Inside the Mind of a Modern Jazz Piano Genius: Aaron Parks' Musical Revelations | Jazz Lab Ep. 5

[@michaelquinlenlee9979]

Holy... How did he just blow away my understanding of existence from talking about a metronome exercise... Genius.

[@Michael_Dominic]

12:15 omg his comments about "getting close to perfect and stopping" are so affirming!! that's why i call all my stuff "good enough takes" no where near that good but hearing it from someone at that level really just blows me away. I always say when I'm better I'll revisit this piece, or this technique. can't wait for the other ~80 minutes of the video to spam comments 25:54 ~ 29:00 - oh my god this whole section where he talks about his improv, and experimenting with "shapes" more than being concerned with the notes, and not being afraid to "splash around" and use clusters that you arent even sure about how they sound instead of focusing on playing what's "correct", this stuff people pay thousands for. really appreciate you giving him a platform to discuss this stuff and having the sense as an interviewer to get it out of him. really just priceless stuff. - ESPECIALLY tho, the segment here where he talks about "the wisdom of the hands" at ~28:00 32:20 - you know, at this point I am certain to have a comment for every section, but this idea about "adding the note between the 5 and 6" and how many more possibilities there are than just playing diatonic chords AND the way he illustrates it really is just beyond words. 35:53 - love how it ends up with you trying it!! "i've never done that before" glad we're all learning here!! 38:49 - glad you commented on his singing while he's playing, that really stood out to me too. everything else, i dont have much to say about but was equally insightful and inspiring. I was excited for you guys to play a song together and then AFTER? a second song, what a treat. really awesome stuff from both of you. Thanks for this one!!

[@NoahKellman]

Hey thank you so much for the thoughtful comment! So glad to hear how deeply helpful this episode was to you. Let me know if you've got any questions. Cheers!

[@NickLeeP]

Aaron is so brilliant. I've watched this like 10x.

[@tommasocollalti6441]

I'm speechless Noah... This Is One of the best content i've ever seen on KZbin. Aaron is great, an out-side of the box thinker! Thanks for your spontaneity during conversation.❤️🌈🤟🏼

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks for the comment so glad you liked it!

[@garygimmestad4272]

Thanks to both of you. Noah, for asking great questions and responses, and Aaron for his incredible generosity. He lingers in an idea long enough for us to take it in fully. And he allows the idea to blossom. And his approaches are so wise. So great. So valuable. Cheers!

[@NoahKellman]

Cheers, Gary!

[@mrmusicplz09]

Wow!!! I know we are all understanding this from our own current skill set and what is resonating with me is probably different than what is resonating with someone else. But, this is pure gold. I feel a multitude of feelings. I feel inspired, inadequate, determined, humbled and amazed. But, above all, I feel a sense of gratitude. Thanks Noah and thanks Aaron for this wonderful Masterclass!!!

[@NoahKellman]

Hey, you're so welcome! Thank you for sharing how the episode effected you. I can definitely relate to those feelings myself. Keep up the good work! I think all the feelings you described add up into a very positive whole. Cheers

[@jackwilloughby239]

I think as an Interested Student you make for a better interviewer than even Marion. You asked all the questions that I might have asked. And I have to say that Aaron answered them in a very thoughtful way. Such Honesty! The way he looked at you while he was playing made such a connection with me as well. Straight to the Heart Brother! Thank you both very much, Jack

[@NoahKellman]

Man, what a compliment, thank you Jack! Really appreciate that.

[@alexhopper8049]

Wow!! Awesome, thank you guys for a nice conversation❤❤❤

[@NoahKellman]

Sure thing, Alex! Thanks for checking it out

[@teelurizzo8542]

Whoa, thanks so much, Aaron Parks is one of my favorite pianist/composers of today's music. His 2008 major label debut 'Invisible Cinema' is a modern, 21st century classic, and his 2017 outing 'Find The Way' and his 2 releases w/ his group Little Big also rank among my favorites. Thanks for sharing.

[@NoahKellman]

Agreed, his music is absolutely wonderful. Lucky to have him on!

[@KC-nm4ct]

Noah, big props to you for never interjecting or interrupting; you allowed Mr. Parks to get his thoughts out fully. Just like your music, you demonstrated your great taste as a conversationalist. Thank you so much for arranging this interview. It is such a gift to us pianists! There is so much to practice out of this, it's kind of overwhelming, lol.

[@NoahKellman]

I know what you mean! Aaron shared what feels like an endless supply of incredible ideas. Thanks for the kind words- always working on my interview skills.

[@gabrielnewville2613]

Came here to say this - thanks Noah

[@arfoe]

Just discovered your channel through this interview. Thank you for this and for asking great questions and letting Aaron's perspective flow through his answers. Looking forward to exploring your channel further.

[@NoahKellman]

@@arfoe thanks so much appreciate that 🙏 hope you enjoy it!

[@marlablow116]

Agree, thanks so much Noah for letting the conversation breathe!! 🙏🏿🙏🏿👍🏿

[@davidwhite2949]

Fantastic interview! He made so many astute points, such as his comment on playing outside

[@ModernKriya]

This is your best podcast episode yet! I learned so much. Also, fantastic duo of those two tunes at the end!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks so much for checking it out! Really glad you liked it and I'm excited to share more episodes with you.

[@antoniog2854]

Thank you Aaron and Noah....so incredibly inspiring and full of ideas! ❤

[@NoahKellman]

You’re welcome, really happy you found it helpful and inspiring!

[@tommasocollalti6441]

Would be really nice if you could make other episodes inviting other guests like Aaron!

[@NoahKellman]

Working on it!!

[@kalinamasash1137]

I was born on 7 october like Aaron In different Year I used the piano to create myself everyday with different staff ( I do not follow any music around, I just play from my solu an head ) Dependen how much I need to put feeling in my life .Greetings from Poland and Thank YOU :)

[@plvarnier]

My god how can one not love Aaron Parks

[@aaronskepasts6970]

Watched the interview with Kiefer, and saw this. Wow another amazing video! So cool to see the keys so clearly on Aaron Parks improv on C Barry Harris scale. Definitely gonna check out more

[@stephenmorring3370]

What would this world be like without people who bring their talents forward and put in the hard work to master it? So glad Aaron Parks has created the things he has!

[@janpeleivelic4234]

What an honor ❤ congratulations for having one of the greatest talents in jazz🎉

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

[@azaniaritualkollectivoffic5250]

That first question about rhythm was what I was thinking about as he was playing. Apart from that. Thanks for this man.

[@autumnleather]

Thank you very much Noah 🙏 Thank you very much dear Aaron Parks 🙏 Love youre style, best wishes to you 🙏

[@NoahKellman]

Thank you for watching 🙏🙏

[@JazzPianoTrio]

This is one of the best interview I've seen. Great stuff! Thank you.

[@NoahKellman]

@@JazzPianoTrio sure thing! Glad you enjoyed it

[@theargonath7938]

This is fantastic. Great job doing this!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks so glad you like it!

[@andradas9688]

Barry Harris' concept of lowered 6th or raised 5th mirrors the idea of modal borrowing. It goes back to baroque music, and was extensively used from Classicism to the more chromatic colors of Romanticism. It is how Harris grouped everything in one scale (and consequently generated a nice structure of blocks and harmonic progressions) that makes the concept quite appealing. Great lesson by Mr. Parks and this young man, Mr. Kellman. Congratulations.

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I'll need to google "modal borrowing" for a refresher! Cheers

[@kylemakesmusic]

Oh my lord who is this man. He is set to us from up above. I just heard his opening chords and collapsed in awesomeness. His harmonies are intensely accurate.

[@NoahKellman]

Glad you dug it, Kyle! He's a true modern jazz piano legend.

[@gwilymselwood]

That’s several weeks work sorted! Thanks so much guys

[@NoahKellman]

Love it! 💪 sure thing

[@anyoneallen4082]

The melody he plays around 50:00 (“Hearth”) has a timeless quality, like “Moon River” or “The Shoals of Herring”. Great stuff.

[@NoahKellman]

Agreed, what a beauty!

[@FlorianBusi]

Billant! Thanks so much for this great time.

[@jkl.guitar]

really amazing interview noah, very well articulated questions!!!

[@MiNDFREAK371379]

Hey Noah, just want to say absolutely love this episode! Super insightful and filled with wisdom! Also, at 35:15, that’s not a drop 2 chord but actually a lift 2 chord! 🎹

[@jangerdes9245]

Phantastic talk about so many interiour aspects of musicianship! Such an inspiring lesson to dive deeper into Jazz! Thank you from Berlin!

[@NoahKellman]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidolahmusic]

Thank you for this gem! Congratulatins, Noah 👌🤓

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, David, appreciate you watching!

[@mmckmusic]

What a player he is

[@isidrott]

Woa this is absolutley amazing!! Thank you!!

[@mattratcliffejazzpiano]

Fantastic episode Noah, Aaron Parks is such a great player and shares so many interesting insights here! Lovely duo jam at the end as well

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Matt! Appreciate that, so glad you liked it.

[@ericvanderbilt-mathews8131]

What he’s improvising at 36:54 is I think the same concept as the intro/outtro of “Heavenly Bodies” (which he is also playing on)

[@jamesc60]

Brilliant! Please do more...

[@maramazone]

Great interview with masterful pianist, Aaron Parks, would also love to see you interview Pablo Held, as he also does great interviews himself on his own podcast. Sure you guys will definitely connect conversationally!

[@NoahKellman]

Ah yes, love Pablo’s playing! He’s an incredible musician and composer. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@maramazone]

@@NoahKellman no probs, anytime and thank you so much for all your great content- all the best!

[@CRtrain]

Noah, the format here is amazing and thank you so much for getting Aaron on the show - so humble, knowledgeable and kind. Congrats to you for putting out some truly educational videos.

[@davidwhite2949]

That discussion of Barry Harris was so cool

[@davidwhite2949]

Great questions, as well. Noah, more interviews, might be an interesting direction.

[@stayconsistentandhumble8463]

Awesome!!! Big fan of Arron Parks. Love the midi (being able to see the notes played is amazing). Great work

[@NoahKellman]

Yes, I thought that would be a cool thing to see! Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful. Cheers

[@simonanthonymcglynn3918]

Thanks Chap, this really helps me to improve my playing. love the 4 beats of 60bpm feel.

[@Sam-zz7br]

Just heard him play with joshua reddman and brian blade live. So incredible!

[@NoahKellman]

Oh wow, that must have been amazing!

[@LukeTheringMusic]

This was great. Thank you

[@phly23]

Deep and valuable concepts

[@AxistubeToulouse]

thanks guys very instructive to say the least and ... omg Aaron literally kills it

[@NoahKellman]

I know he’s incredible!

[@jmarvins]

let's fucking go!!! huge fan of parks and a pleasure to see him explain how he thinks about all the lovely things he can do

[@JRBianculli]

Awesome interview ! Noah loving this!! full of a wealth of information and beauty 38:28

[@jaimemontesrubio2069]

Gracias por la entrevista Noah, es una verdadera joya, saludos desde Mexico!!

[@NoahKellman]

Saludos desde Nueva York! Gracias por tu comento.

[@stuartdryer1352]

He's got everything.

[@alexcurtismusic9164]

Brilliant interview

[@NoahKellman]

Glad you dug it, Alex

[@markbra]

This dude is so hip and traditional, its can be inspiring and depressing and motivating all together 😂

[@ultraparadoxical7610]

That metronome exercise is cool

[@fakename3608]

beautiful player. and what a nice guy!

[@nachopereyra93]

Increíble Noah y Aaron! muchas gracias por sus palabras y este contenido de altisima calidad! saludos desde argentina .

[@NoahKellman]

Gracias, Nacho! Saludos desde Nueva York. Me alegro que te lo has disfrutado.

[@yoshimitsu1977]

I found the left movement it's interesting to make burst of tempo- shuffle and accent, like monk did. Expand and breakdown to the bone the armony of the tonal chord in the two hands

[@NoahKellman]

Cool, great thought. Do you have any examples of him doing it you could point us to?

[@richardsprince6980]

@@NoahKellman Perhaps he’s referring to the first part of the video where Aaron demoed some of his solo approach and his active left hand, which you commented on. If you do a video on him, you will need to do at least two, because this is like a completely different topic than what we were discussing above.

[@RoMercy]

Noah---what is that tiny keyboard you're using?

[@timbruer7318]

So much great stuff, thanks Noah.

[@studioscienzacultura]

Complimenti per l'altissimo livello di questo tutorial, molto bravi

[@94Harrymitchell]

Great interview

[@tomasvidal4842]

Great interview!!!

[@gilles1319]

Passionnant!! Merci à vous deux! Quel est le titre de cette superbe musique à 42 minutes? Thanks

[@chrisharrison809]

What’s the hybrid scale where he adds Bb and Ab. Barry’s dom bebop scale is cdefgaBbBc. This new scale is cdefgAbABbBC 9 note scale? Modal interchange to C bebop plus that diminished 2 chord. Creating a 9 note scale. 12345b66b77 Interesting: harmonizing that scale would be curious

[@danielhicksmusic]

AP is a beast... Nuff said

[@baunmusic]

Beautiful; honest, inspiring. Thank you

[@lillspraggen1]

So great man. Tnx😊

[@richardsprince6980]

Aaron’s approach to diatonic and then with the extended scale starting at 33:00 is beautiful. I want to play like that! Would love to see a video breaking this down further!

[@NoahKellman]

Hey Richard, great idea! Maybe you'll see one soon...

[@richardsprince6980]

@@NoahKellman 😀

[@richardsprince6980]

@@NoahKellman From watching him, your diatonic approach makes more sense to me. What you both do in applying it is use diatonic colors “out of sequence”, it seems, rather than in a stepwise motion. However, it seems like a completely different feel than what would seem appropriate for passing chords in a standard, more like a Keith Jarrett vibe (“Country”). I have only effectively used the simplest version of diatonic chords as passing chords (Cmaj7 D-7 E-7 etc.) in a standard. In trying to do the other thing, the best I can do is fake it, just going for textures by randomly grabbing diatonic notes. While I don’t think this works as passing chords too well, I actually like the results. But I can still put in work on your approach, i.e. moving around one voicing.

[@paulwhetstone0473]

Nice stuff

[@scottfoster3643]

Fabulous!

[@raaron4315]

whats that one chord he plays at the end of his first tune - like an Eb min with a b5 and regular 5 and a 6, maj 7 and a 9???

[@TheMg49]

Great vid. Thumbs up.

[@sebamoyamusic]

What piano plugins is Aaron Parks using? sounds very cool. thanks for this content! bless

[@karenbenjey1]

Great interview; what's the name of the tune he played at 9:30?

[@peterberk7961]

Stablemates -Benny Golson

[@mister088]

Just started watching this. Fantastic. What keyboard is Noah playing? Is it weighted?

[@NoahKellman]

It's the Piano de Voyage! You can see my full review here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4iVgHajh76rn8k

[@mister088]

Thank you. Great work, as always

[@juliandavidsanchez9682]

Bravo !!! Hermoso

[@gregoryc123]

Hey Noah, thanks for all the great content. Quick question, what is that ultra thin keyboard you are using. I’m assuming it’s “controller only” but is it fully weighted? (I’m assuming so but I’ve never seen anything that “low profile before) Anyway, keep up the great work Sir and if you find the time to answer it would be greatly appreciated:-)

[@shadenfreude11]

Freaking talent❤!

[@peterbaker8629]

Phew!! There's more musical intelligence, melody, harmony, warmth, etc here than in the current pop cannon. How sad that so few will listen to him instead of the many insipid banal 'artists' we get assailed with on broadcast media.

[@NoahKellman]

Let’s just all keep all doing our part to show people the beautiful music and minds of folks like Aaron 💪

[@Jack-fs2im]

class act

[@tonid2672]

Could someone explain what Aaron is demonstrating at 36:58, please? How can C Major also inlcude B flat?

[@teelurizzo8542]

He does things like that on the intro and outro comping to the tune 'Heavenly Bodies' from Kurt's outstanding 2012 release 'Star Of Jupiter. Slowing it down here, you can see he is using D flat, as well as B flat and also A flat, along w/ the notes of C major. I believe he is using combinations of notes from the G half-whole octatonic diminished scale. That is to say, from the Dominant of C, but he is eventually resolving the lines and landing on chord tones or tension notes from C. So it's like he is doing V-I in the key of C, meaning he is playing V and I together more or less like blurring the line between Tonic and Dominant? (PS:Noah, or anyone please correct me if I'm wrong)

[@eduardoreyes1272]

Espectacular

[@karenbenjey1]

Oh, right, Stablemates, Benny Golson

[@oliver3llis966]

Anyone know what model Casio keyboard that Aaron is using?

[@NoahKellman]

Hey Oliver, is the Privia PX-S6000

[@shadenfreude11]

Wow❤!

[@charcharbeast2653]

@7:40

[@user-ff1ez5sy5h]

"unless you're arriving some place all your departures dont really mean anything" --aaron parks ...11:08

[@isaksigurdssnnhungnes624]

9:30

[@thedropthatbecametheocean]

Fuckin awesome

[@LearnCompositionOnline]

23:19 no i DON´T know what you mean !! LOL

[@onethousandtwonortheast8848]

I’ve never heard of this guy before. Where the F have I been?!

[@JohnEpto-ng6ml]

7

[@kirkreynolds8505]

Great number of errors.

[@skoto8219]

you for all intents and purposes don’t exist

[@Skep90]

This is awesome!! Thank you

[@akinakanomusic]

LOVE Aaron Parks's smile at 1:09:41, the kind of “A boy showing his favorite toy” look :) I’ve been impressed by how Aran Parks’s generously been telling his ideas and tips and his thought processes to others, and I appreciate Noah's great questions and insights here. What a great interview. Thank you very very much for making such a precious video and sharing🙏

[@NoahKellman]

Appreciate the thoughtful comment! Really happy to hear you enjoyed the video and found it helpful.

[@roman_scan]

My music teacher recommend this video to me, shoutout Mr Lorelli he the goat. Great video btw 👍

[@song4night]

20 minutes in at it's just brilliant, brimming with ideas! Thanks Noah!

[@NoahKellman]

My pleasure! Aaron had so many incredible thoughts and concepts to share. Grateful to have been able to do this!

[@song4night]

yes! this was the deepest one yet.@@NoahKellman

[@alinguanti]

The Barry Harris explanation…amazing, the way he extended the concept is genius, and I’ve been studying BH for a long, long time. That tells me the way we analyze things is so different. The diminished 6 is so intricate. I loved that improv he did to show how it’s used. I’m speechless! Thank you so much!❤

[@NoahKellman]

Agreed! I've heard the b6 concept several times but Aaron uses it in such a unique musical way here.

[@mikaelsyndergaard9319]

how i this possible...thanks som much

[@kabalayouri419]

Can you please do the same with Sullivan fortner please 🙏🏾🙏🏾🤲🏾