Michael Shulman - Mirage (Jean-Luc Ponty) version X

[@mariuszolszewski5304]

Amazing and astounding cover of such a wonderful classic... I'm so impressed and happy that I found your video after so many years... Thank you Michael...

[@ShredViolin]

You're welcome! Thank you!!

[@josecorrada4141]

Michael this is the best version of Mirage I have ever heard! You took the cake brother. I rediscovered this old favorite but you have taken it to a completely different level of awesomeness. I love you deep passion and enjoyment on the video. Don’t ever let it go no matter what. You change lives…. please keep at it!

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you very much!!

[@dannylgriffin]

Too bad he dubbed it later. 🙄 That audio is not live. But A+ on the material.

[@justadamnedgod]

mindblowing!you showed the emotion of the song perfectly,but adding your amazing touch that makes it feel yours,you owned this!JLP would gladly shake your hand👏🏻

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you! 😁

[@ΓιάννηςΧαλιωτης]

Very nice cover excellent my friend greetings from Greece!!!

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you!

[@gaynormorris8036]

it doesn't matter how many times I listen to this, it's still the best for me. Thank you.

[@ShredViolin]

Glad to know!! :)

[@williamparker904]

Now we're talkin'! Loved Mirage forever, but wow! Thank you.

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you! 😄

[@cassiuzzarles7414]

ultra standing ovation master!!!

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you, thank you! :)

[@gaynormonk8645]

All these years later since I first heard this and still go "WOW". G x

[@ShredViolin]

❤😄

[@ricardomagalhaesbateria3991]

Fantastic !!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you!

[@AldoMeyer]

Hola Michael Shulman I Give to you my Gratitude for this extraordinary musical contribution.

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you very much!

[@danielhamm4146]

Hey Michael, I just discovered you a couple of days ago, I have been a fan of Jean Luc Ponty for many years, what a beautiful version of Mirage. All the ones I have heard are incredible. Keep it up and may The Mighty GOD in CHRIST bless you and yours.

[@ShredViolin]

Daniel Hamm thank you!

[@cardenasfishingracingteam6545]

WE STAND AS ONE...

[@thermalascension]

Perfect 🌬️🌹🕊️

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you! I😁

[@thermalascension]

@@ShredViolin my pleasure,. Absolutely rad... 🎩🕊️

[@thermalascension]

@@ShredViolin I'll be listening to you,. At 8 thousand feet... 🌬️🌪️😎👍😁

[@javadude42]

How in the world can all those people walk past such an emotional and great performance?!??!

[@ShredViolin]

Just like anything in life. BUT - ain't it cool to have a video that endless amounts of people (theoretically) could enjoy now? So - yeah. I think it was worth it! Thanks!

[@danielhamm4146]

Michael, your solos on Mirage make me want to worship the Great GOD of creation. What beatiful note selection. Gets to the core of soul and spirit! Thank you!

[@ShredViolin]

Daniel Hamm thank you! Very well Saud. Very flattering! 😊

[@alpanagiotidis911]

Wow...!!! U are excellent....!!! U give another good feeling, 2 the song, very special.....of my friend, Jean Luc......Bravo....!!!! 🎵♥️♥️♥️🎵

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you very much! 😄❤

[@megasoid]

Great!

[@ShredViolin]

Thanks!

[@davidkinnear5792]

really nice to hear such a vibrant, expressive virtuosic take on the great old jlp classic. man do i miss new york! thanks michael for reminding me that ny is the place where brilliant adventure pops out from every corner!! really hope to catch you live one day (i'm an aussie & too far away...)... that would be something to savour...

[@ShredViolin]

I share your sentiments wholeheartedly! Thank you for your comment!

[@PorscheChile]

Nice cover...from Jean Luc Ponty...mirage....your music is beautiful... greetings from Chile.......

[@ShredViolin]

PorscheChile thank you! Cheers!

[@robertoalvez766]

excellent!!!!!

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you!

[@mastertracker510]

Bro..I hope you re still playing this cover..awesome!

[@ShredViolin]

👌

[@BETO-PEREYRA]

Genio total , gracias Michael , soy admirador de tu trabajo !! desde Buenos aires Argentina un gran saludo !!!

[@ShredViolin]

Thanks! I really appreciate that!

[@BETO-PEREYRA]

Donde puedo ver tus videos ,o escuchar tus grabaciones ??

[@ShredViolin]

On this channel and www.blackviolin.com

[@civilian8697]

Wow! That was awesome dude!

[@ShredViolin]

Thanks!!

[@MartyDeAngeloSEstudios]

Amazing!

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you!

[@bpagan7781]

Wow, love the song and the way you played it! That must sound fantastic with all that tile and steel around to bounce off!

[@ShredViolin]

Thanks, it was all right! :)

[@eniobatista1420]

Fantastic aqui do Brazil viajando no som grande michael que dia vc toca no metro predento ir a ny e dar uma conferida

[@ShredViolin]

🙌

[@ivonsmith4255]

great track - great version! Where did you get the minus 1 track from?

[@ShredViolin]

Thanks! I made it myself.

[@Madam-ri8gs]

Saw you down there but 14st. Glad you went up on stages since. Go on AGT get exposure

[@vincenzoimperatore3229]

Amazing

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you! )

[@meineke11]

Wirklich einfach fantastisch, der Mann rockt.... und anscheinend merkt niemand, dass sich hier ein Genie "austobt"

[@ShredViolin]

Ralf Kirchhoff sehr schön! Danke! 😊

[@Zaytsevonline]

This is incredibly cool.

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you!

[@craigking8758]

fantastic 😊

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you!

[@robertoferrel6887]

Bravo !!!!! From NorthEast Mexico

[@ShredViolin]

Roberto Ferrel 😀thank you!

[@cardenasfishingracingteam6545]

"A DAILY DOSE OF SOME OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES IN LIFE!!!!!!!!!!"

[@ShredViolin]

😄👍

[@danielefortina2234]

You big brother I accompanied you with my drum set to big

[@rebeccad.6248]

Exquisite!!!!

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you!! :)

[@plimper]

It was really nice my dear friend!!!Bravo from Athens Greece!!! :)

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you! )

[@telcamps5945]

De otro mundo

[@ShredViolin]

🙏👌🌝

[@nocturnallsnake4228]

Outstanding!!! But isnt smtg missing?

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you! Of course something's missing. It's not an exact copy of original. Just a loop of one single part.

[@FlameFirestarter]

AMAZING!

[@ShredViolin]

Thanks!

[@carlosprieto3598]

Fantástico

[@ShredViolin]

👌

[@bobbleheadlimbs]

Beautiful

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you!

[@arieladriansoldini2263]

It would be so cool, and rare, but cool, to see some Paco de Lucia's Zyryab with this stuff, I pay to see it really! Very good job Michael, amazing playing just like JLP.

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you! Appreciated! 😄👍

[@marcelopicanco6557]

Ouvindo em 2023 sensacional.

[@ShredViolin]

🙏

[@pajoafonso3490]

brilliant ....

[@ShredViolin]

Thanks so much!

[@josefinavarelam]

Absolutely amazing!! I love how u made the song yours. I’m also a violinist and I’m working on this piece, where did u get the backing track? :) or did u made it? I’m looking forward to play it live 🔥

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you! Yes, I've made it by using a part of the original song in a loop. Best of luck!

[@cardenasfishingracingteam6545]

I'VE SEEN THIS SONG PLAYED BY JLP PROBABLY 20 TIMES OUT OF 23 CONCERTS OVER THE YEARS BOTH CLOSE UP AND FAR AWAY, CERTAINLY A WONDERFUL SONG, MR. SHULMAN DOES TAKE IT TO A NEXT EVEN MORE EXCITING LEVEL AND MAKES IT KINDA BORING TO GO BACK AND SEE/LISTEN TO JLP'S VERSIONS. NEXT STEP FROM HERE SHOULD BE A 300 PERSON ORCHESTRA VERSION, SO THEN I CAN FINALLY REST IN PEACE, "GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE" GOD BLESS...

[@ShredViolin]

@@cardenasfishingracingteam6545 thank you! I'm flattered. All the best!

[@xConundrumx]

It's almost painful to watch these videos. Here is one of the great musical geniuses of our time and people walk by him oblivious of that fact.

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you for your support!!)

[@cardenasfishingracingteam6545]

IT'S LIKE LAYING ON THE SIDEWALK SUFFERING FROM A HEART ATTACK WITH THE PARAMEDICS WORKING ON YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSTLING NEW YORK CITY, FOOT AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC WILL CONTINUE TO PASS YOU BY, WHO CARES, LIFE GOES ON..........................................."GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ON YOUR SIDE, GOD BLESS"...

[@thiagodesousabritto9609]

Como pode um excelente artista fenômeno estar tocando apenas em um local desse, é um pecado enorme não dar o valor que esse cara merece. Mas esqueci, hoje o mundo é dominado por boçais que só dão valor a músicos e musicas boçais.

[@ShredViolin]

Life is life. Thanks!

[@vincenzoimperatore3229]

I would like to see and listen for a duet with JL Ponty. It would be incredible . Anyway Michael is a phenomenon and anyone who has had the good fortune to listen to him on NY subway is a pardoned god

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you, Vincenzo! 👍🎻

[@danielhamm4146]

O my! Thank you JESUS, Wow! Seriously maybe the best thing I have ever seen, incredible he might be the best string player on the planet. I thanked GOD and wept! Thank you Michael Shulman.

[@ShredViolin]

Daniel Hamm thank you Daniel! You are too kind. I'm happy to realize that my music has such resonance and pleases people so much. 😊

[@axxessmundi]

righteous!

[@ShredViolin]

Axxess Mundi 😎

[@jheniffercarroll]

Waw man you are very amazing, I love you , who does the background music? Well you're amazing

[@ShredViolin]

This one is a track by Jean-Luc Ponty. Cheers! ))

[@hugo_alves]

Hi Michael, congrats for your talent, specially for the music choice! I know you musicians love to explore diff paths for the same scale, as much as we listeners want sometimes to listen the original track. I see you are good and that you enjoy a lot the music i currently like most. Try to develop a melodic line to get closer to the cosmic sound that Ponty first recorded. Even Jean Luc seems to be tired of Mirage as it used to be, he is no longer playing it the same way he did in the early 80s, why?!

[@ShredViolin]

Thanks for posting! I think that the music should never be played 100% the same way all the time. Like an old saying "you can't step into the same river twice". I have no idea why JLP is playing it differently than what he had originally written. I have composed my own melodies for and prefer to improvise in the "Mirage" because most of all I liked the nostalgic harmony, groove and the overall atmosphere of the song. The original violin playing is very nice, but not in my preferred playing style.

[@axxessmundi]

Ate you playing any shows in the NYC area?

[@ShredViolin]

Axxess Mundi nope...

[@reverts3031]

Love your "Shred Violin"

[@ShredViolin]

Haven't played that, but thank you!

[@glennsmith2147]

Related to the "Gentle Giant" Shulmans?

[@ShredViolin]

Nope, but they are really cool. )))

[@glennsmith2147]

@@ShredViolin And really nice playing, by the way. (Better late than never. 😎)

[@ShredViolin]

@@glennsmith2147 All is good!

[@cardenasfishingracingteam6545]

"HEAR, HEAR", "YEEHAAA",,, GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ON YOUR SIDE, GOD BLESS....

[@ShredViolin]

Thank you!

[@xristospier3602]

SORRY, BUT THIS, IS THE BEST "MIRAGE"........EVER !!!!!

[@ShredViolin]

Thanks!! 😄

[@cardenasfishingracingteam6545]

TODAY EASTER SUNDAY 2021 I PUSHED EVERY THING I HAVE AND EVEN BORROWED MORE TO MY WINDOW AND PLAYED THIS ONE SONG BY THIS MAN AT SUNSET TO MY IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS AND THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE LAKE WHERE I LIVE WHICH IS A HILLSIDE NEIGHBOR HOOD ABOUT A 1/2 MILE WIDE AND 5 RESIDENTIAL STREET/BLOCKS HIGH, I CAN HEAR THEM TALKING the wind probably helps that SO I'M PRETTY SURE THEY HEARD ME JAMMING...

[@billsabiadrums]

Here is a great violinist and people are walking by like, "Who cares." That's why music in the U.S. sucks because great talent is playing in the subway of NYC and not on the radio.

[@ShredViolin]

Perhaps it is so. Thank you for caring! :)

[@dickystreets]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💡✌️😎👌🇧🇷

[@ShredViolin]

😄

[@dickystreets]

@@ShredViolin 👋😷

[@videoscan]

Sometimes less is more... remember that!

[@ShredViolin]

The official video is all about "less is more". Live all hell breaks loose. 😄🎻🎶

[@Celvaa]

Lol, am I the only guy here that wonders if this guy gives violin lessons?

[@ShredViolin]

I hardly ever did.

[@cardenasfishingracingteam6545]

we learn as he plays

[@krawall11]

this mirage is a mirage

[@ShredViolin]

Could be...

[@BillMcGaughy]

This appears contrived and if it is it is just that more of a mirage. Passionate in a subway of numb. The walking of the dead in the midst of music?

[@ShredViolin]

Perhaps all that is around - a mirage.

[@BillMcGaughy]

@@ShredViolin More than likely it is.

[@johnvanzoest4532]

Satriani meets Ponty.

[@ShredViolin]

👍😄