I could listen to this wonderful lady talking music for hours. She is amazing.😍

Tal. I'm sad about the loss of your friend Jeff Beck. I remember seeing you play bass with him. You seemed smaller than that jazz bass. I was so inspired. I can assume you were smiling through your solo at the Beacon. It has been one small shining light watching Tal grow.

@jcsolomon6470

Жыл бұрын

Tal,you R,AweSum!Take care AlwaYs!Jcs

@kerrymcmanus9188

Жыл бұрын

Hey Tal Australia still loves you.Congrats on your outstanding career Lots more to come in the future.

It is obvious Tal is a savant. Anyone who can go home and learn to read music in 2 weeks without formal training by themselves is a person born to do what she has done. All she did is travel halfway across the world and hang out with musicians in a foreign country and dazzle them with her talent. Most 16 year olds are thinking about going to prom. Her continued innocence carries on today as she grows into this very unaffected adult with experiences that are so unique. She is a one of a kind and how appropriate she ended up on bass with Jeff Beck. Even Jeff Beck, a savant himself had a wonderful respect for her uniqueness. Guess I am buying her CD :)

@michaelbyrd7883

Жыл бұрын

Dazzle sure dazzle, she's a little above mediocre. I heard her music save your money!

Tal is such an old school student of her art. The early devotion to learning from the best is why she is so solid. That passion really shines through in everything she does. Bravo!

She`s so down to earth. Tal is probably crying now after Jeff Beck`s passing.

@rosewoodsteel6656

Жыл бұрын

She is joining many others.

She's authentic. She doesn't just play music, but she lives and breathes it.

She came to the states from Australia as an 18 year old youngster and was soon playing with the likes of JEFF BECK, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS, PRINCE, CHICK COREA, AND ERIC CLAPTON for chrissakes! She's AMAZING and on top of all that talent, she is SMART, ARTICULATE, and CHARMING! WOW!

@mrfester42

Жыл бұрын

She was 16!

@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT

Жыл бұрын

@@mrfester42 I learned that after my comments, and that fact makes her success all the more amazing. She is a remarkable person.

@balisaani

Жыл бұрын

Chick Corea? When? On what? I only saw Tal playing with Herbie Hancock.

@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT

Жыл бұрын

@@balisaani From Wiki: Upon learning that Chick Corea was seeking a bassist for an upcoming tour, Wilkenfeld sent him demos of Transformation, and was selected for his 2007 Australian tour,[10] along with Frank Gambale and Antonio Sanchez.

@balisaani

Жыл бұрын

@@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT Thanks - Australia, makes sense I missed it.

What a lovely young lady. A great musician too.

I am a long time Jeff Beck fan since the 60s and he has through his music introduced me all these great women like Tal Wikenfeld , Imelda May , Imogen Heap ,Joss Stone,Keep it up Jeff.

@1960taylor

3 жыл бұрын

jeff made this kid

@jamesjoiner8449

2 жыл бұрын

I have always heard that Jeff neck is bad ass and he is butt talwilkenfeld rocks my socks off!!,

@ianedmonds9191

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesjoiner8449 He's never been a creep. Man's a legend. Luv and Peace.

@henryb160

Жыл бұрын

Imelda May is not a "great woman" by any stretch of the imagination.

@mr.brenman2132

Жыл бұрын

@@henryb160 Elaborate

Wow, what a lovely, fantastic person Tal is .....Awesome!

Never heard her speak. I was honestly surprised. Sounds very New Yorkish and I just wasn't expecting that. Very talented beautiful young lady.

@TheDavidfallon

3 жыл бұрын

She's Australian. She sounds very Sydney-ish.

@melodymakermark

3 жыл бұрын

Remove “very”, and you’ve got it, as was discussed in the interview.

@TheDavidfallon

3 жыл бұрын

@@iraabramov6640 It doesn't matter, except for her being Australian!

@heftosprod

2 жыл бұрын

She sounds like an Australian who's been abroad for a long time. And she is.

@lashedbutnotleashed1984

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDavidfallon No. She sounds much more American at this point. East Coast.

Old soul young woman. Awesome.

@ThunderAppeal

3 жыл бұрын

No. Youre just dumb.

@kenduffy5397

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment. She is an old warm soul, in a young woman’s beautiful body.

God bless Tal!! Refreshing to see someone natural, in touch.

@charlesycoker

2 жыл бұрын

yep

33 years old ... looks a lot younger ... still top bass player

@DeeEllEff

Жыл бұрын

Aging in reverse? We can plainly see the youthful effect music has on great musicians, as the ‘60s/‘70s/‘80s greats are now celebrating 70-80 years old!

Young, pretty, brilliant, highly skilled, = Amazing.

You have to ask yourself how a 16 year old Australian girl convinces her parents to let her move to New York to pursue a career in music without so much as a high school diploma. She is blindingly talented on every front, and her ability to somehow meet the most noted musicians in the world in such a short period of time speaks to her extraordinary talent, confidence and youthful optimism...not to mention beauty.

@svenred6eard757

Жыл бұрын

Just a guess but she probably comes from a rich family so they wouldn't have been too worried

@scirasco1

Жыл бұрын

If u not priviliged u cant do these things at 16 ,parents with money and love ,not jealous here just reality i worked in a factory for 1 year to go to mi in los angeles i was 25 from swiss ,u just dont go without money and live in LA or new york so there had to be money backing her up to have that freedom to do all these things ,of course she worked hard got lucky and started makin her own money

@jnagarya519

Жыл бұрын

You have to ask yourself why she heard of next to no music -- but did hear of "The Rolling Stones" but not of "The Beatles". I doubt she is being honest in order to make it appear she did most of it on her own based exclusively on superior talent.

@curbozerboomer1773

Жыл бұрын

My question...is she gay? She never mentions a word about her social life, but is traveling at times, in the fast lane of famous performers...she is so attractive, and is 30 or so in this interview. What is her deal?

@bertjones3010

Жыл бұрын

About the same way my niece's mother allowed her to go to Japan at 14 to model by herself. a truly WTF moment.

Tal with Jeff Beck is amazing fun to watch. Young female Jaco.

Tal´s appearance with Jeff Beck on the 2007 Ronnie Scott´s concert is engraved in my memory (and on YT too ;-) but seeing her here as a grown up women/artist is good. She is an incredible musician and I want to fill the gaps! I guess she was floored by the shockingly fast leaving of Jeff Beck, so unfair!

Tal, you are ultra-phenomenal and absolutely lovely! I first saw you with Jeff Beck. You blew me away. Sorry about the loss of friend Jeff Beck.

Saw Tal at the Enmore along with Jeff Beck... what a show... all the more memorable now after Jeff Beck's passing. She is such an awesome talent and now I can see a really nice person too. I can't say anything about her accent as mine is from Northern Ireland and still broad after 35 years in Oz but when I go back to visit NI everyone asks me why I'm putting on the Aussie accent.

@ElGordo1959

Жыл бұрын

Saw same show Perth concert hall. Magic! What about ya, wee chancer! 😉

@poguie

Жыл бұрын

@@ElGordo1959 ha ha!! Wise the Bap like!! Wonder will Van the Man ever make it back over this way? Jeff Beck played on one of his recent albums 'Roll With The Punches '- he turned it from a very good album into a great one with his playing. Love a bit of Van too though I must say - another legend... wonder how much longer he'll be with us? They're dropping like flies... I'm still reeling from David Bowie's death a few years ago... not to mention Ronnie Corbett's! 👍

@ElGordo1959

Жыл бұрын

@@poguie love the Van but more his earlier stuff. He seems to gone a little crazy these past few years 😃 being an anglo Australia (pommie btard 🤠) i get the same from my family in Coventry. I worked in Belfaste for a year back in 1985. The craic was great but i took up the true religions of NI smoking, drinking and women 😂

THANK YOU ! In solidarity with the fighters for love, freedom, justice and truth, we express our feelings with music on our channel. Greetings from Germany, CLUB OF THE UNCENSORED POETS

One smart lady. What a joy.

Tal Wilkenfeld is the most beautiful bass player that has ever existed, and she happens to be ultra-talented. I'd rather listen to her on bass than just about anyone except Aaron Mills (Cameo), Marcus Miller or Bernard Edwards (Chic)

@mawangdwei3866

3 жыл бұрын

Are you saying Ray Brown was not good looking?

@jeffreylancaster7571

Жыл бұрын

Throw in Nathan East and I'm 100% with you!

@markcollins1497

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Esperanza. I can’t imagine these two haven’t met…

@davecorbin5088

Жыл бұрын

Have you seen Ezmeralda Spaulding? She's also amazing!

@michaelbyrd7883

Жыл бұрын

What? Jaco Pastorious, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, John Entwhistle these men could make Tal Wailkenfeld look like an amateur. Look she's ok, I see her play with Jeff Beck, ok, she can play but let's be honest just cause she can hold down a groove, doesn't maker her , ah dee da great bass player, she's not even close to these men. It's a farce to even think so! Dweezil Zappa's not Frank Zappa this interviewers a clown.

She is so awesome.

She's incredible!

Tal needs to listen to Chris Squire's work, ( like on Yours is no Disgrace) or John Entwistle from the Who. Just for the influence . Tal is amazing .

She's a special gal...WOW!!!😘😍

you're absolutely amazing Tal!

Saw her end of last year at Ronnie Scotts in London. Very impressed.

@Will-Max

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky dog!

@DaughterOfChrist1997

3 жыл бұрын

@@Will-Max totally!

Tal, you are wonderful. I’m so sorry about Jeff. I’m a fan and wish you health and healing. God bless.🙏🏼🎸🇺🇸

Tal is driven by the music and her fate is a life long music career !

Great interview and loved hearing how the other bass player mentors really encouraged her. Fantastic experience playing with all those amazing musos.

Just found this interview..... Tal Wilkenfield, such a f a n t a s t i c young musician between the greatest artists in our musical world but... also, such a lovely person :-))

she still needed to be told she was good. I guess some of the best we never heard gave up early, she is lucky people cared, and she knew how to work.

Brilliant album great musician

Super interview--thanks!!!

Great interview all around!

Great interview! Mesmerizing.

She's awesome!

I don't know if she is better or more beautiful

Enjoy ur talent. And thank u for all u have given to music...

she is great,,,,, talent,,,, vibe a timeless light ....

Queen of bass

such an incredible musician/ artist.

You are amazing.That show with Jeff I was there and in my memories I remember you and saw a girl that in my 75 years old I just think you will give a lot of inspiration for the youngers .Go ahead I've already your new álbum. Congrats from Vancouver,Canada

Tal has the most beautiful smile. love your music, looking forward to hearing more from you.

Great musician. Enough said.

Holy shit! I didn’t know Prince and Tal were a thing! I need to find out more about that.

@curbozerboomer1773

Жыл бұрын

It is hard to know what her "thing" is!

Tal I truely love you. I am also a bass player but I am from the Caribbean Trinidad to be exact. I wish I had met you. God Bless You.

Boys and girls, her successful career is not indicative of how difficult, it not impossible, it is to attain. Not to take anything away from her incredible talent, she has been more than lucky. The stars have aligned in her favor.

Reallly fantastic interview! She's my very favorite Bassist next to Tony Levin!

She's so talented!

she s beautiful, she s a fantastic musician ... she s smart, talented and beautiful, enough flirting ... great voice ... and she played with Jeff Beck ...

talented and gorgeous too

@curbozerboomer1773

Жыл бұрын

As an old Boomer, I have always resented seeing hot women who have talent, on stage!...She intimidates me--but at my age, it no longer matters!

what a musician

Goddess of music. There just isn’t anyone cooler.

Nice one, love the tone

Love this girl x

What a delightful person !

I came here to watch this interview after watching the Killing me video like three times without knowing who she was. The first time I watched it was like a week ago and I liked it. The third time I watched it was today, just right before getting interested enough to look up more from her and I'm surprised I haven't heard from her before. To sing and play bass at the same time is difficult. She sings and strum chords on the bass as if it was a guitar. That reminded me of Les Claypool. And it all comes out of her as if it's nothing to brag about in this interview. Thank you for bringing it up.

@bobbaxter952

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! :-)

she is small but larger than life honest and wonderfully unnafectedb by the awesomeness we see in her. and hear in her...

So gifted and charming

Probably to her benefit she wasn’t that familiar with tons of old music. She’s totally unique and awesome. Love her playing and her album.

I am a Big fan of this lady! She is a world class Bass player , the reason I go to her concerts!!! . The song writing is good Singing" OK". Her roots are bass playing!!!! . At her school they changed her to bass !!! Your gift, God given talent TaL is rooted with the bass Guitar .. In My option Good Luck to you Young Lady! Only your true fans will level with You !!!! Yes I agree reading Music is a Must in your Biz ..this is not the 60's !! Love the Line .. On your worst day...... that's help me with my Music too thanks

Moving when being like 16. She still looks like teenager to me.

I have a dream. My dream is that someday I will watch an interview conducted by someone who realizes that they are not the SUBJECT of the interview and shut the FUCK up when the person they're interviewing tries to say something or is already talking. Kudos to Tal for mostly just walking right over this idiot. She's pretty impressive all around.

@curbozerboomer1773

Жыл бұрын

This guy is a name-dropping fool.

Love her! Great style…extremely smart! Whatta player!

Great Bass-Player, great Album, interesting Arrangements, will see her live whenever she is in Germany.

@ivansandvik1567

3 жыл бұрын

Hope she come to Norway too, wat a lady!

I think I just fucked up and fell in love...lol She's come a looong way from that awkward twenty year old that played with Jeff Beck. I just listened to her new album today. I had no idea she had a voice like that...as of today I'm a serious Tal Wilkenfeld fan!!! 😁😁😁

Stunningly beautiful and stunningly talented.

Such an enchanting creature...

i just love her~ cheese so beautiful and talented!

Such an appealing person and a musical legend already

I liked her first and I like this new one. But her strong points are with a bass in her hands and I like the sound of her Roger Sadowsky basses The Sadowsky Sound got her this far I believe.

What an interesting woman. She is mature for her age too. I’d love to see her in concert.

@curbozerboomer1773

Жыл бұрын

Mature women usually settle in with a relationship...what about her?

Great interview

@marklaciura3177

4 жыл бұрын

yes she is Opening Up a Bit !!

@timedgington6420

4 жыл бұрын

Tal so wonderful!

12:43 I saw him do that in Milwaukee at Turner Hall 2007, fucking mind-blowing. That show is indelibly burned into my brain.

Glad to say I saw her w Jeff Beck ! Wow .

You are just the cutest your talents are amazing ❤️🎸💪

Brilliant kid, and so lovely to boot!

Love Tal, what talent. Come on Q1043 buy a second camera, Lordy!

she stududied with the NYC jazz guys, Jackson, Goines they both played with Stern at 55 Bar.

SMART,CHARMING AND PRETTY

She is amazing.

Je kunt het Het !, een fan van jullie muziek

why am I watching this on January, 1st. But can't stop.

a deep well of creativity

Great lass. Interesting in her mention of 'bass greats' - I never heard of any of them, probably because I only know of the folks who were more famous in bands. How about Paul McCartney, Sting, Jack Bruce, Noel Redding. Like me, Sting played in a three piece band he said he came to the conclusion that 'less is more' as a musician. I wonder how many reading that will understand it?

Great interview with Tal, but it is kind of appalling she had to school the interviewer about Anthony Jackson!!

@Formula-602

Жыл бұрын

Cant know every musician on Earth!

Tal Wilkenfield has aparience of be a girl calmed but her forme of expression is very flow with great feel.

Tal is wonderful. I dream to meet her.

Let's not forget another young Phenom ..... Jonny Lang ~ in 1997 voted ( at 16 ) BEST NEW GUITARIST with the release of hit single -- "LIE to ME" [ in three years -- from 13 to 16 ] he stayed in his room .... learned the licks of all the great blues players -- AND BINGO -->- at 16 , was 'great enough' to be B.B. Kings opening act ! KIDS ... HUH (?) GO FIGURE -lol- Tal is somewhat different. She's so "Down to Earth" .... because she's literally from another realm ~ a visitor to our fair planet from the world of beautiful Bass Players .... BASS-MUNDIA ( in the Taurus constellation amidst the Pleiades star cluster )🎸Fortunate are We 🎸 ☆Visitors to our Blue-🌏Jewel of a planet ...not-suprisingly.... usually start-off in -->- Australia☆ prime example AC-DC ✔ --L👽L--

I’d love to be a fly on the wall when she jams with Edgar Meyer(forgive my misspelling) of Short Trip Home.

im just blown away, this girl is like 30 going on 15.. what are youre beauty tips?

What a clever young lady!

Wait?...she met Mick Jagger and didn't get pregnant?. She got off easy for sure. What a talented young woman and a real cutie too!.

I've been watching you for years you really really enjoy playing so sad about Jeff Beck I'd like to hear some of your thoughts on playing with him love you keep on doing what you're doing

Well, for the last 60 years Paul has been playing bass and singing at the same time. Not an entirely new thing, but it is a remarkable skill. You have to be born with it.

@timn5008

Жыл бұрын

Chris Squire of Yes could do that.

@steviestone1668

Жыл бұрын

@@timn5008 Jack Bruce no slouch either!

@waynej2608

Жыл бұрын

Entwistle was a kick ass bass player, too. Not much of a singer, but there's Boris the Spider.

would luv to hear her bass playing of Black Page !

So. Freakin'. Cool. Thanks, Tal.