Monday, October 26, 2009

Random genius

(Hat-tip: Bold As Love.)

8 comments:

Geneva Girl said...

Dang! That boy could play. His hands were flying over the keys.

You could hear the pride in his dad's voice. I'm proud of him too.

Anonymous said...

"Pure Wonderfulness Par Excellence!"Great wishes for success to him!

'Drea said...

I hope that his talent will carry him far.

Undercover Black Man said...

^ All us funk fans are thinking... "Maybe another Bernie Worrell in the making."

Undercover Black Man said...

I like shorty's style. But I don't know the nuances of classical music, so I wonder what an expert would say about his potential.

I at least got an MP3 of this piece as done by a pro... for comparison's sake. Click here to hear "Etude No. 24 in C Minor" as peformed by Louis Lortie, an internationally renowned interpreter of Chopin. He recorded it at the age of 27.

Anonymous said...

UBM, the kid is, in terms of raw talent, clearly gifted. Note how he's playing from memory. That's something most pianists find insurmountable (at least for a piece as demanding as that one -- Chopin wrote some of the most difficult music for piano.)Training with an expert will take this kid far.

I remember reading about him some years ago. His mother said he was unusual as a baby -- talking very early and everything.

Undercover Black Man said...

^ Thank you, anonymous stranger. Indeed Jordan Adams has been on the media's radar since the age of 5... which is how old he was when the "CBS Evening News" did a piece on him in 2000. (Here is the transcript.)

bklyn6 said...

Bravissimo!