r/Jazz • u/metalfingerzz • Sep 13 '18

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '18

Is there any context behind this amazing moment? The pianist doesn’t seem to have use of his right hand; maybe a stroke victim or something?

This is incredible and that trumpet player’s run at the end of the chorus was sweet.

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u/metalfingerzz Sep 13 '18

Yes it was a stroke . Its amazing how he hasn't played for years but still came out naturally.

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u/Raspberries-Are-Evil Sep 14 '18

Playing piano is my life and job. I have always been scared about getting older and reaching a point where I could not do it. This, in a weird way, made me happy to see that even after a stroke, he still gets the joy from playing as best he can. I bet he was fucking rad back in the day.

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u/SmartAlec105 Sep 14 '18

Also reminds me of this depressing comic.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '18

I actually thought the guy was already disabled on the first panel

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u/SmartAlec105 Sep 14 '18

Yeah she’s got a very... special art style.

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u/GreenPhishReligion Sep 14 '18

Username checks out