jazz funk with contrabassoon

[KawhackitaRag]

Why do I suddenly feel like I'm in the cantina in Star Wars?

[clumsyclarinetist]

This is definitely one of my favorite instruments. . .awesome job! :-)

[beachX3baby2500]

its just stupid how big tht thing is...

[jazzobassoon]

@beachX3baby2500 and you are you small or bigger than my contra....

[IrishPotatoSack]

I'm afraid to ask of how much that thing cost ._.

[jazzobassoon]

@IrishPotatoSack 100000000000000000000000000000­000 potatoes

[MaggZzzZyy]

did not know that a contrabassoon existed. but now i do. =]

[shlaxberg]

this is the best contrabass instrument I've heard

[ronaldmcdonald333]

this is so metal

[jazzobassoon]

YES..incredible...merci

[Halfbloodalchemist]

FANTASTIC!!!

[MrWuzzo]

I want to try one of these badly :D

[Dralcoffin]

How much does it weigh? 

[jazzobassoon]

@Dralcoffin an elephant....

[Dralcoffin]

@jazzobassoon I was curious whether it's more or less than an upright bass, which is around 25 pounds.

[liamgdoherty]

Holy crap! That thing is huge!

[TheRegulated]

..... just why??? lol

[cookiemwonsta]

Is contrabassoon music also in bass cleff like bassoon? How similiar are th keys/notes to bassoon?

[jazzobassoon]

@cookiemwonsta YES BASS clef..just .some of are similar

[manga12]

has a kind of dark dirty jazz sax sound, I kind of like it, but looks like a real task to play it.

signed Jeremy

[Jonas710001]

That looks heavy!

[DoubleTroubleWinds]

awesome...be on the lookout for Double Trouble, a global double reed ensemble now forming for a special performance of Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man...Mark Gebhardt, Jacksonville, FL.......frstrtr@comcast.net

[astrotrain53]

how much air does it take to make a noise with the contrabassoon?

[jazzobassoon]

@astrotrain53 a little ...to make it...circular breath

[astrotrain53]

how much air does it take to power that monster?

[victorstclair]

respect ^

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[mikstr22]

the contrabass... oon?

[jazzobassoon]

@mikstr22  yes fun NY

[sophisticatedhasbeen]

Man, they've contra-fied EVERY instument havn't they. Have you seen the subcontrabessflute?

[jazzobassoon]

@sophisticatedhasbeen  OF COURSE

[A7XLicksMyNuts]

That instrument is ridiculous. I love it. I wish my school had one for students to use.

[CourtneyBizz]

its just like a trombone , but its not!!!

[cj614]

u vs jaco. Chicken battle. Who wins??? lol

[starkey7uk]

You, sir, are a legend.

[ejskate]

crack pipe loll!!!!!!

[jazzobassoon]

elephant music pipe

[SigDrums]

Holy crap!

Hahaha, why not!? I like it!

[DiminishedDan18]

Lol sounds like you threw a little bit of The Chicken into it

[ClueLou]

not bad, sound better then the contrasax

[JayBassoon]

I finally got one of those mics from Forrests. Thanks for your help and inspiration. (Now to practice scales and their application!. . .)

[thelonebassoonist]

I'm a jazz bassist and a bassoonist. this is great.

[remotecontrolp51]

what the F!

[blueice342]

sounds like a mix of the bass and baritone sax

[jazzobassoon]

right

[WwstringcomplexX]

hahahaha that was great...go contra!

[CloneHat]

Just the fact that you own a contrabassoon and a bassoon is amazing.

[TheMrBaritone]

very nice....... very....... FUNKAH

[monteleone1010]

it makes change= ca fait changement d'entendre/voir quelqu'un jouer d'un instrument qui est plus ou moins bien connu.

[jazzobassoon]

glory to the contrabassoon..

[kolmutsnorp]

stop raping the contrabasson:(

[jazzobassoon]

I love it

[Sillyhoot]

That's what they said to Stravinsky when he wrote the rite.

[jazzobassoon]

@Sillyhoot right..

[xxxx0bleach0xxxx]

alright...

you are my best friend :]

[jazzobassoon]

merci ...thanks friend!

[TheMacMan1972]

YEAH!!!!

Funky!

[ridobasi]

Hello Friend,

I want to buy one used contrabassoon.

Do you where I can find this one?

thank you

[jazzobassoon]

in a big store.

[tinathefatlard0]

is your floor really that weak or do you have a really good cameraman? =p Great contra worth there also. Still have yet to play one of those bad boys.

[dontron102]

was this all improvised or did u memorize it?

[TheTutorialCentral]

whats that weigh? 20lbs?

[pyrotech9753]

More than that, I'm fairly sure; he's wearing a big sling to help hold it up.

[jazzobassoon]

riight ...just bassoon sling!

[13someguy13]

cool, but not quite my thing. I think I'll stick with brass jazz rather than double reed

[jazzobassoon]

ah ah ah ah

[grandsierraable]

nice.very good

[grandsierraable]

awesome contra nice

[millymille1]

this is so nice. good job

[jazzobassoon]

thanks.

[nerdybassoonchica]

i love this. i want to play something like this for my senior piece.

[dextergordon72]

put it on the fire with the oboes

[jazzobassoon]

yes and you with...

[TheHollowRod]

and me!

[SnazzSnzWarsaw]

I love it! Nothing more to add, pure great!

[waterlily716]

nice. i love the sound of a contra but i play flute, lol.

[cooltaz1992]

THE CHCIKIN haha

dude wow ur amazing

[Guitcad1]

I'm curious, would it be possible to pull off something like Cliff Burton's "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" on one of those?

[ibanezdude9659]

OH MY GOD that would be really awesome. Im sure it it possible. you just have to have good chops lol

[bckyrdboogie]

the chicken?

[jazzobassoon]

cot cot cot cot... yes chicken

[ndosg15]

I like how you used a lot of musical quotes - like Ravel's Bolero at 1:29, and the Chicken!!!! great funk tune

[jazzobassoon]

merci

[skuffe78]

looks like i could make one off those in a heart beat ;)

on second thought nice

poor sound tho :(

[trombonetrumpetkid]

Are they pricey?

[jazzobassoon]

yes they are

[Kazbahn1]

Regular bassoons are expensive enough, think how much this must be...

[ibonedbettiepage]

I've been playing bassoon for 6 years now, and I was wondering if it's easy to make the transition from bassoon to contrabasson, or if it's weird because some of the fingerings aren't the same.

[goldendecade15]

wow, i play contra alto clarinet so i really have no clue about those things. but that was freakin awesome

[mamoodh]

wow man!! You have not limits!! That's amazing!! Thanks for play this!!

[jazzobassoon]

no limit..thanks

[captonmoo22]

how much do they cost?

[TiteNYC]

thats a strange looking instrument, like the soung though

[girazulmilla]

realmente me divertí mucho con este video.

Muy bien!... bueno, yo no podría tocar con el contra alzado!

[guitaristonroids2]

is this harder than a normal bassoon?

[jazzobassoon]

it's more easy...try it

[idiot9870]

I sense the sarcasm behind that...

[guitaristonroids2]

Is this harder than a normal bassoon because i play bassoon and i want to switch

[Liz08Vi11]

I play the Bassoon, but I have always wanted to try to play the Contra Bassoon. I'm amazed...

[BassDude50000]

haha

[cheeziness234]

thats a bassoon??

[jazzobassoon]

bassoon familly...

[chrispybustard]

What brand is that?

[jazzobassoon]

oscar adler

[fassman316]

I bet that thing weighs a ton!

[jazzobassoon]

yes ...but I am Arnold Schwarzenegger,

[footrane]

yeahhhhh man! this contrabassoon is really swinging in the funk! bravo!

[jazzobassoon]

Joyeux Noel à tous et bonne année

[jazzobassoon]

more for Heckel bassoons

[thebook55555]

with the low soud quality, it sounds awfully like a euphonium

[amymcgivern2kaii8xx]

dis is CLA!!

[jazzobassoon]

and contrabass string

[Imonfire123]

im prety sure contra bassoons can go lower than tubas

[Well108]

Yes, but only by a semitone. :P

[jazzobassoon]

and contrabass 5 strings..but some contrabassoons can go to A...

[gaara62]

depends whos playin the tuba...pros on a tuba can go 8 Lines below on an E

[jazzobassoon]

I was speaking about string contrabass sir...

[dougebraga]

Oh...GREAT,GREAT,GREAT! I've adored it! Congratulations for you!

[jazzobassoon]

reeds are bigger the price too and fingerings.. some must be diferent

[OneAngryAbsol]

Contrabassoons are ridiculously expensive, compared to their smaller Bassoon counterpart.

[donutslice509]

hey dude im only 12... but iv been playing bassoon for my school. are the fingerings the same? reeds? how much did u pay for that 1? plz reply..

[OneAngryAbsol]

the Highest and lowest octave ranges are different.

[DarkstarDeck]

are bassoon and contra bassoon fingerings the same?

[jazzobassoon]

NOT TOTALY SAME

[DarkstarDeck]

But mostly same?

[jazzobassoon]

oui..bien sur ! mais qelques differences aussi suivant les marques d'instruments, les doigtés sont à adapter .

[DarkstarDeck]

what?

[MagikMan27]

Dude! at 00:17-00:19, you were almost below the piano! That's kickass! And great sound too. I totally want one, except that i want to own and be able able to play every instrument ever, but still, cool stuff!

[ChalieChaplin]

Hahaha, funny! My congratulations!

[saxophonjazz]

funny

[unholypenguin4]

u must be rich they cost 25,000 dollars

[jazzobassoon]

yes I am..

[borntobemusicman]

AWESOME

[DMANGUY14]

that just looks so WEIRD

[PistolPete2112]

youre my hero.

[alexfheind]

is that ravels bolero at 1 29 :P nice contrabassooning ehehe , really liked the lows, really great playing

[chrispybustard]

the jazzy version. Haha this is awesome

[pukilupukster]

Oh, man! That is so sweet!

[muladar10]

wow thas cool :D¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[chouchtoum]

super sound man

[FrossetBlod]

Wow...amazing!

[Toshfunk]

the chicken ehh?

never seen it played on woodwind........

... and definately not on contrabassoon

[LOTSOFHOBBIES]

Really Cool Jamming

[randolph229]

Are you possessed by the ghost of Frank Zappa?? I like it; keep on a-huffin!

[jesemus33]

Finally,the more enigmatic wind instrument go wild!!!!

[celiobarros]

Finally, some one playing jazz at contrabassoon! Nice playing and sonority! There are some instruments which never receive attention enough to their quality and details. People must know better them. Congratulations for showing this amazing instrument to us!

all the "basst"

[jazzobassoon]

this one lower price

[jazzobassoon]

yes bass key of course , the same range like bass 5 strings

[ALIENstupid]

is that even bass clef or lower

[abcadebc123]

your contra sounds so good i want to play the contra so bad i no its basically the same fingering but the flickings well...and there is no wisper key! so how much did it cost??? more then the regular bassoon ino!

[xtomokixx]

awesome

[superbrando90]

holly shit its enormous!!!!!!!!jajaja beatiful though

[mophead154]

how much does that thing weigh and how do you put it together looks like it takes a long time

[jesemus33]

great

[jazzobassoon]

thanks jesemus 33

[lightninguitarsolo]

i play bassoon

and i wanna play the contra

but i dont understand why the bell points to the floor

just like i dont understand why the french horn points backwards

theres no audience behind the stage

or under it

[jazzobassoon]

goooood

[MrWuzzo]

@lightninguitarsolo It's still cool :D and I'm sure there's a specific reason, like tone quality, or pitch, or mellow-ness or something... like how you put your left arm in the french horn

[SchadenfreudeHate]

How are the fingerings in comparison to regular bassoon? Embochure? I'm really interested in trying it out.

[jazzobassoon]

not the same.fingerings ..sorry

[nintendogoo]

wow.....damn

[ContrabassSaxophone]

HOLY CRAP!!! This is awesome!

[UKNintendoManiac]

Damn, contrabassoon looks like the only woodwind contrabass instrument that doesn't need a steroid induced elephant to carry it; loving that solo and (instrument), good work. Low pitches will always be the best kind.

[jazzobassoon]

thanks..

[xoxoluvd4everxoxo]

wowzaa;

i play the regular bassoon at school

[[in the 7th grade band]]

and my private instructor told me

about the contrabassoon

she told me it was a lott bigger and lower

and that looks amazingg !!!!

[fattymcdonalds]

are the fingerings the exact same on that insterment as bassoon?

[jazzobassoon]

not the same ..

[coolkid5670]

awsome

[Vampiress363]

I've always wanted to switch over from playing the plain Bassoon to CantraBassoon! But as it is, i'm barrowing an instrument from the school and it's sixty years old *and sucks* and they don't even have a good Barry Saxaphone *plays saxaphones as well, but loves Bassoon the best*. Not even the high school has a Contra.

[megansoad16]

woahhhh

your like the best haha

i'm not so good, yet.. in Bassoon....

lol

[JulienCarettaWiner7]

That's low man... woaaa

amazing, love to play one

[321infamous123]

Brap! This is really cool - i agree with my s0ck, this must have taken AAAGGGEEESSS!

[mys0ck]

WOW must have taken loads of practice! good job!

[Synsacrus]

Love that range.

[jazzobassoon]

me too

[guitaress1]

Cool-"terrible"--my son will dig this, he loves all the low reeds/double reeds.

[rockstarbassoonist]

*faints from amazement* I take it you're on a Fox?

I want to get one, but I'm in college right now, and so far, I have not won the lottery, so I am 30k short. lol

The one at our college kinda sucks. It's from 1954, and it leaks like a baby's diaper.