The Piano Bird Box Challenge - Lullaby of Birdland Jazz Piano - Jonny May

My PianoWithJonny student challenged me to the Bird Box Challenge. What better song than the the classic jazz standard, Lullaby of Birdland.
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[@Me-pu3hc]

So I was writing an essay and went on Jonny May's channel for some background music. Later, youtube autoplays this video and I tell myself "daam! Jonny made another masterpiece". So I look at my screen and see this madman playing with a blindfold on....I tore my essay

[@lukasmakarios4998]

LOL

[@Mr_Original]

Haven't watched yet, and I already know he succeeded.

[@Macanto]

Such an amazing pianist. Real musicians like you leave some hope for the future.

[@EyeOfArgus]

Macanto Music careful with your language, there are children present

[@Macanto]

@@EyeOfArgus Not worried about that - children watching this channel have already proven to have a good taste 😉

[@barevids]

This one needs more views. Absolutely nuts buddy. Wish I had kept up my jazz syllabus.

[@kaanmckinley1763]

I cant ever do this But Jonny May

[@wardbond7497]

But I'm going to try.

[@davidhuijsing8225]

Dude................

[@dinahdeats3004]

IM DEAD

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

That was VERY impressive! I can’t even play that good NOT blind-folded! I tip my hat to you, sir!

[@SouperCreeper]

All I know about this vid is that there’s this *amazing piano god* playing the piano with a blindfold and no mistakes 🔥🔥👌👌

[@JeffRyan_88keys]

How Jonny, how???? Unreal! The first time I ever heard this piece was from Dave Grusin in The Fabulous Baker Boys. You're in my favorite room with the digital piano and the perfect camera angle.

[@ygal02]

Great as always, Jonny. Thanks for sharing your talent!

[@IStillLikeIke]

Wow this is one of my favorite videos to come from you yet. And I didn’t even care one iota that you had a blindfold, this jam is just so delicious on its own

[@sarahj8207]

*insert Ray Charles joke here*

[@InDstructR]

Now play Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 blindfolded ;)

[@ryanpham3308]

Franz, are you seeing this?

[@KevinChuang-dn4ep]

Purely amazing! That walking bass...

[@PyrozPlayground]

Lullaby of Birdland! One of my favorite pieces! :')

[@zionemond2307]

That is so much fun to do. You do an awesome job Jonny!

[@amyrosebessette3230]

Oh my.... you're amazing!!! 😲😲

[@s_camp]

So, obviously the whole thing is impressive, but at 1:52 he takes his left hand off the keyboard and then nails the next note after a short pause. I get that he can feel the keys to know where his hands are while playing, but this is just magic

[@astriniadisoma419]

Omg that was incredible!!! 😍

[@JaeyongKangPiano]

Awesome!!

[@Loki-ir5py]

Awesome jonny i knew you would do it :)

[@Charmien]

Do you remember where keys are based on muscle memory from where you normally sit or when your hand grazes notes you feel where they are on the scale? I play piano but I do stuff by ear not by sight reading so I’m almost always looking at my fingers

[@mystified2356]

Charmien usually muscle memory for me, no time to feel around for key patterns while playing a piece

[@nikkisweird5501]

Charmien I do a little bit of all three

[@AndaraBledin]

I haven't played piano in a long time, but you start off staring at the keys... As you get more time in and keep practicing, you only glance down to make sure that large movements land where you need them... But just like touch typing on a typewriter/keyboard, with enough time and practice, you're pretty much set, so long as the keyboard you're using is sized the same. As a typist, my speed always suffers slightly when I use a keyboard that is slightly larger or smaller because my muscles are tuned to my keyboard's size. I suspect that pianos are far more standardized, though electronic keyboards might have more variation.

[@roadchewerpe5759]

AndaraBledin always embarrassing when someone asks you to do something using their computer and you’re sitting there failing to type at normal speeds and CTRL+Backspacing every second and a half!

[@kpdelaney6460]

Flawless

[@Lily-rl9gz]

wow~

[@NormanLiangNLGaming]

I'm so happy to see that there has not been a single dislike on this video yet. A perfect video deserves a perfect rating.

[@user-ln8np8nk5c]

Woderful !

[@user-eg8tf7fe6w]

super!!!

[@realdragnet]

Awesome! I would like to hear your jazzy version of "A walk in the Black Forest"

[@arthsojitra2226]

you are amazing jonny...

[@TheWFamilyMusic]

well done! couldn´t play that with opened eyes...

[@PianoCinematix]

let's stop that meme going about "subscribe to pewdipie" and change it to jonny because this is real talent! love your work jonny. i have a massive challenge for you, could you make a ragtime version of moonlight sonata movement 3?

[@unusualtune8328]

But PewDiePie needs to beat t-series.

[@PianoCinematix]

but......it's mr may! he deserves to beat everyone lol

[@sarah_7814]

How r u so talented??! I can't play für elise *without* a blindfold and you're playing this stuff with one😱

[@ryancirrusfan2]

Can you do Sheet Music Boss’s Rush B in ragtime? Think that would be epic to listen to 😁

[@Digithalis]

awesome play master! :-)

[@Dalu1893]

This walkingbass tough...👀

[@Gumbercules]

Well now thats just showing off :p great talent there!

[@johnnic6022]

I really want to see a video where he takes songs like the maple leaf rag and other ragtime songs and concerts them to classical or other genres of music. That wouldn’t be epic.

[@Ibu-saki]

Video begins. Instantly reminded of... VINHETEIRO

[@mystified2356]

Ibu-saki1970 except he isn’t staring into the camera haha

[@JoShuaLoldy]

That's awesome !! please do honeysuckle rose ;)

[@wardbond7497]

Like Django

[@user-tv5pe5hl5p]

❤

[@samuelwright9113]

Hey man, love your stuff and I'm a long time fan. May I ask, how do you record the audio for your videos? I'm wanting to upload my own videos, but I don't know how exactly to go about it. Many thanks.

[@red5_skywalker]

Could you cover ‘Friend Like Me’ from Aladdin in your style? That would be pretty cool! 👍

[@unusualtune8328]

Please play I write sins not trajedies in ragtime? Or high hopes? Or maybe even This is gospel

[@tamarag301]

Jonny May you are such a good pianist. Do you ever do live-streams? I have an idea! You can do a live-stream, then you read the chat for suggestions for what song to play.

[@Ruffy13able]

That´s some awesome piece to listen to. Dumb question: Would you consider making a ragtime version of the Ducktales Theme? That would be soooo awesome!!!

[@soocampo]

En realidad me sorprendería si, luego de 132 años tocando piano, todavía necesitaras ver las teclas.. Esta muy bien igual. Muy bien

[@morningaga]

How the piano sound is so clear like that 🤔

[@roadchewerpe5759]

It’s a nice keyboard with a nice sound sample.

[@davidquintero6315]

Damn where do I get a desk like that one

[@JoShuaLoldy]

Play ''Honeysuckle rose'' in ragtime version pls

[@sarahj8207]

Please do Baby Shark in ragtime!

[@michaelgoetze8531]

Very nice rendition of the song, Jonny! Not sure what you're trying to demonstrate with the blindfold, though. I'd bet anyone who plays piano at your level could do that, no way you can play like that if you have to look where your fingers are going.

[@bigred4613]

What piano do you have?

[@christinaz5368]

Oh God how do you do that

[@GaryMCurran]

I just wish I could play that well even LOOKING at the keys. Pretty much like touch typing, though. I just found out my storage unit was broken into, where my keyboard and such was stored. I'm hoping it wasn't stolen, but I really don't have the money for gas and tolls to go check. I hate being unemployed and homeless. Anyway, okay, Lullabye of Birdland was a great choice, now let's see you do Trane's 'Giant Steps!'

[@Jw_keys]

Olah! Sou Brasileiro e aprecio muito seu trabalho ... Tenho um Desejo enorme de Ser Seu Aluno.. Queria Saber as Possibilidades Para isso ❤ Forte abraço!

[@nuslijantzen6272]

Next step: Playing it behind your back... (Although we all know you would obviously master it😅) So talented! Only Ling Ling could play it with tied hands too though

[@phoeberose2046]

Nusli Jantzen if u can play it slow I can play it fast

[@listandshopan]

1:12

[@lewisghrist1137]

You need to turn some classical piano pieses into ragtime/jazz stlyes

[@roadchewerpe5759]

If you haven’t seen it yet, he’s already done so! Just check the channel a little farther down past this video.

[@listandshopan]

0:13

[@listandshopan]

1:10

[@aleejooo8913]

Can you playa a song un salsa ir merengue ???

[@user-ln8np8nk5c]

1

[@Makamakazi]

I've done that before! just not the song, I did fur elise

[@HalValla01]

When is the baby coming?

[@taniahapurona4390]

it would be cooler if you play Boogie Woogie

[@rafael454790]

Most piano players never look at the keyboard though lol

[@thisismyotheraccount1863]

But I can’t even play that Mexican Jumping Bean song without looking... You know, that song for beginners that literally just goes up the scale?

[@reedr1659]

I would enjoy that just as much if you didn't have the blindfold

[@MrNtlman]

Of course Ling Ling plays piano... Why wouldn’t he?

[@x-loyalxxkilosic2159]

This is fake;) haha no joke man Do you so fu*** good this is amazing you can play jazz so very good

[@viscera5725]

I'm so early jfc