This is Bix Beiderbeke doing Jazz Me Blues.

Play in the band. I'm a bass player.

I mean, obviously the orchestra musicians playing beautifully, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

Band

Acoustic

The whole orchestra is playing.

Syncopators. Does that mean you play that very fast music... jazz?

Clarence I would rather be able to play an instrument again than walk.

I want to compose music on a human scale

I played him my music

I will say though that, after having done surgery a lot, it's somewhat similar to playing a musical instrument.

And after doing that, they really look at each other, and the first players of the orchestra lead the whole ensemble in playing together.

And the point, the essential nature, of musical performance is to produce excellent music.

I use these scores to collaborate with musicians.

I'm going to play a piece of music for you.

David Holt plays mountain music

I'm afraid I prefer playing the works of other composers.

The empire spring is very gay.

My band must play marches.

Am I going to play that cadenza tonight!

But the performance itself was how the musicians worked their fingers, and what instruments they were using.

But it's the best music making, like this.

I didn't realize there was going to be a little music before.

TM So Dan is going to play a piece of his, called My Eagle Song .

He's also a music hall artist making a tour of Bandrika.

I don't play boogiewoogie and that's the music you like.

Jazz musicians need some notes most of them need some notes on the page.

It's only the execution of the written music, no interpretation.

You know, what's his metaphor for performance?

So for example, one of the things that we learn when we are dealing with being a percussion player, as opposed to a musician, is basically straightforward single stroke rolls.

The Grateful Dead was playing in the pizza parlors.

These are played mainly in small rooms.

I never heard the orchestra in better form.

Will you have the orchestra play Isn't It Romantic?

A record of the delightful piece they're going to play.

You know Viennese audiences usually don't interfere with the music.

So jazz, this bandstand is absolutely amazing.

Do you know the concert schedule of London Symphony Orchestra?

( Fingal's Cave by Mendelssohn playing in concert hall)

Play louder! Play louder!

You want to hear it played by different musicians.

You will see nine robots play six different instruments.

Play, please. I like to listen to you.

The ancient music with which your peasant ancestors... celebrated every wedding for countless generations.

Do you like swing?