Tommy Emmanuel and Stephen Bennett - Jam (2009)

[08odreamtimeo80]

these guys enjoy every note they play. very fun to watch. and pure goodness too.

[assassingrass]

They smoked a joint before they started playing

[mpua2424]

Who would have guessed Einstein could play guitar?

[basteanelle]

you know your a boss on guitar when you can play some next level jam for ten minutes with your eyes closed pretty much the whole time.

[BlakeMcMurrayMusic]

Whats the song

[MarioCircello]

Fantastici!

[marcus03161985]

I'm struggling to pick my jaw up off the ground

[toneroable]

I play very poor compared to them..... and playing with someone next to you it's great. Hope one day I get there............. got to be a good feeling

[Tarasepp]

This Jam gets intense near the end lol. I wish I could just play guitar like that with another person. I got some work to do

[horiztwin]

Bennett is great, just no one can compare to Emmanuel.

[ShinyPubes]

Oh my god that E Blues was fucking amazing

[Rory99M]

last 15 seconds of that video are epic!

[nikitaspy]

Tommy venne a Cassino fr qualche anno fa.. bellissimo...

[slashy04]

0:54 instant harmony

[Snewman513]

Legendary :)

[motti45]

worlds best guitarints!!!!

[instrumentenfreak]

10 minutes in heaven - thanks :o)

[zmanofwar3]

lol 1 dislike

[cdurartist]

did they get this wonderfull music from heaven?

[bejerama]

Why does Bennett play the same thing on every turn around??? He could do so much more!

[TheKuntychops]

thats not music people, thats happiness and just for the record ya can take ur x factor shite an stick it where the sun dont shine, COME TO SCOTLAND YOU PAIR!!!

[venture1971]

2 a maze ing masters! Wow

[syncopater999]

Wonderful! Stephen's music endures constant repetition due to his amazingly beautiful melodies. Tommy was uncharacteristically restrained in the first tune and I love it when he plays like this so much more than all the speed and lick freakery.

[capoman1]

No pressure, just jammin with one of the greatest of all times.

[capoman1]

I wish this session was miced up.

[capoman1]

I think I know why Stephen has his eyes closed honestly. Tommy is very visually distracting, he is fun to watch and very animated, and will also make you LAUGH and lose concentration!

[inky960]

Isn't Stephen Bennet a former National FLATPICKING Champion? He's in an all-star line-up of National Champs in a YT video, playing Alabama Jubilee, w/Steve Kaufman and Mark Cosgrove and others - I believe that's Stephen there on the left end.

[VASKBKEA]

one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.

[mwmii790]

I usually don't like Tommy's music as much when he's playing with someone else, but this is an exception. It's beautiful. These guys belong together and should do an album.

[bottomfeeder73]

How can you feel anything but peaceful after something like this? :-)

[mbcake13]

Caught myself smiling at this video...Tommy has that effect, it seems.

[Lostatsea1179]

look at the synergy

it's what happens when muso's know their stuff

[BetterIntegra]

Both have there eyes closed and that's what they come up with..that's genius!

[MrTobytwirl]

These two really play well together. Fantastic!

[whodahellzadrian]

i know he does it a lot...but FUUUUU HE TUNED ON THE FLY!!?!

[creativemanforhim]

what a graceful way to get old =D

[briantcurran]

Stephen Bennet...... One of the greatest guitar composers of all time. A true treasure in the acoustic guitar world. Tommy Emmanuel....... Well he's the man! And for you new pickers out there, don't forget to learn the 12 bar blues! Thanks for posting!

[6ixstringed]

Is there a guitar brand named after Stephen Bennett? I'm pretty sure my friend owns a Bennett!

[vechap]

@6ixstringed That would be Greg Bennett Guitars.

[4sonicsanity]

What a pleasure to see and hear these two 'solo' "acoustic guitar super heros" play 'together', and to see them thoroughly enjoy and appreciate each other's gifts, melding together something extraordinarily more than a sum of parts - exemplified by the joy in their faces in the final few frames. Now, that's what it's about!

[rustysruger]

Nice stuff...but over most peoples head.

As a guitar player myself I've discovered that

the common man on the street can't really

appreciate the complexity of most of the music

a man like Tommy and Stephen play. They just

smile and say...Yeah, but can you play the wild-

wood flower or smoke on the water..

That's why relatively few have heard of people like Tommy...great talent but not marketable enough to the masses

[fcbtim]

@rustysruger i completely agree. how do you market someone like tommy to the fickle masses? TE deserves all the recognition in the world

[JLarry09]

@fcbtim why can't someone get tommy a nice studio to record his greatness in! he always does these video taped session. this deserves a studio

[2itubetoo2]

@JLarry09 But... these are precious backstage moments, valuable all by themselves... He plays all the time.... you know, it's hard to avoid that recordings like this get taped all the time. But in addition, I agree, I'd like to see a recording of Tommy & Stephen - of the songs they have played together so often.

[2itubetoo2]

@2itubetoo2 Actually, I am wrong about the 'backstage' in this case... At least there must have been a studio very close by...

[6ixstringed]

@rustysruger

Although I agree in general, I do not when it comes to Tommy Emmanuel. He usually doesn't play songs that are necessarily complex. He uses technique as a means to play music that, I think, is suitable for a wide range of people. I heard him say in an interview he sees himself as an entertainer for the common folk, and I think his songs reflect this. That's why he is actually really popular, compared to other fingerstyle guitarists.

[JLarry09]

@rustysruger

and this foolish generation perfers rock music over this.

...I cried a little

[minerbr]

its crazy that only like a 100o people have watched this. These are two of the best acoustic guitar players in the world.

[LaceeeManuel]

i thought einstein died. i was clearly wrong.

he's here to play some acoustic music for us with tommy.

good stuff.

[mwmii790]

@LaceeeManuel Einstein's a feckin' genius.