My goodness. 20 yrs ago we were standing there listening to him on Main Street. He turned and asked if I’d like to play. I played a Joplin rag, and he was gracious enough to compliment my meager performance. Didn’t even know his name til now, but never forgot how he made me feel 🤩🤗

The more I listen the more of a legend he becomes. This guy is just a joy to watch

My mother should have beat me when I quit piano 60 yrs ago.

@guitargod6997

4 жыл бұрын

Or perhaps just lashed you to the piano bench once a day. Great and illuminating video!

@a320214

4 жыл бұрын

I disagree : when you like piano, nobody should push you but you just NEED to play . See today kids : do their mother tie them down to their playstation ? and you know the answer... 50 years ago, my parents didn't punished me taking my desert at lunch, no : they locked the piano with the key.

@guitargod6997

4 жыл бұрын

@@a320214 I agree. My comment was a modest joke. But when I was growing up we had the option to play outside, watch three channels on TV, or learn to play an instrument or some other 'fine arts'. Music can be totally addicting for some of us. Apparently for kids gaming is as well. I know my preference.

@TorBruheim

4 жыл бұрын

It is almost never too late. If you have mobility in arms and legs you should give it a try.

@lpa9974

4 жыл бұрын

People don’t always realize the importance of music to them. Can you imagine your favorite movie (or any movie, video game, etc.) without music or sound effects (see Andrew Huang)? Star Wars would not be Star Wars without the epic music of John Williams!

Johnny Hodges was my piano teacher in the mid 90s. He would have me cover for him at Northwood's Inn when he was overbooked. He's a great guy! I wish I could have studied with him longer than I did...

@edsmithmusic951

4 жыл бұрын

Can we see you play, mate?

@richardcabeza9596

4 жыл бұрын

@@edsmithmusic951 I have just a few public pieces on KZread. Channel is SumPianonstuff. Someday I'll get around to publishing more...

@edsmithmusic951

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardcabeza9596 let me have a look. Thanks ☺

@rogerioesposito2170

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky for you, my friend. Greetings from Brazil.

@babygeemusicofficial

Жыл бұрын

He’s my cousin! ❤❤❤

KZread is great, but there is nothing in the world that can replace the deep relationship between teacher and student.

That's incredible how fast Johnny can jump with his hands and hit the right keys.

In 1982, I worked at Disneyland, and loved to go in after work and watch Johnny play. He is still as amazing and now as he was back then. His "12 Street Rag" is a AMAZING display of sheer skill and dexerity.

This makes me so happy!! Reminds me of my couple lessons with him. He is the master! Miss that guy. Thank you for this!! 🙏🏻

@zombe0

3 жыл бұрын

I would probably never have found out about this legend if it wasnt for your channel. Thank you!

@jollylawyer9999

2 жыл бұрын

Its really Tom Brier. I luv your video btw

It's safe to say that both Johnny Hodges are legends.

@lorenzo_pianoman

3 жыл бұрын

both Johnny*

@gonzalodossantos3176

3 жыл бұрын

@@lorenzo_pianoman Johnny Hodges is also the name of a really important jazz sax player

It’s a real treat to hear a musician playing live today

u too r just so happy this video is heartwarming

Johnny Hodges = LEGEND.

It's the left hand jumping that gets me, you have to put in a lot of dedicated practice to get it up to speed without thinking about it.

@jollylawyer9999

2 жыл бұрын

Left hand jump amazing huh? Watch this video and you might probably explode. This guy is Tom Brier kzread.info/dash/bejne/kXecsLeQZKvagJs.html

What an absolute treat this video is!! Thank you!!

I remember talking with Johnny one day at Disney and he asked me to play a tune but I was too scared and he was so amazing that my little chords would have been an embarrassment. Johnny, you are amazing and an all around neat guy.

Thanks so much for sharing - he’s unbelievable 👏😎😃

This is incredible...

I wish I could give this more thumbs ups! Mr. Hodges is something else, bravo!

I now add Johnny Hodges to my all-time favorites; wow!

Great tips. Played a lot of rags, played a lot of jazz and blues and stride, but never heard of the rag roll. Learn something everyday!! Awesome!

Crazy good! What a talent. Never heard of Johnny Hodges until now - and much richer for it! Great video - thanks! More, more........

cool tip at the end: take your major triad, play the flat 3rd and 6th, then the 3rd and 5th, then the root note. classic move

Wonderful!and great lesson !!so cool!!

boy I'm going to see the full interview . he is so fluid.Learned a lot by just looking at the way he plays

@koomber777

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure if I keep practicing one day I'll be able to see his hands.

This is magical

What a master! Thanks!

What a great video, Jonny! Thank you! :-)

That guy’s awesome.

It’s so nice to see all the lovely comments about him. That’s my oh so talented cousin and a passion for music runs in the family on both sides ❤😊

0:14 i love the B in the bass. Its so wrong but so right. Someone needs to transcribe this, its incredible

Brilliant and great fun. Thanks. Set me up for the day!

Wow. This is fabulous. Love it! Working on it now.

Just amazing !!!🤩

That is a real teacher!

Im so glad i got to hear him live when i use to work at Disney. He was the best part of having to work ODV

Incredible interview! Congratulations!

AWESOME,INSIGHTFUL,WONDERFUL. Its the spirit that Mr. Johnnie? Hodges plays with. Highly motovational. Thank You. And another thing, I can tell Hes just having fun. If He were fired up in front of a good audience, WOW💥💣💥Thanx 🎙🎤🎹🎷🎸😎🌷🍒🍒🍒💜🍋💚

I am watching this only after have been following master Jonny for a while. It is touching to see how the pupil surpasses the master... but not much ! Mr. Hodges still can play pretty much. God bless him... maybe, in this video, one might have seen both Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson of our era. I don't know if I will be able to play like that someday, most likely not. But it is stimulating to go humbly step by step advised for such an idol. All my respect and thanks to May and Hodges. They keep us moving ahead.

Awesome interview! I remember hearing Johnny’s amazing playing at Disneyland. Thanks for sharing. You might look into having Jason Wanner on the show somewhere down the road (another Disneyland pianist).

This guy is bad ass. It sounds so kool~

cosmic a real treat.

Definitely inspiring

Thank you so much for sharing this video clip and links to the full interview with the amazing Ragtime great Johnny Hodges. I feel so honored and grateful to be able to learn about Mr. Hodges and his musical teachings as well as his life experiences. His kind of “life stories” are what truly influence those who listen, and change lives without people even realizing it. Thank you again! PS I seldom write comments, but I have to mention that I signed up for a year of lessons with Jonny May (Piano with Jonny) which brought me to this awesome interview and has been very rewarding. Thank you and I am eagerly waiting for what comes next! (: (I truly hope this doesn’t sound too cliche or commercial because it wasn’t intended that way-Take care.)

@PianoWithJonny

4 жыл бұрын

LP A so glad you enjoyed it! Did you watch the full 4-hour interview? It’s available in the membership 😊

@lpa9974

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the first three so far and the fourth hour soon. I can’t wait to see the next one and I’m sure that I will re-watch many times-and hope for more! Thanks. PS I think “Ragtime” Johnny Hodges should also be interviewed by NPR radio. I know there is another great saxophone player with the same name so it gets a bit confusing, but that just makes it more interesting in my opinion. Why not showcase two great musicians?!

amazing piano player

Great ‼️

Wush I could hear him play Bumble Boogie again like the old days at Big John's Billiards, Belmont Shore, California back in the early 70's. He was living out of a garage and a VW bus with a sun roof and a spinnet behind the front seat. John Lee was his name then in honor of his adoptive parents. How times have changed. Thanks again John for such great sounds. Paul Venne/Thailand

Awesome

Coolest video I've seen in a long time.

I met this man playing at Disney and he told me about Zez Confrey. This guy is an amazing player. I wish I took some lessons with him.

This is so Good🤔 TOO GOOD - Seeing Johnny May Laughing like a little kid... the way WE ALL DID as kids When we saw a MASTER MAGICIAN 🤣😂🤣Mesmerize & Inspire Us 👏👏👏Thank you !!! perfect , absolutely PERFECT 👏👏👏 BRAVO MAESTRO Johnny Hodges BRAVO!!!

It's been years but I knew him as John LEE. It might have been his stage name. First met him at several Maple Leaf Club meetings at the MayFair Music Hall in Los Angeles and then I found out later he plays at the Main Street Coca Cola place at Disneyland. He even let me play the piano there! Very nice guy and great piano player.

Terrific video! JH is so talented and seems like a great guy to hang with. Is he still playing regularly anywhere?

Ohh legends 😵😵

thanks. Very interesting :)

Qué divertido!

Man that is sick as hell

Loved his work with Ellington, never knew he was such a fantastic pianist!

@ShadowBan_

4 жыл бұрын

A Happy Lil' Fella not a surprise you weren’t aware this is a different Johnny Hodges !

@FireypepperCP

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowBan_ Just being waggish!

I love his T-Shirt

2:40 5:43

Восхитительно!

@brutalhamster365

4 жыл бұрын

Обалденно играет чувак!)

"Diminished, you know... Aigmented, you know..."

@RAGEPAMMA

4 жыл бұрын

I didnt unterstand yet lol

For a forward ragroll using E G C E, would you recommend using finger 3 or 4 on the C? I’m left handed, so the jumps have come somewhat easily to me, but i can only reach an octave, and the forward rag roll is a little awkward with my hands as i tend to hit an adjacent key accidentally.

Accuracy in left hand at its finest.

Can you give us some hints how to improve the left hand technique there? How not to miss the right notes doing those wide leaps?

@PianoWithJonny

4 жыл бұрын

There are a ton of tips in the Ragtime Crash Course at PianoWithJonny.com 😊

@roadchewerpe5759

4 жыл бұрын

One thing i can say, take it slowly. Very slowly at first. Funnily enough, the slower you go in the beginning, the faster you’ll pick it up. I’m left handed, so I cannot really recommend much else. Just take it slowly, and have fun. Good luck.

Johny’s still learning from him you can see it in his eye’s

Holy crap.

Are there any cds available

Superstars

I love how he just keep playing rather than talking all day long.

Pleeeze how about some nostalgia from "Hot Fingers John Lee?" Thailand Paul V

2:23 2:44 4:23 5:21 6:52 7:33

My left hand needs so much work! I gotta build that foundation for my right hand to sit on top of. Jonny, you have some good left hand foundation exercises, right?!

@PianoWithJonny

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed! What type of left hand technique do you want to develop?

@dylandecker_music

4 жыл бұрын

I believe Tim is speaking for all of us when we say we could have help with the stride/ragtime left hand.

@timbattig6713

4 жыл бұрын

@@PianoWithJonny all of them, lol! But specifically in this case, I want to develop this stride style. I think part of my problem is knowing what chord structure/inversion to play when I bounce upward. I find myself overthinking those chords all the time and it slows me down. Are there "stock changes" that everyone who does this technique well use?

Accidentally watched this video on 1.5 speed without knowing. Nearly shit my pants

2:43 Version 1. Version 2

I like how in the first scene he writes the notes he is playing, like i am somehow gonna be able to read it 😂😂

@lpa9974

4 жыл бұрын

HaHa! Just keep on practicing-Before you know it, it becomes magic!!

Which piano does he use? can someone tell?

That was so cool?

Wow! Thank you Bill Nighy!😂

Tom brier: Hold my beer

1:27

What is the name of the first tune he played in the beginning? Fantastic vid!

@TheAvgCommentator

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet Georgia Brown

@brutalhamster365

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheAvgCommentator Thank you so much!😍

@TheAvgCommentator

4 жыл бұрын

@@brutalhamster365 He said it in the video but all the same you're welcome.

Omg at first it sounds Disney already to me. A piano playing from other planet 😅

Any bio info on Hodges? nothing on wikipedia?? Is he still alive?

OH Ship

This is great, but if u visual it on music sheets we able to understand more

oh Johnny how is that you cut the interview

It actually really surprised me that he never tried Mary had a little lamb in ragtime theme. I’m fifteen and have already tried it lol.

@lpa9974

4 жыл бұрын

Hi. If you get to watch the full interview,, he does do a ragtime “Mary Had A Little Lamb.” It’s great that you did it too-so much fun! I’m going to teach it to some of my kids too. (:

Total respect,so music theory is boring eh ? Look at this application.

hey, i just came to this channel to see if youve uploaded anything and it turns out youve been busy. ive always been subscribed but for some reason, youtube unsubbed me.. thats weird

If you turn it down to 0.25 speed it sounds like a haunted rag.

watching at 0.5x speed so my eyes can keep up

We haven't credit card in iran ... I can't watch full interview 😔 🌹

Kind of jazz but stride a lot and no textures basically ragtime

How do I master the nervous moans while playing

@kade1348

4 жыл бұрын

what

@burble987654321

4 жыл бұрын

@@kade1348 Johnny makes little noises while playing

@roadchewerpe5759

4 жыл бұрын

I think what he was doing was kinda humming the tune to himself as he played to make sure he was playing correctly, or to remember the tune.

After i saw dis vid. Liszt is nothing 😢

Gonna tell myself this was CGI

Painting not playing my minth.

Is that dandruff or glitter on your shirt?

The sounds he make while playing sounds so weird

@SwagLifeSeries

4 жыл бұрын

Big

Great player! Such a pleasure to watch and listen to him, but my least favorite style of music.