music@s. Ser honesto es el primer paso de ser un gran músico. Abzo

[@christophbrylka6256]

Thanks for your honest thoughts about this encounter and what it did to you. Baptiste Herbin is a killer player and I love his playing. But I also love your beautiful soprano playing. I think that you drew the right conclusions after a while. Chapeau!

[@pedrocortejosa]

Thank you for these interesting reflections. I know what you are talking about because I experienced a similar situation with Baptiste two years ago, he is an incredible and superhero saxophonist, and it is impossible not to feel a shock when you have to play after him. I am touched by the way you relate your feelings, thank you for your sincerity, it is a very useful and inspiring video for all musicians.

[@andreasgilgenberg5588]

Sorry to hear about your pain. Maybe it is great to discover a part of ourself that make us vulnerable, so we can grow and work with our minds. I think to learn to love our self and others deeply and discover the veils, that make it sometimes impossible, is a great gift. So we can really grow to a better person. To be a good person does not mean to be someone or to do something, it is all about love and letting go, and to appreciate this wonderful world in every moment and to be thankful for the miracles we can experience. I am deeply touched by your statement and i think it will help a lot of people to think about the meaning of live. Thanks a lot for your work here and i wish you to be free and thankful!

[@forrestlineberry9281]

Wouldn't you be surprised to find out the other guy went home thinking, "Man... I played everything I know and that Nick dude still kicked my ass."

[@mariapaulaperezibarguren484]

wau nick gracias por abrirte así hermano no te conos pero te tengo mucho aprecio . a todos en algún momento el ego no nos dejó tocar , creo que uno de los desafíos más grandes que tenemos es dejar nuestra personalidad a un lado y dejar que la música nos posea por completo. es algo difícil pero creo que es lo que todos perseguimos en realidad ... entrar en ese mundo que sólo se llega dejando que la música te atraviese. gracias por tu sinceridad hermano . sos un gran profesor y un super músico, no te compares con nadie . cada cual tiene un mensaje para dar al mundo!!!

[@fletchermonroe3367]

Maybe Mr Herbin has a similar tale to tell ? we've all got our fears and demons that come to haunt us .

[@rosstones1]

I'm sure the other cat doesn't want to leave a trail of broken sax souls in his wake. He wants to encourage not discourage but it happens to me everytime I get on Instagram. Sometimes the monster players seem to knock the wind out of me and it doesn't always make sense. Regarding some of the other things you're going through I'm sure you've figured out that music is great therapy and that pain can make you a more authentic blues player and that sound of you processing things through music can really help others who are going through stuff. Keep it up. I love this channel!

[@jzgtr100]

Hello Nick, thanks for this video. It’s so important. I could comment all day on the subject. First of all, sorry about the divorce. I went through that 30 years ago. It was actually at the time around age 37 that I was starting to play gigs as a jazz guitarist. I’m almost 68 now. I play around 100 gigs per year since I retired from my day job at age 62. Less in 2020 thanks to Covid 19. Anyway, I’m an older guy and take about any gig that comes along. Since I’m not very discriminating about the quality of gig, I play with a variety of levels of talent. I’ve had private lessons, read instructional books and attended clinics, but largely self-taught. I’ve worked very hard at this stuff and go through this ego stuff regularly. One minute, I think I’m pretty good and a minute later, I suck. I recently had two different people said that I sound like Jim Hall. I was sort of flattered, but… even though I like Jim Hall a lot, I spend a ton of time trying to sound like Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino and George Benson. I think your advice to yourself in retrospect, “play one note” like Miles or Chet Baker is still good advice. I’ve had to follow amazing chops players at gigs and jam sessions. I almost feel I have to take the air out and then build a solo. I just shouldn’t try to compete with some of these monster musicians. Anyway, we’re trying to make music. It’s going to be a competition. It’s the nature of the music, but we should focus more on the music and being ourselves and less on one upmanship. Thanks again for this and all of your videos.

[@JazzDuets]

thank you for these kind words!

[@omarr1126]

Hola Nick, para ser lo más elocuente posible te escribo en español, seguramente con los años de vivir aquí en Argentina podrás comprenderlo. Tu legítima humildad me conmueve profundamente. No me propongo consolarte, sería inútil. Toco el saxo hace 30 años, soy jazzero estudioso, curioso , tengo un sonido aceptable y una memoria musical de gelatina, punto débil si lo hay. Bueno, al grano; Estos artistas, como el mencionado Baptiste, creo yo, son elegidos, no son personas comunes, (han estudiado mucho, aclaro); Los denomino "quemalibros "; Cuando tocan no escuchás lo que estudiaron , sino lo que ellos "SON" , su esencia pura , salvaje... A veces tenemos la ilusión de que si logramos decodificar su música, ello nos daría un lugar en su universo, aunque más no sea por 8 compases, es imposible; En el preciso momento que tocan una frase genial su mente puede estar en otro sitio, en un resultado del Fútbol, las curvas de una dama... un automóvil.. cualquier cosa... Hay una frase Zen que dice algo así: "No puedes hacerlo poniéndote a pensar, no puedes hacerlo sin ponerte a pensar" A veces tratamos de lograr algo artísticamente digno a partir del pensamiento, puede ser una quimera... En resumen... Nick no pudo tocar frente a Baptiste ( y sufre mucho , Messi no ha errado penales acaso ? ), pero quizás Baptiste , casi seguro, no podría ser Nick ! ... Te mando un abrazo camarada! Eres un gran músico y un pedagogo increíble!

[@mikeconnell698]

I love this video. Its happened to me several times in my life. We are all kings of our own world until something dethrones us. Self doubt is hard to overcome. "Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." Time can heal wounds. Build a new world and learn from the experience. Life goes on. You will be able to look back on this and smile and say I'm a bigger person now having gone thru this.

[@user-ft6jz9tl8b]

it takes a lot of courage to say what you say in this video....thanks for sharing.....I definitly agree with you.....this kind of feeling (sadness, self disapponited) has happende to all of us when being with a guy better than us....and the feeling is horrible! literaly you feel like throwing away the saxophone to the trash....you really feel like giving up. But, it´s just a matter of time and acceptance of what one can and can´t do.

[@leandrobarralessexteto2892]

El flaco Spinetta, un gran músico argentino, decia que el ego es un globo que se infla pero tambien se desinfla y hay que estar atentos a que se desinfle, esto es música, es expresión, no es competitivo. Gran vídeo y muy honesto. No hay que tener miedo de demostrar que somos imperfectos y que hacemos lo que podemos y sentimos. Te felicito y te agradezco compartir esta experiencia. Saludos desde BsAs ❤

[@Rory-qi6ot]

Your voice is the David Attenborough of music tutorial’s, I especially love the way you say Charlie Parker 😂 I’m a guitarist but love this Chanel for your format style, taste and great vibes. Keep up the amazing work and I’m sure you will have ladies flocking in with your tasty licks 😂❤

[@gotofourths933]

Hello Nick. You felt that. I was not at the BBQ party so nothing to say. I heard Babtiste for the first time and listened in youtube, really incredible. But i can not say that he is better than Coltrane, or was Stitt better than Gordon etc. That would be silly you know. Your video is one of your great videos you shared before, to me . As a 62 years old newbie, i need to learn my lessons good first. Doing this need to learn express my feelings about the life not another one's. You mentioned that in the video. This is my life. And its unique. So I know my expressions will be unique . Keep teaching man , thank you for everything. Your are the man.

[@michaeldean9338]

Touching message, Nick. Thank you, friend :)

[@bigmcb15]

I remember watching a big band with Peter King on lead alto, and I think you are saying what all the other sax players appeared to be feeling when Peter took a solo. I’ve heard a similar story about Art Pepper having to follow Sonny Stitt. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and amazing educational resources.

[@JazzDuets]

I love Peter King, what a wizard!

[@emisilver3670]

Thanks for your honesty.. you're a great very great musician and a big man too

[@ruby_gleyzes]

This video is gold.

[@ReedJorgeLuis]

Don't be afraid to be yourself, someone will like it and maybe someone won't. But it is important to be brave. It's like life itself.

[@edwardjons8684]

I had this experience 30 years ago on a blues rock gig. It’s taken me years to get over it tbh - in retrospect, the guy who invited me up to play that night was much older and well known locally as a great and versatile player, and I was barely 20, and looking back I suspect he was probably trying to take me down because I was much younger, much better looking - I can say this objectively now that I’m old and dishevilled ( how do you spell that?) - and he resented me being young and attractive. But I was also very insecure in myself. He invited me to see his band in action and then after maybe an hour of playing, while I was at the bar enjoying the gig and getting into my third pint of beer, he announced that I was going to join them play ‘this great new blues guitarist from the North of England’ - totally unexpected, without any warning. I tried to say no, but it was exciting, I was immature, flattered, and I’d had too much to drink, so I relented and went on with another guy’s guitar and amp. I was terrible. I didnt know any of the tunes he called, and struggled to play the few changes there were in those tunes. It was embarassing. By the time I got my confidence together years later life had moved on and I had given up on my dream of becoming a professional musician. I felt had noone to talk to about this experience at the time. It’s important that people here these stories and understand that it means only that you have to keep working and playing, not that you don’t deserve to be there.

[@SaxophoneSteveKortyka]

Comparison is the thief of joy 🎷🚀

[@garypastry]

One of best videos on what is important when improvising Someone wrote that Lester Young is playing what he's FEELING!

[@victormusic01x]

..i remember the first time i heard Mike Stern in Boston in 1978, and having that type of seemingly overwhelming feeling of total despair..then I realized I’ll never be Mike and worked on finding my own voice..thanks for posting this bro

[@raulcaldeira8071]

I have 2 types of modes when improvising. The 16 note playing or more technique oriented playing trying to show that I´m "good", and the fuck it I have nothing to prove lets´s just make simple and beautiful music, Just good motivs, good rhytms, good feel. When you are playing with people better than you, just relax and choose the 2 option because people will know that you are trying hard to be "better" and it will be awkward. Focus should be on the music not ego. Not saying we can't play fast and play with meaning, if it's what we are feeling good, but I think we all know that feeling "meh I don't have anything to say and I want to show that I'm good so now I'm gonna play this scale pattern up and down very fast". Good video, that's it!

[@vmcelvis]

Confession? More like admission in my mind. I had had similar experiences on more than one occasion. Seattle is a kind of incestuous clique of who you know to "get the call". You most def don't want to bring on the humbler when you're jamming with any of the local notables (and there are some here)just dig in and ride that groove and return to your table with your humble pie. You referenced Miles and Baker as iconic examples of just what to play in the moment. Miles was the one who quipped, if you don't know what to play, don't play anything. I always like your approach to teaching. You've got chops to burn and seemingly no end of ideas and when you get schooled, you just dig in deeper. Your methodology translates well to the guitar and at 73 it's a fresh pair of eyes. Thanks

[@sorenfuhrer401]

I don't think there is any player on this planet who wouldn't have felt like that on the same stage next to Batiste

[@DJsilversax]

I think that more emphasis has been put on virtuosity is recent years. The problem is that often the players with amazing chops aren’t really that innovative they are just pushing the boundaries of existing styles not trying to create new ones.

[@rboaxx9065]

Must we have to be the best in the world to like playing? We must know where we are and recognize that others can do better with easer way. There's leaders and there's followers... I'm happy when I see somebody doing what I never imagine myself !

[@LalitMadhava]

Este video me confirma que has pasado mucho tiempo en Argentina 🙏🏻☺️

[@leange04]

I get you ! I have been experiencing this a lot ! But in my case I know where it comes from… trauma I learned to place my energy in my center in order to be ok with whom i am ! I know Baptist, i am France too…. He is incredible!

[@IPoopOnYouEveryLastOneOfYou]

That's why competitions should be treated like competitions and not life, don't treat life like a competition because it's not.

[@ricardovillar4833]

Nick, tal vez no tengas idea de lo original, claro, intenso, generoso que eres al explicar y también al tocar tu soprano. Tal vez no tengas idea lo mucho que estás ayudando a miles de músicos (not only saxplayers). Siento que tu experiencia está intimamente relacionada con tu estado emocional de separación, muchas veces creemos que ya hemos superado algo así, que estamos mejor, pero nuestro espiritu nos dice lo contrario. Por otro lado, el día que en las Jams se viva un clima de "ritual", de amistad ,de "compartir" en vez de "competir" el mundo cambiará para mejor, y no solo el de la música... Be Yourself, you are Great!!!! You give so much..!!! Greetings from a thankful virtual friend from Bariloche...!!!

[@JazzDuets]

mil gracias!!!

[@jazzguitarmystique1913]

THIS VIDEO MY FRIEND IS BY FAR THE BEST OF ALL YOU VE MADE...I M A NOT A GENIOUS MUSICIAN TOO AND ALL MY LIFE I VE BEEN TRIYNG TO ANALYZE UNDERSTAND AND PLAY THE MASTERS...I PLAY GUITAR FROM 12 YEARS AND I AM NOW 60...I AM A PRETTY GOOD PLAYER SELF TAUGHT AND A VERY GOOD TEACHER AUTHOR OF 4 BOOKS I EVEN HAVE MY WAY OF SEEING AND TEACHING JAZZ IN SOME POINTS DIFFERENT AND I DARE TO SAY EASIER AND MORE USABLE THAN THE METHODS TAUGHT AT UNIVERSITIES AND MUSIC SCHOOLS...A FRIEND OF MINE A VERY GOOD GUITAR PLAYER TOLD ME ONCE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN YOU GO ON STAGE IS TO PLAY YOURSELF HONESTLY...THATS THE GOAL...TO BE YOU UP THERE AND NOT THE FASTEST OR THE TECHNICIAN BUT YOU HONESTLY...JAZZ IS NOT A COMPETITION FIELD BUT AN EXPRESSION FIELD WHERE EACH ONE SUPPORTS THE OTHER AND NOT COMPETE...I WILL CLOSE WITH ONE MORE THING...EVEN IF YOU DIDN T PLAY ONE RIGHT NOTE THAT NIGHT JUST IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU HAVE INSPIRED WITH YOUR TEACHINGS INCLUDING ME...THIS MY FRIEND IS THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE JAZZ WORLD MORE MORE THAN A THOUSEND NOTES WITH THE BEST TECHNIQUE...

[@josea.boldrini1491]

Nick. Que barato. E eu que passo por isso algumas vezes na vida. Sou teu fã.

[@delquebracho5021]

así es nick ..se trata de ser uno mismo y quienes gusten de nuestra forma de ser y tocar se acerquen y compartan su mate y su música . alguien me dijo q habia q estudiar mucho pero al momento de la conexión olvidarse de todo

[@coltranius]

I sat in with Joel Frahm and I know what you’re feeling. And it took months for me to grow from it.

[@HB-ve4wi]

It's not like it was the high-school kid next door kicking your pants (apart from the fact that you kicked your own). And you've obviously learned some incredibly important lessons, which you shared, generously as ever 🙏. Plus, you have one of the most beautiful sop sounds around. (Beats your interminable slurping! 😜). Your contribution to education is also equalled by few, including the HB's of the world. As a shredding guitarist with oodles of chops and tons of soul said recently: "It's not the Olympiad, man."

[@DaddySantaClaus]

when i play i just want to feel something and make people feel something too, connection.

[@normalizedaudio2481]

I only play jazz to get the hot jazz girls. Latin girls who drink strange tea. This happened to me with Rick Margitza. He did a better solo than me.

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

Sorry to hear about the big "D" .... must admit that going by that accent you were in Australia, but turns out we're neighbours. I am in Uruguay, 30km from Montevideo, I am English btw. Your one off with Baptiste was my life in Jazz which is why I have yet to post any ... jazz, I haven't found myself yet lol. I think one should play with musicians who are either in your talent range, a little above and below and avoid playing with people that are too good, for the very reasons you suffered (or) I have played with some talented musicians (more so than I) who were generous enough to play at my level. It takes humility. If they can't do that as in the case of Baptiste, then let them take the stage and entertain you. Without being rude about him, maybe it's not in his nature to allow others the space they need to sit on the bandstand (with him).

[@r.ccarleo]

Tu ruido de mate es perfecto

[@duskboy02]

Hi Nick, thank you for sharing this. A brief thought: something tells me that if Baptiste hadn't displayed his entire arsenal of techniques, which is what he seems to have done, and just played a slow, stark, original melody, you might have not felt caught up in the “arms race” of technique and may have felt free to play something that was more you, whatever that may have been. I find that technique is far too often flaunted at the expense of simplicity, originality, and melody, and my tip as a musician would be to make NO attempt to “keep up” or “surpass” someone in that situation, but to go sideways, so to speak, to do something absolutely random and deliberately at odds, even ugly, just to clear the air and clear my throat. I've found that this frees me up from the pressure of pleasing anybody, then I can get on with doing my own thing in peace.

[@JazzDuets]

brilliant! thanks.

[@MissaMelodica]

Hey Nick, I'm sorry to hear about your divorce. You will be in my prayers buddy and stay in there. You are an inspiration and I admire your quest to live meaningfully.

[@JulianFernandez]

cool vid. thanks for sharing.

[@DrJoshGuitar]

We forgive our heroes when they make mistakes but we don't forgive ourselves. The root of the problem I think is when we approach music as a competition rather as a unique moment to enjoy.

[@lyntedrockley7295]

A brave video Nick! As the comments here relate, this happens. I monster player among a group of very good players. Its usually a not so good player joining a more competent group. Do they roast them, or help them out,? It could go either way. IMO it depends on the attitude of the player. If they are a likable, the group will try to support. If they are a pain, they''ll roast them. But the other way round, a monster player and an otherwise very high level group where everyone else is trying to live up to expectations, its a strange vibe. So yes its a dilemma, what do you do, especially if you're playing the same instrument and comparisons are obvious. And if YOU are among friends, its even worse, on every level. The reason why Miles, Chet etc didn't have the problem is not based on their musical ability. Its because of their strength of character, and the self confidence that flows from it. They don't feel the need to prove anything, they'll do what they do. So maybe 'mere mortals' is really a description of people with regular (or little) ego, plenty of personal integrity, but not the everyday need to display it. And the others, those who don't compromise, don't try to imitate anyone else, plough their own path, are there for the rest of us to enjoy. Has Baptiste made a stunning set of educational videos and supporting material like you have? Its not just about playing!

[@thewarhenk]

I’m sorry for your experience; it’s unsettling. I suppose an occasional humbling is good for everyone. That said, you’re right, we’ve got to take stock in who we are as a player, celebrate our personal style, that which gives us a unique voice. Doesn’t mean we don’t recognize and acknowledge when someone is better in certain areas; that helps us grow. Anyway, to my ears, Nick, you’re a wonderful player with a beautiful, lyrical sound. Take a deep breath (diaphragmatic!) and get back to being you!

[@dharmaone77]

Ahh maté - secret to your prolific output?

[@TRUMPITI]

Making music to me is like making love. Technical thinking does not necessarily count. In love you enjoy the character of the other person and you enjoy the worlds you generate when you join. To be lost in a special kind of warmth. If you don’t sense that you are doing gymnastics. Beautiful but without a thrill. Painful because you are not doing it for perfect movement but for love. Only love.

[@cornerbandit]

Betrayal (divorce) will do that to you...your reality is in question! You will survive and now have something to say.

[@yoav3497]

Thanks for sharing. We all have periods of feeling inadequate. Sounds like you got sucked into a competative streak where you felt you had play faster, flashier or higher than Baptiste. Big mistake. As u say we all play differently and IMHO I actually prefer your lyricism to his pyrotechnics. I fully admire his technical skills but his style doesnot turn me on as much as other players. Great example is Andy Sheppard who has gr8 technical expertise but rarely demonstrates this because it is musically not what he is trying to do. I much prefer his solos. Keep doing what you do. You are not in the Jazz Olympics.

[@robstevens9590]

"The Wise One"

[@bluesbandido2259]

Listen to Albert King. He has a small vocabulary but I can listen to him for hours. The fact that when listening you can almost predict what is coming next, BUT then he throws something different, turning left instead of right, and you get goosebumps and smile and continue on the journey he takes you on. This is the essence of it all in my opinion. To connect with people. And someone with blistering technique and command of exotic scales, licks can be impressive to us musicians, but you must be able to tell a story. To take people on a ride. Many of the greats did/do have amazing abilities, but with it was the familiarity the fans have/had for their Idol. I think the greats all mastered the less is more concept because this will connect with the listener naturally. Who gives you goosebumps, the young prodigy or the gray haired sage i.e. Louie Armstrong? Who can you listen to longer?

[@felipeneri6958]

De tu saxo soprano creas un sonido precioso. Enhorabuena

[@DizzyKrissi]

I am just here for the girl in the thumbnail 😁

[@paulolevisilveirateixeira2903]

Se dice que perdí el alma en una noche de música, y porque todavía hay alguien dentro de la voz que quisiera ser transportado por la belleza.un hombre sabio dijo que somos una trinidad en un solo cuerpo, ¿quién sabe ahora es el momento de que los 3 encuentren el equilibrio? a ver, cuando un genio esta embelesado se daria el caso de que se conviertan en 1 al mismo tiempo? A UNO ¿Quizás ahora deberíamos fraternizar que alguien entre nosotros los humanos hay un hermano que 'es el vehículo de tanta belleza? en este caso, observa, escucha y acepta que en el vasto océano de tanto Sonido hay un fino equilibrio. Ahora hablaste muy bien en este video, quien sabe que Miles tocaría una nota esa noche, o quien sabe mejor, que él o chet baker nhen se atreverían a tocar después de tanta Idea puesta al aire! ? Ha hablando de 'ideas ¿Qué tal una idea original? Una improvisación con todas las notas equivocadas en el patrón, todavía bonita para morirse, no lo suficientemente convincente como para existir por sí sola... así que forma las notas o los ritmos de las notas o tal vez el timbre entre los instrumentos, pausa.

[@federicomelo1853]

Are your friends in Cordoba the Loiacono brothers?

[@donmilland7606]

I have more to say. When I practice a song or standard, either on guitar and sax, I take multiple choruses just playing quarter and half notes and playing off the melody. On guitar, I do this with single notes, octaves, and chords. This is not as easy as you think. I like doing this with "Giant Steps." I sounded off until my ears opened, then I sounded more melodic to my taste. "Footprints" is the perfect song for this. As stated by the great Timothy Lerch most excellent post, music is a life long adventure. I'm sure I'm not saying anything new. After all, you're Nick Homes.

[@Clasesguitarrapajaro]

El improvisar es accion , y como tal indescriptible. Se puede describir acerca de como se improvisa(como lo haces en tus videos) pero describir lo que pasa en una improvisacion (el sentimiento , la reaccion al estimulo, la respiracion, el latir , el sonido la acustica) de forma completa no es posible. Los indios americanos emplean la palabra Naual para referirse a un estado que es diferente al Tonal (otro estado). El Naual es accion y el Tonal es lo descriptible. No puedes estar en los dos estados a la misma vez , cuando entras en el Naual (la accion) debes "cerrar"la puerta del Tonal , es como un barco que se prepara en el puerto(tonal) pero al hacerse a la mar dependera de el mar, los vientos y la marea , siempre cambiante (la accion- el Naual). Lo que te paso en esa sesion fue que quedaste en tu tonal (anclado)y no pudiste viajar , entrar en el Naual. Cuando me pasa este tipo de cosas uso como recurso tocar solo lo que canto y eso me desancla. Gracias por compartir y espero haberte servido de algo. Gran abrazo.

[@jaisen5]

Are you familiar with the teachings of Kenny Werner -Effortless Mastery? He has a good deal to say about how so many musicians’ sense of self worth is connected to how technical they can play. He’s got some vids right here on KZbin. I think you might enjoy. Nick, you are an awesome musician and your instructional vids are so excellent. Please continue your great work and thank you so much for your candid bravery and helping so many of us.

[@davidsummerville351]

Happens to everyone, part of being a serious musician. 😎🤓

[@biasiode65]

Non te la prendere, amico, sono cose che capitano. Anche in un altro video ti eri lamentato di uno che ti aveva fatto un commento un po' critico. Questo fa parte del gioco, anche i migliori ricevono critiche, qualche volta giuste, quasi sempre sbagliate, spesso per pura invidia proprio perché sei più bravo di loro, criticoni.😂 Per me sei bravissimo a suonare ed anche un ottimo insegnante. Sapessi io suonare la metà di come suoni tu ne sarei felicissimo. Suono chitarra e basso, ma con il jazz sono una frana, mentre con il rock e altri generi me la cavo un po' meglio. I momenti difficili capitano a tutti, credimi. Tirati su, tutti noi abbiamo bisogno dei tuoi consigli e delle tue lezioni. Per noi sei prezioso. Hai la bellezza di 240000 iscritti, te ne rendi conto? Un'ultima cosa: la musica è un'arte, e come tale lascia libero l'artista di esprimersi come gli pare e piace. Non fare confronti con altri e non giudicare te stesso. Lascia che siano i tuoi ascoltatori a giudicare la tua musica. Sono italiano, saluti a tutti.

[@Baduil]

Lesson is the same for you, me and the entire human race: go practice!

[@yuksanovic]

Thank you. I struggle myself for years with that question or problem. I started learning music very late at the age of 19. I m 42 now and always think i m not good enough even if i've worked hard. To this day i can t play in front of a another musician which is such a cruel irony for a musician... But i realized one thing on the road : just be able to play everyday few notes or many hours is a blessing and the only important thing, the rest will come, good and bad, just keep playing.

[@nilkilnilkil]

But you are a great player with mad chops ... I wouldn't worry about it ... hee hee

[@inakil6682]

There are players that learn to take a jam as a party (no matter the virtuosity of the players) and others as a battle to show off their skills. That saxophone player missed a chance to get the best of your playing. Peor para él!

[@EstudiantEterno]

Riquísima yerba!

[@clarinetpete9661]

Wasn't this sort of thing covered extensively in Kenny Werner's book Effortless Mastery?

[@auraofdeath423]

What did you drink?

[@LR-oo8hq]

This was a very moving video for me mate, I admire your sincerity and your courage to search for the truth, you got be courageous for that. If I can humbly give any piece of advice on this matter I would say: love. Not easy but when on the besides a monster musician the best thing to do is to really enjoy it, don’t think about yourself (don’t go into competition mode) just love the opportunity that the moment is giving you and take the music that is coming as a gift, then you will love the guy and you will feel fine, and maybe you will be able to add something to the gift that he gave you 🙏

[@LR-oo8hq]

Ah! The Wise One, I almost forgot to thank you, so beautiful, thank you 🙏☺️❤️🌈

[@robertquinn9490]

A sure fire way to kill your creative energy is to compare your self to anyone. Take joy in playing your own thing.

[@joelsongodinho]

Chimarrão ?

[@GokhanCebecioglu]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘