Mehliana (Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana) - Hungry Ghost (Live)

[@untrainedear]

This is still nowhere near getting old, and I've been rinsing it for nine years. Absolutely incredible.

[@jmfs3497]

same.

[@kenmeerlivermaile]

One of those pieces that finds a particularly compelling nerve and drives it to the dendritic end.

[@patrickl9930]

For a while I listened to it every time I worked out. 250 plays of this set, wish they would release more of it!

[@Diamond_Sandwich_media]

same

[@blahblahblah8011]

i was lucky to be at this concert and i haven't forgot a second of how i felt. it still feels the same. i told my friend, "i don't know where we went, but we're back now."

[@-CarlaRomero-]

As a musician, every time I listen to this, I am absolutely mesmerized by this musical piece. The synergy between Brad Mehldau's incredible piano sensitivity and depth and Mark Guiliana's captivating drumming is truly extraordinary. The album 'Taming the Dragon' takes me on a musical journey like no other. Beautiful and inspiring!

[@cansad]

🫠 same here

[@wpwentzell]

We need Nonesuch to release the live recordings yesterday! This is too good to be relegated to KZbin.

[@Fevers890]

a whole Mehliana live release would be fantastic

[@gilbata]

Alex Chaloff should get a raise, fantastic recording of this awesome performance

[@hursuoke2700]

Finally, Mehdlau out of his comfort zone.. and he is BRILLIANT... I have waited so long to hear him do something different.. and he just ROCKS the show now.. I can't even describe my feelings regarding the drummer.. man... he is a miracle..

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Miracles do happen....and in this case, Man, they are gifts galore....

[@patxmcq]

agreed, this one is hard to compute

[@ampeg]

Um the first time I saw Mehldau play was with Scott weiland with Daniel lanois at the rainbow in the late 90s. What I’m saying is I don’t think Brad is ever OUT of a comfort zone. Btw backstage Lanois and the rest were all “Holy shit the keyboardist!!” So they were just being exposed also!!

[@RK-to9zu]

Mark Guiliana is by far my favorite drummer of all time. In my opinion, every performance of him reaches a level of musicality that is very hard to match for everyone who sits on a drum kit. But this piece of music has such incredible tension; man, I love it!

[@Marius1988Roma]

They're beasts and we know that. But let's give credits to the amazing video director who did a fantastic job which matched perfectly the atmosphere: Alex Chaloff.

[@GastonZubini]

Con que saltas chaparrastrù! a la gente solo le importan los musicos. Si por alguna razon alguien quiere saber el nombre de los creditos, los busca.

[@salastuto139]

this just makes you feel something words dont describe

[@chasingtwos]

Now this is music people. This level of playing is on such a high level.

[@altodds]

super agree

[@juanquiroga8933]

the music doesnt need to be super complex like this, can be 4 chords in 4/4 and be a masterpiece

[@EJM07]

@@juanquiroga8933 not really if you heard thousands of songs like that...

[@BrekkyBoy]

Still here 11 years later ❤️

[@JeffreyMulac8]

Mark Guiliana is such a bad-ass. Jeez listen to the groove and detail of his playing.

[@davideferrari9017]

So heavy and so smooth and groovy at the same time.. Two geniuses, the drum solo is out of this world

[@jeremymatho3593]

this is the music which represent the best our cosmos not just our little solar system i feel the enormous volume of gaz that can create a sun and many others

[@wingoshack]

I was lucky enough to be at this very show, and it was ridiculously awesome.

[@jacksims8018]

The chord progressions in this song are amazing! And 2:23, just wow...

[@caputo3us]

Brad's lines are killin. Mark sounds amazing. So inspiring.

[@vivien1252]

100% agreed.

[@natecloutier6894]

I can keep coming back to these live performances of songs off the album "Taming the Dragon" by Mehliana (posted by Nonesuch Records) and be certain that I'll find myself, again and again, enlightened and impressed by the amount of creativity displayed by the tandem of Mehldau and Guiliana.

[@edgilchrist6374]

Flowing urgency. Love it.

[@nngemini13]

Going deeper ... Love this sound layering opening up new pathways.

[@EmilioPortal]

sublimely astonishing.

[@nadesmond6029]

My soul drives the wave. my heart beats with pure euphoria, my mind races with excitement and joy and my hands tap in and out with the beat. But ...Can someone please tell me if Mark Guiliana is human? and if so ...How? and what?? Like, Every time I get to that 6:00 minute my whole life comes to a stop.😭😭😭😭

[@colmeleon]

It is a rare recording that changes everything. This is onesuch. Pure ecstasy.

[@NathanAlef]

It's actually Nonesuch. Sorry, bad joke :)

[@HouseOfSpheres]

I love what Brad does with this tune. The composition has a strong minor feel, but he plays around enough just outside of the tonal center of the track to make it interesting.

[@arthurfranca5516]

Its kind of a major/minor feel

[@psyclonought22]

the drumming is just superb this time it really got to me

[@bobbob-dg1kt]

Wow. What a great tune. Love the rhythms, really nice. Takes me somewhere crazy and cosy at the same time.

[@bingoandtoto]

It could be every music. It`s basically Jazz, but it could be a rock, ballad, and ... might something beyond music itself. Brad is such a good man.

[@KhalDrogo76]

two masters of their craft, creating on the spot...what else could you want

[@fewree7319]

Right before 4:33, I love Mark Guiliana's few second musical lead up to Brad Mehldau's stank face of awe and appreciation. So badass and glorious to get, in real time, a genuine musical reaction from Brad. Guiliana tickled Mehldau's musical intellect. So fascinating!

[@eventerous]

I don’t how many time i cameback here play it again,

[@HawklordLI]

Brad always seems open to experimentation. And it works! This number almost has a 'Doorsy' feel to it.

[@antoniohara]

Exactly! This tune reminds me of the Doors.

[@javiceres]

Good spot! Now that you say it I suddenly see it as well.

[@alexsyro]

Such a full, beautiful sound. Really diggin this duo.

[@miguelsilvestre5224]

I've been a Mehldau fan since ever and I went to a Mehliana concert in CCB (Lisbon, Portugal) without knowing what I will be listening and it was mindblowing. Totally unexpedcted. Since then I listened to this version hundreds of times...love the video, the sound without the synth of the recorded version and the small crowd... a classic.

[@aitorSonGall]

simply monsters of music...I like it!!!

[@patxmcq]

Was that a king crimson reference?

[@headfunkinvadors2000]

SEVEN is the new EIGHT

[@heliumlemon15]

Preach son, 7/4 has groove

[@lukasjouck5070]

You're soo right! Not only to hear but it is very nice to play in 7

[@ziogustav]

@@lukasjouck5070 I still play in 8 and everything seems interesting ahahahah

[@patxmcq]

7 is the new 4

[@mantisarg7896]

Both are exquisite That's stuniishing, I can't listen to this song without moving all parts of my body. Pure magic

[@ihazthots]

This right here is one great piece. The mix is just absorbing.

[@MarkKamoski]

Love it. Brad and Mark, thank you SO much for the motivation and inspiration and all. Thanks. A lot. Please keep going.

[@negaatio666]

so much better than the album version

[@patxmcq]

album version slaps too tho

[@wpwentzell]

Indeed. I wish they would make an official release for this version. It smokes. So much soul.

[@Channa1604]

Missing of my life .....you play this music....Thanks so much ♥

[@tinolorenz6996]

Clearly one of the best Videos on You Tube.

[@rothdrums]

Inspiration. Beautiful music

[@alvarorojas225]

the mix is unreal, the music...no words, am I in this world?

[@Brian4hand]

This joint is killin with the mood

[@garryfranks1]

I heard aoither track on Jamie Cullen the other week . Its fair to say this is going to be the best jazz album in the last 30 years. God I love this xxx

[@JustusVidyo]

this is what jazz needs to keep up in the new media world. dope

[@emblemcc]

The drums are unbelievably beautiful .

[@benjamincarney9875]

The music is of course fantastic, but I gotta say that the atmosphere of the room and the way this was filmed is really cool.

[@vinielol]

couldnot agree more for this kind of music it's only suiting that it is filmed this way

[@jakejke]

Fuck no, live music has never good angles, only variations of musicians superimposed..irritating

[@peter_marcelli]

You know you are spiritually connected to your instrument when you don't need to open your eyes to play it.

[@skyblue021]

Exceptionally good music and musicians!

[@Lanearndt]

Glad the comments are so resoundingly blown away as I am! This is just plainly some of the greatest playing ever captured on A/V. staggering execution, masterful creativity, intensely intense! I love how brad mehldau's stinkface (prince's term for what happens when you're in the pocket just right) NEVER leaves his face! Just! totally! Awesome!

[@KarlEFX]

So wonderful

[@laszlobeke7908]

No smoke screen.. no light-show... Just music.... At it's best.. amaizing...

[@ThePakio666]

Mark is surely from another planet🎉

[@N8R_Quizzie]

Just found this song recently. I noticed it's hard to try to listen to the melody and the drums at the same time, but if you focus on one at a time, it's really great. Deciding when to switch your focus on to the melody or the drums provide a unique experience every time.

[@Shahpo]

The sound of the drums is just so crisp.

[@sebastiangonzalez4458]

Lo de Guiliana como solista y con Avishai Cohen también es alucinante.

[@kevinsage1047]

Such a departure from his earlier stuff....love his style. Those roaming legatto bass lines are absolutely genius!

[@moniquecavard745]

j'adore! il est un de mes pianistes préférés.

[@urielchamberlain599]

Just awesome!!!

[@bill3837]

i love the mixing too. with all that cymbal play

[@HalfAstronomical]

wow, just wow...so much coordination....and also quite-groovy.

[@hernanrios4590]

me hice adicto a este tema lo estoy escuchando 5 veces al dia, y voy por mas, es Excelente !!

[@Alexandre-gb5rp]

Maravilhosos! Viva a musica de qualidade!!!

[@egyptianminor]

Always great.

[@loukops]

Those two guys are magicians! This is outstanding!

[@neilmantell8977]

Absolutely astonishing!🙌

[@patxmcq]

Mehldau, who I always knew before this as an acoustic grand piano player, comes outta nowhere with the most stacked synth rig of all time !!

[@jcrogers3854]

Massive we need more of this in the world !

[@carlocontestabileciaccio473]

Beyond the threshold of possibility. Magic

[@antonsenra]

Suena como un nuevo ciclo en la vida. Gracias !!!!!

[@slvfreq]

I could watch this all day

[@db1815]

fantastic, music of the highest level

[@slashclash21bharat]

Would be great to have this LIVE version as an album available for audio streaming as well.

[@lopo2691]

Magnifique, merci pour le partage de la revue DJAM

[@MarekPasieczny]

I've been to three live gigs with them with this very project. every time was different and every time AMAZING. I've heard some rumours about Mehliana 2 (2nd studio album). Anyone knows details perhaps?

[@samadhist]

+Marek Pasieczny I really hope that's true. I'd love to see this live.

[@ahimsax1]

+Marek Pasieczny Yes I heard that they'll be playing with John Scofield as guitarist and bassist

[@dmdunlop]

They're launching a trio in New York next week with John Scofield

[@danmcnulty1943]

So amazing! I am pre-ordering this! What incredible creativity, and the talent is way beyond anything mere mortals like me can hope to have!

[@LilikakiTsikris]

perfection.

[@alamooji3716]

He was playing some alien codes or some math!!! Every line was so deep! I loved it, a fender Rhoades is my favorite keyboard sound

[@SteveCournane]

Just love this composition ,so effective

[@psyclonoughts316]

great duo so dynamic

[@omarp4301]

Wow, I will be pre-ordering this album.

[@simonskov3776]

Where this kind of virtuosity and music sounds, words become meaningless... just remembering the concert where these two greats took me absolutely out of reality...

[@jacopomagrini1556]

Mehliana my favorite 2-piece combo since Madvillain

[@JohnJohnson-ki5yo]

Now check out yussef kamaal

[@jacopomagrini1556]

@@JohnJohnson-ki5yo Opened their show in 2016 my dude 🌝

[@JulianHaugland]

Omg! The interplay!! :D :D

[@tiluriso]

Brad Mehldau in quasi Keith Emerson/Rick Wakeman/Mwandishi mode, a bit Prog, but playing essentially modern Jazz lines . Does Mark Guiiana have some samples triggered to his kit's bass drum? If not, it's one of the most incredible bass drum tuning/miking I've heard.

[@varchard]

Just Amazing!! Can't wait for this album!

[@varchard]

7 years later, I still love this album. Sounds as fresh today as 2014

[@antonsenra]

Really tanks. Love you

[@OutoftheGreyForest]

P(ART)Y music!! such groove, such refinement... love this project.

[@iamfcon]

I actually was just in LA last month for the first time. I was actually at the speakeasy bar right next to the entrance of the Largo. I thought the long line was for the bar, thankfully it wasn't, haha. If you guys are ever local to that area again and want a good stiff drink, I suggest hitting up the Roger Room, look for the neon of a hand next to the Largo's entrance. Good stuff, if you guys play in NYC again I'll try to make my way out there as well.

[@ioplm4862]

Nothing short of amazing

[@kevin_maxwell_smith]

i never get tired of these vids

[@jasonjackson3114]

wow extremely tasteful. Time to buy a download.

[@wasimirojonesiii8708]

The generational bridge between Mehldau and Guiliana isn't that far apart, yet they exist in the same musical time: 7/8.

[@antonsenra]

Muchas gracias

[@nabolom]

OMFG!! Great sound

[@chukychory9263]

THE AMEIZING BRAD Mehldau

[@chukychory9263]

❤😊

[@andreslka]

I really wish this concert would come out as cd.

[@sixergixer]

I seriously want all of these live tracks available to buy on all the appropriate mp3 storefronts.

[@marc-oliviermeunier5826]

Magnifique !!!

[@slyslaughter5115]

Amazing. Reminds me of the first time I heard Herbie Hancock's spacey electric piano wizardry on "Butterfly" decades ago.

[@martinbe5111]

Jan hammer for me, he always adds those ascending piano riffs in his improvs

[@JohnJohnson-ki5yo]

Check out awesomr modern London group Ruby Rushton's rendition of Butterfly