This is the spiciest guitar player ever

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[@MusicisWin]

on a scale of 1 to spice, how zesty is this man

[@ItsSauIGoodman]

Lemon zest. So a 0.5

[@Realpatspray]

By his face it’s franks hot sauce, put the sh** on every thing 👺

[@mechanicalmaestro1]

2.79

[@teeni2473]

Not as zesty as your shoulder roll just after 3 mins 😋

[@SamSkarab121]

Habanero

[@vicwomg]

I'm very happy that James Chirillo is getting the admiration that he so sorely deserves, but you really should name him in this video. "This guitarist" has a name and you owe him that much.

[@JonErikKellso]

Word!!

[@mcspikes1]

So true!

[@kendickinson8307]

Nice video. He's actually doing that 'play on the beat' thing that was really made popular by Freddie Green. In that style, the piano player is going to comp a lot and if the guitarist does too, it just becomes mush. The really interesting thing is how he moves around the color tones in the inner voice and sometimes, as you mentioned, will throw in a substitution to add even more color.

[@theelderskatesman4417]

Full Count Bassey vibes🤘

[@raiderjohnthemadbomber8666]

Thanks for the info, made it more interesting.

[@TheCkhutton12]

Practicing this currently. Freddie demonstrates this well in Frank Sinatra Live at The Sands.

[@dannyrivers3922]

I'm thinking playing on the beat was invented at the moment music was invented!

[@jeffersonott4357]

Dude, I want you as a music teacher for my son(he’s 7). If u wanna make money, message me, he has a guitar and keyboard, but your pov is exactly perfect.

[@georgenaha1001]

James Chirillo is a master guitarist; a great musician. He's playing here with Wynton Marsalis and some of the Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians. The style he's exhibiting here is commonly called "Freddie Green style", named after the stellar guitarist who powered Count Basie's rhythm section for many years. It may seem to be a simple way to play at first listen, but once you delve into it you begin to realize how subtly complex it is. It involves quite a bit of string muting - the chords are sometime reduced to three notes, two notes, or even one note. Freddie Green had great time, as does Mr. Chirillo. Those quarter notes drive the rhythm section in perfect synchronization with the bass and drums. If anyone is interested in this style of playing, listen to the Count Basie Band; there are some KZbin videos of Mr Green playing with Basie, and plenty of tracks from old LPs . Another great proponent of this style was the late, great Wayne Wright, a left handed guitarist. There are some incredible KZbin videos of Wayne playing with the legendary George Barnes (guitar) and Ruby Braff (trumpet/cornet). One thing I found through meeting and getting to know some great "Freddie Green" players was this - they loved playing this style. They found great joy in providing a strong, swinging pulse for whatever ensemble they played with. And, BTW, Mr. Chirillo can play many styles with great skill, musicality and virtuosity.

[@boomerdell]

Great background info, really helps. Thank you!🙏🏽

[@georgenaha1001]

@@boomerdell My pleasure!

[@raybergstrom]

Thank you for writing this!

[@georgenaha1001]

@@raybergstrom My pleasure, Ray.

[@emanuelrayvillaflores7759]

James Chirillo is an amazing jazz guitarist who is very versatile

[@HazHarpo]

Tyler keeps saying “this guitar player.” Has he seriously never heard of James Charillo??

[@aniquinstark4347]

@@HazHarpo Jazz is so insular that you really have to make an effort to hear about it. Jazz cats don't really spill out into the broader music scene. Same goes for classical music.

[@donmattingly]

Ok, but literally at 0:40 of THIS VIDEO Wynton says “James Chirillo on the guitar” and this dude continues to refer to him as “this guitar player” for the rest of the video.

[@StevenWang]

@@HazHarpo lolll

[@ryanskidmore5646]

The amazing gentleman in the video, James Chirillo, came to my school Millikin University a few weeks back and delivered an amazing performance. It was a trio of him, an upright bass player, and a drummer and they just played some jazz standards. It was one of the most surreal jazz experiences I've ever had. The way Mr. Chirillo plays is just spectacular and when he plays his improvised solos, he played purely by feel just like he does in this video!! Just awesome to see a master at work and getting to meet him. It's a shame there were only less than 25 people that showed up that night for his performance.

[@aniquinstark4347]

All jokes aside, that entire lecture series by Wynton Marsalis is incredible. Even seasoned musicians can learn a lot from them.

[@jzgtrplyr]

Having played in a big band for 20 years I can safely say JC is an expert in the Freddie Green style. The only really important notes to play in this setting are found on the 3rd and 4th string of the guitar but to do so well requires an in-depth knowldge of all chords (including alterations) and their inversions and knowing when and when not to play some of the inversions and alterations. This style works not only in a big band setting but is really fantastic when accompaning a singer in a duo setting because it gives the singer a lot of room. While it may look easy, doing it well requires in-depth knowledge of chord structures and a metronone-like ability in the right hand. This style highlights the "less is more" comcepts of not just swing guitar but music in general.

[@vincentmicucci9032]

James Chirillo. What a legend

[@dutypaidrock]

I met James Chirillo in NY through my dad (we're from the UK but my dad loves to network in the jazz world!). Lovely guy, unbelievable player. Saw him in a tiny bar somewhere in Brooklyn and he blew my mind with his phrasing.

[@JohannesLabusch]

OK finally I can share my James Chirillo thoughts and one big question. 1. He's all about staying out of the way of the other musicians. A true team player. He has his own videos in which he explains in great detail the the guitar player's job in a big band is to augment what others are doing. 2. This is very inspirational to big ego rock guitarists. Or should be. 3. If that's not a rug, why does he work so hard to make it look like one?

[@Batapotamus]

I totally agree with this. I've played in 8-9 piece bands down to 4 and you learn so much when you can become a foundation player and know when to rip and when to hold back. It's about the music, not the player. Unless your Vai when the band is behind you but even then he has control and know when to shred and when to not.

[@obiwanudonnome814]

100 percent!

[@doctorlove3536]

I remember him saying a guitar should be as loud as a single trumpet

[@ronaldmitchell3665]

@@doctorlove3536 excellent comment: i always try to emulate horns and that “corny” trumpet…

[@natrixxvision6997]

James Chirillo is the real deal. Loves playing that Freddie Green style. He mastered it.

[@nikrowland9060]

This man single-handedly saved me back in high school jazz band

[@CVSubRailfan90]

Same key as "Stray Cat Strut" I believe, bass line is fairly similar too. Neat!

[@krazykchaos6088]

Was thinking the same exact thing... is that "stray cat strut" I hear.. yup I wouldn't be surprised if Brian has also used that pre-phase chord progression

[@astre7904]

@@krazykchaos6088 LOL same

[@straydawg2035]

Its called the "Andalusian Cadence" and is very popular, and super spicy.

[@krazykchaos6088]

@@straydawg2035 I like spicy!!

[@foughtstatue1023]

Yeah I know they’re a rockabilly band but the Stray Cats (and Brian Setzer in general) are heavily influenced by jazz as well.

[@nickpaparone5737]

I’ve taken lessons with James. Primarily on how to play rhythm guitar, the way Freddie Green did it. He’s a true carrier of the tradition, a dying art. You can count how many true jazz rhythm guitar players are still alive on one hand. He’s playing more of a tenor line to harmonize with the base…more so than full chords. He’s also one of the greatest soloists out there. You sound good but don’t disparage James. He’s a true master of the craft

[@Australien8]

Watching that whole show was simply amazing! They’re brilliant bloody musicians. Dan Nimmer on piano has some spicy riffs! Love they’re energy to music. So refreshing!

[@thelowmein9143]

The one video where it would have made perfect sense to use your hollowbody and it stayed on the wall lol.

[@thetakenking7061]

Got to add great playing and I love the tone you are getting on this one.

[@adamhowemusic283]

James Chrillo is a great guitarist and this an excellent example of this style of playing. It's not as easy or basic as it seems. It's all improvised and a real fine art knowing how much to play and when, so that you dont get in the way of the other instruments! Basically: if the audience can obviously notice you playing guitar, you've failed.

[@nickp440]

Nice solo at the end. Those quick half step hammer ons outlining/landing on the notes of chords are fun

[@kerbyfab]

I’ve seen lots of James Chirillo videos and he definitely is a great player! He always lights it up.

[@ArtElliot]

That video is part of a 20+ part series where Wynton Marsalis and group go thru the elements of American music. It's very interesting and pretty entertaining esp. if you are a big Marsalis fan. I've also watched Chirillo's instructional videos, and everything about that guy is awesome.

[@stoneyneff8555]

I love this guy , he has lots of YT video's . The most important thing he say's is to not be to loud , and to blend in on the backround .. He goes into great detail about setup

[@krazykchaos6088]

Always a treat to get a lesson, been playing 75% of my life and always learning more or relearning theory to improve

[@Lametta-music]

Great video and i really like the way you dialled up a guitar sound and mixed it in with video that lets us hear you in the room. You got some punch!

[@mudkatmark]

My understatement of the year - you, my friend, are an amazing guitarist!!

[@bsnf-5]

I watched it because youtube recommended his videos to me as well... and what a rare treasure this guy is... He knows what he's gonna play before he even touches the instrument.

[@rocknrollguitar]

I absolutly love it! More of these lessons please

[@frishdaw]

He’s been popping up a lot lately, really enjoy his videos. Haven’t been exposed to rhythm guitar before this was humbling

[@johnhudak6267]

I really think you should interview this guy, he is one of the best acoustic rhythm jazz players on the planet. You should also check out his KZbin page.

[@jubnx2781]

That solo at the end is sooooooo killer, I love that so much more than just typical blues stuff

[@Emersonlakeorpalmer]

I’ve been getting into jazz and I’ve been re watching this video many times before, happy to see him reacting to this

[@mzens1]

JC is likely playing simple two-note voicings on the D and G strings emphasizing chord thirds and sevenths - the bass player has the rest covered.

[@kjeaskop4056]

So you watched his vids too ;)

[@mzens1]

@@kjeaskop4056 he’s the guy if you’re into the Basie thing.

[@kjeaskop4056]

@@mzens1 I know :)

[@dallasahlberg7833]

This was the best "lesson in disguise" I have ever seen. I truly didn't think I would learn anything from this other than pure entertainment, but you truly surprised me. Thank you. I honestly learned from you today, in a way that I can not only hear and see demonstrated, but I can apply it to my regiment.

[@lukaskuipers7791]

Not only did he wrongly transcribe the song being played in the video, and not use anything close to the voicings the guitar player in question uses, he literally doesn't even play a C or F minor Triad correctly. If you'd watch content that James, the guy from the band, creates himself, you'll realise that it's about the least 'spicy' jazz guitar there exists, and that's the point. Guitar in big band in supposed to be stripped down and exclusively chord tones. That's all he's playing and he'll tell you that himself. It's what's historically accurate. Whatever you learned from this joke of a video you're better off learning elsewhere. This guy is such a hack it pisses me off.

[@MusicisWin]

@@lukaskuipers7791 hey could you please start a KZbin channel, I wanna learn from you

[@lukaskuipers7791]

@@MusicisWin why don't you come see me perform at Dizzy's jazz club in Rotterdam if you're ever in the Netherlands, I'll learn you a thing or two.

[@niborsilliw]

@@MusicisWin Oh, come on. You present one of the truly legendary players repeatedly as "that guitar player" and then you miss the whole point that Chirillo is a humble and supportive "musician" first and a "guitarist" second and plays completely without ego, and then you diss and pull your KZbin rank on Mr. Kuipers for pointing out that you made a couple of mistakes. And yes... you might just learn something from him as well as Chirillo, Freddy Green and Bill Frisell regarding humility. Music is Win... Guitarist is Arrogant.

[@prestontrusley4773]

You're a good soul bro. You taught me a lot with your courses. I wish you and your family nothing but the best in life y'all are awesome. \m/

[@ncd1967]

I loved that you played that little bit of Minor Swing

[@brendanstewart5074]

He's like the Mr Bean of Jazz Guitar.

[@yetimatzenightcat8702]

Lolololoooool 😄👍

[@icestorm40]

This is definitely one of my favorite videos you have done. 😎😎

[@4Gunzo]

Hey cool I saw this video years ago and immediately knew it was so cool. The way all swing in it is just crazy even though it’s just a short segment, glad to see someone talking about it

[@jimkiousis]

You keep refering to "the guitar player" . You didn't know J . Chirillo?

[@TheOdieD3]

Really good to see you teaching again. Tyler Teacher Musician Man

[@BallparkBlueprints]

Wait, so you know that's Wynton Marsalis, one of the great jazz players and instructors in the world, right?

[@mfurquim30]

yeah, was very surprised by that!! The guitar player... The band leader... dude!!!

[@eliju420]

Yeah, that's not the band leader, that's THE band leader.

[@Yourbankaccount]

50/50

[@kevinmartin4634]

Never mentions Wynton once. What a knucklehead.

[@timchalmers1700]

And the violinist is Mark O'Connor.

[@wietse8987]

I saw a few of his videos last week, awesome down to earth dude!

[@byron92870]

This was one of your very best YT sessions. Pure gold that I will have to watch again and again. Masterclass!

[@eoinodunlaing4391]

I just found him couple days ago-great to see your appreciation of him-check out his other vids!

[@DJM1872]

Great stuff. The violin player in the clip, Mark O’Connor, is also a fantastic flat picking guitarist.

[@KingNuma.k82]

Damn bro, I wish I had your knowledge of theory! It would take my music to new highlights. What good is it to know all the cool flashy sweep picking, hybrid picking, taping and legato if you can't connect it properly. I get stuck A LOT when makings music all because of the lack of knowledge in theory. Great video Tyler! You my man are a theory ninja!

[@thepostapocalyptictrio4762]

I've watched his (James Chirillo) videos before. He's awesome. He has a series of videos he made about Big Band guitar playing that's great!

[@georgejager6425]

Your improv sounds fantastic!

[@thetakenking7061]

Love the Music Man you got. Someday I’ll have the money for one.

[@DGRussMB]

I’d love to see you and James Chirillo in a jam session. I went through some of his videos. I could listen to him play all day. Ooh! Even better you two jamming on a street corner! Dude, I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I love my Rock, but I can definitely shift gears in to some jazz. I do a lot of audio production at work. Some days I’ll get over saturated by noise, ( when I can hear every conversation at once, on top of every song playing in the building) I’ll put some Miles Davis or Dave Brubeck in my headphones. (…and now I’ll add James Chirillo to this list) Something about Jazz helps me refocus and dial it back in. Great video!

[@zachthomas7810]

That video is four years old and I just found it too I was surprised to see this video

[@cyclpiancitydweller9517]

Just came from the original video. James is fantastic. Would love to meet him.

[@producer.james1]

James Chirillo is a fantastic guitarist

[@jacktoddy9783]

Great video - made me happy - many thanks.

[@youbeknowin]

YT fed me this video too like a month or two ago, your commentary on it is cracking me up … this man is indeed the spiciest

[@jedzxor]

I've seen him twice in Virginia with stride pianist Judy Carmichael. James is mesmerizing!

[@wammons007]

Love the passion thanks

[@pickinstone]

James might get a chuckle out of your video. You know, he used to rock out on a Gibson SG before he got the jazz bug. He's a nice guy and a hell of a musician. Has to be to play with who he's played with. Worth searching up He's a great teacher as well. Musicianship--singing--is everything ;)

[@craigmsmithmd]

Great video! I didn’t know I wanted this.

[@fredlyons4538]

KZbin has chosen James chirillo to blow up

[@timchalmers1700]

Thanks for pointing out that video. That whole series of videos with Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center at Harvard is fascinating.

[@SaccoBelmonte]

Saw the video two weeks ago, James Chirillo looks iconic there, so much I cleaned the image a bit and gonna do a frame for my heroes's wall (Django, Oscar Peterson, Bireli Lagrene etc...) He explains he plays mostly the inner strings, often two only, sometimes even only one of them cause in the context of a big band you don't throw full chords, instead you play the most significant notes in the chords.

[@a.j.leclair5426]

Tyler is an absolute musical genius and I love these videos they are so awesome. Ppl might think it's boring but I love this shit

[@samiirai]

study music theory, this basic stuff. he skilled no doubt, but genius?

[@jimbrennan1181]

I don't normally like gold colored guitars but that Valentine is sweet! What a beautiful neck!

[@snot-fx9350]

Hi, some of your video are really good. Sembra che tu ti diverta, e questo è tutto quello che conta. Keep on.

[@catmouse9051]

Delicious.. so very Steely Dan of you. On that note (pardon the pun), would love to see you do something around the Mu Chord. The mystical and mysterious Mu Chord. 👌

[@ryanhough5901]

you should do a video on edge of desire by john Mayer, it's an amazing guitar song on the technical level and was made based of a warmup routine he does. Great Video!

[@ricardoyt9313]

Ive watched all of these videos like 2 weeks ago its so sick

[@ltgray2780]

That guitar is beautiful. I can feel it from here. Music Man and G&L are some of the greatest instruments ever.

[@marklewis5145]

The fretboard on that axe is absolutely bloody lovely!! I had to pause the vid and get this comment in, I just couldn't help it!

[@michaelmione]

JC has that vampiric trance that lures unsuspecting guitar aficionado's into his death gaze. I looked up other video's on this cat and when they made him they most certainly broke the mold. Be careful, listen but do not gaze upon the creature of the night.

[@chrisbevan9717]

Awesome man Thank you.

[@kyle9364]

Love that strat

[@rodnyg7952]

laugh all you like, but James Chirillo is a solid rhythm guitarist

[@johnjanovsky]

Very cool. Hey Tyler, how about a Guitar Villains with Rik Emmett? So underrated but so versatile.

[@StevenWang]

Man honestly, the quarter note is actually one of the hardest things to do lol.. Making it swing is a real delight if you're a jazz nerd like me haha.. I don't think James here thinks it's too easy at all, he's honestly enjoying every quarter note IMO.

[@GrassLion85]

This video came up on my recommended as well. I was thinking the same thing!

[@wendystarita7996]

Excellent!!!

[@DrLeroyGreen]

You should do a video on James Chirillo's pedal board!

[@markcsepan5466]

I love that video. I watched it multiple times

[@duckintercourse7722]

hey would really appreciate a link in the description so i can see the origanal as well i always like being able to watch the whole thing myself

[@profiteer_nl8950]

How did he change jazz into stray cat strut 😂

[@yetimatzenightcat8702]

Lololooool 😄

[@jw1239]

I like the guitar!! Looks great!

[@moosewizard33]

That was a pretty tasty jam at the end brother

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

This was a lot of and the song itself a joy. Thanks

[@vansongs]

There were some of the heavyweights right there. I mean you are playing with Wynton Marsalis.

[@nathanielvargas3863]

When I first saw the thumbnail of the original video I thought his face was photoshopped to be larger.

[@Dogsrule777]

That guy turned me on to “Lester Young & The Kansas City Sessions”!! I’ve been copping his stylings for that past week now! Gotta love the YT algorithm!

[@morganemanuele4291]

Alright, Wynton Marsalis is one of the greatest Jazz musicians to live. This video is a clip from his lecture of Jazz as Democratic Discourse at Harvard, if you have even the slightest interest in music you need to watch the lecture.

[@iohannesfactotum]

Thanks, I'd forgotten that guys name

[@experimenteight4550]

4:05 …Spiderman, does whatever a spider can

[@AugustThor438]

Imagine sitting in the audience and this man is just staring at you for the whole song 😂

[@TikTricksFootball]

I NEED to see you do the main lick of Electric Gypsy by Andy Timmons

[@abdelmokitbougouza7275]

thats a great video, i watched their whole lecture, delightful

[@rickhurt7007]

Can you do a top 10 most expensive guitars in music videos and also top 10 most wanted guitars in music videos also? Not guitars caught on video, which could be a video also but you see where I'm going with this. The special guitars few would risk taking on the road with..

[@jeffreybell7015]

Pardon my ignorance, but who is the guitarist teaching this lesson? I have not seen nor heard him before. He is amazing. Of course, I am familiar with James Chirillo, who is certainly a great musician. I have been listening to James Chirillo for a long time. I love the way this guitarist explains and demonstrates everything. He is also a terrify musician. I would like to find more of his music.

[@goodboid]

That's James Chirillo!

[@cleetusvonbehren8847]

Man. I really want that backing track to play to now….

[@defjam641]

Please link the original video in the description

[@kpnutz52]

I like how you got no chordal harmony correct at all. To anything he was playing.