LAX Airport Piano Surprise

[@komeng2006]

He looks like some master you’d find at the top of the mountain, when you want to train some secret Kungfu techniques

[@hammondvoodoo9555]

Jordan is like shifu Pai Mei.

[@flak4438]

What's funny is back in the 90s when he had his first gig with DT in 94 and as a full member in 99 he had long black hair and a baby face, then somewhere down the road it just flipped.

[@xvzaa]

@@flak4438 he said he grow older and cant maintain his hair and choose to keep his goatee.. (i dont know how to write it.. lol)

[@al-919]

Then he said, the secret is nothing it is you

[@MiguelAngelPerezRodriguez09]

kawai

[@domenicoascione3484]

- Can you play "White Xmas"? - Well, of course I can; that's easy. - Jordan Rudess Airport version. - Oh.

[@jlucasound]

"White Christmas".

[@CasualGam1ng]

Jordan is actually so elegant and graceful. His hands flow like water on piano.

[@eclecto]

All keys were harmed during the filming of this video.

[@karolpiql]

Nope, he didn't play quite many of the black keys

[@Kumquat_Lord]

Not harmed, tickled

[@jensclarberg6419]

@@Kumquat_Lord Harmed as in harmonised.

[@emircelt3897]

The sign: play me Jordan: hold my boarding pass...

[@bertsonder]

Boarding pass: please just throw me away

[@JK-g62]

That was total badass Jordan! We are NOT worthy!

[@maximummatt73]

Pushes a dude out of the way by his face

[@Rockmanxpr]

And that's how you get upgraded on United

[@danherrick2310]

You should never let someone else hold your boarding pass!

[@musicloverjaijr7100]

I think many out there dont know that this guy is one in a million.... The wizard, the master musician, the god of keys, the one without whom dream theater is so incomplete... long live the maestro Jordan Rudess👍

[@ErlendBuflod]

Try one in a billion. No way 7000 people has these kind of skills worldwide...

[@JustFiddler]

because they are busy..... 😬😬

[@MaverickMustaine]

Without him DT is incomplete...calm down buddy, calm the f down

[@covidioten1400]

There’s only one you, one me and one Rudess!

[@KandiKlover]

Nah you could barely understand the song cuz it was just overboard on that generic showoff twinkling the keys. Now do some real blues piano and I'll be impressed.

[@hernanvaldes8872]

Wow, one of the best street performances I've seen. I'm sure this guy has a bright future ahead of him. Must have collected a few quarters

[@commentresurrection1841]

I hope youre joking lol

[@glebsoloviev4826]

So good for the first time playing...... And at an airport too.

[@Paul_C]

I think he had a bright future ahead of him some 20+ years ago...

[@josua_htp]

Pretty sure he should play in a rock band!

[@Paul_C]

@Johannes C dang, you ruined my joke 😎

[@JensAndree]

Pure class! I was once walking/running (as you do) to get a subway in Stockholm, Sweden when I heard a violin playing somewhere further down the platform. I immediately knew that this was no ordinary guy/gal playing for coin because it was super intense! I moved towards the music and there was a pretty anonymous man, in his early 40's, playing the most beautiful classical music. It made me happy that so many people actually stopped - and stayed to listen! We all know how we rush during commuting every day and usually don't stop for anything... He played for about 30 minutes before just packing his violin and then left. Not before getting the most loud and genuine standing ovation though. The day after I read in the local news that a Russian violinist on tour had done it as a spur of the moment thing, and he was apparently super famous, although I can't remember his name since this was in the late 90's. This is something I still remember very much and he made so many of us be late to work that day - and not a single regret. Both young and old stopped to listen, all classes of life. I hope the people that heard and saw you playing at LAX have the same feeling and memories like I have from my improvised subway concert all those years ago! Pure class Jordan, pure class!

[@fega1985]

Your story was so intriguing thanks for sharing sir!

[@leeDs718]

your comment is too long to read so I'm just gonna assume it's a cool story and just hit 'like'

[@agustinfodrini]

@@leeDs718 Gen Z in a nutshell

[@adnanamal8141]

@@leeDs718 ahahahaaaa

[@OrangeSodaKing]

Was the violinist Joshua Bell? He’s known for doing that

[@joshmangini6814]

Rudess has never met a song he can't overplay.

[@rickleblanc8900]

Yep, that's true ! Most virtuosos will do that. We know he has the chops, but still.......

[@almadixon-cider31]

@@rickleblanc8900 Right, All I Heard Was A Whole Lot Of Extra Keys! And White Christmas, Perhaps?

[@tomasviane3844]

😂😂

[@ShunyaYoga]

Some things are a matter of taste. I don't feel he overplayed here in the least, unless you consider an outpouring of passionate energy as over playing. Some would. The composer Mahler was accused of being very bombastic and too dramatic. I just see him as an extremely passionate individual. My point is that a certain flare and intensity is really just a matter of taste.

[@woodenhoe]

@Gray Matter Collider oof

[@matthewh.9544]

He's quite good. He needs to get into a band or something..🤔

[@tizionid5402]

It's the Dream Theater keyboard player

[@barkbox3931]

Gabriele Guercio it’s supposed to be a joke lol

[@raynardmame4600]

@@tizionid5402 r/wooosh

[@tizionid5402]

@@barkbox3931 sure??? 🤣

[@dheemans5707]

Yes he joined Justin Bieber and now playing baby with him lol xD

[@dandavidson1704]

This is a man who has so so much control over the instrument, he dominates it.

[@jonasmartinsen3439]

Dan Davidson bro it’s Jordan Rudess, what do you expect?

[@JK-g62]

He OWNS it! 😉

[@HowlingUlf]

Yeah, even the maj7 chords sounds dominant? :D

[@piyushsharma5177]

@@HowlingUlf 😂😂👍👍

[@jtf9670]

he has become one with the piano

[@MatthieuSCHREK]

The piano was so stressed out, because he had to give his very best sound to not disappoint Jordan.

[@FernandoGarcia-lf6yh]

I feel some like you. Should 99% of keyboards out there deserve this guy?

[@cardiacdrummer5443]

Seeing him play live is a must. Watching him perform with Dream Theater on his keyboard that rotates and tilts was pretty awesome. Everyone in that band is awesome

[@MajesticDemonLord]

And after that, the Piano needed to smoke a Cigarette.

[@brunofabris3144]

Hahahahahaha best comment ever,

[@markferreri5814]

🤣😝😆😛😄😁😆🤣😝😉😉😉

[@Rhythmicons]

Taking a pregnancy test.

[@cookie-dq6zj]

@@brunofabris3144 Stolen from boogie woogie video😛

[@samuelfung7741]

That's it! He's 1900!

[@sizzlemann]

Someone please tune that piano! Nice playing Jordan!

[@TavisAllen]

Indeed, it does have some sour notes! I played it on my way through LAX, and missed Jordan by a day, it seems.

[@davidadamsmusic]

💯 agree!!! Is like a beautiful person all dressed up and ready to go out but when the my open their mouth to speak - they sound like a truck driver after a few drinks.

[@ruadeil_zabelin]

Thats what you get with random people banging on it... and it not really being looked after all that much

[@GB-rb1up]

Every time I hear Jordan play my brain grows new cells. He is by far one of the greatest.

[@chrisogle001]

You don’t operate an ATM when Jordan Rudess is playing just a few feet away from you.

[@sabandija486]

I'd try to emulate him on the ATM keyboard 356477477587643246

[@Ehrmann_Gregsson]

I'd do it to take all my money and throw it into Jordan

[@calvinfreeman2112]

But she is Asian 🤣

[@Ex0rz]

I was laughing at that girl as well :D She didnt even look at Jordan or the piano... Just operating the atm there.

[@rickleblanc8900]

Hahahahaha good one !

[@-Vitalis-]

I just imagined Myung dressed as a joyfull reindeer cheering people around and singin' along the tune.

[@villyramos3114]

I don't know about the "singin" part tho he's not know for being too verbal lol, anywho, great comment!

[@voicetube]

It's so wild how at that kiosk at 0:49 that woman likely had NO idea that she was less than 20 feet from one of the greatest keyboardists... EVER

[@autumnrotella4029]

That woman didn't even own an ATM card...

[@Archontasil]

A free intimate acoustic concert with JR.. damn I'm jealous

[@V77710]

Front row

[@Rockmanxpr]

This man should be playing in a Theater somewhere! :)

[@counterfit5]

In your dreams

[@Rockmanxpr]

@@counterfit5 If there was only a way to combine the two....

[@GammaFZ]

@@counterfit5 It’ll be a nightmare to remember

[@johnnyfreeman1018]

Jordan had a Dream that he was playing in a musical Theater......there it is combined.....

[@MaydupNem]

that would be a Dream come true

[@stavrosmaiden]

This man is a master of piano! A true prodigy no doubt.... What a beautiful gesture from a rock star to play in an airport by the way...

[@chrisjackson1266]

Sounds like it's been a minute since they tuned that thing. Still, it sounds great under the hands of a master!

[@simon515]

Yea, kinda sounds like an old saloon piano. But in the hands of a master it doesn't matter :)

[@ingefiddle]

Tinkle fingers ⭐️ Jordan Rudess, the perfect airport pianist ;) How lucky, the people who hung around there on that day 👍⭐️👍

[@maximedaraiche7721]

Didn't know Scott Ian played piano that beautifully hehe !

[@cyclistman6358]

Wow what a great sense of melodic expression and musical creativity. This guy should be in band, record many albums and tour the world!!

[@TheJohnroney]

he's really been shedding that Sting songbook...

[@my3jeeps]

like a Sting/Bing mashup

[@damoninlr]

:-D

[@brandnewrock8375]

Thank you Jordan for all great music and memories you gave me, both in DT and your own work 🙏❤️ Have a great tour and happy christmas 🎄🎄🎄

[@inibapakbudi]

I feel like i'm in a beautiful stream of notes with his play. It showers through my body.

[@ultramet]

I have heard many people play this KAWAI piano at LAX but no one has played this piano as great as you just did. Happy Holidays.

[@TheTefillah]

The best and I wouldn't skip any video or presentation of JR. My favorite of all-time.

[@imgeffrey]

“It’s all about the silence in between the notes” Jordan: “Hold my camera”

[@Sintetista88]

I've always been a Xmas kind of person and have jammed airport untuned pianos during end of the year feasts, so shine forth and prog on!

[@YoBroMan]

His playing is so amazing that I think most people aren’t really sure what they are hearing

[@StuntcatTV]

Like you aren't

[@oscarlidonbas4603]

Que bonito seria ir andando por el aeropuerto y tropezarte con el teclista de Dream Theater, y la gente ni se da cuenta, Bravo MR Jordan, you're one of the best in the world. !!!!!

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Imagine going through airport and Jordan Rudess banging away on the piano.

[@rfacavalheiro]

We're lucky to have this on KZbin! People walking by don't know that there was a genius-wizard playing the piano!

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

And most people in that terminal never understood what had just happened.

[@ryant3600]

And no one there could ever imagine he's the Wizard in a progressive metal band.. wearing his Mr. Rogers sweater and playing like that.. love it

[@ericsolis8691]

Rudess, thank you for taking a moment and displaying your talent in an airport. Apologize, for all those in attendance who where too preoccupied, than to take notice and appreciate the musicianship in front of them...

[@delight1057]

Its like magic when he plays.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

I've always thought that even within DT, Jordan is the special one, the one of which the profecy has been told, the prodigy.

[@marcoceleste4910]

Jordan you are truly a gifted musician! That was brilliant. Thank you!

[@Ivan_Nano]

I can play something that Jordan simply can not do even if he tries: play just a few notes per bar.

[@fabienlamour3644]

Didn't know Jordan was so good...😀😀😀😀😀 that's Liberace's style.... High level...👏👏👏👏👏

[@einsoflight18]

BS"D You're playing was like snow falling! I heard a white Christmas!

[@ezioauditoredafirenze5453]

Jordan. You are so awesome. 👍 You have made me smile so many times. 😃

[@miguelportillo]

Don´t worry, Mr. Rudess. When I play piano on airports, noboby stops by to listen to me either... :) Keep practising :P

[@JustinOhio]

Those people are so caught up in their minds of travel that they can't even stop for 10 seconds to enjoy something so great... It's such a sad world we live in when such a gift can't be appreciated.

[@voicetube]

Airport personnel: Mr. Rudess, your flight is leaving in 10 minutes JR: Hold my sustain pedal!!

[@drizneyland2886]

Thank you, Mr. Rudess, for sharing your gift with the world.

[@derrickcorreia]

The guy sure loves his pentatonics!

[@gregdes1385]

Beautiful song beautifully done!

[@spyrospets5813]

These mere mortals don't know that they witnessed the wizard unfolding a little piece of his mastery.

[@jlucasound]

Absolutely awesome as usual, Jordan! Thank You!! "And may all your naturals be white"!

[@Kaos1989]

Amazing playing and hardly anyone noticed around him.

[@louisjamin7195]

They are at the airport, getting ready to take their flight, maybe a little bit worried or in a hurry. This is the worst place (with the subway) to have any chance to notice anything :D

[@donwheeler1208]

Most of them probably thought it was prerecorded and piped in the sound system.

[@DDickinson458]

Imagine just walking by with nothing more than a quick glance. Dude's over here doing the piano equivalent of breaking some olympic record and you probably just think "huh, someone's playing the piano"

[@DarkSideofSynth]

I'm dreaming of... a grand piano ;)

[@doctorgarbonzo2525]

Pure Bliss! Jordan never out does Himself.......

[@yalikejazz4380]

He's pretty okay, maybe with some practice he could join a band

[@SteveSSBB]

I'd be happy to have 1% of this man's talent.

[@NorgGrimm]

Everybody else: "This guy must be genius/mad or something" Jordan: "Man this is hella fun!"

[@gregsullivan7408]

Besides the huge chops, it's also amazing that he can do that without warming up first. (presumably). I know my hands & fingers lack heaps of dexterity until I really get the circulation going.

[@sinyo.alexander]

If you play Dance of Eternity, maybe someone there will yell, "JORDAAANNNNNN" 😅

[@KalosPVP]

Playing so beautiful it brings forth tears. Absolutely incredible.

[@pielord33321]

I will be forever sad if Vulfpeck doesn't find this piano and play LAX.

[@RitinSamuelTV]

I feel for the people who are walking around without realising that the legend of legends is playing piano near them.

[@mftran]

Was really hoping he'd play something from that Sting book

[@adroharv9213]

effortless seemingly. There's still a focus of course but his mastery affords such meticulous play at a level he's very comfortable with

[@Tekkerue]

A) Front row for Jordan Rudess concert B) Catch flight home 🤔

[@DDH321]

Me encantaría encontrarte alguna vez en algún aeropuerto, que gran placer, por lo pronto te veré el 19/12/24 en Buenos Aires Movistar Arena y lo disfrutaremos

[@lesptitsoiseaux]

Hi Jordan, I don't know if you'll get to read this, but you're the only pianist I know of who could really improvise on Vangelis' memory of green. I'll subscribe to your channel and hope to see you have fun with that beautiful song. Cheers from Vancouver :)

[@riorinchysiahaan9990]

Out, my Jesus. Love you so much J.R.

[@herumusicman8200]

You should've play a little longer, cause i really enjoy every second out of that notes. Thx jordan

[@Bitziucci]

I would like to like this repeatedly! Thank you Jordan! 🙏👏👏

[@thijs199]

"He's alright'' lol.

[@antonbarkland2194]

Yeah... :-D I don't play the paino at all but that looks to me like super technical stuff.

[@adrianscottburns]

even his piano playing can not penetrate the mind of someone buying tickets on a kiosk

[@TheAbaddons]

You made it look like it's the easiest thing to play at piano :D

[@ciesinsk]

I love his smile at the end of each of such spontaneous performances :)

[@pihermoso11]

the hardest thing to believe here is that he is a better GUITARIST than all of you !! you get that.... GUITARIST

[@rexreyes3175]

Simply Amazing. Jordan, I hope one day I can play the piano like you.

[@iking311]

Man if I was there I might missed my flight to see the Maestro Wizard himself😂😂

[@afterimage289]

I could watch and listen to this all day long.

[@lespauldisciple3349]

I figured he would play 'Smoke On The Water'.

[@SoulmongerV2]

All of the instruments including vocals.

[@lluisrafalessole-classical5068]

Wow Spectacular Bravo 🎹👏👏🎹

[@TariganSuper]

Wow. Could you please make Christmas album piano 2020

[@AnduNeedle]

Imagine being totally random at an airport, waiting to board a plane, and a metal legend is playing piano right there

[@VELVETPERSON]

Is this improvisation or an actual piece? Masterful!

[@valensinclair6750]

It's "White Christmas" with Jordan flourish.

[@gregharrison5479]

You must be 10 years old or yonger.

[@brentp1875]

Jordan's playing is always so prolific and beautiful. What a gift to earth he is. Thank you JR

[@tommygentile5618]

Not bad.. The guy should keep practising.

[@aman9apr]

Haha.. are you kidding. You even know his name? ,🤣🤣

[@u.v.s.5583]

@@aman9apr That's the guy who plays with the great Tony Levin in LTE!

[@shredhead21]

I’ve never heard white Christmas sound so elegant. I love this guy!

[@Mornepin]

0:45 Hello classy maam

[@natvgerkin]

Incredible to still pick out the melody with everything else that's going on around it. As Steve Howe says about Rick Wakeman, "Why play one note when a thousand will do".

[@hancyber]

Ladies n gentleman , I present to you a demigod.

[@yrmthr]

That Sting songbook in front makes me chuckle for some reason

[@galihrusyadie1629]

And that, my son, is the man behind the reason your father never hear rap music.

[@tiyowprasetyo]

At least you still call rap as music 😅

[@sacha9646]

Originally rap was about poetry.And FYI Dream theater used some rap in their train of thought album... You can like Music without having to disrespect another genre grandpa!

[@midget_spinner8449]

Sacha R he didn’t disrespect. Lots of rap songs will use one or two chords at the most in there songs. In other words it’s like 3rd grade level music making

[@EpicStuffMan1000]

@@midget_spinner8449 I love people complaining about the number of chords in a song. Do people not realise that the same chord loops used today where used in pop and rock music 60+ years ago? How many chords are in Whole Lotta Love. 2? Yeah.

[@ses694]

@@EpicStuffMan1000 Its not being compared to any pop ever, itd being compared to the keyboardist of dream theater

[@joeking1019]

Love it Jordan, a true master of his art.

[@Patr137]

When god descends on earth

[@michaelespinosa9168]

Well done sir! This would take me about a hundred years Groundhog Day style to learn like Bill Murray did!

[@iancunn99]

What you played sounds good but I think that piano needs to be tuned