Vocal Improv and Warm Ups for Jazz Singers

[@dmallett2380]

he's like a snazzy jazzy grandpa, I really enjoyed this

[@hollygamble15]

He looks like my aunt

[@AlohaPorta]

the face he makes before doing the lion is priceless.. that emotionless tired of life yet still sassy expression "again... on three"

[@thedevil1667]

I died 😂😂

[@shraddhapaimusic]

This idea of keeping communication with your audience intact through the scat bits - it's great, and one I find myself coming back to when I practice my solos. Thank you for that Mr Cowings - to be honest I haven't heard anyone scat that expressively before, but it sure would help an audience that isn't already elbow-deep in jazz.

[@TheSeeking2know]

Excellent point! Louis Armstrong was something indeed.

[@yvindkjlen1066]

I want a girlfriend that looks at me the same way Eli Yamin looks at Marion Cowings.

[@yourtruename]

Øyvind Kjølen 🤣😂

[@radio.wolfman]

Haha, oh man 😂

[@ploopybear]

lmao

[@palmtrzz4976]

Øyvind Kjølen I WAS GONNA SAY THAAAAAT

[@AndrianaSantiago]

Øyvind Kjølen 😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣

[@Marshmallow_Trees]

Marion: Thank you... Eli: 🎶🎵🎶 Marion: THANKS ELIIIIIIIIIII😠

[@LG-er6ng]

lol

[@museical72]

omg i laughed so hard

[@deepalmer3960]

I caught that! LMAO! Great singing, though!

[@Lincoln1_5]

This man definitely is the coolest person in the entire World

[@danmcbmusic]

outside of the super cool and somewhat off-the-wall presentation, this dude has vocal and musical chops to die for. You do not get to sing like that by accident. Respect sir.

[@jefflingyueyan]

I may be getting ahead of myself but that scatting tip felt like an instant cheat code! I always had the hardest time trying to scat with the “fitting” syllables and not sound like a 5 yr old… amazing how this is really just changing your mindset and does wonders!

[@zenamerica]

I mean, cmon. That was like watching perfection show you the recipe to how perfection is made. There are so many layer of maestro at work there. No doubt these videos will one day find their way into the National Archives. Marion Cowings deserves special recognition as a cultural bridge between generations and styles that will otherwise be forgotten and untold. He is a National Treasure & deserves the distinction.

[@redherring6268]

This guy is full 'o swag!

[@andretsang7337]

This is the kind of thing I'd expect to find in a New Orleans coffee shop, small business, of course, on a cool summer day. It's great, keep up the good work!!

[@TheGentlemanGamer]

I was in New Orleans last year and asked the house band in a cafe to play All of Me, after having seen this video. So great minds think alike ;)

[@guarrho]

There are no cool summer days in new orleans

[@deniaridley]

@@guarrho Truth.

[@ArthurKaletzky]

"You took apart what once was my heart"

[@DeborahFoxx]

i was not expecting the tongue thing. lol

[@yalph2506]

Me as well 😂😂

[@richard3165]

wtf

[@hachi5408]

I laughed so hard

[@musicalbynature]

Maybe he could have brushed his tongue before this video lol!

[@creaonline]

Stay with someone who looks at you like Eli. 💗 I always go back to this video. Marion Cowings, you are such an inspiration. I wish I could just once be a part of your jazz clinics, have a great conversation with you. For now, greetings from Chile. Please, come visit!

[@LEKA_레카]

This is so impressive.. I draw for living and his advice is useful even for making art pieces.

[@tradesmanjaegs4992]

not for a living but i draw too and it does help

[@TheSeeking2know]

🤔

[@l.harrison9725]

Marion does weekly vocal clinics at Small's jazz club- see live stream online, along with Mezzrow's. Love the idea of singing II-V's creatively instead of just scales to warm-up. Warning: do not do the Lion pose without using a Tongue-Scraper first!!

[@margaretgottlieb1516]

😭

[@auntehk]

does he still do this???

[@Prospermiinow]

Thank you so very much Marion Cowings. Your explanations make it all so clear. Thank you Eli Yamin for showing inexperienced pianist how one should move with and support the movement of the vocalist. Thank you to those responsible for this series being made available. Thank you.

[@TheSeeking2know]

Yeah he was very attentive.

[@portellio_the_space_rider9473]

Eli looks so intrigued

Thank you for sharing...I have been taking singing lessons since the summer of 2010 here in the Netherlands and singing old Jazz songs at a local theater, love it...but still learning to improve my voice...

[@JazzAcademy]

+Christina Köfer We've got a series of vocal lessons at a playlist here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4mpcphvnd6og6s

[@tastelesssoperatatouille4396]

Christina Köfer same

[@CarolineVesper]

the most amazing thing i've seen in months, love the last part, it helped me so much thank you!

[@JazzAcademy]

Glad you enjoyed it! Make sure to check out Marion's other lesson here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pofLY2Rpl6-chKc

[@ritadighent]

Just to clarify for any singers who might be confused: "I'll give you 2 measures up front", but the intro was actually 8 bars (measures)...thanks for posting a video that so many people got so much joy over : )

[@ArthurKaletzky]

The "2 measures [bars] up front" was the count-in, not the intro. "1 - and -2 - and | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | " then the 8-bar piano intro.

[@TheSeeking2know]

@@ArthurKaletzkyThanks for actually clearing that up.

[@singingsawa]

This was the most fun and interesting scat I’ve ever seen 😮✨

[@amarartemis]

Oh my God - you are way to old for me, but after your strangely silly but ever so convincing and impressive scat improv.... I'M GONNA TAKE ALL OF YOU!!!

[@andreluisalves4774]

Man, I just can't stop hearing you over and over again... Oh, if I could sing the same...

[@ElevateMeditations]

Absolutely loved this! What a delight. Made me smile and blew me away with his killer scat skillsss

[@linasalamanca878]

Omg, I want his voice by my side the rest of the days of my life

[@anitaaustralia]

Dem pants... Vest. Tie. Neck. Thing. Omg. Swaggomatic!

[@jefsut]

This made me smile so big! Thanks!

[@liukang85]

I like his style

[@kwelathe4th]

He doesn't know it (and I don't know him) but he's officially my uncle!

[@deniaridley]

LOL

[@LuisFlores-xr5bu]

Lol

[@tonimena1121]

Simply amazing

[@TheSeeking2know]

Really enjoyed this. Sharing with my vocal friends. Connecting without words.

[@Herehear49]

I love Marion's style. Reminds me a little of if you combined two masters: Jimmy Scott and Mel Torme.

[@jethromackenzie]

This was such a brilliantly helpful video. You're amazing my friend...great teacher..excellent singer..and an inspiration. Props to the pianist too. This is my beginning of my new found hobby/dream/soul-filling experience. Thank you my friend :D

[@nbAbc-hl2lk]

Love this guy! He's got so much class and swagger!

[@AndrianaSantiago]

Incredible. Also. The comments. 😂🤣 just love you people!

[@SarahKellyKansas]

Thank you for this video! Very inspiring and helped me a lot. I have a higher voice so it's hard for me to find songs that I can sing. Improvising it might help me. Thanks!

[@tinenefs]

Wow....this was so much delightful and excellent tuition. Only started singing some jazz...Misty 💃🥰

[@igorcardoso4146]

hooo God Great Job,"All Of Me",I love it

[@prakashchettri150]

you, sir, are amazing as a trumpet solo in a funky jazz musical night

[@ip3043]

so much musicality and expression in your Skatting, love it!

[@alariaodaleo.6855]

my mom just ask me what im doing 1:13

[@KennyGuite]

😂😂😂

[@heythere9806]

Thank you so much for this! I love jazz music and singers so much and I'm eager to learn about it. Thanks for the lesson 😘❤️😘❤️🥳🥳🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@karinparker9402]

Excellent!.......Thank you JALCJA and Mr. Cowings!

[@Tojoj22]

LoL I cured my back using this

[@deniaridley]

Hahahahah

[@riosweet4981]

I absolutely adore this man- I'd go American from Ireland just for him to teach me

[@meherparalikar]

Great explanation ❤️💐❤️ Thanks for the video

[@imbatokamoyoni2209]

I was always asking myself what am I singing ,thanks now I know...

[@JayFolipurba]

No wonder the pianoman stares at him in awe like this... He has to look out for his conducting

[@TheSeeking2know]

Exactly. It's not just "awe", it's attentiveness.

[@JayFolipurba]

@@TheSeeking2know but also awe

[@stampdealer]

This cat hasn't left any cool for the rest of us.

[@deborahchasteen3206]

Niiiiiiiiice.

[@claywooten1801]

Not even the weirdest thing I've seen on KZbin today!

[@memebits9850]

So good!

[@karosonj1]

Those lyrics are fire 🔥😍

[@evahunzicker1564]

in the scat part he makes a perfect character for twin peaks in the black lodge

[@sixsix911]

The guy on piano is looking at him breathless

[@lovelyplacetobe2020]

Excellent Video. Thank you

[@kafoona]

Amazing

[@Lb00gie90]

the scat part... so good!

[@forkhole]

Love this so much

[@Allen2saint]

Jazz wisdom right here.

[@JonErikKellso]

Love this, Marion, thanks! Great advice, and not just for vocalists. Informative and fun.

[@alessyasdream4849]

really awesome, I enjoyed a lot!

[@amrelgaml5273]

thank you master .... you are the one you helped me too much to tell thank you

[@kiriyachayakul7077]

I really love him.

[@snackgila]

Thank you. I need to try this.

[@kscape100]

Wonderful....Thank you.

[@vanessaarmonica3726]

Bautiful, congrats maestro!

[@1JulianneD]

thanks for the tips, and nice job!

[@the_savageshaman]

Omg….I’m in love!!!

[@bradymcatee4785]

Nice quote of "Struttin With Some Barbeque"

[@ricardomsantos1211]

Parabéns ,um espetáculo,ótimo fica com DEUS

[@NyaCrea]

this is so good !

[@artera4114]

beautiful

[@blues3824]

Great! I gotta watch this vid 4 more times.

[@itslazelstory]

the french part at @6:00 was awesome

[@ava1267]

Love this guys! 💪🙌❤️

[@caspardejonge5902]

Thanks Marion!

[@susankande7461]

Love this!

[@Rosesforkitty]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@rafaelortsespadero4870]

Muchas Gracias !

[@Соломія-т8ы]

you're so ❤️ calming

[@MrElaguatero5]

Brilliant!!!

[@sallybowles2781]

It behooves me. I didn't know.

[@SarahJamesJazz]

Fun Video Marion! Love the Lion Pose!!! :>)

[@memebits9850]

This guy is cool

[@phoenixphoenix1130]

my favourite scat singer, jazzman is Andrzej Zaucha

[@oscarseyer6614]

Bravo!! Fabuloso!! Está genial lastima que no entiendo nada

[@mechellelachaux7655]

YES !! SO COOL

[@sheisinmars4791]

he's amazing :)

[@jiacuisheng5539]

what's the song played in about 2:45 ? Sounds so good!

[@unclesam997]

It's a 2-5-1 in g major (then up a half step to A flat (G# enharmonically). It sounds like Eli's dropping in some simple improv with thirds, but it's a progression that gets used in lots of music.

[@iplockers_peterwu]

+uncle sam would you give me some example?

[@unclesam997]

***** anything from almost every jazz standard (like blues Bossa or moments notice) to songs like Sunday morning by maroon five. The Jazz stuff usually has sudden key changes but when you get used to it it's pretty cool.

[@iplockers_peterwu]

uncle sam Got it! Thank you very much~

[@l.harrison9725]

I Should Care

[@janellebarnes1961]

Not the cheese danish!!!!😂😂😂

[@withinadream26]

Lol you got me at " AAAAAAAAAgggggg" great video. Thank you!

[@RamonaArena]

Hahaha LOVE him!

[@OnAxisMusic]

Omg I love the lion! Thank you so much!

[@Name-fk8zk]

Damn this is lit 🔥

[@mariacarolinadasilva384]

obrigada! thank you

[@sehrishfakhar9281]

Which did he sang at 3:00

[@ireneathanasiou1192]

Love ya Marion!!!!

[@richartquezada1317]

Waooo que buena musica

[@lavoxii]

You took my kisses and you took my love You taught me how to care Am I to be just the remnant of a one-sided love affair? All you took, I gladly gave There's nothing left for me to save All of me why not take all of me Can't you see I'm no good without you Take my lips I want to lose them Take my arms I'll never use them Your good bye left me with eyes that cry How can I go on dear without you You took the part that once was my heart So why not take all of me