"Swipesy" (Joplin/Marshall) on three pianos simultaneously

[Ragtimer95]

I played this piece recently in a small jam session of piano, sax., and a flute. It wasn't nearly as awesome as this, but it was working! I want to make it out to Sutter Creek and participate in a session like this, though!

[gabbyfromTX]

Very nice!!!!!!!!!! Joplin and Marshall, I'm sure, were smiling at the time this was played. Very good, guys!!!!!!

[lilataubenei]

Holy Crab!! You made me laugh and feeling very well, in every Room is a buuddyy playing ragtime;-)

[Keeper1st]

@lilataubenei Not quite every room, for there's one room there that didn't have a piano in it at the time this video was shot. That has since been rectified; there are four pianos at this house now! I have a few videos already of all four in action at once... hopefully more to come after the next big party on Sept. 18th!

[theeliminator1]

What a mess!

[MercuryWinds]

I appreciate it, actually. Joplin always said, you're not having fun if you're not adding a little "swing" to your ragtime. I'd call this a little swing. x]

[flayer0001]

IT IS Tom Brier making it sounds unique. What an amazing pianist!!

[CooCurrent]

Great! It gives it a unique sound...

[baggimedia]

XXL -good

[XxJLJxX]

this song was actually published in 1898

[Keeper1st]

No, it was published in 1900 by John Stark & Son, and the copyright was registered on 21 July 1900.

[pitchfish3]

Very interesting. Only comment to watch out for is to make sure the original bass line for the piece that you jam to is still intact (this goes for any song you do this sort of thing with). It got hard to follow at some points in the vid. Again, great job!

[buddyholly09]

.... I really appreciate good Joplin here and there, but when you have three hotshots each doing their own little embellishments, it sort of turns oatmealy at times

[mdogzz]

Unbelieveable! Keep it up!

[GameBoi27]

Wow. That is really great. I've been playing Joplin since I was about 10 (piano) and I think this is a great rendition of this classic ragtime hit. Thanks for the great video!!

[BlackAntitoon]

OMG! Great, but has something scary... 8-|

[mikeward1701]

Wow!!!

[LeeShiwei]

hey! thanks for the comment..you enlighten up my dream hahaha

[LeeShiwei]

wow...really amazing...haha but i can't be there hahaa.... because im from philippines hahaha...

[LeeShiwei]

it's too bad people would have miss this

[Keeper1st]

The next festival is coming up in a month. I hope to get plenty of jam-session video this year!

[LeeShiwei]

very nice...I want to have a band like yours!!!... people this days just listen to R&B, rap and rock music.....they forget the goodness of classical..its really hard to find a band like yours.....im just a teen but in future.. i want to be as good as all of you or even better lol ahaha ^_^ very nice...5 STARS!

[Keeper1st]

This isn't really a band. It's just a group of musicians who happened to be in the same house and began playing together, unrehearsed -- a ragtime jam session! The tuba player and drummer do play together in a band though (they're married too!).

[missdexterity]

I stand in awe.

[TheKnabe]

Swipesy requires such a crew as this that can make it roar in my opinion. It can sure sound dead, but not at Sutter Creek apparently.

[nv1z]

That just plain rocks! Swipesy is the rag I learned most recently. I just have to practice my improvisation a little more. Correction: a lot more!

[adithya0427]

Man, I wish I could have been there.

[Keeper1st]

There's always next year... no, wait, now it's this year! Roll on August!

[bflat440]

Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed it, and the musicians are clearly enjoying themselves!

[KarrotKun1]

:D WOW!! that was amazingly great! thanks for posting it!

[Keeper1st]

I have two other videos from this jam session posted -- one of Joplin's "Cleopha" and one of Joseph Lamb's "Bohemia Rag". Be sure to check 'em out! (If you go to my Playlists and choose the Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival 2007 playlist, all three jam-session videos are placed together, easier to find.)

[k1mp4nts]

Oh, I love it!

[tdub1941]

This is great, and had to be a lot of fun being there! Darn, I wish I could have made it to this one.

5 stars.

Tom Warner

[idasynco]

Oh, the places you go! This Sutter Creek festival looks like a easy winner for me...2008 here I come!!

[Keeper1st]

It's a very fun festival. Low-key, and you're always close to the performers and can talk to them (except maybe in the theater venue). Maybe not the best of pianos in some places, and of course the ice cream parlor is a noisy venue as is the outdoor venue, but as they're not meant to be concert halls, it's just fine.

[sunshinecapers]

First View! =) Gotta Love Tom's Playing