Jazz Arranger Analyzes Domi & JD Beck

[@BruceRichardsonMusic]

JD Beck grew up in Dallas. He started playing out in clubs when he was still a kid, and of course you couldn't help noticing how he was KILLING it. His mom carted him around, and facilitated getting him out there. Players around town always kept an eye out for him wherever he was. He was very much adopted by the jazz/music community. He was playing pretty much like this when he was twelve!! Everybody knew he'd have no limits. He was a bright light, a really sweet guy who radiated good vibes. It's great to see he and Domi recognized for their cool thing.

[@PowMusic]

word! I saw him at jam session in Dallas....and when he walked in to the club, as like a 15 year old or younger, he was treated like royalty from the other musicians....I was so intrigued, then I heard him play and I understood!!!

[@yuufeternal5837]

My dj buddies met him and I told him but he remembered one of them by name. He is a good kid

[@BruceRichardsonMusic]

@@PowMusic Yeah, man. He has grown up in the community, and gotten all kinds of mentoring. And he's always been a sweet guy. I'm thrilled for his success.

[@geneschmidt8308]

JD is a dude? wtf

[@JustlistenRCF]

You mean she?

[@zagyex]

thank God is not a reaction video but someone really knowledgeable analyzing.

[@ftlbaby]

what is the deal with reaction videos!? amiright?

[@Juanfernandoz]

@@ftlbaby no, your not.

[@Rondo2ooo]

If the "reaction" video is from musicians explaining like this one, Rick B. or the Daily Doug, it brings really something to the plate, because you have insights and learn. Watching random people just sitting there, and reacting (often fake reacting) with "oh, wow" is just a waste of time.

[@bobleonard7122]

I'm not an arranger, just a hack drummer, but I heard what this dude is talking about immediately, Chick chords, towels on the snare, a connection to the past but totally fresh and new. Yes, everybody stands on shoulders but these two blew me away; I have wanted to be blown away by younger jazz musicians (a relative term) but it wasn't happening, so nice to find I don't have a bias after all. JD is the only young drummer I have heard who is pushing the marble forward, for me he's already there with Sanchez and Blade (my #1 and 2); can't imagine what he will become. The best thing of all is that Domi and JD are connecting my generation and one in between with kids the age I was the first time I saw Miles. Warms my heart and gives me optimism about the future of jazz as I understand it. If you are a young jazz musician, here's your model.

[@NAGA_99]

The generation before Domi and JD Beck are in their 40s. First, I have to presume you haven't heard of Kamasi Washington. Check out "Street Fighter Mas" or "The prologue" or even his rendition of Clair de lune (you've never heard Clair de lune like this). Second, I also have to presume you haven't heard of THUNDERCAT AKA Steven Bruner, a Jazz Bassist (and composer / arranger). Check out "Never catch me" or "More" by Flying Lotus, it's got Thundercat on the bass but those songs both do interesting things with the drums. Otherwise just check out Thundercat's Tiny Desk concert. Thundercat won a grammy for the jazz / rap album he produced for Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp A Butterfly) so with that kind of mainstream success, I think it's safe to say jazz is still alive and well.

[@irishmuso7129]

Your discussion of the hybrid chords at 4:25 is pure gold. Thank you.

[@trumbaron]

Steely Dan -chords

[@blindax3535]

I also remember Lyle Mays making wise use of it in the song Half time of absolution with Pat Metheny.

[@devilshark6694]

@@trumbaron mono neon admitted the only band he wanted to play in was steely dan

[@SpoookyBooogie]

Ask your daughter to send you more suggestions bc this video is on the algorithm and your content is excellent quality.

[@lorraineq169]

Eg Dirty Loops has amazing arranging

[@trailblazers740]

You’re like an encyclopedia I can’t believe you made some of those connections. Amazing

[@seedor9797]

Fascinating, my thoughts exactly.

[@Zach_Routhier]

@@seedor9797 When he mentioned the getz drummer, and played the track, I was blown away. That exact dry drum sound JD beck has with a drum and bass feel.

[@gabrieln3613]

@@Zach_Routhier I know of Grady Tate mostly from his playing with Jimmy Smith......when they are older they have a nice live album played in a club, "Fourmost Return" Jimmy Smith, with Grady Tate, Stanley Turrentine on Sax and Kenny Burrell on guitar. It's just mature players "not trying too hard" but just nice in the pocket groove playing, mostly swinging bluesy jazz. I am a 48 year harmonica player but had a swing/jazz/blues band 10 years and this is some of the type music we played on earlier sets on a club date type thing. Mostly we were more uptempo swing and jump blues, a favorite for the Lindy Hop Dance crowd who supported us.

[@cjsmith8319]

I saw JD and Domi when they opened for Polyphia. It wasn’t everyone’s vibe, but being a musician myself, I really appreciated their craft. They are both extremely prodigious creators and it’s clear they put their time in.

[@Dolph1n]

Same here. Im not a musician but still love them 😂

[@pattol666]

Polyphia is garbage.

[@McShag420]

Same! Saw them in Boise, ID. I think I enjoyed JD and Domi more than Polyphia, even!

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

I would rather see JD and Domi than Polyphia but that’s a hell of a lineup!

[@mountainair]

Polyphia blows

[@lilithperson6266]

i love jd and domi. i remember jd saying at one point he specifically was inspired to go as dry as possible from listening to getz. it really highlights how intricate his playing is.

[@MrDanylong]

I hear the NOT TIGHT debut álbum by this kids and I can't believe it. In this music I can feel Chick Corea, I can feel John McLaughling, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Billy Cobham and so many others that I can't believe they had enough time to assimilate all tis music at their short age, they got it in their DNA, it's the only explanation!

[@tonyr.4778]

You're drinking the Kool aid. You mention artists that are totally different in every aspect to each other. You are hearing someone with superb technique but little concept of melodic development. Most of her soloing sounds like scale practice. No space for the music to breathe. Even something like giant steps that is fast and has a barrage of notes, has melodic development and shape. It has direction.

[@Nicole-pt4bx]

u jelly @@tonyr.4778

[@hockeyrd99]

@@tonyr.4778 I just made the same comment. Nobody is walking around humming one of their melodies.

[@instrumentalhumansmusic]

Domi is ridiculously brilliant. She's so young and yet she's already on the level with some of the greatest jazz keys players of all time. It's crazy.

[@smokingdrowdndarkelf976]

I think they both went to julliard school of music

[@instrumentalhumansmusic]

@@smokingdrowdndarkelf976 and also started very young so I guess maybe it's not that crazy. Very impressive though.

[@Raxfyr]

@@smokingdrowdndarkelf976 no, domi went to berklee, i dont think jd went anywhere, he had private tutors

[@km6206]

i don't know about all that...

[@Rondo2ooo]

@@smokingdrowdndarkelf976 Nope. Domi had already finished piano studies, I think age 14 (she started at 4 or so), and got a Berklee scholarship later where she completed also a degree. JD Beck is also a natural talent without formal education, but some years of tutelage by some renown drummers and bands. For accurate details, google. ;-)

[@dennissantiago9525]

It's crazy how so much analysis can be done on such a small excerpt of music. Really glad to see you highlighting such good content!!

[@quixodian]

Glad you took the time to offer this analysis. Turned onto these musicians by a relative, they're sensational in my view. Highly polyrythmic and harmonically rich. Especially like the lightness and agility of the drummer.

[@OdaKa]

light but heavy, consistent like a drum machine, it's dope

[@SPELTMUSIC]

i absolutely love their debut studio album. theres some great tunes, amazing arrangement and production, but for some reason there is just something missing from the studio recordings. i always find myself gravitating towards their live performances when i want to listen to them, there is just something indescribable about the chemistry between the two of them playing live.

[@marmiteghost]

agree wholeheartedly. it would've elevated the album to a whole other level if the songs were recorded live. while the studio setting/mixing works very well for some joints (like the .paak collab) it really hinders others.

[@Shnowz]

idk who produced them but if it really wasn't live off the floor then that's quite a shame. Jazz is all about the subitleties so playing to click ruins a bit of the magic for me as silly as that sounds.

[@DanRobards]

I'm due to see them in London next summer. So excited!

[@rob2999]

And leave out the Thundercat - vocals too. I'm there to hear Domi and JD.

[@knoopx]

can't agree more, studio albums is just a format that doesn't fit them.

[@msgesus4518]

I loved the breakdown, it helps me to HEAR what these different techniques sound like after the technical explanation. The graphics also help and are done so well. Thanks!

[@scotthjackson5651]

I've heard these kinds of chords all throughout some of my favorite jazz fusion groups and never heard them analyzed the way you've done here. Much obliged Adi. Liked and subscribed.

[@deskwerks]

Very pleasantly surprised to hear someone appreciating Grady Tate's work on the Sweet Rain LP! I was completely blown away by it when I first heard it probably 20 years ago! Thanks for that recollection, sir.

[@rpt0rman]

I love that you pointed out Steps ahead Pools! Eddie Gomez has some beautiful enchanting playing on there. I love that record and it makes sense that I also really dig the new Domi/JD Beck album. Great video thanks for sharing!

[@MrKirchov]

Thank you so much. This has really given me such a deeper appreciation for them and it makes the idea of making something of this flavour seem more attainable. Sending me on lots of rabbit holes!

[@retohofmann5878]

That was a lot of knowledge, thank you. Domi & JD Beck play here next month in the historic town of Winterthur/Switzerland, and the concert is for free..well!

[@cora_m]

WHAT??? ich hett das nie mitüberko... danke!!

[@retohofmann5878]

@@cora_m gerne👍

[@patrickherron1968]

Lawd those chords at 4:27 are so Donald Fagen. Specifically like a cutup of some of the chords on "Josie".

[@DrummerMiles]

So while they do have a relatively new sound, it's not something we haven't seen from cats like chris dave and robert glasper for example. The hip hop and breakbeat influenced stuff from the late 90s can be a blind spot for guys who solely do jazz sometimes. Hip hop had probably the largest influence on modern jazz of any musical movement in the past 20-30 years yet some jazz guys refuse to acknowledge it. Great vid!

[@achenarmyst2156]

True, for hard core jazz guys the 80s were a Future Shock.

[@SamUrtonDesign]

Yes - and also specifically in the case of JD Beck, I can hear lot of possible influence from 90's Jungle/Drum & Bass, and even the electronic avantgarde stuff from the 90's that utilized jungle style sliced/edited breaks. When I hear JD drumming I can't but help think of stuff like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imbYpWdnrbpliqs

[@bobleonard7122]

@@SamUrtonDesign Electronic avantgarde? So that's why the nineties were such a jazz wasteland, save carryovers from the 80s.

[@resignurdrnk7535]

I feel so grateful that this video came up in my recommended. Thank you, Mr. Yeshaya.

[@d.harrimusic2919]

Awesome insight! Thank you for sharing, Adi. You are styling with those glasses.

[@gerardmeerkat]

thanks Adi, I appreciate the speed at which you go deep into music and the minimal editing!

[@ultraparadoxical7610]

Glad the algorithm recommended this excellent video. Subscribed. Now on to check out Domi and Beck…

[@cesarlunakuri7213]

Thanks to KZbin for shoiwng me this video. Sir keep doing what you are doing I enjoyed and learn a lot from this. Best wishes for you

[@TheEranTalmor]

Thank you Adi! This was very well laid out, and a great choice of subject matter. Toda raba!

[@plootyluvsturtle9843]

JD Beck’s drumming kind of got me into Jungle DnB but it’s not the same, he’s just so good

[@z0h33y]

I can see that since their both centered around breakbeats.

[@avivmamraev7237]

הסרטונים שלך סופר אינפורמטיבים ופוגעים בול, תודה!

[@angeloaugustomelo2484]

For me, as brazilian the sound of the drums really remmainnds me to some brazilian songs like "frevo" by Egberto Gismont or "é preciso" by Gonzaguinha

[@psychotogether5114]

Just checked that out. Very cool. Thanks.

[@Juanfernandoz]

Hey neighbor greetings from Colombia

[@SiLevesque]

Wow, that was great! I really enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@yanpangyanpangcreatellc]

Yay! I’ve been waiting for your update 😍

[@nicorentzsch9946]

been following your videos for approx. 2 years now and I've learned so much from them. You deserve many more views tho. Thank you Adi for sharing your knowledge

[@frankperez1953]

Awesome video Adi. My daughter would greatly appreciate the subject of your presentation.

[@MarcoRaaphorst]

Cool stuff which I use in my own pop songs all the time. Came from listening to Steely Dan and jazz.

[@jawilli1]

I came here to say that he basically just analyzed nearly every Steely Dan recording.

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Brilliant... superb presentation and illustrations! Easy to absorb, thus apply immediately. Thank you... best wishes. 🥂

[@hiroyukichiba3135]

You are amazing! I found out about them when I start watching ”Zildjian Live with Ghost-Note” Even though we are not drummers, I highly recommended it. These young kids are super talented. but you still are the best (or GOAT, nowadays😆)!

[@venn1431]

that was such a great session

[@lihns]

Now that you mention their use of tensions and inversions like that I hear a lot of similarity between Domi / JD Beck and bands from the Canterbury scene like Hatfield and the North, very similar harmonic ideas

[@mbrown4778]

Thanks for pointing this out. Hatfield & the North had some smooth instrumentals. I liked the Canterbury Scene's mixture of jazz & 60s rock.

[@Veridi]

I like the major tried with the 4th in the bass or sus2 7th. It reminds me of Final Fantasy music by Hitoshi Sakimoto.

[@mynameistechno]

All these records tipps are pure gold :) thx

[@chriswright2553]

Great shout about Sweet Rain. I'm currently learning Chick's solo on Litha - a work in progress :)

[@andy2069]

Dude never seen your videos before, but usually KZbin music expert breakdown style pages are pretty weak. Just wanted to say, you're dope and this was really solid interesting information delivered well.

[@stevelarson3229]

Thanks, Adi! That was awesome!

[@eelseth123]

A bottomless well of wisdom. You're the man, Adi!

[@Codemastahbeats]

Thanks for the breakdown of the intro, Adi- learned a few things. Clearly the actual title of the track, "NOT TiGHT", promotes the ambiguity/starkness and prolonged non-resolution of the chords when they perform it! -Cody, UWEC grad

[@Vegan_Kebab_In_My_Hand]

This wealth of knowledge is to subscribe for!

[@jevinday]

In my mid 20s I kind of convinced myself that the best music has already been made and that there isn't anything new to look forward to. Domi and JD Beck have totally changed that for me. Thundercat is another modern artist that's just as good as anything classic. There are aplenty of extremely talented younger people playing music right now. It feels good to be excited about modern music again!

[@bryanforrester3315]

Adi, you are a badass! But, you already knew I thought that!!

[@AdiYeshaya]

😂 thanks Bryan!

[@peppyp7323]

very nice work, Adi.

[@jimburchett]

thanks for sharing your knowledge. the F over the bflat bass made me think of steely dan

[@ReddEdits]

you should analyze a king gizzard and the lizard wizard song. I would love to see Astroturf analyzed.

[@enkaeProductions]

love this in depth analysis

[@gr8tbigtreehugger]

So many insights in this video! Much thanks!

[@benjaminhall5784]

Amazing analysis. Thank you!

[@Ypeeh]

Thank you for the vid!

[@KaOblast]

Awesome analysis Maestro! thank you

[@SimonBeeckaert]

great learning content! thank you Adi!

[@mewsick5093]

Bad assed musical content, Adi!

[@chasvox2]

Your remarks at the beginning regarding hybrid chords instantly took me back to my youth to the movie based on Inge's play "Picnic" and the film's love theme. If you are not familiar with the score there are lots of YT easmple. The score, also includes a classic version of "Moonglow"..........it's titled - Moonglow & Theme from "Picnic" - also on YT........

[@christophbaumgartner6129]

I l-o-v-e this video! Thanks ...

[@toamaori]

Nice! just came across your video and subbed instantly :) Thanks

[@johnnyx53]

Thank you for this, Adi! I try to glean every little bit of sound music advice I can find. With yours, I found a gold nugget. I’m subscribing.

[@capedmarauder]

Thanks for the great analysis (and transcription). I love trying to work these out or, at least, get an understanding of what is happening within the chords.

[@cora_m]

this has to be my favorite video on youtube ever!! making me understand and appreciate my favorite music more deeply. thank you sir

[@fritzjackson4336]

4:28 This reminds me so much of that section in the middle of John and Mary from word of mouth. That sort of ambiguous movement around the 5 minute mark of the song

[@jivinmiles6352]

I’m so glad I found this video, I have nobody around me that can comprehend this and talk about it and I was thinking Domi sounded just like Chick Corea and it felt like another Corea group/duo but maybe a bit more modern. When I tell you I’m buying every version of every album they produce i mean it.

[@cooltrades7469]

No it does not . At all. Fact ;))). Absolutely nothing in common. Chick was a f... in melodic genius . She has no melody , no themes. Etc

[@milzhere]

@@cooltrades7469 where's your hit record?

[@jivinmiles6352]

@@milzhere I doubt he knows music enough to put something together HALF as good as Domi Keys. This dude is stuck in the last century. His brain can’t comprehend the arrangements they put together. I doubt he can even count the measures.

[@WyattLite-n-inn]

@@cooltrades7469#facts

[@bbbbbbb51]

I hear aspects of Ethan Iverson in her playing. Might be her runs

[@jordanhall630]

Thanks for breaking this down. Very insightful

[@naispuma21]

Really enjoyed the presentation and pacing of this video - liked and subbed!

[@ropy89]

you reminded me of how much i loved steps ahead, completely forgot about them and now im gonna listen to a bunch of their records this week, thanks a lot mane !

[@Tabu11211]

!!! First video !!! Great topic!!

[@ronwess]

thank you for this breakdown of Domi And JD BEck Ur A Genius

[@Tzippi]

I heard this group for the first time last night. Their Coachella set was LIT! I downloaded the album immediately and I’ve been jamming all damn day!

[@larsuk9578]

Great video. At 4:26, it would be good to have a transcription. It sounds like the Right Hand moves up in Major triads from Bb Maj to Emaj but can’t quite hear what the left hand is doing (Eb, F, ?, ?) thanks

[@arkanfusionguitar]

THANK YOU , SIR!!! ❤

[@ugoeze7360]

This is some Inside Baseball analysis here. As a person who can’t read music at all, I’m always legit here for hearing when someone speaks their craft with passion.

[@Nicole-pt4bx]

i am obsessed with your glasses, they look so damn good on you, absolute props

[@AdiYeshaya]

😂🙏🏾

[@NegativeBodhiImage]

One thing I notice when Domi starts really flying with fast single note lines its very reminiscent of George Duke. Very cool.

[@caryd67]

“functional harmony and non-functional harmony”. Wow. I’ve never heard this term, but I instantly get it. Thank you for teaching.

[@chriswright2553]

Most Neo Soul is based on non-functional harmony. I love it. So many possibilities. Moonchild use it all the time

[@PatrickHansen-ro9fe]

I *never* like, subscribe and comment yet here I am due to this dooope content!

[@robertholmes12]

Great stuff!

[@arjanjohal8160]

Fantastic video. So well communicated and super insightful!

[@kinuorthel8096]

I cannot understand most of this, but it's still amazing and beautiful that there's actual science in this.

[@hendricksam]

Where have you been all my life? Earned my sub!!!

[@Jay-uv5xg]

This vid was awesome! Can you do one on Robert glaspers chords? Especially for songs like liftoff or so beautiful! The way you explain these chords was really good.

[@unirreductibleathee8467]

It would be a great help if you could show what you play on the keyboard as you are explaining that kind of nuances and knowledge.

[@yousefsamehh]

beautiful video

[@JohnSunda]

Amazingly pleasing 😍

[@subjektivenoise]

I have always wodered what kind of chords Domi uses. They sound so cool and unique.

[@MrWizard333]

This is great, thank you!

[@arnekronvall817]

Amazing video 👍

[@BneiAnusim]

Good stuff Adi! Thanks 😉

[@TehSyneS]

so good, thank you!

[@a2zme]

Music theory is completely foreign to me but I find it absolutely fascinating .. thanks for the insight :)

[@VirginiaMoonMusic13]

❤❤❤Ty for this video! Very knowledgeable indeed!

[@carlosprediger1922]

Thanks for posting!! Great talk !!!

[@lowlowseesee]

i love seeing his interface in the background reacting to his vocals lol.

[@olivierherment1188]

thank you thanks to you I discovered new musicians who touch the bottom of my heart

[@El_Chuncho]

Great analysis!

[@gnolo]

They are absolutely fantastic

[@LouisSerieusement]

thank you so much ! Cheers from France !