Jazz Masterclass with Cyrus Chestnut

From the archives of Kennedy Center Education, a jazz masterclass with composer, pianist, and educator Cyrus Chestnut. (Recorded as part of the "Explore the Arts" series in 2010 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts).

[@alcofribasnasier5089]

Thank you ! This is the most useful video for me as a self taught musician ! If I had today to keep only one video from the whole net it would be this one. Thanks a lot !

[@danielg8001]

What an amazing and generous man with profound insights into music. Great humour in the delivery! Listening to this will change my playing forever. Thank you so much Cyrus.

[@QuadriviumNumbers]

Mr Chestnut needed a clip on radio mic! Some interesting and valid information for students was lost because of the mic routine. Where's the rest? Very good!

[@louissiciliano5056]

Great! Super great!!! Cyrus is an amazing artist and a great teacher. AWESOME! Thank you very much

[@babynature3]

Love it when he describes the starlight! This is so awesome! Learnt a lot!!!

[@Gypsyman40]

Very nice change up red. More soulful after cryus helped get her out of the bebop. Loved it

[@steelmaddin]

I can watch it over and over again and still learn Great musician & teacher

[@AsrielKujo]

this guy be doing asmr xDD

[@Streux]

This was very good! Very helpful. Will you be posting the rest of the masterclass?

[@comedien1910]

lui...è....magico!

[@ellencyllonabondlyuyakim2749]

What is the name song for the first repertoire??

[@tillsimmen598]

I'd like to know the name of the first song, and also the name of the second song of the second guy playing, he says it but I can not hear it properly. If someone knows please let me know =) thx

[@pascalbetsch]

idk what you mean but try it with subtitle, Maybe this will help you =)

[@jeandawsonwilson3991]

Second tune by second guy was "Polka Dots and Moonbeams".

[@ImJoeeJoe]

first song is called Caravan i think

[@gottreich]

The Nearness of You (bet this answer comes too late)

[@skimanization]

Cyrus Chestnut is a great musician and teacher. These guys and the lady are good but, I think, the problem is the lack of expressing the melody graciously and a steady continuous rhythm or groove. There's a tendency to rush to improvisation without even finishing the melody e.g. Caravan and Stella by Starlight. This is what the teacher is saying about don't play the melody if you don't know it. Overall these pianists are good but I think they would do better playing with a rhythm section - swing bass and drums. I'm not an expert but I know the importance of rhythm. The improvisation should neighbour the melody, not too much on chords. That's just my opinion and a just word of advice. Thanks.

[@iandodds693]

Guy doesn't know The Nearness of You.

[@paulmitchell5349]

Rhythm needs to break unpredictably, yet balance with melody and still flow, otherwise you bore yourself while playing, and also the audience. It ain't improv if you know where it's going.

[@Gottenhimfella]

I think, at least with that first student, it would have been helpful if Cyrus had first invited him to play it again, exactly the same way as the first time. I'm sure (from his performance) that he would have been able to do it, note perfect, same phrasing. (No need to make him play the whole thing, just long enough to make the point). A jazz musician should not be able to do that. Must not be able to.

[@nononouh]

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[@mrblackados1701]

ADOS have to give away their music and everything gets stolen. Protect it dearly.

[@jaysonbiggs8979]

ADOS is a right wing idealogy masquerading as something progressive.

[@mrblackados1701]

@@jaysonbiggs8979 Being an American Descendant of Slavery is right wing? How so?

[@darrenmills7118]

Everyone’s music gets stolen dude.. it’s called the internet, it’s not exclusive to ADOS so put that victim card down cos you ain’t one... Black and white musicians worked together to create some of the best jazz albums of all time, music is something that unites people of all backgrounds... stop it with the hateful rhetoric. It certainly wouldn’t earn you any respect from the musicians who’s art you’re trying to protect.

[@mrblackados1701]

@@darrenmills7118 If only any of your statements contained any historical truth. Then Maybe we could talk. Meanwhile study some reality first. You don't know enough.

[@kentbell6757]

Although am not 100% agree with you, I totally understand what's coming from you. There's certain unique characteristics that separate jazz from other genres. However, if black keep it all together and learn more about jazz other than mumble rap, that would be amazing. Other than that, other people will take it anyway, one way or the other. So far Cory Henry is in the game. Need more people like him in the future.