Jordan Rudess Piano Diary 5 - Forum Challenge

The fifth installment in the Piano Diary from Jordan Rudess.

Over the past week or so, members of the Jordan Rudess forum at jordanrudess.com had been asked to submit between four and eight notes for Jordan to improvise over.

In the end the Wiz ended up taking ALL of the notes that people sent in and having transcriber Jordan Baker write it out in musical notation.

The resulting improvisation is what you hear in this video.

You can download a pdf of the notes used in this video here - www.jordanrudess.com/diary_images/piano_diary_notes.pdf

Check out the forum at www.jordanrudess.com for the suggestions people put forth and to get involved with the community.

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Music

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• jordan
• rudess
• dream
• theater
• piano
• improvisation
• keyboard
• wizard

[Proggo]

This guy has been blowing my mind since 2003.

[shredder3386]

this is such a beautiful piece of music, and its all improv?! Man Jordan Rudess is the undisputed king of the keys...end of story

[AeliusMajere]

@vincentizghra I would like to see more rhythm in his improvisations too. They are always free. It would be nice to see he trying to improvise some samba songs

[chiborib0]

@vincentizghra

I think it's mainly that he really likes to play variations and adaptations of the blues scale.

[kevinkuypers]

@Proggo why 2003?

[vincentizghra]

I don't know he uses many of the same licks so often, I do love his works and solo albums but most of his improvisations sound a bit alike, I'm sure he can play more "unalike" he may just not desire to do so. Maybe I'm listening too much for rhythmical changes in improvisation or something. Jordan is incredible.

[aalexcp]

omfg

[luisfgalvez]

@Proggo in my mind too!!! for me, JR is the best!!!

[SerasxAlucard]

I wish I had talent and skill.

[ilovethewar1945]

i think it should have a piano battle between jordan rudess and yuja wang . a black hole would open in the universe and all the human race would be extinct because of too much technique and notes flying like bullets ! :D

[locobeis]

universe

[guitarfiend797]

@Proggo try the day he was born.