Wynton Marsalis takes the Sarah´s Music Horn Challenge

[@jnbplaysgames]

"If you put it down, it's in Bb." *trumpet mode unlocked*

[@thebreathalyzer]

rotflmao

[@samjohnson4994]

This got me. V good

[@suicidalfetusx]

Yeah he was like oh I got this

[@sajvion]

Facts. I SAY THIS EVERY TIME

[@g4m1ng4life]

That Bb valve carried it…

[@ryand4883]

That guy should try jazz he’s pretty good

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

😎

[@philen]

😂😂😂

[@danafripp4120]

Yeah. He has possibilities. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pf5658]

@Ryan Donelly - 😂 I wonder how many people actually got that joke?

[@nicksm7980]

@@pf5658, anyone who is not mentally ill, I suppose.

[@AllYourBaseRBelong2Us]

Give that cat another hour or two and he’ll be ready to record.

[@HULKSMASH1145]

johnsonfromwisconsin i would say give him about another 5 minutes😂

[@YOULOOTWESHOOT101]

True Story . .

[@TexasCalboi]

"I'm one of the worst horn players in the world." *picks up horn and plays jazz*

[@supportmanualflying2224]

goes to show that you can't judge a book by its cover...

[@judyglasel533]

Support Handflying Are you a pilot ?

[@bphlatsax75]

@@hansmartinsteinslandstense9296 you're not too bright and probably not a musician!! Guy picks it up and made music! Winton is a musician! I'm a musician and wouldn't be able to do that with the comfort he did it. All he needed was 15 minutes and he would have mastered it.

[@bphlatsax75]

@@hansmartinsteinslandstense9296 well see you kind of missed the point. That's not his primary instrument and he picked it up and made music. What else is there to know?

[@patriciagullickson2046]

@@hansmartinsteinslandstense9296 pretty good musician ?.. he is phenomenal musician

[@StefanMiller]

"I'm the worst French horn player" *blesses us with a horn masterpiece, the likes of which has never been before seen.*

[@starwarsjunkie7776]

This is probably the best thing ever.

[@ronaldkidd6030]

starwarsjunkie7777 Ll

[@tc1817]

really? the BEST??

[@philjohnson4607]

Matheus Macedo yessir

[@alleyway3215]

Live a little.

[@lindsayolh]

Not only is he among the finest of musicians, but he he also has a sense of humour and is prepared not to take himself too seriously. Great man.

[@el-pesomuerto5683]

Picks french horn up. Plays jazz

[@Ethan-py6pr]

It's an untapped market

[@hannahroisinreilly8831]

Bendering, Joy heck ya

[@voiceaddict]

Ethan, it is far from untapped.

[@hanj31]

Miles Davis had horn players in his group for the birth of cool album

[@Objection92]

And Calypso

[@robt3407]

The glint and boyish excitement in his eye as he tackled the horn suggests Wynton loves everything to do with his craft.

[@chipdayton1625]

His eye? Did you see the glint in HER eyes!

[@puderrick8634]

Lady: “If you hold the lever it’s in Bb.” Wynton: *Holds the lever for the entire time*

[@radamstep]

That's how you're supposed to do it, horns can be in F or in Bb, or in both and you can change it with the lever. I've studied the french horn when I was younger.

[@musicapification]

He's playing what is called a double horn, meaning that depending how you direct the air with the trigger, the horn can be in two different tunings, F or Bb. Marsalis plays trumpet, which is in Bb, so holding the trigger down makes the note fingerings the same on horn as they are for trumpet.

[@jessstuart7495]

Hitting the high notes is A LOT easier using the Bb side of a double horn than the lower F side. The harmonics are insanely close together when playing high on the F horn.

[@mikze123]

@@radamstep YOu can find also Eb horn.

[@xylophone897]

Tbh I also play double horn almost exclusively in B flat.

[@armandogiordano1226]

Am I the only one who finds Mr. Marsalis adorable when he laughs after figuring out how to make it work hahaha?

[@bachcornet]

no he is very charming

[@jaycilangehennig2059]

He is awesome ❤ pure greatness

[@BigDogCountry]

@@jaycilangehennig2059 Once she showed him where the Bb trigger was instead of being in F.

[@ambercaesar4560]

"I'm one of the worst horn players in the world"

[@frankhanlon3624]

He's keying it left-handed! He normally keys his trumpet right-handed...that tells you something....incredible....

[@zangoose..]

Frank Hanlon its actually really easy to switch over. at least for me...

[@Laeno1210]

Frank Hanlon right! but wynton is naturally left handed so that might help but still incredible

[@DonBernhard]

I did not realize Wynton Marsalis is left handed. Stands to reason. He's a creative artist. ;-) (I'm biased, because I'm also a lefty.)

[@dougrebertus1992]

French Horn is always played left-handed. :-)

[@DonBernhard]

A true trumpet embouchure and air flow. It doesn't quite work for him on the horn. Still much fun. I love Wynton Marsalis.

[@adriancisneros3778]

As a horn player who play trumpet as a second instrument, i can agree that he doesnt have the correct air flow. i find myself doing just that, execpt reversed when playimg trumpet.

[@DonBernhard]

You know, watching it again, the bigger difference seems to be the embouchure. He's 50/50 upper/lower lips. Works wonderful for trumpet and probably trombone. Horn uses about 2/3 upper lip, 1/3 lower lip (different with each player.) That gives a different air flow as well as a different sound. Then there's the style in which he is playing. Jazz styling with a more punchy phrasing. That's not normally heard on horn. I think, even with that styling, the horn would speak better with a bit more air. Quite simply, the horn takes more air than its smaller cousin, the trumpet.

[@adriancisneros3778]

David Gray what i mean by reversed is that when i play trumpet, i unintentionally blast it. I am great at controlling my horns air flow but in trumpet i push too much.

[@adriancisneros3778]

David Gray yeah seriously

[@namelesssir7085]

Hello, I'm a trumpet player. Would it still be so difficult to me to learn french horn??

[@cannong1728]

When I was in high school in New Orleans, I made LMEA Senior High Honor Band in my junior year in 1978, I played first clarinet...I was sitting right across from Wynton Marsalis, who was, of course, first trumpet. He went on to bigger and better things...true story!

[@jamesrawlins735]

Wow that's amazing! Was Branford there also or had he already graduated?

[@cannong1728]

@@jamesrawlins735 Yes...Branford was there...he was a senior that year. Wynton and I were both juniors and 16 at the time. I knew them both by reputation only but had a chance to meet them and speak with them a few times during rehearsals...very talented but very...normal and down to earth. I remember they both had solos for the concert...they were way out of my league. I've always had a good memory of that experience and as a matter of fact, I still have the program for the concert!

[@luthermyrvold4884]

Cannon G 8

[@MrAkilwil]

@@cannong1728 That must have been tough. You are so humble... I had good friends who had excelled. I'm happy for them!! Well deserved. That's conquering ego to admit that.

[@HQBergeron]

Great story! I doubt anyone else in the honor band-as good as one has to be to even get in such a band-was in Wynton and Branford’s league. Very few professionals are even in their league. But it is an incredible experience to even get to be around such top level people, to witness their virtuosity and catch even a glimpse of what makes them so special. That is something to treasure, and you seem to.

[@dwightfontenot9064]

"Let me just find C...." HAHA!

[@totallyfake2852]

What's so funny about that?

[@tab9856]

Totally Fake maybe because C is actually Bb for trumpet

[@Sphagetti__]

I think he couldn't really find it, he seemed a bit lost

[@keijaygib]

Me every time I pick up my french horn

[@carlpowell0]

@@Sphagetti__ Hahaha imagine that. Jazz solos are actually just someone who has no idea what theyre doing trying to find C lmao

[@Aruesx]

First off, Wynton's sound reminded me of his trumpet and a little saxophone Also, I loved how he picks up an unfamiliar instrument, plays around, and improvises with all his Jazz knowledge. Truly one of the greats.

[@jokinboken]

The best horn challenger ever!

[@aljurje]

Two of the sweetest spirits in this world. Thank you for posting.

[@steves1588]

Music is a sacred rebirth every time it enters your ears

[@PuertoricanPatriot1]

YES SO HAPPY. MY IDOL PLAYING MY TWO INSTRUMENTS. DReam come true. THANKS SARAH

[@calebmoritz4625]

PuertoricanPatriot1 A

[@roberthunt1540]

Sarah: We've had many people try the horn challenge. Some made horrible noises! Wynton: Hold my beer.

[@Bighag100]

5 seconds and he's nailed it. This is my go to trumpet hero.

[@Kalen1457]

To be able to switch instruments like that and improvise with great spontaneous imagination without preparation is quite impressive...

[@dalemaria11]

Has no one noticed he is playing a left handed instrument when his trumpet is right handed? Amazing , stunning, fantastic...just superb!

[@johncarver3453]

I was going to mention that as well. I played French Horn in high school. During marching band, we used marching horns that were right handed and during concert band we played traditional (left handed) horns. It takes some getting used to.

[@GhostRyder2008]

Playing the trumpet left handed comes just as natural as right handed to me. Some people just have that capability I guess

[@RatJan]

My band director in college switched me from euphonium (tenor tuba) to horn, and I was amazed that I could run scales left handed without any problem.

[@surblows]

As a trumpet player, I'm able to finger left handed reasonably well. Mentally, it's all there, but the muscles are a little slower/less coordinated. However, that may also just be due to not being left-handed. I know some left-handed trumpet players immediately play better when getting a special made left-hand trumpet despite never having fingered left-handed in their lives.

[@palewriter1856]

I just LOVE it when I come across someone whose smile is so bloomin CONTAGIOUS that they leave me laughing until my eyes leak! Dang - I can't stop! WM is so upbeat, as usual, and such a FINE example of the joy of music. THANKS BOATLOADS!!!

[@GodsMusician9784]

Mr. Marsalis is the man. Love it.

[@fredericrike5974]

The Marsalis family are awesome- Wynton still has a whole bunch of great music to make, and I am thankful he's here to do so. My HS music director knew his dad and was a fan- when he needed clarity from the podium, he broke out his coronet and ditched the baton- we heard him just fine! FR

[@drumz47]

Met Wynton in an airport coming home from some gig ..LOVE THIS BROTHER ..THANK YOU 4 ALL OF IT .

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

this was cute her laugh and getting into the music she seemed super happy.

[@BudFieldsPPTS]

The perfect example of perfection in music: Joy all around. Thank you for this, Sarah and Wynton. I was blessed.

[@DavidofSteele]

I think someone has eyes for Wynton!😍

[@retrogamerdave362]

but don't we all?

[@b3at2]

I met him when i was the 4th grade... when we went on a class trip to a music theater somewhere in manhattan...i feel honored now.

[@dapaulson1]

Wynton is a gift to the world. One can only imagine the level to which he would have risen on any horn. Next we need to hear him on a euphonium. Wow!

[@majcrash]

He would sound better on euphonium.

[@wolfhodgkinson6866]

Just as awesome now as it was 5 years ago.

[@okolekahuna3862]

The GOAT. And he still looks so young. Amazing.

[@jameskrause4606]

Didn't expect this on my feed, but it made my day. Thank you.

[@zs2mat]

What a great musician.

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

Sarah, your horn challenges are great! Having Wynton Marsalis as one of your guests was a delight!

[@Salvojazz]

God Bless! I've heard Mr. Marsalis, first time, in my town Torino Italy, he was 18 years old, and playn' the trumpet with Art Blakey's Messengers! Then he come back, a couple of times... One, was with Elvin Jones Group, and playn' Love Supreme, in first part of the concert and a second set, with Flavio Boltro... what a beautiful experiences! ( apologyze my pour english )

[@valentino1000]

Sarah: "Can you give me a hug?" Wynton: "I'm one of the worst huggers in the world." Three hours later ...

[@spritemakergager]

funny

[@vinniepaah5264]

I can't judge Winton's horn skills but one thing I know for sure: I've been playing only trumpet (and never a horn) for quite awhile now and my trumpet skills are way below of his horn skills.

[@ata_5208]

4th valve on horn puts it in Bb, so trumpet fingerings work as long as you have it pressed down. He’s just doing what he does normally

[@HQBergeron]

@@ata_5208 ...but left handed instead of right, which definitely ramps up the difficulty, so what he is doing is quite impressive. He has lots of work to do on his horn tone, though.

[@worshipwhilewewait]

...that's what happens when one of History's Best and finest just picks something up and does His thing - THAT WAS....WOW!!!!

[@stephenerickson8107]

I recently pulled out his recording of the standard trumpet concertos and HOLY CRAP does that stand the test of time. Impeccable.

[@Conmezzo]

"My horn has been blessed" Can we get an AMEN!!!

[@anunknownknown]

He is so AMAZING! Way cool! Thank you!

[@jryer1]

Heard and watched him perform way back in 1998 at the Coral Springs City Centre in south Florida. One of the best concerts I ever attended. Pat Metheny at the James L. Knight Center in Miami in 1989 was pretty special too. Back in the day they used to give away tickets to a numbered caller who called into the radio station. I called in and won 2 tickets. Took one of the most beautiful women to that concert. Too bad I didn't get a chance to follow up, but it was an awesome night!

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Metheny/Mays are the chosen...IMHO....

[@MrAkilwil]

"Oh what a night Late December back in ['98] What a very special time for me ... I was at a premiere reggae concert, she went off with someone else... It's okay though. I'm now stalked by women...

[@juandelcastillo4115]

Wynton is a true musical genius!

[@zebbie09]

Bad ass! Thanks for sharing!

[@jonlindeman5325]

A true artist

[@scottspitler1443]

Wynton Marsalis...you, sir, are a First Class kind of man!

[@1111pianoman]

whomever that guy is, i think he may have a future in jazz...i hope he keeps it up...looking forward to hearing more of him in the future...

[@davis_lloyd]

1:30 onwards sounds like bebop super mario

[@stevechrollo8074]

Latin rhythms

[@jeanparke9373]

Even before watching this I knew what was gonna take place lol Amazing you guys!

[@stenmaulsby5924]

It looks like he's challenging himself. First he's getting comfortable, and then he starts finding his limits on the instrument, and then he stops and goes -- Now I'll play something I know. This was great.

[@TomCloyd]

This is mind blowingly wonderful!!!

[@ralfbettker-cuza7432]

Am I the only one surprised that he can use his left hand on the horn just like the right one on trumpet?

[@RogerBiwandu]

Ralf Bettker-Cuza Well, Wynton is lefty, that's why I guess. 😉

[@kenjohnson9969]

Damn. I didn’t even notice that. He plays trumpet with right hand. Impressive.

[@BigDogCountry]

@@kenjohnson9969 Lemme find C. But he had to be told where the Bb trigger was. God help him that he could play in Bb. I dunno, but I knew all my instruments in HS and could read Treble, Bass Alto and Tenor Clef. Course, coudn't play them as well, but I knew what each one did and could play any of the horns from any clef. I just wish I had spent the time on languages instead of music, coulda had a job making money. Music is a language, just wasted time on clefs instead of Spanish, German, Etc. Oh well, piss over the bridge about what coulda happened 40 years ago. Wasn't quite good enough to do music as a pro, but IF I'da done languages like I did music... Oh well, too late now, gimme my Social Security. It sucks to be a Generalist who can do a whole bunch of things well enough. You don't make any money, but you have to do everyone else's job when they flake out because you can do it good enough. Oh, I'm SICK! Won't be in today. Let Dilbert handle it!

[@RatJan]

Not really. I'm a euphonium/tuba player, but was asked to play horn for a year in a college band. I was surprised to find I could play scales just as easily left-handed. More interesting to me was that I was using the opposite side of my brain to control that hand!

[@benjaminmedranda331]

They're really quite interchangeable. I play horn and I swear my right hand though it never gets used has better motor skills and could play just as well or better than my left

[@johnedreslin]

I'm in love with Sarah!

[@darrellcrenshaw9339]

this is why I love music!

[@maggoteater2290]

I want some one to look at me the same way Sarah looks at wynston

[@LockeMac]

He is just simply amazing!! 🎶😊

[@billmoran3812]

What a cool experience!

[@mpdirigent]

TEN DIFFERENT KINDS OF AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[@Belfreyite]

Love Winton! Mighty musician and a real sport.

[@musicalcolin]

This reminds me of a disgustingly amazing scene from the movie of the Trout Quintet in which Jaqueline Du Pre is just wailing on Itzhak Perlman's violin back stage. Sure she holds it like a cello, but she's still playing violin better than most violinists.

[@charlescohen6140]

A most fabulous video you mention. Look it up on You Tube.

[@jaycilangehennig2059]

"My horn has been blessed" ❤ please Mr. Marsalis bless mine too 😂

[@fgorlando]

This made me smile the whole time. So good

[@michaelshelley1289]

LOVE IT......LOVE HIM!!!! LOVE the french horn!!!!

[@ilovemydog6847]

Wynton Marsalis proving that he's not just a great musician but a great sport too.

[@robinkemp6593]

LOLOL Wynton told me in high school, "You can't play jazz on a French horn."

[@scottrowe533]

Wynton goes home, buys himself a top-notch French horn and says to the music store salesman, "I've got another four hours a day available for practice. Who needs sleep?"

[@PaleRider54]

He can still jazz on a horn, but the mouthpiece is so different from a trumpet's that he doesn't get the true beauty out of it that he would were they more similar.

[@leslieackerman4189]

That was VERY good!

[@amyjorhine5342]

Haven't seen this one yet. Love it Sarah!

[@egb625able]

this is a real-life version of ron burgundy pulling the flute out of his jacket

[@TracySmith-xy9tq]

I was a horn major in college and he's pretty good. I especially like the trumpet quality in his tone.

[@GeneTrujillo]

He would play even better the second time.

[@Elevator2TheTop]

OMG I love this man....

[@Elevator2TheTop]

TOTALLY sandbagged her

[@landocalrizzi6921]

Wynton just being a straight up legend.

[@jerrykapchan103]

Talents always comes through no matter what!

[@dianecandoflamtaps3688]

Playing that on a French horn!! Wow! 😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@p165711]

Talent always shows through!

[@ThomasLJonesJr]

There’s something to be said about the fact that he’s playing with the opposite hand that he uses for trumpet, but still has similar dexterity and coordination.

[@sethjensen54]

That made me smile more than I thought it would

[@karlab9557]

Jazziest horn playing I've ever heard! 😉

[@heatherunterreiner5318]

I can't like this enough.

[@Xingqiwu387]

Great job! Sounds brilliant.

[@aaronfoo1018]

Sarah: If you hold the lever it's in Bb Wynton: Holds it on for dear life The lever: *Just say you won't let go*

[@survivor194]

I enjoyed this very much. I can hear the "Noo Awlins" in his accent. P.S. Sarah, if you are down in New Orleans there is a French Cor Solo in the Cabildo Museum.

[@s.g.r.2773]

He IS the coolest!

[@mr88cet]

Wynton Marsalis’ concept of “one of the worst horn players in the world” is a little different from mine!

[@Phyoomz]

A friggin class act!

[@OlavoLuisatto]

Wow? Congratulations. Great Sir Wynton Marsalis Hornist. It's Wonderful. A great musical talent. I believe Sir Marsalis plays all the instruments. Marsalis you are a music genius. I loved it. Bravo Sarah Willis."The most famous hornist in the world". I'm your fan! Santos City. São Paulo State. BRZ. (with cultural parsimony) Thank you!

[@englishguy9680]

What really get me about this is that he's right handed... 🤯

[@tissuepaper9962]

I watched so much Wynton Marsalis in my piano lessons.

[@robertnichols4833]

Ever modest and ever the master.

[@rnidess]

A true musical genius!

[@josiahrogers1728]

Seeing 1&3 played on a horn is sacrilege, other than now, he’s the only man who can do it

[@lyttonmartin6324]

THANK YOU!!! This really proves the point of how different the horn really is and why it's not the best instrument for jazz either.

[@Playthellgb42]

You obviously have NOT heard Professor Willie Ruff! Please look up his vids on here and learn the folly of your claim!!!

[@TromboneTrillo]

jazz + horn = Wynton Marsalis

[@lordemed1]

Bravo, Wynton!

[@jamesm.3967]

I'm glad she is amused. Wynton is the best!