:) Ha ha! that was awesome! I loved the Asain conductors facial expressions!! The piano player was amazing and has an amazing story! But the Asiain made me laugh so hard and my mother!! :) Hope you have fun in Seattle!! Be Safe!!! Luvs Shanaynay :) On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Jarom Denton <smileybob234@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > so I'm bored, and I was like hey, I think I'll listen to some jazz! (my > favorite right?) so I look up George Gershwin because he was a master at > jazz, and I'm playing a piano song by him, and I needed some insight as to > how the song goes.... so I totally don't look up the song i should but I > look up my favorite song by him, Rhapsody in blue. > Time for some neurological stimulation! :) in the Disney movie fantasia > 2000, they did a version of this and this is it... it's 12 minutes long but > worth every second. Watch this video first...... > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sgkMXm6TkA > so I was like, man! I loove this song! someday, I'll be famous and play > this on the piano. turns out I know a guy who did that. > The guy in the next video, the piano player, is named marcus roberts. He > came and did a clinic first trimester for our jazz band, and taught us how > to be super super good.... this guy is super super famous, and he's blind! > since he was eight he couldnt see, and he learned the piano by ear... > literally! :) listen to this 15-20 minute rendition of rhapsody in blue by > the marcus roberts trio! :) hope you like it as much as me! > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjQLM0EaZ8k Pt1 > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=W3Tw0YI1_aM Pt 2 > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=-CJ4aZw4MHA Pt 3 > This is incredible.... it's probably because the conductor is asian (trust > me.... it helps) > just watch these four videos sometime when you are bored and have about a > half hour to yourself :) It's the best > - Jarom > > >