NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert: Zuill Bailey

There's something about the rich and resonant sound of the cello that connects with many people. Perhaps it's because the instrument is the closest, they say, to the human voice. That was certainly true when Zuill Bailey picked up his cello to play this lovely impromptu concert behind Bob Boilen's desk, here at NPR Music's Washington, D.C., headquarters. Bailey doesn't play just any old cello. Yes, it is old — very old — but it's also special, built by the renowned Venetian maker Matteo Goffriller in 1693. That means Johann Sebastian Bach was all of 8 years old when Goffriller slapped on the final layer of shellac.

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[ffokazak]

Man I would hate to be stuck in an elevator with this guy....... Without his cello......

[evenforever]

If you listen closely you can hear the cello breathe....



[Pipixcan69]

@evenforever thats phrasing for you

[TheDancer11304]

My teacher is actually one of his students! I'm going to see him in concert in Bethesda in a few weeks! I can't wait! I have Zuill's Bach Cello Suites CD and I love it!

[2SilverRings]

@sweetlikeADAM and what is a cello suposto sound like?

[jjFife]

@BellaLunaGazer Sometimes I'm a bit back and forth when he plays Bach, But you should have heard him play the Elgar. It was literally flawless.

[pimpnerd]

Whoa. He looks a lot like Mark-Paul Gosselaar, better known as Zack from Saved by the Bell.

[imaginarytube]

at those who criticize and bash this guy: do you think you can play better than him? then go ahead and post your videos. until then, shut the hell up.

cheers.

[C0urante]

You know something's wrong when you enjoy the commentary more than the music...

[ashcello93]

@sweetlikeADAM

Dont worry I don't think your comment is "blatantly stupid," but I think the acoustics of the room just sucked mixed with probably a terrible mic recording him. Plus not to mention... it's Bach...

[sweetlikeADAM]

@CAl3vara Hmm, if you think this comment was so stupid to the point that your blood pressure raises, maybe you should seek a professional to help you with that. Besides, I'm sure you know nothing about the cello or anything that has to do with a stringed instrument.

[CAl3vara]

@sweetlikeADAM I love youtube. Only in the anonymous world of internet comments can a comment so blatantly stupid be expressed to the world for the sole purpose of raising my blood pressure that little bit closer to an aneurysm.