Jazz pianist reacts to classical pianists trying to play jazz (Yuja, Horowitz, Sumino & more)

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What actually happens when classical pianists try to play jazz? 🎹 Black Friday at tonebase — get up to 50% off all plans: https://learn.tonebase.co/piano?utm_source=youtube 🌟 Watch this NEXT! https://youtu.be/q7XGa6cWzzk Hosted by Jeremy Siskind – @JeremySiskind Edited by Robert Fleitz - @RobertFleitz https://www.instagram.com/jsiskind2 https://www.instagram.com/rfleitz/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/tonebasepiano/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/tonebasepiano/ Questions? Leave a comment or contact us: [email protected] What happens when the world’s greatest classical pianists step into the world of jazz? In this video, jazz pianist, professor, and tonebase artist Jeremy Siskind reacts to classical icons attempting everything from Art Tatum transcriptions to Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, stride, bebop, blues, and beyond. Some of them absolutely nail it… and some, well… don’t. Using his expertise in swing feel, articulation, voicing, pedaling, and jazz phrasing, Jeremy breaks down why certain performances sound authentic — conversational, grooving, historically aware — while others fall straight into the usual traps of pedaling and classical projection. He evaluates Horowitz’s joyful looseness, Yuja Wang’s shockingly accurate metronomic groove, Debargue’s Monk-influenced harmonies, Andre Previn’s Scriabin-meets-jazz counterpoint, and the wonderfully intimate home performance of Volodos. We also look at cases where things go… a bit sideways. Whether it’s a classical titan battling swing feel, a pianist out-voicing a big band by accident, or performances that Jeremy describes as “nowhere near jazz articulation,” this video explores why jazz demands more than just the right notes. It requires feel, nuance, and a willingness to sound human instead of perfect. Along the way, you’ll learn what separates a classical pianist influenced by jazz from a true jazz pianist: voicing extensions, time feel, off-beat weighting, idiomatic pedaling, left-hand shuttle technique, harmonic color, and the conversational freedom that defines the genre. If you’ve ever wondered why jazz is so difficult for classical musicians, why Art Tatum and Bill Evans are nearly impossible to imitate, or why swing feel is the Achilles heel of even top conservatory pianists… this is the deep dive you’ve been waiting for. Also featuring clips associated with: Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Take the A Train, Sophisticated Lady, Just You Just Me, Thelonious Monk, Evidence, Bill Evans, Very Early, stride piano, blues harmony, voicing extensions, swing technique, improvisation, classical crossover, Prokofiev-esque jazz writing, Hayato Sumino, Denis Matsuev, Daniel Barenboim, Stephen Hough, György Cziffra, Cateen and more. #jazzpiano #classicalpiano #jeremysiskind #yujaWang #horowitz #arttatum #billevans #theloniousmonk #stridepiano #swingfeel #pianotechnique #improvisation #pianistreacts #jazzhistory #pianovoicings #tonebase #musicanalysis #pianolessons #jazzvsclassical #dukeellington #cateen ⏰ CHAPTERS ⏰ 0:00 “I'm gonna get so much hate” 0:18 Jeremy Siskind says hello with Chopin 0:55 What makes jazz sound like jazz? 1:40 Vladimir Horowitz 2:24 Yuja Wang 4:13 Daniel Barenboim 5:30 upgrade your piano playing with tonebase 6:00 Lucas Debargue 8:13 Arcadi Volodos 9:42 Andre Previn 11:14 Hayato Sumino (Cateen) 11:55 Stephen Hough 13:41 Denis Matsuev 15:35 György Cziffra 18:15 we wanna hear from you! Special thanks to Patrick Fleitz. 弗拉基米尔·霍洛维茨 / ウラディミール・ホロヴィッツ / 블라디미르 호로비츠 / Владимир Горовиц 王羽佳 / ユジャ・ワン / 유자 왕 / Юйдзя Ван 丹尼尔·巴伦博伊姆 / ダニエル・バレンボイム / 다니엘 바렌보임 / Даниэль Баренбойм 阿尔卡迪·沃洛多斯 / アルカディ・ヴォロドス / 아르카디 볼로도스 / Аркадий Володос 角野隼斗 / 角野隼斗（カテーン）/ 스미노 하야토 (카틴) / Хаято Сумино (Катин) 丹尼斯·马祖耶夫 / デニス・マツーエフ / 데니스 마추예프 / Денис Мацуев 阿特·塔图姆 / アート・テイタム / 아트 테이텀 / Арт Тэйтум --- tonebase gives you instant access to knowledge from the world's greatest classical musicians, performers, and educators. Learn more at https://tonebase.co/piano Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/tonebasepiano/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/tonebasepiano/ Questions? Contact us: [email protected]