Jazz Flute - Rachel Rodgers - 14 year-old teen jazz flutist - Anthropology - Charlie Parker

[Jazzmetalrocknroll]

Wow how long have you been playing? The floutists in my band don't have nearly as good tone. And this comes from a trumpeter.

[FluteTeen]

@Jazzmetalrocknroll - Thank you! I've been playing for 8 years now :)

[MultiMissLoveable]

Wow you're amazing :) how do you get such a lovely rich tone?

[FluteTeen]

@MultiMissLoveable  - Thank you! :) A lot of tone practice!! Lots and lots of it. :)

[RichardsMattSax]

How old are you know?

[FluteTeen]

@RichardsMattSax - I'm 16, almost 17.

[170166]

Wow! 5 stars from me! *****

[broadwaymike92]

Have you ever played the Piccolo or just the flute?

[FluteTeen]

@broadwaymike92 - Yes, I play piccolo as well. :)

[broadwaymike92]

@FluteTeen Can you do a few videos of yourself on Piccolo too?

[hibiscus782]

this is amazing! :D just wondering: how long have u been playing? and how much do u practice?

[FluteTeen]

@hibiscus782 - Thank you! I've been playing classically 8 years, and jazz 7 years. I practice at least 2 hours a day, more if I have extra time. :)

[hibiscus782]

@FluteTeen wow. thanks :)

[alalange]

amazing

[broadwaymike92]

My copy just came in the mail yesterday!! I love it so much!!

[louSVa]

She ain't gonna be anything but a huge jazz flutemaster!!!

[Mi3ka3ay3la]

Horn angle...): Nice playing, though!(:

[broadwaymike92]

Rachel I am really impressed! I'm a Musical Theatre singer and actor and I'm 19. You have so much incredible talent, if I ever recorded a studio album of Musical Theatre and Jazz Standards, I defeintly would have you on my album!!

[petersax99]

Wow!!

[gerardoflute]

You are grate God bless you

[Xamax321]

Wow, I'm really impressed, I'm a jazz Tenor Sax and I'm 13 and if that was you improvising then I'm sure by 14 and a half you'll be playing at the Village Vanguard! Good Luck

[broadwaymike92]

@Xamax321 Totally! I agree with you. Rock on Rachel!

[Dethsquirrel]

out of curiosity how long have you been playing?

[JazzmanZL]

holly balls batman! thats freakin awesome! good luck in the future from one jazz musician to another

[millz726]

you're really good!!

it's a pity your face and voice annoys me. but yano.

[Hyper10111412395]

Where did you get the sheet music?

[thenamesfrancisco]

wow lol speechless

[masnak1994]

I'm a jazz guitarist... well at least I am trying to be one... this video though me alot:) thank you!

[ClearOutSamskaras]

Goddammit darlin' I commented 00:37 seconds in to the song cause your tone is that good. That is beautiful flute playing!!

[AnnHomusic]

what a pro !!!Thumbs up

[99djc88]

Love the work

[1337tactics]

I'm a jazz flutist a year older than her and I'm maybe 1/16 as good... Superb tone quality and a definite direction to your improvisation.

[nfn58]

very nice for your age, work a bit on making ur ideas work together to create a more fluid solo. ur ideas are a bit scattered atm. keep up the great work!

[niggerfuckshitreborn]

@MrQuotidian :)

[xXSelenaJXx]

Hey rachel! IIm a saxophoneist and I'm trying to better my soloing is there anything you would recomend?

[snotjello]

Hey, Rachael. Nice job. I just now discovered you via this video and I plan on buying your CD. A flutist myself, I can't wait to hear it.

[lucaman1221]

ur 14???

[Scousar]

Superb, absolutely superb.

[Fiverrdrums]

What an incredible gift! I wonder if she can swing a bansuri flute too? ;)

[compaqcq500]

is it on itunes? :)

[MrQuotidian]

how do you keep track of the chord changes? That's the one thing I always had trouble with, especially with bebop.

[niggerfuckshitreborn]

@MrQuotidian by not being a bitch

[TheBrosefStalin69]

Ron Burgundy would be proud

[EoN604]

Awesome! very awesome

[22annabelle]

This is incredible. Thank you Rachel Rogers for making me want to drop everything and practice!

[eshoffman]

omg

[metalnevadies]

This is wonderful.. and she enjoys is:D

[incognito1951]

I've been playing 35 years and can't play like that....amazing ......you are wonderful!

[ededrap]

Good..Flute..!

[maniacguitar]

hell yeah!! good on'ya!! nice playing :)

[louisvilleschoice]

Extremely talented! I bought "Summer after 7" and am very pleased with my purchase. I would love to know when you release another CD.

[fluteloose]

Wow... what a great sound and jazz phrasing! :) Fantastic job, congrats!!

[rebeccaskye]

Rachel - great job

Rebecca Skye

[clarkewi]

Whoever is playing drums behind Rachel sounds like Tony Williams - excellent job.

[clarkewi]

Amazingly hip for a white girl so young. Technically perfect but lacking in original interpretation - will come with time.

[Rexicano]

Dave Valentin must be deaf;

her sound is nothing like Herbie Mann...her sound is much nicer.

[mrspitfirer]

fuck , i like your sound

[johnjohnson0120]

ur amazing

[GaryNjl]

YOU ARE great!!

[IronChefSpam]

Awesome!!

[fantasychick1]

Out of curiosity, do you like slipping the holes much to bend the note? I've always found it to be really interesting if done well.

[brandomo511]

this is excellent! i've been classically trained and only beginning jazz. i wish i was exposed to this when i was younger. EXCELLENT!

[Goutamy]

You are awesome!!!!

[MarTini160]

i wish i could do that

[jhdksjhdl]

wow muy bie

[TheFlutification]

omg!!!!!!!!!!!

[Timbalero561]

WOW! Best wishes in all of your endevours.

[IncredibleEverything]

What we wouldn't kill to have her in our band haha.. This is part of a 4 step entrance audition for it.

[Gr33nM4chine]

Wow that was great! I wish i could play like that! Verry nice indeed!

[anwachukwu]

she is sick... 14 years old? smh... you'll continue to do great things

[dhollseed]

Excellent! Good luck with everything

[ScalezSF]

holy crap. you guys think she's good now, imagine how good she'll be after she's lived some life. raw talent in abundance. the soul that comes with experience is all that's lacking here. and hey fluteteen if you're reading this... stay off that smack. ol' charlie died too young.

[calebleejl]

great job! :)

[awmusiclover]

wow! your amazing!

when did you start playing?

[eyeeateyeballzxxx]

I'm jealoussss

[extremejohn53]

she's playing with ron carter's trio?. she is as crazy good as that young blonde chick that plays bass for jeff beck. your right she is amazing. i bet she's crazy.but who cares?

[FluteTeen]

@extremejohn53 Not a bit crazy. Totally normal, trust me. Rachel's Dad.

[TheFlutification]

@FluteTeen ur the first person that ever commented on youtube correctly, remembering to actually use periods commaz and caps :)

[mlavik1]

@FluteTeen Her skills are not normal though! :) Truly amazing.

[ethanman]

@extremejohn53 that's a jamey aebersold play along recording

[bunkabusta01]

@extremejohn53 Tal Wilkenfeld?

[saxmaster25]

damn swingin hard

[charlie4592]

what grade?

[FluteTeen]

@charlie4592

Going into 10th.

[millz726]

@FluteTeen there's a 10th?

im pretty sure it stops at 8. unless it's only that in england.

[JaredAugerot]

@millz726 In America the grade levels are 1-12

[millz726]

@JaredAugerot thats fucking nuts.

if you're good, you're good. With or without grades. I bloody hated taking my grades...

[JaredAugerot]

@millz726 You misunderstand me. She is excellent, no doubt about it! But I was just saying that there is a 12th grade in America. You asked "there's a 10th?" and I naturally assumed that you were talking about grade levels. so I informed you that that is how it is here.

[millz726]

@JaredAugerot No trolling my love, I just added the last bit for a bit of personal spice yano? And thanks, nice to learn something new :)

[Jezzica359]

wow! you are really nice to listen to and you really look like you love playing the flute! i love how you move with the music! : )

[jazzflutist]

Amazing.  Well done, nicely played.

[Mrmorlam1]

This is my favourite type of music. Jazz with flute is just the best. You are very good and you swing girl. Love it. I want your cd now.

[Ravenpulse]

the improv b section is so sick

[TheFlutevisions]

Man old Man That was really nice. I need a student like you.

[Antoniobuster12]

I knew I subscribed here for a reason!!

Still really descent! :D

10/10*

[pgreenlief]

you go, girl - you have a great feel for this music, and i like that you're not just aping bird's language - and you bring a lot of joy to your playing, and as others have said below, we can use more of that in this world

[jazzflutist]

@pgreenlief : I second that.

[karanvaish93]

hello rachel,

this is awesome stuff !

i am a flautist myself, but have recently started with jazz.

i`m having a bit of trouble..

if you may please help me, can you please tell me which scale this is, and also if possible mention the notes ?

THANKS A TON :)

[Crishaana]

wow amazing !

[EricVentura9]

uhhh.......beast much?!!

5*

[Fitzliputzli23]

You are not only mastering one of the hardest to play bebop tunes, you also enrich it with positive energy, life and sunshine! What you do goes far beyond skill (which you certainly have!). It is a matter of personality. Do us a favor and keep spreading your good vibrations to this not always bright world!

[ponderingwanderer]

all this hype over the likes of justin bieber and that other young kid who butchers the lady gaga tune is so misplaced when there is actual young talent out there like this girl.

good job!

[dragqueen206]

you r magnificent hope to be as good as you in jazz flute im still practicing

[ismailmustafa]

This girl's great. I mean you have all these other 14 or 13 year olds who are masters at their instruments but are robots when they play. This girl actually "feels" the music. I like it.

[zzaggachonsa]

wow...thats impressive...!!

[monsieurperine]

oh!

[DressurReiter7]

Nice to see someone so young really feel the music.. not just play it :) Great work

[martinbrahms]

Im curious, I would like to know who your influences are. im very very impressed.

[nickshizzle2]

Awsome

[sweethoney2219]

wow good job. makes me wanna knock the dust off my flute and play it

[olliekenzie]

ahhh someone British, i agree bbcisrubbish! i'm 18 and a jazz guitarist, i have only met 2 people who love jazz & who are a similar age to me! haha. nice one rachel by the way, though it was pretty sick!

[theblademaster01]

Truly kid, you're a genius.

[PattonvilleFlutes1]

wow... how long have u been playing.. this is really good.. if u would, would u go to my cannel and watch the video of me on my flute.. u r now my new inspration.. U ROCK!!

[bbcisrubbish]

How refreshing to hear a young lady playing jazz in such an inspired and professional way.

In this country most of those of her age are only interested in the usual BBC Radio 1 trash.

[GaelicPrince1977]

You go girl! Keep playing!

[sexysax92]

You're amazing, girl! At first I saw your flute angle and I was like, uuuhh... wonder how it's gonna sound, but I guess it's not marching band, haha. Very nice :)

[pinco12]

brava

[Ravenpulse]

That's fuckin sick. Nothin else I can say that would mean anything.

[danniico]

wow!!!!!!!! now i want to practice more and more on mu flute. very nice!!!!

[watchagonnadu]

You are REALLY good!!! Keep up the good work!

[dramaticqueen145]

wow Rachel impressive. now i see y u r soo protective of ur flute during lunch. btw, its Lauren M. (:

[Fencesmith]

pretty amazing

[BebopAuthor]

You are supremely divine and utterly fantastic as you just jumped in to Anthropology. To my seasoned bebop world weary ears you broke through the walls of my arrogance as to there are no players alive anymore and here you are Rachel Rodgers with Ron Carter which is so hip and on I want to send you a cloud to float up to the Big Gig in the Sky so THEY can salute you and tell you to carry the torch. I love you girl.

[avalemert]

I can't even imagine the heights you can reach, young lady, if you want to. I left music for years only to come back and hope that I'm not too old to make something with it. Keep it up, inspire us all!

hugs,

Ava

[luchitoperiquito]

part of being a good musician ,you are so beautiful .

many kisses.

continue your success

....a friend of Peru..

bye

[TwainsBlues]

Amazing how effortlessly you play the head. Makes me want to practice.:) BT