Summertime - Piano Improvisation

[KonstantinosMin]

hi i would really appreciate if you had any of your music in midi,spectacular piano playing!

[PianistaItaliano]

@KonstantinosMin Thanks it's much appreciated.

For a midifile, just have a look to my last video upload "the show is over"please. Thanks again

[usaokun1]

Muy elgante!

[MyleneChristie]

MAGNIIIFIIIQUEEE!!!

[fatfatat444]

I like Jazz. I play piano and bass!!!! I LIKE THIS.

[MrPoulicnaLampa]

oooooooooooooooooh  i love it

[t3med]

Unbeliveable... I'm brazilian and I am impressioned about it!!! omg is this really ab improvisation? I can't believe... I studied classical piano and I think this is absolutely amazing!!! jazz pianists need to study a lot to play it!

[MrNunesdemorais]

Good. This Gershwin's great composition have had any type of interpretations. This is one of all. I prefer others than Alfonso's improvisation. Another hand, it is a very beautiful interpretation, mainly on start of the song. At my point of view the best is that you are feeling to play, musicians of course. The people listen and classify as they would like to ear it. Until proven otherwise the Alfonso's left hand, particulary at second part, is very very hard for myself. Could be more soft.

[peacelovepiano]

wonderfu!!!



[radlerauge]

some kind of awesome, i can't describe atm..

[rainbowkeys711]

beautiful rendition.........

[TableEnMousse]

I just love it.

[anandamide199]

I don't get it - how is the song improv when written by someone else?

[PianistaItaliano]

@anandamide199 Hi Greg, in jazz, there are thousands of musicians who improvise on songs written by others composers. I will do a superficial explanation: actually a song is just made​up a melody and harmony, in this case I play the harmony and melody in the first part, in the second part I use the same harmony of the first part, but not the melody, and then instead of the melody I try to improvising at the moment, as you do with jazz. :-D

I hope I explained myself well.

[CooCurrent]

@anandamide199 Improv doesn't just mean making up something on the spot from scratch. By definition I think it means using what you have to create something, etc. So essentially you could take the skeleton of the song, and the basic melody and improvise around it, add ornaments, runs, and different harmonies and all sorts of things too numerous to go into!

(I can improvise reasonably well - but I certainly don't understand all of it technically, but I'm working on it! xD)

[LOECHARU]

sehr entspannend :)

[JazzielFunkard]

why isn't this on the album? can i buy this track?

[PianistaItaliano]

@JazzielFunkard hi, this track is not for sale, sorry

[tdismukes]

@JazzielFunkard you want this song.?

[MrChrisOsgoodfan]

¡Magnifico!

[TheFragranceOfRock]

Smooth.

Very good improvisation! :D

[sstreama]

very good 

[eseoficial]

meraglivioso, che bella.

amazing :D

[Jpear5000]

Amazing!! Check out my improv :D

[fallinforUxx]

u are simpy amazing in jazz impro. 

[diarkarim]

gorgeous impro



[thesuperfreshK]

I love your playing :)

[PianistaItaliano]

@thesuperfreshK Danke Katharina :-)

[NomixFiction]

How can you dislike THIS?!

[lara230911]

beautiful, awesome playing !

[PianistaItaliano]

@lara230911 Thanks

[AirForceGirl05]

damn it boy..

[atpanula]

Beautiful. Lose the IKEA rocker chair though. Sharp movements gets you to the opposite side :)

It's harder to play when your arse is moving away. You should do it yourself.

I got myself relaxed and good-mooded during this piece and I want to thank you for that. I have never before listened to your pieces.

[PianistaItaliano]

@atpanula I am glad you like it, thanks :-)

[andgeo28]

YOU ARE AMAZING! I love your playing!:)

[xxYuKixxJunkiexx]

wirklich sehr sehr schön :) ich beneide dich um dein Talent :)

[lowhigh000]

haha, i want you to teach me D:

[jewlena]

Gershwin didn't fully write this song. Sure he took credit for it, but he had a lot of help, from Florence Alabama born, W.C, Handy.

[willetheG]

why cant they play this on mtv?!

[PianistaItaliano]

@willetheG Because Youtube is better ! :-D

[dolladollawilliam]

Amazing talent. I've been playing the piano for a while now, but I'm crazy jealous of that skill you've got. I need to learn to play Summertime like that.

[gingerbread8488]

toll:)

[TheGP83]

maybe one day i'll play half as good as you... houston tx loves you dude!!

[activefront]

Incredible harmony. Beautiful.

[ghanaru]

i can only improvise with blues scale and melody, bro. What techniques do you use on improvisation dude?

[chopper84a]

I admit it; I am very, very jealous!

[PianistaItaliano]

@chopper84a Thanks :-)

[conundrumist]

who are you? God? 

[Halunlimited]

Wow. Beautifully pure.

[SupernalOne]

nice use of staccato fingering to imitate a plucked-string instrument (mandolin, it sounds like) - it really accents the song with a certain Southern sound - clever, and effective

[j2musicstar]

omg u are ridiculous this is so cool

[Ecqua]

The core of Jazz is described in your music. Impressive is an understatement. Mastery over keys. Keep it up, you inspire me even if I have a bit different direction. :)

[Basiledes]

Wow, thats wonderful, I wish I could play this song like this

[juliusfek]

You're so talented!

[timmay301]

you are a great pianist!! i did not like the composition much, but the skill is unbelievable!

[Ucim]

Im thinking of taking on piano, even though Im pritty ,,old'' for starting (23), and you sir have made me SURE that I want to play the piano ::)

[ASBANTICS]

@Ucim ur never to old im 21 and just starting to learn!!!

[MrHaramxana]

hallo, can i cheet of this genial improvisation somewrhere find ?

please help me if y can :)

[Pouchy17]

i'm in love..

[AStewart611]

not only is this great to listen too, but i just found out it is very relaxing when test taking or studying :)

[skate5580]

Feeling

[jawsrock1]

This is a great rendition. I like the Miles Davis version to, but this easily ranks with it. I'm working on trying to get this good. Anyways, you are incredible.

[JazzielFunkard]

please redo this song in high quality, can't get enough of it! this is the best version i've heard so far, just play it again the same way!!

[mindtravelo]

distorted x:

[trimar42]

ave

quel talent !

fred from france

[BlueRhondoalaJerkOff]

24 people need to be stripped of thier youtube accounts

[aredamzd1]

grazie, maestro!!!! As always it is pure pleasure to listen to you.

[accordionistandy]

only a deaf person would dislike this.

[nicsevern]

@accordionistandy or someone who doesnt like jazz ;)

[CrispNightmareCrew]

This is what I want to hear when I hear improv.

[CrispNightmareCrew]

This is what I want to hear when I hear improv.

[stockentenlust]

Very good interpretation of this song, good work;)

[itsnielstar]

The people that dislike this video are just jealous, that's all.

[velation]

Your playing is so engaging at one point I actually felt giddy. It's not a feeling I get to experience very often at all. Thanks.

[sportsaholic503]

MAGNIFICO 

[jilijub]

I'm starting to do jazz improv now. I'm still on the c scale though and it sounds a lot like I'm repeating the same patterns over and over again. Any advice?

[TimelessSpace]

Yes, I remember that this one was gone, Alfonso, and weren't you afraid than to loose your whole channel? Roeleke

Hehe, this one I sang twice, with mutonroshi and Claude Sirois, and here I sing it with you once more... great style you have, it is so challenging to sing with your music, it is so jazzy... hehe, I never sang jazzy... but it feels good to do (at this moment, hahaha)

[TommyMin28]

Nice and original. Also very catchy!

[azunzue]

ou yeah

[3DaysForACure]

Wow. Absolutely beautiful. Wish I sounded that good on piano. Must have taken MANY MANY years. Awesome job!

[chilsond]

very impressive, you are truly a fantastic pianist

[xdavex713]

this isnt davidmeshow cover :(

[ravinmephii]

this gives a feelign of sitting at the beach in a little bar drinking some sweet cocktail dating a girl who is soo atractive but she comes out of a much richer family than you oO... and its 35°C :)

[ravinmephii]

this song goes rightunder my skin :) wow

[hollisbrownell]

great job man, this really hit the spot for me.

[dellilah93]

awesome :o

[EricNgMusic]

phenomonal

[Piotr2]

Really beautiful

[maooooooo]

this is one of my favourite piano vids on youtube :)

[1wiki1]

Wau, fantastic!! Love it!

[4improv]

very well done! check out my improv channel and tell me what you think. (more videos are coming soon)! :))

[fedfedfede]

Un tuffo al cuore. Non ho mai provato emozioni così, come soltanto TU sai fare... sei una persona così squisita, ne sono più che sicuro...da come si muovono quelle mani, dal tuo vestire, dal tuo comporre. Persone come te rendono migliore questo mondo. Continua così...

Bravo... :-)

[fedfedfede]

Un tuffo al cuore. Spero tu mi capisca perchè ho visto che sei italiano....Complimenti davvero, sei riuscito a farmi commuovere.....

[Crazymind2]

più ascolto le tue esecuzioni e più mi rendo conto che non basta leggere uno spartito per fare della buona musica.... see you

[blendingquality]

i love your work man!

[Kajika612]

Dein Spiel ist wundervoll, ich liebe Jazz (und das ist in meinen jungen Jahren viel zu selten ^^ ). Lebst du immernoch in Deutschland? Wenn ja, wo und gibst du Unterricht?

[TheBakedPotato420]

You are truely one great jazz player, man. I love what you did with this peice, and how you translated it to fit the weather in Germany. It brings me great joy to hear this, bravo sir!!

[Dx11Daki]

wooooooooooooooooooooooow

i loveeeee it

i coud wine cry

[diassiau]

You are a piano monster!

[EVPK]

mmmmmmm

swingin

from one pianist to another

[RustonParva]

You have a seriously good technique, soft n' aggressive at the same time! & that rhythmic brakes are so kicking!... definitely great version of a great song!.

[lllRaversFantasylll]

und wo is da die melody? :O

[17letrice]

you are sick! ...best ive heard yet

[17letrice]

you are sick!...best interpretation ive heard

[patofranco54]

OMG... you are one outstanding pianist, im speechless.

[Rolfe2009]

~fantastico~

[tphwonder]

So impressed by this improv I am unworthy to even touch the keyboard again...actually, come to think about it, this video is inspiring, my brain went bananas trying to figure out everything so I just listened and it was amazing!

[freeqwerqwer]

excessive arpeggiation of the melody

[inicc]

@freeqwerqwer its a nice touch when sprinkled in but you'r right its like used on every note here!

[mmrsoft]

Very nice!

[vikesh54321]

this is far the best version i have ever heard. ;)

[Majzs]

I really like your left hand movement , it's so fluid!! Great technique overall!! I like your arangements and voicings!!! Much Love from Curacao PianistaItaliano!

[PianistaItaliano]

Thanks Majzs :-D

[MiSs6Layla]

Oh my god....You're amazing!! I love it!! :) ♥ You have got a very big talent....I agree with

RedRussianRage77 that You and Mr. Gershwin are both geniuses. my god....

[TheBakedPotato420]

You truely captured an amazing feel sir! Bravo!

[FlyingLemons]

Wow, you have an awesome style. I did a Summertime improv video that sounds like cheese whiz compared to this...you're outstanding. Many compliments. Gershwin would be glad to see there are still great jazzers around like you.

[833th0v3n]

PianistaItaliano , i want to learn about Jazz harmony theory , can you tell me what book i can learn from ? Theres no school or Jazz teacher in my country , i'm in love with jazz but can't do anything to learn jazz :( .

[PianistaItaliano]

Hi 833th0v3n, just have a look to the channel of our youtube friend jazz2511, he got many tuotorials, I hope it helps you :-)

[AntonioPistola]

@833th0v3n try torrenting some guides on the internet and if you don't know what torrenting is google it is the best way to download things just a tip

[bjbivens]

Wonderful...

[Marianofrv]

Absolutely delightful thank you

[DrOetker14]

sounds like bubbling water

[RedRussianRage77]

This is inspiring. It really is.

You and Mr. Gershwin are both geniuses.

[jeandanesi]

Très content de retrouver ce pianiste !

[heinzgilbert]

GOOD LORD!!!! what a high level of artistry this is!!!!!

[YaSuzukiCycle]

this is excellent. great attention to detail

[Cali4Mia]

awesome.

[elepn]

in haven they must be playing this music...

[bjskutt]

omfg awesome

[petkol]

The guy got skill. It's probably a famous pianoist who like to be with the commen man. :-)

~Norseman

[NaiveAmoeba]

that is incredibly impressive; oh how i wish i could play piano like that!

[ThingsMarchBrings]

I LURFF IT =D

[santosomar]

outstanding!

[FOXER4528]

i'm without words...........

[dffgerfergerg]

fantastica

molto bravo

[64wulf]

nice

[inicc]

unbelievable!

[kiotufitasdemaiz]

OOOMG! Mi piace molttttiiiiiisiimoo!

Grazie mille!

[SelvyStreetKoktail]

wow.... great job!! you're fantastic!!!!!

[araipiano]

Do you do those licks with blues scales, pentatonic scales? I can't seem to get my hands to improvise that sound. I'm a beginner with improvising jazz. Help? :)

[ncsquirll]

hey, he does it using a combination of various scales. It is a higher level improv than a beginner is quite ready for.

however the gist is that there is not one scale that one uses, rather it is the chord that determines which notes are base, interval or passing. So using a basic I IV V seventh progression as an example, instead of using the blues scale base I, one would vary the scale with each measure, or more precisely, each chord change.

Keep playing & it will come with time!

[sexypoetry]

well done, donald duck, king of the ducks...i am starting the pole shift survival group.

let me know if u r interested.

[doughyjoey5]

that was really cool. very inspirational. props man!

[Tolkienman3]

speechlessssss

[okonh0wp]

i'm so thankful you shared this with us

[MrSexstuff]

legend man . . . absolutely lovin it (:

[FUFALLGTBKUPNRDE]

ridiculous... bravo

[MrSleepySheep]

WOW. im speechless. sensational. this is my first time hearing a jazz pianist of this caliber. 5 stars, and more if i could.

[diiidio]

thats soooooo beautiful

[FilipTrnavac]

Thank you!

[blackwingz21]

that's a legit improvisation/11

[markiss111]

Great!

[sergejivanov]

Yor're the man! I love your version of Summertime!

And I agree with you on german summer. Luckily, they have the best autumn there is :)

[paskuna]

vgijdebi ai am shesrulebaseeeeeeeeeeeee, udzaanmagresiaaaaaa

[Pianodrum95]

You are a PRO! ;)

[TommyHouseTube]

nice job...!

[nefashu2]

Each note is extremely clear. Incredible playing.

[yakout00]

i'm in heaven

[conombnm]

this is soooo goood!!!! ^_^

[loveybear15]

well then.. im a fan

[rockdownmaybery]

glad to hear it is i love listening to this, at the end of a hard day when im doing my homework

good work!

[PUcmw11]

wow...epic comment...i am in a library at purdue university...40 minutes from the end of my homework! Enjoying different jazzy renditions on piano! So i agree...i love listening to this at the end of my hard day!

[StoneMTNboy2009]

yeah man I'm at Georgia Tech studying Quantum Mechanics lol. you know I need a break. Nice improv

[babahihibaba]

great stuff!

[Preman777]

huge talent! nice improv'!

[PStattmiller]

FUCK!

yOU REALLY KICK ASS

awesome video!

[NewSovietUnion]

...wow.

[youf13]

I love it....

[dopeywonder]

great!

[louie950]

Wow. O_O

[ajskdlfla]

very warm! love it!

[GrabMySanity]

absolutely gorgeous...

[elias01WFD]

el sonido de piano de cual vsti es??? the piano sound is of the what virtual instrument?

[ImKilRoyKilRoy]

Wonderfully preformed and great info on the right!

[FizzoSkizzo]

Sei troppo troppo bravo..Vedo che sei italiano perciò credo e spero che tu capisca il significato di questo messaggio!! Mi chiedo se hai scritto questa improvvisazione su un pentagramma, vorrei eseguire questo brano come lo esegui te.. In poche parole, se hai lo spartito..Grazie

[EffortsatImprov]

What I would give to play like his. Fantastic rendition!! 5*

[michaelgadsby]

This is so vibrant and flavoursome, the pauses only add to the epic urban feel of it. Parts of it make me think of the clarinet glissando from his Rhapsody in Blue.

Not to sound pompous, but I strongly believe that you would arrange Rhapsody in Blue beautifully. Upon listening to your other pieces, especially the gorgeous Midnight Round.

[joeelipo]

Beautiful all the way during this performance.

I wish to play the same way.

I Thanks for sharing this great video.

[freakmod]

Wonderful arrangement / improvisation! Warner took down my improvisation on Summertime too, but I didn't bother disputing it. Glad you got yours back up! :)

[PalmBeachNative20]

wow this quite literally bought me to tears. This song means so much to me and this is such a amazing and powerful rendition. Great Job.

[fingerspear]

I love how you didn't take the 'improvisation' and just take it as a chance to go to town. You really kept that street Jazz sound that Gershwin makes so Classy. You're calamity to not chase up and down the Piano like a lot of over confident players do, too. Keeping the steep octave changes for appropriate times.

Honestly, I feel this is up there with Summertime "remixes" in a sense. (along with Janis Joplin and Sublime (though they may not be your types of artists)).