In this little video clip Glenn Gould plays Prelude in C minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier Volume 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach. This clip is an extract from the movie “32 Short Clips about Glenn Gould” and is published on youtube.
Glenn Gould is very famous for his interpretations of the works [...]
Glenn Gould Performing Prelude in C Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Pat Metheny Trio Performing Lonely Woman by Horace Silver
This video shows the Pat Metheny Trio performing the Horace Silver tune Lonely Woman in a concert from 1999.
Rubinstein Performing Impromptu by Schubert
Watch this video with piano player Arthur Rubinstein performing the Impromptu Op. 90 No. 4 by german composer Franz Schubert. Even though Arthur Rubinstein was already 90 years old when he recorded this version of the Impromptu by Schubert, he still plays very well, I would say he finally plays it [...]
David Bowie Performs Heroes Live on Stage
This video shows the legendary David Bowie live on stage performing Heroes, one of his hits. David Bowie is not only a pop music singer, he has also participated in movies like The Man Who Fell From Heaven, where he represented an allien who had come to earth. His androgyne look [...]
Siouxsie and the Banshees Happy House Video Clip
Siouxsie & the Banshees is a rock band that appeared in 1976 in the United Kingdom ans was formed by lead singer Siouxsie Sioux. In their first appearances in public it seemed that the band belonged to the punk music scene, however, soon it became clear that Souxsie was not willy [...]
Tenor Saxophone Giant Sonny Rollins and Guitar Legend Jim Hall Performing The Bridge
Watch this video with the great jazz tenor saxophone player Sonny Rollins playing his composition The Bridge and being accompanied by Jim Hall on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on bass and Ben Riley on drums. This tune is written and performen in up tempo which is a challenge for all musicians. However, [...]
The Elvin Jones Trio Performing A Night in Tunesia – Jazz Standard by Dizzy Gillespie
Elvin Jones is one of the most significant jazz drummers of all times. He became famous while playing with the John Coltrane Quartet and in some occasions he has played duets with John Coltrane, for example on the album Interstellar Space which is an entire album dedicated to this saxophone-drums duet.
In [...]
Bass Player Jaco Pastorious and Guitar Player John Scofield Performing The Chicken
This video shows two of the most important jazz musicians playing together in a studio session: we are talking about the legendary funky bass player Jaco Pastorious and guitar monster John Scofield. As for bass players there are musicians like Percy Jones, Linley Marthe, Mark King, Jeff Berlin, Ralphe Armstrong or [...]
Cannonball Adderley Performing Round Midnight on His Alto Saxophone
In this video clip you can watch alto sax player Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley perform the tasty jazz ballad Round Midnight written by Thelonious Monk, another significant jazz piano player of the bop era. In fact, this video is part of an educational television series about jazz (The Subject Is Jazz) where [...]
Saxophone Robot Performs Giant Steps Solo by John Coltrane
Watch this video here with a saxophone robot playing John Coltrane’s famous solo over his bebop tune Giant Steps. The song is in up tempo bu you might feel that this solo could be played a little bit faster. Well, there is another version of Giant Steps at a higher speed, [...]
