Jazz Band Covers Nirvana On The Spot (ft. Ulysses Owens Jr.)

The last time Ulysses visited Drumeo, we challenged him to make up his own drum part for "In Bloom" by Nirvana. This time, he brought his jazz ensemble, Generation Y, for a brand new challenge where they reinvisioned a Nirvana track on the spot. Watch as the band works together to come up with an incredible cover! Let us know what you think!

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Chapters:

0:00 - The Intro
0:38 - The Rules
2:19 - First Listen
3:53 - Creating the Cover
7:40 - Final Performance
13:58 - Closing Thoughts
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[ephre]

love how the sax player says nothing and then slays her part like it's nothing.

[JensHilzensauer]

Honestly if that were licensed and released, I'd buy a whole album of rock songs reimagined by those guys. Fantastic energy and musicianship.

[ferdinandoscala]

"Come on, we are jazz musicians" could possibly be the best band encouragement quote of all time

[benjaminbickham]

As a music student, I'm just absolutely blown away by how brilliant they each were. He really assembled the team, man. That felt like the Avengers of Jazz.

[KaboosetheDank]

Insane how much music theory is used on the spot

[awakenthedrummer]

I loved how no one used full sentences when they were talking structure:

"...we blow"
"and when ya'll get to the *Bah.. Bah*. And then... Yeah"

[JamesLogan-ql]

Imagine chilling in a classy fine dining setting on your 10 year anniversary, and you start to recognize Nirvana’s grunge lol

[CediBeMe]

I'm a saxophone player. The depth at which she ATE THAT SONG ALIVE is difficult to put into words. helpings and more.😳

[Dentark]

She didn't say a thing the whole time and when it came time to solo she just went like a bat out of hell, amazing 👌

[paulvandecalseijde]

Notice how Ulysses gives the intro solo to Thomas, who clearly knows Nirvana. Dude puts multiple quotes from the original vocal line in the intro. Good example of making use of the strengths of the musicians in your band.

[Fillup]

I have never felt the need to physically applaud a youtube video so much.

[Flamamacue]

People often dismiss jazz as a jumble of random stuff but jazz musicians have an incredibly thorough understanding of music theory and what makes a song feel a certain way. Their ability to hear structure and rewrite it on the fly is something else and these guys are locked in together. Great performance

[cropcircle]

They could do an entire 90's grunge jazz album and I'd be all over it and go see them live. Imagine them doing Black Hole Sun or Cherub Rock. Them doing Pearl Jam, Black would be a religious experience.

[polyton]

Why is no one talking about how the pianist picked up the cue from the drummer and then the the trio went into complete craziness, like whaaaat??? SO INTENSE!!

[brandongreene]

Shows you how important a bass player that knows what he's doing will do for your band.

[jonaszahn]

I can’t wrap my head around the fact that there are so many musical (at least in my mind) geniuses in one room just being so casual about it

[cythullu]

I love how everyone was talking about what they were going to do and the sax player was like "fk it, i'll do it live." 🤣

[ongakuchan]

This is what happens when you mix ppl who know theory, know their instrument, and know their band.
Tremendous!

[andrewpalomares]

The woman on the saxophone did not need to say a word because she already had it all figured out. This is brilliant work!

[garymayen]

Sax player doesn’t try any notes or huddle with the others… she just knows and shreds when it’s her turn in the most sublime way