Coldplay "Clocks": Eric Lewis on Piano (ELEWTube)

http://elewrockjazz.com/

Eric Lewis plays an impromptu concert at the DNA lounge in San Francisco. Thanks to Cyan Banister (Zivity) and Oren Michaels (Mashery) for making it happen.

See Eric's official youtube channel here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ELEWTube


Pardon the shaky cam in the beginning. The picture settles down after 60 seconds.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• coldplay
• clocks
• ericlewis
• piano
• rock
• concert
• dna
• sanfrancisco

[MrAlphafox]

@SuperMrToshi I don't think you get jazz music at all. A jazz musician will take a melody and improvise on it creating something new and original. This is called their "line". The song might be easy to play, but really he isn't playing the song. He's distorting it, and turning it on it's head. He's altering it. sometimes in subtle ways and sometimes to such an extent it's almost unrecognizable. If you don't get it say you don't get it, but do not say he's bad because you look like a fool.

[colintje3]

@SuperMrToshi It's the fact that he's different from all the other pianists that makes him great and he isn't even bad at how he does it. Simply beautiful.

[WizArdLoVe7219]

anyone notice how he never has sheets of music?! he freakin memorizes it all!!

[kmccor2008]

dubstep for piano?

[blackopspro283]

What the fucks up with his left hand?!?!?!?!

[hollyfigueroaoreilly]

This is one of the greatest interpretations of a piece of music I have ever seen. Notice i said "seen", not "heard". Eric is capable of things that 99% or more of the people watching this will never understand. (I include myself in this equation). There is an interview here on Youtube by Wynton Marsalis about Eric and his abilities. It is an interesting watch for anyone who loves Eric's music, or is interested in learning more about what art is.

[AaronC183]

elew and david sides are my favorite pianists

[TheAwesomite]

SOMEDAY THIS MIGHT JUST MAKE A PIANO TALK!!!!

[gymnastmiley95]

i saw him last night at the josh groban straight to you. probably the best opening act ive ever seen in any concert ive been to. HE WAS AMAZING!!<33 and i love the fact he played coldplay, they're my fav band<33 thanks elew for an amazing opening!!

[johncoltranestyle]

@SuperMrToshi So since you can't show either of them interpreting the music ELEW interprets, all you have are theoretical criticisms about techniques that are less obvious in ELEW.But ELEW has techniques that you don't see or choose to ignore.And his audience continues to grow.Worldwide.Especially in Asia.But u don't care.Cool, but so what?

[johncoltranestyle]

@SuperMrToshi Yo/Yu don't need to play Nirvana BUT you would need them to in order to make ur ATTACK symmetrical.Because as Attacker you have to show the proof.You said Yo was the best Rock pianist but he only plays originals.Is Yuja the best classical pianist? But ELEW is a JAZZ pianist

[johncoltranestyle]

@SuperMrToshi but anyway I really enjoyed the Yuja tracks! XJapan was lame to me but whatever. Yuja is really awesome.But I love ELEW. If she played Coldplay or Nirvana maybe I would like her even more.But she doesn't.ELEW does.