Michael Brecker Band - Upside Downside - 8/16/1987 - Newport Jazz Festival (Official)

[@YoPaulieMusic]

This was an amazing concert. I was there, Joey Calderazzo was just 22 at the time. That was the year I first heard the EWI and it changed my musical life. Then in 1989 I met Mike for the first time, and then we became friends in 1995 when I created his first web site and managed it until 2000. We were friends until the very end, last email I got from him was about two weeks before he died. I miss that man.

[@neat1039]

Man.. I bet he was a great person aswell

[@DrUlrichSelz]

One night at the age of 14 I switched the TV and I saw this band. The concert was live in Japan. I didn't know to whom I listened and who he was. I simply was blown away. For the first time I have heard the real stuff. Since this day I was into fusion jazz. Second Milestone was 4 years later, when Joe Zawinul with the Syndicate was in my hometown. Boy, I talked to Joe and to Gary Poulsen after the concert. Again, I didn't know who Joe Zawinul was. It was an amazing evening, they played for 100 people and the audience was hot. They enjoyed it much. From this day on, I went to our jazz festival. Luckily we have a great jazzfestival in town. More was to come, finally ended up in talks with great musicians like Dennis Chambers or Victor Bailey after their concerts.

[@BDunn22299]

It's always great to see Louis CK on the drums, Steve Jobs on the EWI, and Hugo Weaving on guitar

[@pathernph]

LOLLLL

[@annarumeanteva3092]

And Hunter S Thompson on Keys

[@Jzzmus]

BRO... lmaoooo

[@asklfhjaw8o48934]

Probably the best comment on the internet, ever!

[@fredricmontana5420]

It's Harry Potter on guitar. But yes.

[@funmakers2093]

I can’t believe Mike and Mike were playing that head in unison. That is masterful.

[@noisepolice]

Such a great sound! You can see Mike give Mike a wink after the solos when the head came back in. Wonder what happened there?

[@BigBlackBe4r]

What an amazing solo by Mike Stern. Talk about being in the zone - with the best of the best behind him. Mind blown

[@A423-f9o]

OMG - what fun it must be having the ability to make music on that level!

[@fedtsten]

"See kids? This is what 'being on another whole level' means."... Holy shit. 😮 Can't believe Brecker's mastery here!

[@TheoRota]

The line-up for this show was: Mike Brecker: Tenor/EWI Mike Stern: Guitar Jeff Andrews: Bass Adam Nussbaum: Drums Joey Calderazzo: Piano/Keyboards

[@rowintettero1255]

Everybody played so good! Outstanding! And then performing within the group as well, truly great

[@gaelsebastiani2198]

What a musicians! Love these killers! Never forget Michael Brecker and Jeff Andrews! Also, Mike Stern is on fire like Joey Calderazzo and Adam Nussbaum! One of my favorite band ever!

[@Costa998]

Masterpiece ❤

[@tobbebergman7583]

Brecker & Andrews Gone but NEVER forgotten !

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

I adore Michael; love it when he actively feels the feeling. RIP!

[@zross8471]

Still one of the best composed jazz tunes out there!

[@PabloVestory]

Absolutely, yes! It deserves a way better place in the Jazz Standard's Olympus

[@danielsuarez1431]

Maybe in the rock league. Where is jazz??????

[@viggen2252]

@@danielsuarez1431 Ever heard of the genre jazz fusion?

[@PabloVestory]

Among other things, I love how Michael always give everything, even playing the scratches at the start :) !

[@stephansiebersigns9345]

The days of wine and roses...the 55bar trio plus Mike & Joey, that was before they came up with decibel restrictions...: count it of, BOOM...

[@landart67]

Insane solos!

[@vocoded5290]

this cooks with hot heat. what a crew! jam central

[@peterfriden3222]

Häftigt!

[@noisepolice]

I just want to be having as much fun and looking as good as Joey Calderazzo

[@yotrakzproductions7324]

Hunh😎😂🤣😝😜🤯🤯🤯. New musical limits were set that day! So cool and Zawinulistic.

[@TonyAguirreJazz]

Coming back for another fix

[@fudgemeister]

What a great performance!

[@kaillou6276]

Brecker is a fucking genius. His best solo on EWI definitely !

[@colonelbuendias]

Coolness defined.

[@stuartdryer1352]

I love this. BTW I think Mike Stern borrowed one of Pat Metheny's shirts for this concert.

[@wow-ds1dr]

Stuart Dryer LOL true

[@victormusic01x]

..wow, incredibly telepathic playing in this performance!...everybody in the Zone!!...folks talk about three dimensional chess, damn this is at least 6 or 7...Newport Jazz Festival no less, believe it!..god bless Michael Brecker RIP...

[@stanley57-u9g]

Killers!

[@Frisbieinstein]

Those breath synthesizers could be my least favorite instrument but Mr. Brecker is blowing the s out of it.

[@HippolitoJuancheese]

I was unaware Mike Stern owned any shirts that weren't black

[@virginialpinon748]

I saw. MB in SF CA.in 90 s. w McCoy Tuner.Pharoah OMG!!!!! it was like Trane was there also......he blew..OMG I'm

[@jerrykenney2368]

this rocks!

[@davidperry3257]

Mike Stern bringing it!🎶

[@brandonzawaski]

Get this drummer some water. The EWI looks exhausting to play, almost like he's screaming into it.

[@hjr2450]

The "fast forward to the solos" genre.

[@MetaphysicalMusician]

Damn!!!

[@ChrisDiBernardoMusic]

Holy Hell

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

What an Electronic Wind Synthesizer! The manipulation thereof by Mike is incroyable, n'est pas?

[@TheoRota]

It's actually the very first version of the Akai EWI. (Electronic Wind Instrument) Probably a prototype. With this controller, Mike was able to play on any MIDI instrument like Synthesizers or others. The main MIDI sound generator he used at that time was the Oberheim X-Pander.

[@dannyrusso8279]

@@TheoRota I believe it was called a Steinerphone back then. Name after the inventer Nyle Steiner. Later Akai bought the design and called it EWI.

[@TheoRota]

@@@dannyrusso8279 thanks for the information. Maybe I've heard this back in the days but I don't remember. Another one of the same kind was the Lyricon played by Tom Scott among others. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWHbqJ6raKecqsU

[@jcs5436]

The best band with chick corea electric band.

[@lolo2556]

Audio guy really should have turned up the guitar at this concert.

[@husnusenlendirici9155]

Harika👍

[@jeresuojanen7242]

It looks like that boys have had a long night before this show :D

[@tonyaguirre8316]

Good lord! No one ever came close on the EWI since

[@Nikosi9]

I wish my EWI mpc were bent...

[@alexmarenga]

un solo di EWI pazzesco! dovrebbe essere uno Steinerphone.

[@olovjohansson4835]

This is Mike Sterns tune isnt it?

[@jaeldeepbassplayer]

Michael is God ! :)

[@rozmanl]

Louis C.K. on drums :)))

[@alexandarkumanov4233]

I think It is Adam Nussbaum

[@corkydemoen910]

Adam Nussbaum is a genius. Louis CK is a pervert. Don't compare this awesome drummer to a pervert lol.

[@t33nyplaysp0p]

Ed rooney from ferris bueller

[@claymationwaves]

Shitty overated comedian compared to a underated amazing drummer.. but they still look like brothers and that is funny as hell!!

[@pedrofigueiredo1936]

Came here to comment that hahaha

[@bassmonk2920]

Reminds me of the Upside world in Stranger Things

[@jrobinsondrums]

So fucken weird lol, Michael brecker does whatever he wants and it ends up sounding sick

[@eliastoro5242]

Whats the name of the drummer??

[@leoficks593]

Adam Nussbaum

[@sir.ddinggaddingga]

Louis ck

[@pleximanic]

@@sir.ddinggaddingga That was fun 12 years ago.

[@mikelusjp1982]

nussbaum

[@amonster8mymother]

Look didnt he just sample the guitar?