This tune is Jelly Roll Morton's, "Tiger Rag."
Steve performed a concert of wonderful Ragtime and early 20th century music in Kansas City on 2/15/08. He is a fantastic piano player and all round performer, and entertains audiences regularly on the American Queen River Boat that cruises up and down the Mississippi River.
The poor old upright piano Steve played in this video lends an antique quality to the music he was playing.
_2008
Genius!
LittleStevieVaiJEM 3 years ago
Hell yeah! Mork up
uteligger66 3 years ago 2
Great performance! Actually that's a very peppy and original version of "Tiger Rag" (La Rocca; Shields). Although Steve ackowledges the Morton arrangement in some points, he actually recreated it in his personal hot ragtime piano style! Thanks for posting this invaluable video!!
luigiranalli 3 years ago