Kent Nishimura playing Hey Nineteen.

Some subscribers asked for another Kent Nishimura offering so here it is. Here he performs a Steely Dan song with his own spectacular arrangement. Enjoy!

[@csmith785]

I've been playing for over 30 years, and this guy has inspired me to put all my guitars in a pile and burn them.

[@2buzzed]

Pretty much all of the guitar players in attendance expressed a similar sentiment.

[@pmomalley]

😂

[@philipStClair-mm4jq]

😂😂😂. He’s amazing!

[@sockpuppety]

that's just really sad. you'd think he inspired you to practice more.

[@rabbithowls71]

I’m inspired to work on pickup winding, and some crazy wiring schemes. Can’t play like that, but maybe I can make the perfect pickup.

[@DaveLL500]

Major dude's style just flows like cuervo gold.

[@danielwarnersmith]

The fine Colombian

[@markhernden9472]

Any major dude would agree. I'm reeling in the ears.

[@pharmajoe990]

Dude made tonight a wonderful thing

[@lodrezzon]

This guy just played EVERY PART in 'Hey Nineteen' by himself, at the same time. I think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, an Oscar, or at least a pizza (with unlimited toppings)!

[@guitarcoyote]

Camera work was well done in capturing a performance of a dude that came to play like nobody’s business…..damn!

[@dr.corneliusq.cadbury6984]

And he can play it live.

[@lorenzoblum868]

Unlimited indeed, like his playing.

[@pawlowski6132]

Glad you're not overreacting or anything

[@rayray8687]

@@pawlowski6132: You mean with the unlimited toppings? I agree, that’s a bit much!

[@cyclistman6358]

His brain must be preserved and studied when he’s done with it. Extraordinary!! Kudos young man.

[@nk7155]

You said it. Non musical people don't realise, he played an abstract song with abstract chords, melody and harmony all in one and still was smiling. This is no ordinary feat. His brain has to be preserved!

[@tomrixey2311]

This guy, Kent, is a MAJOR dude or a king of the world. Wow.

[@bartcmatthews]

Holy fucking shit. This dude needs to do the album “Aja” - I will personally help him raise money to do it

[@jimoffutt9156]

You're first comment. YES!!!

[@MrBudd0y]

he did a cover of Aja, drum solos included! look i up in youtube

[@mozdickson]

I'm in too. Crowdfund an LP

[@juantimer]

Good news, he already has and you can buy it now! Look for the album Kent Nishimura "2" (2017 -- he was 14!!!!!!!!!) ... it is ridiculously good

[@juantimer]

@@MrBudd0y I cannot get over that cover. it's insane and he did it at age 14. how even?!

[@Bluebird-wj4nj]

OMG . . this amazing young man is incredible! Wow!! I see a kid with an acoustic guitar saying he will play "Hey Nineteen" and so I gotta click on that and I was just stunned and blown away! I"m a huge Steely Dan fan, so know this song very well. Unbelievable!

[@brettgarsed]

What a groove! Not to mention all the other skills happening here. Just an amazing musician!

[@masterprismo93]

I never cease to be amazed by the INCREDIBLE guitarists that youtube keeps showing me. Just wow

[@SEKunkle]

To the audience member audibly laughing at the beginning, I can relate. I often involuntarily laugh out loud when confronted with masterful musicianship. Not a choice, just an honest reaction.

[@gregorybledsoe5324]

Saw him live in Tokyo last year at a small club & he is incredible and such a nice young man!

[@paolomontrone7656]

Beautiful! Great arrangement great technique BUT most importantly taste and groove

[@chrismichaels6928]

Think his Dad locked him in a dingy basement with a metronome for 17 hours a day when he was a kid ? This kid is unreal …

[@nicolasscherer7883]

Hey Nineteen is already a difficult piece to play right with a full band, so playing it right alone is just insane ! Kudos to Kent, great work ! ! If you like this kind of arrangement, check Nathaniel Murphy, he's incredible too !

[@djonakachopper]

Mastery - just music, no obvious technical seams. Love it.

[@DorianDeLuca]

You have got to be kidding me. This is inconceivable.

[@Doones51]

Playing all those jazz chords on an acoustic guitar is impressive enough, but doing it with this style and fluidity is awesome.

[@JoeThibodeau]

He's playing a high end acoustic guitar that plays like butter. It's nearly as easy to play as an electric guitar. However, to your point, attempting that piece or any piece on a $200 beater with high action will be a different road experience entirely.

[@maxforce70ify]

top top . he is phenomenal

[@RogueWaveStudios_131]

Absolutely Awesome. That is a very complex song to do and he does it Masterfully, what a talent!!!!!!

[@picksalot1]

Outstanding! The natural groove and flow in his playing style makes it sound like the tune was originally written on guitar. Quite an accomplishment. 👏

[@ronnyskaar3737]

Makes tonight a wonderful thing ❤

[@stranarn1]

Wonderful Kent , It was hard to keep the tears from pouring 😅😘❤️❤️❤️👍

[@cmufutube]

Beautiful! To hear Steely Dan's music played on solo guitar was just jaw-dropping!

[@MoxieCom]

One of the best drummers I've seen on KZbin ;)

[@clbtu1]

There are bands that wouldn't try this song.

[@ronberasa5868]

Virtuoso...!!!

[@richardmarcotte3983]

If you are coming back to rewatch or have been sent here by a friend do not forget to smash the like 👍 button 21k views 1.4K likes is a crime let’s go people

[@2buzzed]

Thank you!

[@guyb7005]

this player is becoming legendary!

[@written12]

One of the marvels of this is that he’s refurbished, refreshed the song for me. I’m hearing it again as the great song it is after radio play made me kinda blase about it.

[@juantimer]

It is amazing how often it happens kent gets his hands on a song. I can listen to his versions over and over as if they were fresh.

[@written12]

@@juantimer yeah, it seems so. I just discovered him but I see what you mean.

[@jerrykrull9436]

Fantastic rendition... and live too!

[@davefranco1846]

that is genius, kent. My eyes almost fell out of my head watching what you were able to pull off.

[@robertking193]

Really great! So much subtle detail. Totally brilliant. Masterful playing. Bravo!👏 👏

[@eightmoonss.r.o.424]

know what i see? an artist that has his love of music prioritized over his ego by far. maybe because of that, he might not ever be big and hugely famous...but he will always be a great human!

[@geoffm3031]

WTF... It took Steely Dan multiple musicians to produce this song and he just performed the whole song on the guitar! Amazing musical talent right there!!!

[@Gratussi]

2:44 - "Nice."

[@Darylvb]

I can tell he’s been practicing a lot!!

[@neilweber8725]

Hey Nineteen is a very sophisticated song. To play all the parts on solo acoustic guitar tales extraordinary talent and very deep understanding of composition, and transcription. 10 out of 10

[@juantimer]

Incredible. I hope to see Kent live one day.

[@davorgolik7873]

Very rear moment of musical delight in my very long life.... 👏👏👏👏💖Still cannot believe that whole arrangement is only by single man with single guitar 😯

[@hankberumen3804]

Unbelievable!! Kent, never stop; your talent never ceases to amaze me- wishing you a blessed life

[@MColl-ot1mb]

Brilliant. You can't teach that. And trust me, im a guitar and piano teacher !!

[@KC-blues]

Band in box! I've been playing 45 years and this greatly inspires me that ANYTHING is possible and renews my faith that I can go much farther.

[@Ohiopicker2013]

This guy needs to be planning a world tour and record deals.

[@philreeves2404]

I thought I knew how to play.......I might need to find another hobby. You are an amazing player! Thanks for sharing this.

[@TheBassplayah]

His hand goes up and the note goes down.....Yes, he is masterfull

[@anthonyh7698]

This makes me really glad I gave up guitar. Now I don't have to feel horrible about my playing anymore when I see incredible stuff like this.

[@JoeThibodeau]

That's a nice arrangement. And you didn't obfuscate the music with showmanship. Execution is flawless. The voices have great separation. Very believable. Well done.

[@adriangiles5086]

A joy to behold! Well done Kent.

[@jonseltzervoiceover]

Masterful, funky, and beautiful. Nicely done, Kent

[@hepplure6172]

I've never seen anything like it! Bravo Bro!

[@MayorOfFunkytown42]

Fawnky! And beautiful and amazing.

[@foxxygearreviews7754]

Holy moly

[@MitchHillerMusic]

Great

[@MikeS29]

This absolutely the best version of this I've ever heard, including the original!

[@mozdickson]

My dude! Wow. I was 19 when this bulleted, so was she. ❤

[@berniecosta348]

Just when you think you've seen it all, a guy like this comes around and opens the mind to a whole new level of playing. A supremely executed, relentlessly staggering, creative performance. I hope Tommy Emmanuel has seen this.

[@gunsofsteele]

Thanks, Kent! It's always a great escape losing myself in your renditions. 👏 👏 👏

[@joevokey1340]

I’ve been practicing guitar for 2 and a half years now without missing a single day, and after seeing this, I realize that I’m still very much a beginner…Awesome job young man 👏

[@Bluebird-wj4nj]

I want to shout out to 2buzzed. I was so amazed by Kent Nishimura that I forgot to give you kudos and thanks for the recording. Good job on the sound quality. Thank you for sharing this amazing artist with us!

[@2buzzed]

haha, you are welcome. I was just lucky to be in attendance. I will be adding a couple of more songs as soon as I get around to the editing. Enjoy.

[@Incognito-vc9wj]

You are the best guitar player in the World.

[@fabricliver]

WOW!

[@jayzrat]

Hey nineteen is my favorite Steeley Dan song and this rendition, with its jazz vibe is mesmerizing! Awesome !!!

[@jimilite]

Never ceases to blow my ears and mind with his playing and sense of feel. The whole damn song and every instrument comes to life in an impossible way, and he damn well makes it looks so easy ! Thats a sign of a master. I still cant even imagine the song that well. Well done Kent, thank you

[@christinarubio3082]

CwaZy good🤪💝🎼🔆🤘🏼‼️

[@JamesFolkers]

WOW OH WOW OH WOW! This is incredible!!

[@ericellquist7007]

Sweet, nice'n clean. Been a fan of Steely Dan since I first heard Reeling in the Years. It was right after the album was released. A neighbor in the apartment next to the one that I was in had just got the LP. He was having beers with a few friends and the music was coming in from the open windows. I really didn't know any one of them, but I knocked on the door anyway. Told them that I had to know who was making that unique sound. The guy invited me in and handed me a cold one. There might have been a bong involved as well.... It was springtime in New Hampshire, and it don't get much better than that.

[@mnelson56]

Love your playing, feel and arrangements so much. You are continually raising the bar guitar in general, and acoustic guitar in particular.

[@12fretter]

The audience response was criminally poor. If I was the only one in the room, I would have made more noise of appreciation than that. Good golly miss molly, the ovation should have last until today! Outstanding.

[@2buzzed]

Don't forget, this was one song early in the set and we were all blown away. Also, bunch of old farts. Trust me, by the end of the show Kent knew how much we appreciated him. During the intermission everyone was expressing their adulation to him one on one.

[@12fretter]

Good to hear! I gave up on gigging for lack of appreciation and I'm a garden slug in comparison.

[@udishemesh4171]

Impressive!

[@chrischreative2245]

Wow. Nothing more to add.

[@chrisstanford3652]

🎵🎶🤗🌹

[@ryanbartlett672]

Legendary is right! The skill and judgement to always stay in the song!

[@djdibibar516]

Musical Masterpiece!

[@theanglohouse601]

AMAZING!!!!!

[@michaelmcdonald3057]

Appears to be in an alternative tuning that allows him to play the bass line in the chord structure. Drop D ? This man is amazing.

[@2buzzed]

Correct. He explains one of his tunings at one point but I don’t think I was recording at that point.

[@zackstein]

Martin Scorsese: THIS is cinema.

[@miketayse]

Yow, crazy good, I want to see his take on Bodhisattva.

[@emmanuelbuenviaje6564]

What a performance 👏

[@michaeltaylor4419]

Crazy good.

[@patrickcockett8062]

wonderful

[@sparkomatic]

Nice. Would love to hear it on nylon string.

[@RGMDG]

Phenomenal playing. Really enjoyed it.. Thank you..

[@vintageport7804]

Walter Becker giving a standing ovation!

[@paulmeszesan8970]

Kent is a Master Cover Acoustic Guitar Soloist!

[@lorettahookano6139]

What captivating musicianship, he should perform with the original artist’s !

[@beckwith5880]

just amazing. you nailed the vibe and totally captured this fantastic song

[@jeandumoulin2521]

Tellement bon…so so good…..love this….

[@christianwombolt3798]

great job!

[@KnownBeing]

Phenomenal!

[@pmomalley]

Wow. Just WOW!

[@marvinmah9551]

Steely Dan is one of my favourites Kent, you playing it is just the icing on the cake and we are so privileged to be able to enjoy your artistry and undeniable mastery of the song to your desire!!!❤

[@pulehushortribs157]

The multi-tasking Guitarist plays every part at the same time, Incredible!!! Enjoyable!! Remarkable!!!✌❤🤗

[@Keshanut]

absolutely superb arrangement, amazingly done on one acoustic. Muchos enjoymento...

[@DaveCorsello]

Spectacular!

[@user-ou9jb7ni5n]

That was excellent

[@J3unG]

What!?!?!?! Kent was in the USA!?!? WTF, man. I missed this show. awww man.

[@2buzzed]

Nope, Canada for this one.

[@barnBR5-49]

Amazing

[@StevenPerren]

A fantastic rendition - great in itself but also serves to reemphasise the greatness of the composition. Kudos to you for a too top performance!

[@dirtworshiper2800]

WOW. Just WOW. True musician.

[@tomtom2346]

well played

[@johnwilliams2420]

Do you even know how good you are? Your casual approach to something so complicated is very cool. Well done