Hadrien Feraud is approaching G.O.A.T. status.

[SteveCS]

Really going out on a limb there with that observation, eh?

The thing about guys like Feraud -- by which I really mean, youngsters -- is that they never knew a world that didn't have Jaco in it. For those of us "of a certain age" there was that whole paradigm shift when Jaco appeared on the scene, and it can be incredibly difficult for us to imagine a world where Jaco's playing didn't totally throw a wrench into the works of the status quo...but for a kid like Feraud, Jaco was just another influence to absorb and mine. In some ways I wish I could be that...eh, naive isn't quite the right word...perhaps innocent? Or maybe just open.

Not trying to disparage the hard work that Feraud clearly has put in, nor his gift of talent. Just saying that his "inspiration" -- regardless of who it is/was -- probably came packaged in a different way than yours or mine because of when he started playing/listening.

Isn't it a universal truth that advancement of the state of the art requires us to stand on the shoulders of giants? And the that giants on whose shoulders we stand also did the same?

 

[MVE]

Isn't it a universal truth that advancement of the state of the art requires us to stand on the shoulders of giants? And the that giants on whose shoulders we stand also did the same?

I personally disagree with the idea that music, as an art, needs to “advance.” I think Miles said something to the effect of, ‘…you always need to be pushing the music further.”
I think that concept is fundamentally flawed.
Another interview with an young Paul Simon, he just simply said, “…I write songs…. songs are nice.”
I think Paul had it right, songs are nice.
I much prefer Lester Young to John Coltrane. His music was nice.
But there is no real “truth” in what Im saying; its just a concept that guides my own playing and focus as a songwriter and musician.
If guys want to make videos of themselves playing technically hyper advanced stuff along with a metronome and other people want to listen to it, thats great, I certainly respect it.

 

[SteveCS]

I personally disagree with the idea that music, as an art, needs to “advance.” I think Miles said something to the effect of, ‘…you always need to be pushing the music further.”
I think that concept is fundamentally flawed.
Another interview with an young Paul Simon, he just simply said, “…I write songs…. songs are nice.”
I think Paul had it right, songs are nice.
I much prefer Lester Young to John Coltrane. His music was nice.
But there is no real “truth” in what Im saying; its just a concept that guides my own playing and focus as a songwriter and musician.

On a personal level I don't entirely disagree, and I will always feel easier listening to and playing the music that I grew up with. I was just echoing the point made by @Bob_Ross that there is a difference between being 'caught in the crossfire' of a revolution, and those folks making sense of the aftermath once the smoke has cleared only to be caught up in (or be responsible for) the next revolution.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

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Dude is showing his versatility in this video.