Dave Brubeck Improvises At The Moscow Conservatory

January 21, 2012 11:22 AM

Young Russian Violinists' Impromptu Jam With Dave Brubeck
posted by noaccident (18 comments total)

Neato! I think that's "St. James Infirmary" the violinist is riffing on.
posted by Nibbly Fang at 11:37 AM on January 21 [1 favorite]

This is wonderful. Thanks!
posted by pemberkins at 12:14 PM on January 21

yeah, the violinist is definitely playing with St James. Very, very, very cool.
posted by entropone at 12:16 PM on January 21

Is that him humming around 1:40 to 2:00? That's almost as endearing as his reaction to his surprise collaborator.
posted by EvaDestruction at 12:19 PM on January 21

Wow. Takes some gall to just start jamming with Mr. Brubeck, but certainly turned out worthwhile.
posted by SomaSoda at 12:26 PM on January 21 [2 favorites]

That is a thousand ways of wonderful. And in an era when the term has been diluted, it was truly awesome.
posted by dbiedny at 12:30 PM on January 21

Wow, that was pretty great. Wonder who that violinist was and where he is now?
posted by octothorpe at 12:53 PM on January 21 [1 favorite]

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for posting this. Jazz is a universal language.
posted by luminarias at 1:05 PM on January 21 [1 favorite]

Holy cow, the smile on Brubeck's face. Put me down for another "wonderful" on this.
posted by Wolfdog at 1:06 PM on January 21

omg awesome! thanks for posting.
posted by New England Cultist at 1:13 PM on January 21

Wow, that was pretty great. Wonder who that violinist was and where he is now?

"This young man turned out to be a student at the conservatory. His name is Denis Kolobov and he is now a violinist of international renown." (via)
posted by knave at 1:20 PM on January 21 [2 favorites]

I agree, I instantly thought of St. James Infirmary.....

A neat little video...thanks.
posted by HuronBob at 1:22 PM on January 21

Incredible— thank you for this post!
posted by yaymukund at 1:42 PM on January 21

The violinist commented in the thread:
exactly it was in 97 when i studed on my third year in conservatoire. was unforgetable expirience. and the name of that young man still is the same DENIS KOLOB OV . i trayed to make a fusion between two thems but finaly i think that i was too nervious. and i never thought that it will be that famous. thank you all and Maestro is realy A LOVE. on my name in youtube you can see what i do now. and you can wright me on [e-mail].
--dacha1976
posted by Obscure Reference at 1:50 PM on January 21 [3 favorites]

I didn't realise that Dave Brubeck and Martin Landau were separated at birth. Now we know.
posted by Nick Verstayne at 4:25 PM on January 21 [2 favorites]

This video demonstrates that not only is Jazz universal, but styles be damned; music just meshes every human so seamlessly.
posted by pedmands at 10:53 PM on January 21

beautiful.
posted by peterkins at 7:09 AM on January 22

This. The entire thread is a prime example of what the internet was meant for.
posted by twidget at 8:05 AM on January 22