Leo P meets our CONTRABASS SAXOPHONE

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  • Опубликовано: 14 апр 2025
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  • @Tjita1
    @Tjita1 5 лет назад +9820

    Never seen Leo stand so still before..

  • @michaellenzmusic
    @michaellenzmusic 2 года назад +1009

    Only Leo Pellegrino can make a solo contrabass sax video watchable for 6+ minutes. His innovation is absolutely boundless.

    • @rodrigolaszlomeszaros4475
      @rodrigolaszlomeszaros4475 Год назад +13

      2 million view justify his greatness.

    • @mediocreman2
      @mediocreman2 Год назад +4

      Really? It's the same stuff he always plays.

    • @Elloliott
      @Elloliott Год назад +9

      @@mediocreman2 it's never exactly the same, and it's on an even bigger saxophone

    • @JPIbanez84
      @JPIbanez84 Год назад +8

      @@mediocreman2that name really suits you. goes well with your way of seeing things

    • @lotsolotso
      @lotsolotso 9 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@mediocreman2true to the extent that he sticks to a consistent, unique style. I don't think I would sit down to an hour of his playing, but his style can be emulated and expanded upon by others.

  • @bobharris7401
    @bobharris7401 Год назад +681

    I’m 80 and never exposed to the dude before. Watched 8-10 videos of him today. Blown away. What a talent.

    • @dantimber
      @dantimber Год назад

      Don't disagree. He's talented in the way a street drummer playing drums on 5 gallon buckets is. It's a skill, almost like playing scale variations. I'd like to hear more music and less showman techniques. @@hirkimerwilberfart2413

    • @jamesmaybrick2001
      @jamesmaybrick2001 Год назад

      @@hirkimerwilberfart2413 70? Have you been this wrong before? Tell me, did your whoopie bags (whatever they are) make you a worldwide legend? I doubt it.

    • @AlexEdwards-sy4yo
      @AlexEdwards-sy4yo Год назад +15

      You shouldn't expose to any one. You'll end up in prison 😂

    • @bobharris7401
      @bobharris7401 Год назад +29

      @@AlexEdwards-sy4yo oh no not again. 😩

    • @Lordofhogs
      @Lordofhogs 10 месяцев назад

      @@bobharris7401💀💀

  • @aliihsangocmez250
    @aliihsangocmez250 5 лет назад +2688

    Leo P: Why am I playing this I cant even dance

    • @OliviaSNava
      @OliviaSNava 5 лет назад +32

      Ali İhsan Göçmez you can moving his body as if he would dance, but just can’t because it’s too big

    • @Ali_Aljack
      @Ali_Aljack 5 лет назад +6

      Damn ryt 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @waterandafter
      @waterandafter 5 лет назад +13

      They need to put it on wheels.

    • @trickster7188
      @trickster7188 5 лет назад +9

      They make neck straps for it

    • @waterandafter
      @waterandafter 5 лет назад +1

      @@trickster7188
      Lol

  • @aisforrebel9310
    @aisforrebel9310 5 лет назад +1766

    "What instrument do you play?"
    "House plumbing..."

    • @mydogisfat3376
      @mydogisfat3376 4 года назад +8

      That thing can't fit in the toilet lol

    • @chrisbode2155
      @chrisbode2155 4 года назад +2

      This killed me. Thanks for the laugh.

    • @hortalica
      @hortalica 4 года назад

      this one made me smile :) cheers

    • @ericv5358
      @ericv5358 4 года назад

      :D

    • @TearItOff8078
      @TearItOff8078 4 года назад +3

      I don’t get it... it this some British people joke?

  • @justusgordon-tilo5930
    @justusgordon-tilo5930 3 года назад +272

    Give him another couple of days and he’ll be swinging that around like the BBC Proms concert.

  • @mjojco
    @mjojco 5 лет назад +2213

    Store Manager: No one's been able to play much of anything on this contrabass.
    Leo: Hold my beer.

  • @finnschlag8703
    @finnschlag8703 5 лет назад +1775

    when a *single* Saxophone sounds like a Hardcore Techno Band, Music has evolved to a level of Madness

    • @yaboi5932
      @yaboi5932 5 лет назад +43

      The contrabass sax is actually quite old Leo just has the ability to play it like that

    • @danielbazin242
      @danielbazin242 5 лет назад +17

      Music itself still evolved, even if the instrument didn't

    • @OrbiliusMagister
      @OrbiliusMagister 4 года назад +7

      ONE STEP BEYOND!

    • @hevoskuiskaaja2008
      @hevoskuiskaaja2008 4 года назад +5

      not the music, the dude’s skill!

    • @ericv5358
      @ericv5358 4 года назад

      i thought more of a jazz band

  • @GAWOP00
    @GAWOP00 2 года назад +123

    Some say that Leo doesn't have lung, he has portable air compressor. Very fact he played this monster of a sax, didn't get blue in the lips and walked away is amazing. When I worked with a theater company doing sound engineering, we had a contra bass sax and the guy that played was always weak in the knees and need to lied down during intermissions. Love Leo just whole persona and control, keep it up.

    • @ferryvantichelen6521
      @ferryvantichelen6521 Год назад +9

      They told me he has a side-hustle blowing up air mattresses on a campground

    • @RickStewart1776
      @RickStewart1776 2 месяца назад +1

      @ferryvantichelen6521 At the bottom of the ocean!

  • @davislingner6093
    @davislingner6093 5 лет назад +6647

    “What’s your range on contrabass?”
    Leo: yes

    • @JustADerpySheep
      @JustADerpySheep 5 лет назад +118

      isn't that his range on saxophones in general?

    • @OliviaSNava
      @OliviaSNava 5 лет назад +46

      Derpy Sheep he can’t get as low as he can on contra tho

    • @waldopeez6366
      @waldopeez6366 5 лет назад +59

      It’s not range what he’s doing is biting his reed to make a controlled squeak

    • @carloseduardogonzalezsalga7947
      @carloseduardogonzalezsalga7947 5 лет назад +27

      @@waldopeez6366 its like a falsette

    • @waldopeez6366
      @waldopeez6366 5 лет назад +44

      Carlos Gonzalez exactly but it’s called altissimo when it’s on a wind instrument

  • @tylerroberts4613
    @tylerroberts4613 5 лет назад +4160

    The keys are so loud they act as a background percussion instrument lmao

    • @BrosWithHeads
      @BrosWithHeads 5 лет назад +124

      Take a listen to Judges by Collin Stetson he actually hooks up microphones into his bass sax to act like percussion instruments

    • @xxxnobodyxxx111
      @xxxnobodyxxx111 5 лет назад +26

      I actually thought it was drums at first😂

    • @ProfessionalDefenestrater
      @ProfessionalDefenestrater 5 лет назад +7

      Everything about this is loud.

    • @swat1californiahighwaypatr838
      @swat1californiahighwaypatr838 5 лет назад +1

      Tyler Roberts agreed

    • @helpinghand97VT
      @helpinghand97VT 5 лет назад +20

      they sound like brushes lightly tapping on a loosed snare as if it was soft jazz

  • @Ferrichrome
    @Ferrichrome 5 лет назад +1296

    normal people: noooo! the sax is a delicate and elegant classical / jazz instrument
    Leo P: hehe sax go boop

    • @hiiexist479
      @hiiexist479 4 года назад +15

      bOoP

    • @tyswift9128
      @tyswift9128 4 года назад +3

      @@hiiexist479 can I be Ty#3

    • @hiiexist479
      @hiiexist479 4 года назад +2

      @@tyswift9128 Yes unless you want to be Ty #2 and I can switch my name back to what it was before I got logged out

    • @MitsubishiEndeavor
      @MitsubishiEndeavor 4 года назад +7

      _b o o p_

    • @dreamcst7164
      @dreamcst7164 4 года назад +4

      doot

  • @jerrodshack7610
    @jerrodshack7610 5 лет назад +1875

    This is the first time I have ever heard this instrument actually sound good

    • @SchizoMelody
      @SchizoMelody 5 лет назад +20

      Check out The Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra, they also feature this instrument, and it sounds great.

    • @ShepMama
      @ShepMama 5 лет назад +4

      How rude 😤😤😤

    • @hydromatic2688
      @hydromatic2688 3 года назад

      It’s sounded good before

    • @razrv3lc
      @razrv3lc 2 года назад +12

      Right? It usually sounds splatty and has no tone. I’ve never heard someone play it with staccato notes or even at a quick tempo-makes it sound like a synthesizer in electronic music.

    • @thewooddove2
      @thewooddove2 2 года назад +2

      @@razrv3lc when Leo does those smooth runs on it it really sounds good. But when it's just short staccato notes it's suuuuper splatty

  • @itsalexanderbotha1504
    @itsalexanderbotha1504 5 лет назад +1985

    Everytime I see this man he has a different hair colour.

    • @cocacolaman4522
      @cocacolaman4522 5 лет назад +39

      itsalexanderbotha he just rent hair colors dats y

    • @xBrabus76
      @xBrabus76 5 лет назад +14

      He's the rainbow sax man!!

    • @steverman2312
      @steverman2312 5 лет назад +33

      Hes like a chameleon, he thinks of a color and eventually his hair will turn that color

    • @johngill5175
      @johngill5175 5 лет назад +10

      When your hair is short color grows out fast, so you NEED to redye is regularly. If you've ever dyed a buzz cut you know you have about 3 weeks before you gotta go again!

    • @xBrabus76
      @xBrabus76 5 лет назад +4

      @@johngill5175 Diaries of a tinted man!!

  • @runciter58
    @runciter58 Год назад +66

    Bravo!
    Great energy and sense of timing!
    I am Alessandro Cerino one of the first Orsi contabass sax player in the 80ies and am telling you are really good dear Leo!

  • @Woolley_like_sheep
    @Woolley_like_sheep 5 лет назад +2869

    No one has ever made me want to buy a contrabass sax more in my life

    • @JamesSmith-ib4qc
      @JamesSmith-ib4qc 5 лет назад +37

      Ayyy sax gang

    • @Jack-zb3cd
      @Jack-zb3cd 5 лет назад +11

      Greetings fellow traveler 👀

    • @adaptegrafiss9388
      @adaptegrafiss9388 5 лет назад +23

      It costs all my life

    • @billygarvey633
      @billygarvey633 5 лет назад +25

      @Yuval Agam you must have a very nice arm and leg.

    • @nienke7713
      @nienke7713 5 лет назад +12

      I don't even know how to play sax, but Leo P makes me want to buy a baritone sax and now contrabass sax too 😅

  • @LucasPereira-pr9pw
    @LucasPereira-pr9pw 5 лет назад +435

    Leo p - walks in
    “What’s your biggest sax you got”

    • @Hiroyuki_T
      @Hiroyuki_T 5 лет назад +1

      They dont have j elle strainer sub contrabass :(

    • @GRONKIN
      @GRONKIN 5 лет назад

      HKH From PH epphesem makes them also

    • @Royal_Cookie_
      @Royal_Cookie_ 4 года назад

      At least that’s not the biggest one

  • @Mwell31
    @Mwell31 3 года назад +325

    Rumor has it that exact contrabass sax was never played again due to the sheer amount of awesomeness that was played through it that day.

  • @braeden2712
    @braeden2712 5 лет назад +3359

    Leo: known for jumping and running around with a bari
    Contrabass: I’m about to end this whole mans career

    • @Baritone782
      @Baritone782 5 лет назад +16

      NOPE

    • @awahpahpow7735
      @awahpahpow7735 5 лет назад +115

      That contrabass has Never felt sexier or more vulnerable than this moment.

    • @JordyAbsurd
      @JordyAbsurd 5 лет назад +58

      Leo: I'll still make you my b!tch even when standing still!

    • @MaxGamer-ee4tl
      @MaxGamer-ee4tl 5 лет назад +61

      That's still the most dancing I've ever seen from a contrabass saxophone

    • @zestysalsa1532
      @zestysalsa1532 5 лет назад +28

      You can see him trying to

  • @mvdaluz
    @mvdaluz 5 лет назад +367

    Leo: I want to dance
    Contrabass: what’s that

  • @everettmusicdojo
    @everettmusicdojo 3 года назад +74

    And here comes Leo P to remind me that I am not finished practicing simple pentatonic patterns!!! Love this guy!

  • @vincentrobinette1507
    @vincentrobinette1507 5 лет назад +1138

    The most impressive thing to me, is the attack and decay of the lower notes. A pipe on a large pipe organ takes time to begin to resonate, then, continues to resonate even after the airflow has been cut off. This sax can produce its low notes immediately, then, stop, or move on to another note. I've never seen this done on a tuba, which I assume has a similar range to this huge sax. A tuba cannot transition from note to note, nearly as quickly as this saxophone.
    Nicely done, Leo!!!!

    • @vincentrobinette1507
      @vincentrobinette1507 5 лет назад +69

      @AJ H. I watched the video again, and noticed that he immediately allows the valves to open, which I'm sure, helps dampen the resonance. that's how I think he gets the immediate decay.

    • @marktyler3381
      @marktyler3381 4 года назад +20

      I agree, mad skills.

    • @nevoyu
      @nevoyu 3 года назад +14

      I could transition low to high on a susaphone pretty quick but not quite on a tuba and it always bugged me.

    • @josuevalar6465
      @josuevalar6465 3 года назад +24

      A very skilled tuba player could definitely do it

    • @mohr56
      @mohr56 3 года назад +17

      A skilled enough tuba player can definitely quickly jump several octaves with ease

  • @andrewthompson9690
    @andrewthompson9690 5 лет назад +2715

    No one talks about how he plays this for 6 minutes straight without getting tired????

    • @musicman3569
      @musicman3569 4 года назад +125

      Oh no, I agree completely. I don't how he didn't just pass out some point!

    • @gxtmfa
      @gxtmfa 4 года назад +47

      Mad chops

    • @DTux5249
      @DTux5249 4 года назад +102

      Guys played moanin', which itself is 9 minutes

    • @tailbonetailbone9380
      @tailbonetailbone9380 4 года назад +87

      Dude busks, he talks about playing "basically forever" on a lesson with Grace Kelly too. Endurance sport lungs.

    • @FishingForLife28
      @FishingForLife28 4 года назад +18

      If one of my bands would let me I could do 10-15 min long impro soloes when I get in the zone. I do it pretty often at home. I do play the trumpet though

  • @dfpguitar
    @dfpguitar 4 года назад +96

    I love the way when in a music environment like a store or practice room, playing any instrument with bass gets you automatic percussion via passive vibrations.

  • @topsecret1837
    @topsecret1837 5 лет назад +1131

    Nobody talks about the fact that he needs no drummer when the keys literally clank as loud as a ride.

    • @ashtxnparris8224
      @ashtxnparris8224 5 лет назад +9

      Top Secret lol same with my tuba

    • @glowco.717
      @glowco.717 4 года назад +32

      And when that low note sounds like a kick drum

    • @christineschmidt8494
      @christineschmidt8494 4 года назад +7

      They look like man hole covers !

    • @swiftlymurmurs
      @swiftlymurmurs 2 года назад +3

      If you've ever listened to any of Colin Stetson's original albums (and some of his soundtrack compositions as well) you'll notice he often puts a microphone by the valves to use them as percussion which sounds great!

    • @ryanclark6402
      @ryanclark6402 2 года назад +1

      MIDI triggers is the next generation to trick that out.

  • @Grovyle90
    @Grovyle90 5 лет назад +1006

    Leo: I will trade my kidney for a 3rd lung

    • @James.D.B.
      @James.D.B. 5 лет назад +43

      I'd trade 3/4 of my liver for a 3rd lung
      Why? Because Livers can regrow from 3/4 being removed, on both sides

    • @davidstrife165
      @davidstrife165 5 лет назад +8

      Would probably have to drop the kidney just to make space for the third lung of Thor, what with how big that sax is.

    • @XPhantomIL
      @XPhantomIL 4 года назад +4

      @@James.D.B. where you gonna put that fam

    • @James.D.B.
      @James.D.B. 4 года назад +1

      @@XPhantomIL yes

    • @hiiexist479
      @hiiexist479 4 года назад +1

      Wait can i actually do that this is serious i need to know

  • @mocast0974
    @mocast0974 Год назад +10

    The lung power required for this is astounding. I’m exhausted just watching him play. I played tuba in concert band in college on a big-ass Miraphone BBb tuba, and I can only imagine the lungs it takes to make this contrabass sax sing.

  • @TheDorreProject
    @TheDorreProject 5 лет назад +696

    As someone who struggles switch in from alto to tenor, I have so much respect for Leo's air capacity. Dang

    • @elisabethmikalah2099
      @elisabethmikalah2099 5 лет назад +3

      What are/did you struggling with?

    • @fuffdawg4625
      @fuffdawg4625 5 лет назад +13

      @@elisabethmikalah2099 try alto to bari

    • @ethandeters3528
      @ethandeters3528 5 лет назад +5

      I switch between tenor for jazz band and bari for normal band and it is a bit different but I’ve done it for 3 years know so I’m used to it

    • @Johntube648
      @Johntube648 5 лет назад +1

      I did alto to bari, I can barely play two measures easily

    • @adude8216
      @adude8216 5 лет назад +12

      Learn flute or tuba, after that the air requirements really don't seem hard on just about any instrument

  • @Jenbateman74
    @Jenbateman74 5 лет назад +1431

    Because only Leo P can make a contrabass seem like a viable instrument! So gooooood and the altissimo!

    • @JustADerpySheep
      @JustADerpySheep 5 лет назад +20

      Jen Bateman he kinda makes it sound like a Bari

    • @saxophone2192
      @saxophone2192 5 лет назад +19

      He's cool but its not altissimo-its a controlled mouthpiece squeal, its actually easier to do on lower saxes as long as you have good pitching!

    • @fl4135
      @fl4135 5 лет назад +4

      @alterdestiny yeah baritone is more convenient and can achieve similar effect

    • @РоманМихеев-б8щ
      @РоманМихеев-б8щ 5 лет назад +1

      @alterdestiny no

    • @Coolguyarcanine
      @Coolguyarcanine 5 лет назад

      He did do some altissimo a few times tho

  • @eelektricity6492
    @eelektricity6492 2 года назад +42

    I'd like to see Leo P play a soprano. Hes always playing something deep, but I want to see him play those high notes. It'd be so awesome to see him play a tiny 'ol soprillo as well!

    • @Worldindecline690
      @Worldindecline690 Год назад +1

      I have seen video of him rocking a Bb clarinet.

    • @stephenrichmond917
      @stephenrichmond917 Год назад +1

      There's a video of Leo playing the soprillo. Give him some time; he'll master it yet.

  • @stirdy4stirdy
    @stirdy4stirdy 5 лет назад +1691

    Next BBC prom he'll be jumping around with this monstrosity. The absolute madman. Amen.

    • @babiesmakinbabies
      @babiesmakinbabies 5 лет назад +63

      with a neck strap

    • @stirdy4stirdy
      @stirdy4stirdy 5 лет назад +43

      @@babiesmakinbabies that'll just cut off his entire blood flow lol

    • @DaddyFreud
      @DaddyFreud 5 лет назад +1

      HIW Alex ahhahahaha

    • @iski1966
      @iski1966 5 лет назад +1

      Amen

    • @walterbirdwell3675
      @walterbirdwell3675 5 лет назад +6

      It's too good cause you can see him wanting to jump around with it like he usually does but it's just so massive

  • @hielcowestra1412
    @hielcowestra1412 5 лет назад +454

    Wow, didnt expect to see Leo here!

    • @anyITsolution
      @anyITsolution 5 лет назад +1

      Hielco Westra sexy as hell with all manly respect 🤣👍🏽 that sax is just sexy alone!! But with sound coming out of it is sexier!

    • @leofender8044
      @leofender8044 5 лет назад +1

      yes you did

    • @fryloc359
      @fryloc359 5 лет назад +1

      Neither did I, but I'm glad I did.

    • @freewayfreeplay7961
      @freewayfreeplay7961 5 лет назад

      His name is in the title...

    • @fryloc359
      @fryloc359 5 лет назад +1

      @@freewayfreeplay7961 yeah, that's why I clicked on it. I and others were saying we didn't expect to see him at Saxworks in the UK.

  • @JamesDBuzzard
    @JamesDBuzzard 2 года назад +79

    I swear I’ve seen this guy at Union station back in the day absolutely killing it. He used to dance a ton with the sax in the subway with a few other people. It was crazy to hear and the acoustics are crazy down there so it’s like full surround sound. That had to be 8-10 years ago in Chicago 😊

    • @NoobZ547
      @NoobZ547 2 года назад +4

      Yes have you seen his bbc proms performance he’s coming a long way!

  • @ogscule
    @ogscule 5 лет назад +4087

    He's using a 2x4 for a reed

    • @KeithCooper-Albuquerque
      @KeithCooper-Albuquerque 5 лет назад +45

      @The Awkward Shoe: Oh man, that was too funny!

    • @logank9958
      @logank9958 5 лет назад +8

      Lol

    • @alexliu8797
      @alexliu8797 5 лет назад +14

      Oh shit that was like a joke

    • @astanarr
      @astanarr 5 лет назад +29

      Not funny, didn’t laugh. Your joke is so bad I would’ve preferred or go over my head and you having to re explain the joke to me. To be honest, this is a horrid attempt at trying to get a laugh out of me. Not a chuckle, not a hehe, not even a subtle burst of air out of my esophagus. Science says before you laugh your brain preps your face by twitching your face muscles but I didn’t feel the slightest twitch. 0/10 this joke is so bad I cannot believe anyone legally allowed you to be creative at all. The amount of brain power you must have put into that joke has the potential to power every house on earth. Get a personality and learn how to make jokes, read a book. I’m not saying this to be funny, I genuinely mean it on how this is just bottom barrel embarrassment at comedy. You’ve single handedly killed humor and every comedic act on the planet. I’m so disappointed that society has failed as a whole in being able to teach you how to be funny.

    • @astanarr
      @astanarr 5 лет назад +3

      Excruciatingly what is? my copypasta?

  • @Benzy670
    @Benzy670 5 лет назад +432

    This man has insane breath control/lung power. Him dancing like a man possessed while playing like this is common for him, too, which makes it even more impressive.

    • @SS____________
      @SS____________ 2 года назад +1

      I went straight to bari in 1 week from trumpet with no problem. I think oboe with pro reed is great training for embochure

    • @DrewMarold
      @DrewMarold Год назад +1

      He has all that extra lung power usually devoted to dancing available to play since he can't move around.

  • @DoubleADwarf
    @DoubleADwarf 4 года назад +37

    "NOOOOO CONTRABASS SAXES ARE FOR LOW END"
    "Hahaha saxophone go _fweepippippeep"_

  • @michaelcottrell3694
    @michaelcottrell3694 5 лет назад +375

    World class player!! Exceptionally talented!! Saw this guy play with Lucky Chops Nov 2015 in a New York subway...on flight home I decided I wanted to play a saxophone..and I haven't looked back since!!

    • @ss-sp2ol
      @ss-sp2ol 5 лет назад +1

      Michael Cottrell read this as world class chess player f

    • @michaelthompson2363
      @michaelthompson2363 5 лет назад +2

      I love that spontaniety! Suprer inspiring! Keep up the good work but!✌️

    • @virginiapearson6518
      @virginiapearson6518 5 лет назад

      We performed at the same event when I was 13. It was so much fun to see him solo! So cool.

  • @alio2269
    @alio2269 5 лет назад +838

    How can he just go on and on for 6 minutes straight

    • @CyFss
      @CyFss 5 лет назад +109

      The sheer amount of air he has to move to make that thing sound, much less play like that for 6 minutes, that's impressive.

    • @giuseppesfregola1061
      @giuseppesfregola1061 5 лет назад +26

      He can do it because he is magic

    • @rogersmr5
      @rogersmr5 5 лет назад +10

      He's a madman. The best kind of madman cuz he plays sax!

    • @Simon.the.Likeable
      @Simon.the.Likeable 5 лет назад +13

      How? He is not playing over changes or with anyone else. He is using his well practiced tricks and pentatonic variations in one key.

    • @extraballzzz
      @extraballzzz 5 лет назад +5

      I would probably pass out

  • @hyperrat12
    @hyperrat12 4 года назад +34

    Not going to lie, this is actually my favorite version of him, and I feel that he could be a ridiculously good bass artist

  • @furiouswolf8831
    @furiouswolf8831 5 лет назад +5484

    Still easily hits higher notes then middle school trumpet players

    • @ferr3iro145
      @ferr3iro145 5 лет назад +247

      Im a trumpet player
      And i can say that its true

    • @Trumpophone7
      @Trumpophone7 5 лет назад +105

      Im a trumpet player
      And i can say that its sometimes true

    • @SaraBeauty-hu7ox
      @SaraBeauty-hu7ox 5 лет назад +52

      You clearly don’t know much about instruments...

    • @zenixrl_
      @zenixrl_ 5 лет назад +171

      honestly hitting notes in general on trumpet is harder than on sax, so i wouldn’t say much

    • @christianhernandez460
      @christianhernandez460 5 лет назад +22

      Trevor King i’m a trumpet player and i can say it’s always true

  • @kylekennedy3299
    @kylekennedy3299 5 лет назад +473

    Am I the only one that would love to see him rock a double reed? I know, I know; totally different beast. But I dream of hearing him get down on a contra bassoon. We might die though

    • @stanhegeman8751
      @stanhegeman8751 5 лет назад +48

      Kyle Kennedy I do believe he might bite the reed in half, and still reach his desired altissimo goal pitch.

    • @rumikazbar8228
      @rumikazbar8228 5 лет назад +16

      I think he would explode in bassoon tone quality and kill everyone on earth

    • @thomastyrrell49
      @thomastyrrell49 5 лет назад +14

      That would be the day the world ends. We realise what he truly is. We see that Leo P is actually...
      Jesus
      As he accents into the sky

    • @perioax6506
      @perioax6506 5 лет назад +5

      I’d like to see him play contraBass clarinet

    • @hiiexist479
      @hiiexist479 4 года назад

      Yes

  • @santiago4120
    @santiago4120 4 года назад +30

    Before going down to Georgia with a golden fiddle, the devil first stopped through New York and said to himself “no thanks”

  • @sweetsucculentcontentnectar
    @sweetsucculentcontentnectar 5 лет назад +268

    Our true reason for inventing anti-gravity: Leo P finally being able to dance with this sexy beast!

    • @steelmongoose4956
      @steelmongoose4956 2 года назад +1

      He just needs to get into the squat rack. This can happen!

    • @0r1on
      @0r1on Год назад +2

      more like saxy beast

  • @aarondminnick
    @aarondminnick 5 лет назад +368

    They edited out the ending where Grace Kelly pops out of the bell playing soprano

    • @shaipatel4960
      @shaipatel4960 5 лет назад +3

      Aaron Minnick *sopranino lmao

    • @zombiegamingvlogs7120
      @zombiegamingvlogs7120 5 лет назад +4

      @@shaipatel4960 *claps* CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON THE TROPHY OF "CORRECT SPELLING ERROR"

    • @shaipatel4960
      @shaipatel4960 5 лет назад +10

      @@zombiegamingvlogs7120 I didn't correct their spelling. I changed the soprano, which was funny because it's a high instrument, to a sopranino which is even higher

    • @nikolademitri731
      @nikolademitri731 5 лет назад +2

      thetwigs I got it, dude, don’t too feel bad.
      Though had I seen your comment yesterday, I wouldn’t have... I literally just today learned about sopranino, contrabass, and subcontrabass saxophones, and my whole world has been turned upside down.... Now, I’m off to try and find some pieces that actually use these instruments! 😅✌️

    • @shaipatel4960
      @shaipatel4960 5 лет назад +2

      @@nikolademitri731 gonna be a difficult one bc they're so rare lol, good luck tho

  • @roastedpotato2159
    @roastedpotato2159 3 года назад +25

    It’s impressive how he plays chromatically, it’s so fast and smooth on everything he plays

  • @ButteryAftertaste
    @ButteryAftertaste 5 лет назад +387

    It's sounds like he's fighting a T-Rex, and it's kind of great.

  • @Hammertime1041
    @Hammertime1041 5 лет назад +69

    This kinda stuff is the kinda music that you zone out listening to and then when you zone back it it’s just “holy shit he’s still going”

  • @RatPfink66
    @RatPfink66 2 года назад +10

    In Leo's hands the essential character of the instrument - the stalwart, phlegmatic, dray horse of specialized ensembles - simply folds up and gives way to his intensely physical ability. One is torn between wanting to pass the hat to raise funds for a contrabass of his own, and feeling that he should never again be allowed near one, lest the entire purpose of such an instrument be outmoded.

  • @saxworldwide
    @saxworldwide  5 лет назад +1483

    Do you think @davie504 could play this EPIC BASS? We think not..

  • @joewalsh4191
    @joewalsh4191 5 лет назад +166

    I feel like the word monstrous is more fit to describe Leo's skill with saxes than the sax itself

  • @honkytonkinson9787
    @honkytonkinson9787 4 года назад +27

    I’ve never cared for sax in general but I’ve been binge watching this guy for a couple of days now. Fantastic musician!

  • @maninalift
    @maninalift 5 лет назад +525

    Think I'm missing 80% of this on my phone. Need bigger speakers.

    • @Burlimonster
      @Burlimonster 5 лет назад +5

      Your guess is about right to my ears - you lose most of the melodic sounds but keep the percussion.

    • @OttosTheName
      @OttosTheName 5 лет назад +4

      Actually there is practically no low end here, contrary to what you'd expect from anything with 'bass' in the name. Kind of surprised it sounded about the same on phone and a good stereo.

    • @blipboop5594
      @blipboop5594 5 лет назад +8

      @@OttosTheName could be a result of the recording and audio compression. I bet it sounds monstrous in person

    • @Woolley_like_sheep
      @Woolley_like_sheep 5 лет назад +1

      blip boop even when recording Bari sax on the best mics you loose quite a lot. So yeh I bet this horn sounds even more more impressive in person

  • @donladle6748
    @donladle6748 5 лет назад +192

    I feel like Leo is just the human form of a sax

  • @kamrynjohnson385
    @kamrynjohnson385 5 лет назад +25

    before i clicked on this video i said "this is gonna be fucking crazy" and i was right. leo is fucking amazing, i play the bari sax and im in just in awe at how he does some of the shit he does lmao

  • @DHGroove
    @DHGroove 5 лет назад +119

    If they remake Close Encounters of the Third Kind, I think we found our person to communicate with the Mothership.

  • @kerberoscat
    @kerberoscat 5 лет назад +756

    He takes a breath literally almost every 2 seconds and it isnt noticeable...
    This man is...
    I have no words
    He is just...
    I dont even like saxes but damn man

    • @jorkles4691
      @jorkles4691 5 лет назад +40

      Any half-decent woodwind player can make their breaths almost unnoticeable.

    • @curtisdurfee6392
      @curtisdurfee6392 5 лет назад +6

      @@jorkles4691 it their job I play bass

    • @Vengefulspoon68
      @Vengefulspoon68 5 лет назад +2

      Micey Wilson lEAVE

    • @fernie51296
      @fernie51296 5 лет назад +3

      You are supposed to breath like taking in an intense yawn.

    • @James.D.B.
      @James.D.B. 5 лет назад +9

      @@jorkles4691 especially if they know circle breathing, which Leo does
      Sadly I have yet to master it, but I'm working on it

  • @wellington_aviation21
    @wellington_aviation21 4 месяца назад +3

    I wouldnt even be able to hit and f or f# and heres leo doing birdy noises and hitting every note possible

  • @StuartWilson4d
    @StuartWilson4d 5 лет назад +2217

    Hairstylist: What type of hair would you like?
    Leo: You know those fruit roll up things from when
    Hairstylist: Say no more fam.

  • @PhilMusical
    @PhilMusical 5 лет назад +1135

    He's trying to dance while standing still
    And it works

    • @BlackTomorrowMusic
      @BlackTomorrowMusic 5 лет назад +38

      This would be the sax player's version of pole dancing.

    • @dbfollowme
      @dbfollowme 5 лет назад +2

      1:09 - 1:21😂

    • @user-yc3bi1ic1e
      @user-yc3bi1ic1e 5 лет назад +6

      You can play the contrabass off the ground a band member of mine did it. It's horrifying however

    • @recharge4708
      @recharge4708 5 лет назад +1

      never seen any one able to dance sitting lol

    • @kevburke
      @kevburke 4 года назад

      This must be why he got so jacked. Saw a video where he had thighs like a race horse and now I know why

  • @kevinwest4488
    @kevinwest4488 2 года назад +7

    HUGE WOW .. ive played in many bands.. brass, orchestra, stage, marching.. awesome you are..

    • @kevinwest4488
      @kevinwest4488 2 года назад +2

      follow your love sir.. do not let it go.. very talented you are..

  • @ciaofantozzi4193
    @ciaofantozzi4193 5 лет назад +850

    "What’s the range of the Contrabass Sax?”
    Leo: Yes

    • @blu3620
      @blu3620 5 лет назад +4

      Stolen

    • @snatch1838
      @snatch1838 4 года назад +3

      Stolen comment

    • @ciaofantozzi4193
      @ciaofantozzi4193 4 года назад +3

      @@snatch1838 :))))) FBI? is that you?
      calm down dudettes

    • @miked1190
      @miked1190 3 года назад

      This one has a low A key so, its the same low A as a baritone sax, only a full octave lower

    • @AxelFuentesMusic
      @AxelFuentesMusic 2 года назад

      Physically C1 - A3 but for Leo it's C1 - whatever he wants 😂

  • @albertoguerrero3659
    @albertoguerrero3659 5 лет назад +89

    Some set of lungs boy!!! Much respect Leo P.

    • @bill3837
      @bill3837 5 лет назад +1

      It's his embroshure

  • @PatrickMcF
    @PatrickMcF 3 года назад +6

    Unreal how supremely talented and hard working this 'normal guy' is.
    Happy, envious and impressed.

  • @saxzphone
    @saxzphone 5 лет назад +861

    I don't think he can dance with that ting. This is how it should be played!

    • @aidan4473
      @aidan4473 5 лет назад +48

      You could se him trying to move

    • @Zach-wp5mu
      @Zach-wp5mu 5 лет назад +19

      He can dance with it considering it has a neck strap but it would be very hard

    • @brandonm7952
      @brandonm7952 5 лет назад +3

      Gamer Dayz no

    • @nylekash6213
      @nylekash6213 5 лет назад +6

      Aidan’s trip reports And more He dances to keep time

    • @mr.pineapple3447
      @mr.pineapple3447 5 лет назад +3

      @@nylekash6213 Or he just likes to dance?

  • @taylor-tb9np
    @taylor-tb9np 5 лет назад +147

    me seeing this in my recommended: IM R E A D Y

  • @Bettmocherhons
    @Bettmocherhons 5 лет назад +73

    Wrong title:
    Contrabass Saxophone meets Leo P

  • @Flying_Scorpion
    @Flying_Scorpion 5 лет назад +416

    I get the impression that thing takes a shitload of air to get a good level of volume out of it.

    • @tyswift9128
      @tyswift9128 5 лет назад +64

      As a bass and contrabass clarinet player, as well as tuba, fuck yes it takes a lot of air to play these things

    • @rumikazbar8228
      @rumikazbar8228 5 лет назад +7

      Ty Swift flute also

    • @tyswift9128
      @tyswift9128 5 лет назад +29

      @@rumikazbar8228 yeah man flute takes about the same amount of air as a tuba, I played it for maybe 2 weeks and I couldn't get the hang of it

    • @rumikazbar8228
      @rumikazbar8228 5 лет назад +3

      Ty Swift I only play alto sax but I’d like to play tenor and clarinet and piano. I’ve been playing for 6 years

    • @tyswift9128
      @tyswift9128 5 лет назад +6

      @@rumikazbar8228 if you want to play clarinets, learn tenor first. I personally prefer Bari but I'm biased towards low Instruments.

  • @jornlayman3917
    @jornlayman3917 5 лет назад +96

    That contrabass sax sounds sick, I have never heard one being played before, you were jamming man!

  • @milele7703
    @milele7703 3 года назад +5

    Oh wow, I love the way he plays...one can't help but smile and move the body to the rhythm, awesome!!! I shared this video with my 8 year old and oh boy what did I do, he want's to learn how to play it. I told him to wait till he is tall enough and he said that he could stand on a special stool lol.

  • @thelowlybard
    @thelowlybard 5 лет назад +146

    Leo's greatest nemesis: Not being able to rotate

  • @chestercopperbottom
    @chestercopperbottom 5 лет назад +194

    The first 10 seconds is exactly what my bowels sound like about an hour after a beef and bean burrito...

  • @evilsharkey8954
    @evilsharkey8954 Год назад +5

    That dude’s entire body must be 50% lungs and 50% muscle

  • @Miniluvsyou
    @Miniluvsyou 5 лет назад +114

    Only Leo P. Can make a contrabass have high notes like:
    Someone: contrabass saxophones are only meant for background and low notes!!!
    Leo P.: hold my beer 🍺

    • @gangstreG123
      @gangstreG123 5 лет назад +1

      Eppelsheim, this instrument's manufacturer, makes a quality product.

    • @vincentrobinette1507
      @vincentrobinette1507 5 лет назад +1

      Leo P doing with a saxophone, what David King(level 42) does with bass guitar: Bring it to front center stage!

    • @cobrah4444
      @cobrah4444 2 года назад

      You mean hold my saxes

  • @kurt8263
    @kurt8263 5 лет назад +33

    Me: watch one video about cheap saxophones on Amazon.
    RUclips algorithm: WE GOT EM with this one.

  • @SONGSTICKS
    @SONGSTICKS 4 года назад +6

    Holy crap.... the range of notes and sounds he got out of this is incredible ! What a player !!

  • @benclaps
    @benclaps 5 лет назад +168

    I have no words. Leo P has always been an inspiration for me, and this just shows how good he is.

    • @franciscobrandaocarega
      @franciscobrandaocarega 5 лет назад

      Pootis birb

    • @JustADerpySheep
      @JustADerpySheep 5 лет назад +1

      RubberNut what good saxophone player doesn’t see him as an inspiration?

    • @JustADerpySheep
      @JustADerpySheep 5 лет назад

      Flaming Juice I play alto...........

    • @stirdy4stirdy
      @stirdy4stirdy 5 лет назад

      thank you for this comment RubberNut

    • @jake._.9986
      @jake._.9986 5 лет назад

      Derpy Sheep
      Just found out who he is and listened to a lot of his performances. True
      Also I play tenor

  • @kasegarcia2950
    @kasegarcia2950 5 лет назад +238

    It must have killed him to stand that still when playing.

    • @trevonsmith2761
      @trevonsmith2761 5 лет назад +26

      Kase Garcia I went to high school with Leo he has always been dancing lol we played the nutcracker every year and when he play the clarinet solo and the one piece he and our brass section basically had a dance routine together lol

    • @wildin1170
      @wildin1170 5 лет назад +5

      Actually, I think moving around is what would kill him.

    • @kirkygirl
      @kirkygirl 5 лет назад

      @@trevonsmith2761 so to see him sitting still like this is a very big surprise. Playing the sax like this, I think wouldn't really be all that surprising for you, would it? 😉

    • @jellej1125
      @jellej1125 5 лет назад

      Eyy profile picture buddy!

  • @wayneblake544
    @wayneblake544 4 года назад +4

    I DIDN'T KNOW A SAX COULD GET THAT BIG!! PLAYED ALTO IN SCHOOL, LOVE IT! BASS MAN NOW!! I STILL LOVE THE SOUND!

  • @ashleyinkorea
    @ashleyinkorea 5 лет назад +46

    DUDE, RespECT! If anyone has played a contrabass, they'll know it's only operable with a hurricane of airflow. You have my respect my friend for that last low note... RocK ON bruh!

  • @OhYeahCookie
    @OhYeahCookie 5 лет назад +838

    Leo is literally going to play a whole whale 🐳 next and it will still sound good

  • @dudusaxofonista
    @dudusaxofonista 5 лет назад +6

    Leo was the best choice of the company to demonstrate this instrument! I'm your fan ! Best baritone and bass saxofonist !!!

  • @coleknight9947
    @coleknight9947 5 лет назад +339

    *ZHL242 has entered the chat*

  • @mauricemusician7636
    @mauricemusician7636 5 лет назад +165

    I hope to hear more of these dubstep brown-notes on the next record!

  • @ruckanitepreacher5618
    @ruckanitepreacher5618 Год назад +1

    Although this isn't my kind of SAX playing...I must stand in awe of his ability to do what he does. And the most impressive thing about it is...this isn't even His instrument. He play's a Bari-sax. There is still a difference in playing something you're not used to, there just is! Here he is just killing it on an instrument that almost no-one has even heard of...let alone played! He may be the very best ever on the Sax. Better even than Boots Randolph. I'm sure Ol' Boots would be very impressed. Thanks for the upload!

  • @joshcheee8659
    @joshcheee8659 5 лет назад +199

    me: listens to contrabass in alto range
    " it cant be that hard."
    Leo:
    AAAAAAAA THE STRUGGLE

    • @anuclearpan4554
      @anuclearpan4554 5 лет назад +16

      just bite your reed, any reed instrument will instantly jump to like the 10th octave

    • @erboch7124
      @erboch7124 5 лет назад +21

      @@anuclearpan4554 Ah yes, the legendary tooth-tissimo.

    • @myname-isvincent5683
      @myname-isvincent5683 4 года назад +8

      @@anuclearpan4554 But if you actually watch the video, you'll notice how there's times where he doesn't bite the reed, and he goes into the range that most tenors play in

  • @gershwyndaniels3903
    @gershwyndaniels3903 5 лет назад +12

    He is so amazing. He makes that sax sound like a didgeridoo. And then comes back to make it sound as smooth as silk.. that's mad skill i tell you...

  • @barryschwarz
    @barryschwarz 2 года назад +5

    That harmonic higher C keeping the beat through it all makes me happy. Leo always manages to make the harmonics sing out, somehow. Maybe cos he blows true?

  • @lolohoho100
    @lolohoho100 5 лет назад +21

    I felt like I was running out of breath just watching this. Leo is legend.

  • @lucyphillips4498
    @lucyphillips4498 5 лет назад +114

    Collab with vulfpeck! Imagine a bass battle with Leo and Joe Dart !!

  • @4everfree
    @4everfree Год назад +1

    I've been coming back to this video for several years now to share with friends the immense talent of Leo!!! This is arbitrarily incredible.

  • @dallassax
    @dallassax 5 лет назад +13

    The best part about this instrument is that the pitch does not distort as it goes lower like contrabass clarinets do. Every time he plays a low A, there is no question what the pitch is. When contrabass clarinet plays that note (written low D), it’s very hard to hear the center of the pitch. Eppelsheim is an instrument wizard!!

  • @Guuzaka
    @Guuzaka 5 лет назад +134

    YES MAN! 👏🏾 The harmonic glissandi on that contrabass sounds straight up sinister! 🦇🦂🕷🔥

    • @bill3837
      @bill3837 5 лет назад

      GuuzakaTube how does he do it

  • @arthureld4440
    @arthureld4440 Год назад +1

    I little harder for Leo and Grace to go busking up and down the Hollywood Walk of Fame with that sax ;)

  • @occithev0id596
    @occithev0id596 5 лет назад +41

    You guys have no idea how long I’ve been waiting on Leo P to go there and do something, but to my surprise he used a contrabass😍

  • @kristinard998
    @kristinard998 5 лет назад +32

    Leo P is by far my favorite saxophonist

  • @tyresepeace2335
    @tyresepeace2335 4 года назад +3

    I'm a saxophonist and I don't even think I can even attempt to breathe into the contra bass sax..Leo P is awesome

  • @ricardoporras4651
    @ricardoporras4651 5 лет назад +12

    This has to be my favorite performance on a contrabass sax. Finally somebody did something with it.. very interesting harmonics on the upper range. This man can make that little baby sing🐦

  • @micahmartinez7957
    @micahmartinez7957 5 лет назад +187

    who knew dubstep and hard rock could be played on a non-electric instrument

  • @paulrandig
    @paulrandig Год назад +2

    When you got a whole funk band playing in your head but only have one instrument to let it out.

  • @djmochaman
    @djmochaman 5 лет назад +12

    Leo P, I remember you from the subway.. and look at you now.. Always a Great Talent Always a Performer Always Da Man... Congrats Bro.. Keep Humble and Keep the world Brighter with your Music.. Thanks for the Constant inspiration..