Hello guys, My name is Rakiem Walker. I have a band name the "Rakiem Walker Project" that performs at Red Rooster Harlem located at 310 Lenox Ave, NY, NY 10027 every Monday at 8pm. Stay tuned for the new album for 2014. Blessings to all of you and thanks for watching. Rakiem

@cilidog1

10 жыл бұрын

Dude you're awesome... Can u play the Bari? Same notes

@wwinter6416

4 жыл бұрын

Rakiem Walker hey your not even good I can play better

@putriscool

4 жыл бұрын

@@wwinter6416 Ok wwinter

If he got on his knees and started playing for me i would scream out "YES I WILL!!!"

@permachoob

10 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

i thought he was going to propose to that lady

I came here hoping careless whisper. I wasn't disappointed.

How many play saxophone here?

@randyburroughs1945

7 жыл бұрын

I do

@ichief_derpyyy2018

7 жыл бұрын

+Randy Burroughs me

@skysurfjo6800

7 жыл бұрын

Jessica Kämpe me #teamalto

@linemanlovesyou859

7 жыл бұрын

TEAM BARI

@erikmendoza6098

7 жыл бұрын

Jessica Kämpe TEAM ALTO FTW

best kazoo player I've ever heard.

@charlesgamble4670

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

That sax was so cool and i fakin love careless whisper. WHAMM.

By the end this man owned the crowd, great job!

Whenever I play on public places like this people boo me

@RenzoIsHereYT

7 жыл бұрын

realize that most people dont make a living from doing that...bc most just watch and leave

@timmytenor1940

7 жыл бұрын

+EddiTaru even longer to sound professional

@phoenixhorsley6658

7 жыл бұрын

wow i love the channel just wanted to say hey.

@snekles6449

7 жыл бұрын

i love you're channel brian

@ANiceGuava

7 жыл бұрын

BriansThing you just gotta play that one George Michael song

This guy is a great entertainer and an excellent crowd pleaser. He has the potential to become the next Charlie Parker if he so desires in practicality. If only the world can be like this little atmosphere he has created! All peoples are cooperatively and collaboratively participating to create joy and good will amongst men of humane hearts.

This actuallu gives me gooosebumps!

There used to be a bad sax dude in my neighborhood. He always played Summertime but could never finish the song. This guy is way better.

music brings people together :D

dude his saxophone is beast

@Luke-9

8 жыл бұрын

One he designs himself

@Matthew-ll3fp

6 жыл бұрын

False

I hope the guy saying "12345" realizes there is no counting to 5 in music.

@Just_Chizzin

9 жыл бұрын

Learn to time signature, skrub. Dave Brubeck's Blue Rondo a la Turk is written in 9/8 time signature. Fucking plebeian.

@Theyoungthibby

9 жыл бұрын

You must not have ever played an instrument

@williampierce5579

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he actually plays Take Five for a bit and that's in 5/4 so...

@brandons348

9 жыл бұрын

PFFFFTTT HAHAHAHAHA You sir obviously do not play any instruments.

@taylorpittman2525

9 жыл бұрын

5/4 you dummy

"Look at this guy makin' bank." lol. Great stuff Mr. Walker. Great stuff.

I play clarinet but saxophone is my guilty pleasure.

@zachlange1219

5 жыл бұрын

Kimberlyn McMurray dude same bro

that sax is so cool! I want it!

This is what I love about major American cities versus some other country's. There are so many cultures and skills, and you never know what you might see.

The paste of the New Yorker is the best! I really look happy! I wanted to be in the place, too!

I'm not gonna lie the saxophone sounded terrible but the guy playing is really good

@shubhamchandrakant3144

6 жыл бұрын

johann gonzalez what was the first solo he played ???

@pshwow

6 жыл бұрын

shubham sutar Careless Whisper

@Xaviallin1

6 жыл бұрын

Goddamn it was so Sharp hurt my ears

@James-lz7nn

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah this shit is wack

Me listening to his tone at first: "Wtf is he doing" Me later: "Oh, that's a pretty interesting tone."

Genius!!!! that man is a genius!! if i go to central park someday, i must go to see him!

@joeschmo1332

9 жыл бұрын

Uhhh? are you deaf?

@Sushema253

9 жыл бұрын

no, only i think that if i wen someday to new york, i want to see that men, he maybe not be a perfect musician, but had soul and carism, that is really great for me

Very good Performance ... he knows what he do .. :-)

why would anybody dislike this?

@RivieraByBuick

10 жыл бұрын

beacause he is good show man and not so good player.

@Notkdenben

9 жыл бұрын

I think he's a great play just most jazzers have a soul sound to their playing. And also I'm pretty sure he's using a plastic horn?? I'm not too sure but the tone sure sounds like it

@craftygirl8786

9 жыл бұрын

because there dumb

@4gnostic

9 жыл бұрын

Because of you. Thx.

@RH-ls5od

9 жыл бұрын

Ben Vela its not a horn its a bell

Alto for the freakin WIN!

@Cherrykid360

10 жыл бұрын

No Grafton FTW

@Seagles97

10 жыл бұрын

No. NO.

What a great man!

Amazing!! Brilliant playing

good player, bad sax. is that a polycarbonate?

@JoeSmith-pd2hw

7 жыл бұрын

I think so...

@gigstrings673

7 жыл бұрын

no, its white lacquer

@7Drake77

7 жыл бұрын

GIG STRINGS no, its papier maché... duh

@jamareaprintis2458

7 жыл бұрын

That's the grafton saxophone

@boleslawszemplinski2549

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, vrom the Vibrato saxes

I love his saxophone. He knows how to interact with the crowd :)

I don't get why people call it a bad saxophone/tone. I think it sounds good.

the first song is BRIAN SMITH"MOONLIGHT SAX MEDLEY the 2de is "take five"Dave Brubeck Quartet

@nizarkhaled

10 жыл бұрын

Yes it is but there are two version of it ,1 with careless whisper and 2 with saxophone version

@shubhamchandrakant3144

6 жыл бұрын

nizarkhaled thanks man

Yo the guy that thinks hes controlling the place is a jerk hes like 12345

@longshot891

9 жыл бұрын

Exactly, it's not 12345 if it even went to five it would be 1&2&3&4&5. But it would be four if that is the correct time signature.

@Streaky100001

9 жыл бұрын

waugh fulls Yes it is 1,2,3,4,5, it is in 5/4, yes you could count 1&2&3etc, but that's not neccesery unless you're the one playing, he's just counting the crotchet beats.

@7theoutdoorsman

9 жыл бұрын

waugh fulls Either way is actually correct. Yanni is counting quarter notes, you are counting in eighth notes. It would also be correct to count it as 1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a5e&a if I were counting in 16ths. However we normally count 4/4 and 5/4 meter in quarters and depending on tempo we can subdivide in our heads in 8ths and 16ths.

@CleverDjembe

8 жыл бұрын

+Yanni stelmach god that fucking douche

@longshot891

8 жыл бұрын

Ok to whom may concern that have commented non constructively..... I don't give a FUCK. Thank you to the ones that have been helpful, and taught me because I now am in jazz for my school and love learning more about music as I have many 1 place solos and have been complimented on my skills as a baritone saxophonist by some very good directors for colleges including Michigan state.

.. this guy is soooooo awsome !!!

Brilliant just brilliant

Smooth

They thought he was proposing

I love that he played the wedding march for the couple at the end. Incredible talent.

Ive never liked plastic saxes. However this man does it justice

He kinda looks like a black Hugh Jackman.

I see blue and black... You guys??

@sirvalle8202

9 жыл бұрын

taz coles O.O I see white and gold. I`m right!

@ziggyfluff5017

9 жыл бұрын

Sir Valle white and gold

@vincefromshamwow8047

8 жыл бұрын

Late but it was confirmed white and gold is .... Wrong

@MoonLight-vi3xx

7 жыл бұрын

taz coles Blue and black

Careless Whisper is like a classic

He is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

to all the music majors in the comment section - the guy who was counting to five and not four is because the song that guy was playing is in 5/4 TIME, the song is called TAKE FIVE for a reason!

Is "Centeral Park" anywhere near Central Park?

Awesome !!!

めっちゃイケメンで屈強なのに楽器までできるとかかっこよすぎる

A black guy playing a white saxophone😂 luther did his job♥️

@issamhafeez1991

7 жыл бұрын

Andre Schnura stfu u racist fucknut

@andrewcantu325

7 жыл бұрын

i wouldnt call that racist but an odd comment lol

That's a sick white sax

@Matthew-ll3fp

6 жыл бұрын

Chewie Boyyee no it’s not

Very good performance!!!

charlie parker and ornette coleman also played a white plastic horn. they were made in the 1940's because there was a brass shortage to make ammunition for the war effort. great music. only in new york!!

Legend says the crowd is still trying to find the beat.

gay guy ruined the snaps trying to regulate them.

@jegnur

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the guy was still being a douche and annoying.

@kaynine7769

5 жыл бұрын

The guy is their band director teaching them something

最高です！アルトサックス買ってしまった

That guy counting is my middle school band teacher lol

Great player but somebody please give this boy a better sax

@LuhveMidnight

7 жыл бұрын

Greg Ameele isn't it plastic?

@nateb6103

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's plastic (a Vibrato brand, if I'm not mistaken). In the description, it says he is a saxophone designer (which is awesome), and that that sax is one that he is testing out, so it makes sense that it wouldn't be the sax he normally plays on (since he is clearly a professional)

I met him I gave him 5 dollars

awesome video and what a cool cat!

As a saxophonist myself I am just a beginner and this is really AMAZING

@MikesUltimatum

10 жыл бұрын

It takes lots of practice, but keep with it. Music can be an amazing tool. Not only is the saxophone an awesome instrument, but it has paid for all of my college courses thus far. ;)

@samueltcwhite701

10 жыл бұрын

thx you just earnt a sub congrats 1 more sub

@samueltcwhite701

10 жыл бұрын

yeh maybe but hes got talent

@MikesUltimatum

10 жыл бұрын

I think he's pretty talented myself. The opening song sounds like it came straight out of an 80's cop drama. :P

@samueltcwhite701

10 жыл бұрын

yeh i agree to someone like me he is good

Cringy Audience Alert

00:24 ewwwwwah...00:34 oh ok

@deatherman1027

7 жыл бұрын

at that part I was like they recording it too

@deatherman1027

7 жыл бұрын

and he did it again

I love how they left such a massive circle around him to walk in XD

someone give this man a decent sax, he deserves it!

I want to make a correction that nobody seems to get. That saxophone isn't plastic, that is a custom Yamaha EXW. Only 50 were made and it is one of the best saxophones out there.

@AllYourBaseRBelong2Us

9 жыл бұрын

I've played one, thought it was fantastic

@mocha753

8 жыл бұрын

I've also played one. Turned out the owner stuck it up his ass before he let me play it.

@Matthew-ll3fp

6 жыл бұрын

BS

Careless whisper was in a different key and it made me cringe

AWESOME! ;)

I look up to this guy

I don't really care for the sound that the plastic saxophone makes

@JiveDadson

9 жыл бұрын

I doubt if it's plastic. As for the sound, he is undoubtedly playing a high baffle, wide tip mouthpiece for extreme volume. I do not care for the sound either, but I can sympathize with why he does it.

@Bruh-ks2ss

8 жыл бұрын

Yea a custom Yamaha EX is tooooootally made out of plastic dude.

vibrato sax is so out of tone...

Okay, but I need the first song Alto Sax. Literally just to play this around the house at random moments and annoy the heck out of everyone 😂

still dreaming a world full of things like these

What do I learn from this: - I don't like plastic saxophones. - Being loud does not inevitably imply being good (this guy should practice on Williamsburg Bridge, the outcomes have been great in history). - White people from the USA seem to be as untalented feeling and keeping a rhythm as my fellow Germans are (what the hell is the problem with padah-padah-pom-pam or 1-(2)-(3)-4-(5)?). Counting up to 5 in the wrong tempo does not help (he just escaped being killed, I suppose).

@ShinySilverGamer

7 жыл бұрын

It was Take Five, which is 5/4.

@drumjunk1

7 жыл бұрын

To which part of my comment did you answer? Oh yes, "Take Five" is in 5/4, "Eleven Four" is in 11/4, and Bulgarian Bulge is in 33/16. But the people don't feel it, because they are underdeveloped in rhythm.

@antonb9459

7 жыл бұрын

Ruediger Podlaha to be fair - 5/4 isn't the easiest kind of takt

@aj1milan

6 жыл бұрын

Ruediger Podlaha idk if its plastic or not. But the dude created it soooo...

awful tone is it plastic

@ace5951

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know what you consider a good tone but this definitely isn't awful.

@jacksonpadilla9687

7 жыл бұрын

i agree

@71603oneday

7 жыл бұрын

I think it is plastic or maybe he has a plastic reed. Anyway, I wish he had made another choice in materials because it makes a big difference in sound and his skill level is way higher then what that sax can deliver.

@BuddyCalyxed

7 жыл бұрын

I would consider Roland Alphonso or Tommy Mc cook as a more pleasing tone to the ear Ace. I've had another listen and it still sounds buzzy like a Kazoo and notes at the same time.

@BuddyCalyxed

7 жыл бұрын

Fair enuff I was wondering if it was my ears, each to there own then eh.

really good!

bring back the smooth jazz memories, god bless

May I make a slight correction from "awesome" saxophone player to "awful" saxophone player, admired by a bunch of know-nothings who of course reveal their crass stupidity by being so enthusiastic in their shallow applause.. The man is a prime poser and impostor who could probably make much the same kind of grinding racket by sticking his saxophone in another bodily hole, the one remotest from his mouth in a southerly direction! In fact maybe I'm wrong. He could perhaps make an even BETTER sound from that orifice without a saxophone! Of course, the serious problem in all this is the major league dick-head who uploaded it in the first place. He needs a saxophone inserted in the same orifice but with the bell end first..WITHOUT GREASE. LEAD ME TO HIM! I have a Contra Bass, already upside down, awaiting a rapid application without anaesthetic! That should bring a tear of recognition to his eyes! Sorry for the big words and long sentences.... Hope you can cope!

@MauriatOttolink

9 жыл бұрын

StrawyMax560 Your skills of assessment are easily exceeded by your gobby and uncontrolled mouth. If you saw the content of my professional diary and teaching schedule, you'd immediately realise what an absolute bird-brain you have always been throughout your drab and meaningless existence. If you'd found the streaming site which the proprietors employed at last night's concert, it would have confirmed to you, your unprecedented stupidity. It got 900 visits in 3 hours. No.. I don't have a contra bass but I do have about 7 saxes and clarinets. However, your intelligence level is insufficient detect my sarcasm. I suspect that it may even have been inadequate for you to read this far. Didn't know it was possible for anybody to be such an idiot! How DO you cope with yourself? Quick correction. I can't be any kind of PEOPLE on my own..Knuckle brain.The word you might be searching in your limited vocabulary is 'person'. JERK.

@Bruh-ks2ss

8 жыл бұрын

I don't see what's so bad about him? Would you care to explain?

@MauriatOttolink

8 жыл бұрын

Erik Sand I am guessing I that you are questioning me. Was condemning the misuse of the word "awesome" and the idiotic audience reaction. He is a nothing special player although further watching since your comment I concede that I was a bit harsh. It had a circus feel to it with a raucous tone. Those new plastics saxes deserve better than that. As I gave up watching before the end, I missed his mastery of circular breathing. Mea Culpa. He can also run farther than I can. Mind you mine's a baritone, made not of brass but extremely heavy bronze..not a light plastic alto, like his Thank's for making me listen again.

@ryanpapagelis1124

8 жыл бұрын

+MauriatOttolink As a fellow sax player I'm inclined to agree. While not awful, he's not a great player. He is a pretty good showman though.

@MauriatOttolink

8 жыл бұрын

Ryan Papagelis Hi..Isn't he just? Got the chicks under his spell. I'll ask him how he does it and I'll show him some master-classes. Fair deal although I think he scores by being about a 100 yrs younger than me! Regards to you Ryan. Papagelis? Parrot?

Black people and brass instruments sigh.

@datrandumbear1822

8 жыл бұрын

Saxophone is a woodwind

@trinthemen

8 жыл бұрын

um...

@CleverDjembe

8 жыл бұрын

+DatRandumBear but it's made from brass

@TheSpikestar

8 жыл бұрын

+CleverDjembe That doesn't mean it's a brass instrument. A saxophone is played by blowing into the spot between a wooden reed and a mouthpiece, which is why it is known as a "woodwind," and classified as such. Clarinets fit into the same category, and are constructed similarly.

@cspdelta8457

8 жыл бұрын

its not brass, its a woodwind stupid

Damn this guy is filthy with the sax :) love it

Great player

Now that is a big kazoo...

You're great!!!!!!!!

Great audience engaging!!!

Nice work man!

He is *EXTREMELY* sharp

A silent whisper xD of course he would be playing that song

@nickbrown3723

9 жыл бұрын

*Moonlight sax Medley

Great!

Rakiem Walker toots his way into Smash!

Wow that's is amazing

Haha awesome man

Thats Awsome

bro i just gigured out i was there in new york it was like a park and i saw someone playing a saxophone while givin highfive

He is a very talented guy,God gave him talents

Awesome.. Keep ip up brother

This guy is the man

The saxophone is such a cool instrument

@bereanvisuals

Жыл бұрын

When you are not the one blowing it 😂😂

Great tone, man. Guitarist here.

I'm learning it!

dam he got a cool looking sax

His sax and watch are worth more than I will ever make in my life

@winnrecked

7 жыл бұрын

They are literally both worth less than $100.

@nateknipscherguitar

7 жыл бұрын

If you weren't blind, you would notice that his saxophone is custom made- by himself. Therefore making it worth a lot.