TISHOMINGO BLUES | Max Keenlyside, piano

"Tishomingo Blues" is a great old standard by Spencer Williams. I first heard it on a 1960s bootleg recording of the Queen City Jazz Band -- a fantastic group that was joined for the occasion by pianist Don Ewell. Ewell had spent years working as a pianist in New Orleans, and the city had saturated his piano sound: whining blue notes; driving, stomping rhythm that refused to quit; and an endlessly-inventive flair for improvisation. In this this performance I try to convey a bit of that same spirit -- hope you enjoy!
P.S. -- ten points to whoever gets the reference I make at the end!! Hint: I threw some Harlem in for good measure.

[oscardemiranda]

Yet another side to Max…. This is great; so smoothly done.

[DejaView]

I'm coming along about 5yrs late to the party! Does the "spirit" reference have anything to do with the bottle on top of the piano?
Seriously though Max, I've followed your videos for a number of years now & you're one of my favorite pianists. I love your original rags. (the writing & recording you did prior to turning 12 are simply amazing. You're a true musical genius. Some of them sound like Joplin himself). I'm in the US & have often wanted to get to one of the ragtime festivals here hoping I'd get to meet you & hear you in person, along with some of the others, particularly Kylan & Tom Briar before his disastrous crash. All of you are truly superb!
Rediscovered this video because Gunhild Carling (if you're familiar with her, she's fabulous too!) just did a video including Tishomingo Blues & I knew it was familiar.
Even though this is an older video, I hope you take note of the comment. Your videos deserve far more views than they get & you should have 10's of thousands of subscribers. You have certainly got extraordinary talent!

[PiotrBarcz]

In literally every video I've seen of you, even the ones from when you were, what, 18? I've seen you reaching tenths in every key, I can't imagine how nice it us to have such a wide span, I wish I did, I play the wrong music for my pitifully small hands xD

[jacksonlasalle]

Very, very enjoyable! Thanks for posting!

[PiotrBarcz]

0:45: I FOUND ANOTHER SUPER ARPEGGIO,

[Dannysgamess]

Is there any chance you could do a tutorial on how to play this kind of music? Sounds abit like saloon piano music which I like :)