[ourlunchgroup] Re: My favorite song ever.... again :)

  • From: Kristina Pearson <kristinajp95@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ourlunchgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:09:02 -0600

:) 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
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