definitely one of the more exciting musicians on the scene today.
2011
(7 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)
Loading... ms. spaulding won the grammy this year for best new artist, making her the first jazz artist to do so, and despite the fact that she's been on the scene a number of years. here's her showing everyone how to slap a bass.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXAYcfo2se4
2009
(4 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... While we are playing videos of dudes who own their instruments I thought I'd offer up my pick for best drummer of all time.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHulrp03qnk
Feel free to post why John Bonham or Keith Moon are in LTE form.
(4 votes, average: 8.50 out of 10)Loading... Holy crap, this is awesome.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r29hkt73RSA
If he is cool enough for Tom Waits, the Arcade Fire, and David Bowie he is cool enough for me.
(8 votes, average: 9.38 out of 10)Loading... No relation.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUVIkC0rgk0&feature=
We will now return to your regularly scheduled programming.
(5 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... in what is sure to be a gratuitous star-grab, i give you sun ra, in all his glory.
(i've been trying to pin down an actual date for this video, but i've found contradictory answers. in all honesty, the quality of this video may belie it's actual "classic"-ness, and the technological advancement of some of the instruments lead me to believe it's sooner than later. however, i firmly believe sun ra transcends both space and time, so...)
(7 votes, average: 4.86 out of 10)Loading... I'm late!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Ji4uG4cac&feature=related
(5 votes, average: 8.80 out of 10)Loading... monk and rouse. yyyyyup.
here are the boys in japan.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ9El7k4mNo
1963
(7 votes, average: 9.57 out of 10)Loading... due to overwhelming popular demand, we've decided to make a week of this, so sit back, grab your shades, and dig on this:
the sextet ran around europe playing this song before it was to become sadly prophetic mere months after.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwohpatsYsE
1964
(4 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... Oh. Joe. Come home soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VigOzx_8BbU
No Miles video of this one online or I'd of gone with that.
(6 votes, average: 8.50 out of 10)Loading...