'Meditation' // Live On The Lake with Cory Wong and Dave Koz

from a hot and mosquito-y evening in Minnesota.

Cory Wong - guitar
Yohannes Tona - bass
Kevin Gastonguay - keys
Petar Janjic - drums
Steve Strand - trumpet/flugel
Adam Meckler - trumpet/flugel
Michael Nelson - trombone
Dave Koz - alto sax
Kenni Holmen - tenor sax/flute
Sam Greenfield - bari sax/bass clarinet

Jake Hartsfield - broadcast mix
Brad Matala, Michael Bowden, Joe Alaspa - video

[Reesecful]

My mans removed the flex tape from the pickup selector switch.

It's like Goku taking of his weighted clothes.

[bobbycobbler]

Hearing the guitar making the snare wires vibrate while he's starting the song makes me smile. Sounds like an old friend.

[ZachAndMaggie]

I'm more surprised fish didn't start leaping into the boat trying to take a bite out of such a big earworm.

[Stagemaniac]

When ever I get high I listen to this song and it's like I see God every time. One time I wept tears of joy. It's just so pretty.

[eduardogregorio]

holy shit this was transcendental. What a beautiful instrumental song. Nice to see there is still room for songs like this in the world.

[bigcoop]

Ok. Gonna admit heard of Cory Wong but didn't get into him until I saw him on YouTube. Saw the Live in London show and when it got to Meditation, I cried!!! Lost a lot of friends in 2024, 8 to be exact, and for some reason, this song made me think about every last one of them all at once. It's my favorite song of his, and now when I hear it, I get a warm feeling in my heart. Thank you, Cory. Thank you 😊❤

[edsaadi]

Wherever Cory is, Petar is. You don't let a drummer like that out of your sight. And vice versa.

[durinia]

For those wondering, this appears to be the Jubilee II out of Stillwater River Boats. That places this on Lake St Croix (which is really just a wide part of the St Croix river). I wish I had known this in advance of recording as it's like 15 minutes from my house :D

[johnrogers]

I'm going to turn off YouTube for the day...I know I'm not going to watch anything better than this!

[nosirragsg]

I NEED this version in my Spotify playlist Cory. NICE, 21 people standing on their heads loving this also.

[lukasz_mroz]

Getting the John Mayer tone from Live in Los Angeles concert. Check.
Splendid playing!

[carol]

Why this doesn't have a million hits by now is beyond me. It's simply beautiful.

An absolutely gorgeous cut. Cory's nailing it in every aspect, as a musician, leader, and entertainer.

[nanianonano]

Can we all please appreciate HOW MUCH quality content has Mr. Wong been publishing lately?!

[GarrettGardnermusic]

This is most ive ever heard you make your guitar “sing”. Which honestly is totally insane, because you are extremely melodic player in general, but I think everyone’s so impressed by your pocket and rhythm so much of the time, that when you play something like this it’s just like fuuuuck, he can really do it all. If you keep doing what you love, you will never stop inspiring us. Thanks for the music ❤️

[richardbethell]

This bass player is a monster. So smooth, pure magic.

[randyrossdrums]

The residents around that lake got one hell of a show. Amazing.

[davidwildman]

One of the only times in my life I have heard a song live for the first time before listening to a recording. I saw Cory Wong at Troxy in London on Friday night and was captivated by the soulful beauty of this tune. My twin brother and I were there together and got to share that moment. It was something very special that I'll always remember.

[mateuszmadej]

8:07 Cory Wong turns his head towards Dave Koz in anticipation of "The Nod" from the master, after pouring his soul into the most beautiful solo of his life.

[An_Arbitrary_Miscellany]

Man I love how Dave Koz respectfully settles in with the horn line to just let Cory cut fucking loose on this. Two wonderful, beautiful musicians and an amazing band.