KURT ROSENWINKEL - 'Round Midnight - Solo Performance Challenge SEASON 3/Jazz Student Culture.com

[@adamflax2012]

Breathtaking. Such an idiosyncratic, unique voice. The level of risk in his playing is other level...comping, voicings, use of open strings...unreal. Great flow on his lines too, so unpredictable. Total intimacy with the instrument...flawless

[@franzjosephamrein2663]

Yes you got it you're so right 👍

[@bluesful]

Kurt Rosenwinkel is one of those guitarists that I could just sit and watch do this all day long.

[@Faz99Master]

When one can ally technical ability with soulful, creative and unique ideas. Very few musicians strike that elusive balance.

[@davideastlee9983]

This is a new level....Kurt plays his language at such a high level of originality. always...fresh and creative. Really stunning AND soulful. Thank you Kurt

[@victormusic01x]

..wow, Kurt is out of control, he has set the bar so high for other players, pushing us to work harder towards our goals...my teacher before Berklee back in high school, Jack Hotop, was always pushing his students too, practice every day, try to listen to the masters, from Segovia to Montgomery, Martino and Pass, and he knew about Clapton and Hendrix too mind you..and do it seriously..I wish he could have heard this performance by Kurt, I think he would have really enjoyed it..this is the kind of kick in this ass to get you thinking and working harder..monumental must listening..New York September 10, 2020..

[@oriarl]

The man has got such a UNIQUE sound, ALIENS can identify it from outer space

[@thesmellycatjazz]

Rick Beato plays with a similar tone imo for his scale videos

[@amadeuskohar8699]

If we're ever being invaded by those outer space beings, we better find Mr. Rosenwinkel lmao

[@juansecar2]

Yeah Kurt. One of the alltime best you are my friend. Second gen post Metheny genius. Great

[@martinhayes6845]

Incredible articulation at that tempo, Ben. Bravo!

[@lexluthor9705]

I only see two hands. This guy probably has multiple brains jamming together

[@massimobolzoni7526]

mamma mia !!!!! bravissimo

[@mathieu4734]

5* superb. He would make Monk proud.

[@Chaosdude341]

Absolutely spectacular. I can't say enough good things about Kurt. Just found him last night and I'm absolutely blown away. I didn't know there was more than one Allan Holdsworth!!

[@hoffy1003]

I've heard him do this with chorus effect on the guitar. I have to say I prefer this. What style, and technique. Great performance, and arrangement.

[@barrycooper4006]

Hi Kurt! Excellent job. Can’t wait to see you in March 2024 in Morristown, NJ with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.

[@leonsangala]

that bossa mood switch before the end

[@marcassin300]

I Think His way of playing at the end is a kind of inspiration of Rene Thomas's version kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYrbemdjotWMpsU&ab_channel=Ren%C3%A9Thomas-Topic

[@leoosiku]

Most things have been done before.

[@Giaco54]

that was amazing - creativity just out of this world.

[@nelsonrivera3046]

Cada vez que escucho a Rosenwinkel me pregunto de dónde viene ese sonido peculiarísimo, precioso, incomparable. Del trabajo, del genio, de la persistencia.

[@franbestguitrplayerinthewo5027]

What a beatifull sound and also playeng

[@ChrisBucheit]

So masterful but still soaked in emotion Kurt!

[@andreasomenzi5194]

Super Kurt !! Nei primi 10 ti metto…☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

[@69angelico]

Astonishing, such a great tone and touch, it's amazing! Thank you Kurt

[@josemolina959]

Outstanding! A Virtuoso!

[@ВалерийТуровский-щ6ъ]

Играет в кайф, и звучит в кайф.....редкость....просто замечательно......

[@zadh]

Such amazing rendition. Cheers from Brazil.

[@crashbassist]

Great tone, great language, great musician. Have I already told you that he is great?

[@detodounpoco37]

A musical collage of excellence and authenticity

[@MatSmithLondon]

This took my breath away - just bagged a couple of tickets to London gig coming up and cannot wait

[@gillescamus9836]

Hello, ça c'est ce que l'on peut appeler de l'art !.

[@dougiesherwin9591]

This version, and the one here by Pasquale Grasso are very different. But both are mind-blowing. Not to mention beautiful versions Monk would have loved.

[@andrewchoi4945]

absolute masterpiece 🙏🏻😮

[@cfoldesh]

round midnight..sob kills it

[@barryo5158]

Awesomeness!

[@guitarguyinhawaii6185]

Excellent Kurt as usual !

[@hearpalhere]

Beautiful performance and awesome guitar too!

[@josegil4979]

yeah like the train!

[@petermanuel6703]

a master at pulling-off

[@robertdevirgilio444]

Killin....and gorgeous tone....

[@electrojazz14]

thanks for the wonderful inspiration and work...

[@numbersabcdefg]

and safe to a pretend list! love it

[@samreilly4360]

I'd say he's the best of the modern players

[@tonyc2570]

you obviously have not seen Justin Bieber play guitar

[@pupilmover9835]

He's really good! Also check out Pasquale Grasso

[@solublefish5917]

Antoine Boyer

[@xebio6]

Julian Lage

[@cyndifoore7743]

Very nice Kurt.

[@EyalZeidman770]

Pure beauty ❤

[@TorySlusher]

Really digging the new sound with the swells(?)...

[@Ntimitree]

East Coast Love Affair rules!

[@dejanhasecic9124]

Fantastic player that is!

[@raftag590899]

I really hope there could be a new one. I would like to participate in this performances

[@vbassone]

THEEEEEE BEST!!!!

[@pierrotbaillif3218]

Magnifique, la classe en solo. Bravo.

[@MrAdamJoel]

Beautiful tone and laid back feel

[@andretorquato4163]

fantastic musician. thanx

[@gustavoportes7257]

I love you Kurt

[@robertvdvelde]

Amazing as always

[@ThierryGeffroy69]

a great guitar player !!

[@thanksalotman]

Incredible!!!😀

[@bebove64]

Amazing, chapeau!

[@luigicannizzo2669]

Nice One. .. Great Sound' s and Touch Filling on Guitar Mood ... ☺😊😀/👍👌👏

[@iamtonymata]

So Good..

[@davinZgh]

beauuuuutifffulll

[@BoriKons]

24 thumbs down can post some own "'Round midnight" cover please :D ?! Kurt is killing !!!

[@hoffy1003]

I saw that and could not believe it. Who are these poeple with the thumbs down? Sheesh...

[@solublefish5917]

@@MonitorSmith Critics are useless

[@domagator]

Because being musical is not about how many odd voicings and notes you can play. He ruins the song here. I have heard him play great stuff before - but this is awful.

[@mindvoyager2476]

Great performance thx, where might find the transcript if any

[@jazzapv]

Amazing, I think I heard him playing this (very similar take) on a Paul Motian album.

[@johnblackwell2065]

Attila Vaczi that was Bill Frisell

[@jazzapv]

No, it wasn't. Check the print on the cover. There were two guitarists in that album and the other one wasn't Bill Frisell.

[@johnblackwell2065]

@@jazzapv Sorry, I was thinking of another Paul Motion Album, Monk in Motion. I had forgotten he was in the Electric Bebop Band with Wolfgang Muthspiel.Thank you for pointing out my error.

[@jazzapv]

@@johnblackwell2065 Thank you, I shall check Monk in motion out.

[@Gin132456]

Im at home but i feel like calling the waiter to my table for another bottle

[@utube9000]

LOL

[@giulianolatini8029]

Very good!!!

[@DP-kt5wr]

That’s straight off of Monk’s recording. “The Essential”

[@NevarezDiego]

The best!

[@GERSONSILVA]

Muito bom lhe ouvir tocar meu querido ! Sucesso sempre e , precisa vir à Salvador -Bahia ... Vou Tentar viabilizar isso como fiz com o Richard Bona. Fica com Deus

[@bobaldo2339]

Very enjoyable! I do not recognize the particular guitar. Nice jazz tone, but a slim body - nice whatever it is.

[@cranedao7281]

Its a Yamaha SG 2000

[@cranedao7281]

Sorry a SG 200

[@bobaldo2339]

@@cranedao7281 Thanks.

[@robbyr9286]

@@cranedao7281 Thanks it looked like one the newer Yamahas to me but I was guessing it was a fancy Westwood since it's Kurt.

[@Cohibareal]

Yamaha SG500

[@garyhoffman1]

I’ve never heard an attack like that. Sounds like he’s picking with a feather.

[@henrygreen8264]

It comes from his octave pedal

[@bryandicks5710]

He uses a pog pedal to shave off the attack and a compressor after to shorten the delay time from his picking to the sound. There are some videos of him describing it

[@garyhoffman1]

Thanks, guys! I’m usually pretty good at analyzing effects but that is super subtle. I thought it was more technique. Like a really accurate simultaneous pick/hammer on.

[@nickburmanmusic]

Kurt talks about his POG here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4mnh4SZidCifNk

[@jjmatashi]

I wish I knew his guitar tech - the instrument is set up to a tee...all the notes ring loud and clear and evenly.

[@Enricogranafei]

Sounds great!

[@mikestar3686]

Sax... Style.. Hmmmm very good..

[@Hermanschwartz]

the master .

[@MarshallAmpMan]

nice and refreshing!

[@alessandrobacchini9675]

Amazing

[@GuillaumeSIMONJAZZ]

Very inspiring ! 👌

[@nothingclever99]

I would call this a 'varnished' tone.

[@pallhe]

Unbelievable. Ended sort of John Barry-esque.

[@antoniozappimbulso]

...and the rest is history

[@epserps5055]

I was a little tired of listening jazz guitar and then Kurt Rosenwinkel...

[@CharlesHarrisonMusicTuition]

Beasting it!

[@raulluccaroni1369]

Beautiful. The bass notes sound like octaved, could it be?

[@LfunkeyA]

no

[@kyleoberhauser9349]

I hear it too

[@gilibertopaparauchas5959]

the 6th string is definitively octaved, wonder how he does it

[@beccakachman]

​@gilibertopaparauchas5959 his boss oc-2 (or oc-3, i forget which one) has a threshold setting internally that you can change to only turn the octave on below a certain pitch. pretty fun

[@vbassone]

KURT!!!!!!

[@sergeyv4908]

it sounds like engaged octaver plus some sort of attack suppressor like SG-1 or some sort. Very special tone but it is not clean guitar tone there is some fx in it.

[@jinachoi8440]

gear???

[@kristofszobacsi5123]

Its beautiful and just sooo magical as always....but what interests me now is what kind of tattoo he's got there xD

[@antonioespanol1225]

Capo!

[@freshlumpia8202]

What do you call this type of playing? Is it chord melody? Anybody tell me pls..

[@jazzstudentculture5398]

Kurt's version of Round Midnight is covering a lot of material - chord melody, voice leading, counterpoint, improvisation, call and response etc. Yeap, you could say, it is an solo guitar performance + chord melody. You got it right.

[@freshlumpia8202]

Do you know anyone that teaches these particular things? thnks

[@jazzstudentculture5398]

Books by jazz guitarist Martin Taylor, Joe Pass, Jimmy Wyble - I suggest getting books by Martin Taylor and finding a teacher in a location where you live. I hope it helps.@@freshlumpia8202

[@robbyr9286]

I call it amazing!

[@alexfletcher5192]

Woah.

[@bluenotesoul]

Great playing, as always, but I can’t get over how much he uses his left thumb! Very unusual

[@danjuric622]

I used to be able to do that before all the years of drug abuse took my ability. Hendrix did that as well.

[@Dwoed]

Odd place where the jack input is

[@BenLovee]

Yeah strange

[@Dilla4life]

My god his hands were moving so fast while the narrator was talking…wow

[@ouellette1950]

Which Yamaha this is ? My best jazz guitarist

[@agustinmarre]

Yamaha SG 2000

[@neilbarton5235]

Nah it's an SG200. The 2000 is much fancier looking with a carved top, split inlays & gold hardware. SG200 can still be obtained for fairly modest money.

[@johnblackwell2065]

Michel Ouellette Revstar

[@alanoffer]

Yamaha revstar .

[@diozu]

@@johnblackwell2065 ,Yamaha SG 200!

[@samreilly4360]

He gets a real thick full sound for a little solid body like that.

[@LfunkeyA]

shortscale, HH, touch, settings

[@ThiagoBragaMusic]

Uow!!!

[@andybird9465]

I'm going to burn all my guitars after watching this.

[@agustingutierrez8050]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@zakbarbezat]

any what pedal/effect he is using to modify the attack

[@machinegunlicks]

I know he uses the Hog2, don't know if he's using it now

[@machinegunlicks]

Also, I've seen him use the fractal

[@zakbarbezat]

@@machinegunlicks thanks! Will check those out

[@MrSONNYINTERVALS]

I think he's using a Boss OC3 to get an octave down on the low notes.

[@machinegunlicks]

When I attended masterclass for 2 weeks with him he had the clean tone from a Twin, and he used a digital emulation with the Fractal with several presets of "synth-like" sounds, using the Hog2

[@robfirestone6158]

I don’t get this website. I went to the Facebook page and there were literally no comments or posts of student performances?

[@jazzstudentculture5398]

Hi Rob, You are absolutely right. The engagement from students have been minimal - honestly. But there were few brave participants and they were awesome:) I see two reasons: 1) We are a new independent, noncommercial platform and perhaps students will require more credibility on our end. 2) Playing a solo performance on your instrument is very challenging and recording it is also time-consuming - quite a long term project. BUT whoever is thinking of jumping on this challenge, please join anytime 2021/2022. Either way, with or without recording, I appreciate your comment. Good luck Rob. Peter

[@cfibanez]

@@jazzstudentculture5398 I found a possible third reason. Watching someone like Rosenvinkel making such an amazingly beautiful and technically incredible performance is bound to shy away any student. It did to me. Kurt was showing his awesome chops. Not really coming down to Earth to teach you anything really. That's why.

[@julianpollack3740]

1:30

[@alichamas63]

Perfection. And millions of kids waste their views and inspiration on "Buckethead"...

[@genec8393]

Kurt is a great player. I prefer ballads of this type to be in time and done like a singer would sing them. This version was too choppy for me.