That kid is killing that bass! Other musicians are awesome too! Bravo!

The most impressive thing about him is that he knows all of his parts, when to pour it on and when to back off, which, sadly, a lot of cats twice his age don't know how to do.

This kid is so cool. What a talented gift to the music scene. Players practice most of their lives and never reach this level.

Unfortunately we live in a world where people don't want to see others go far. So they hate and pass negative vibes unto others and hope to put them down. This boy is 11 playing an instrument beautifully and expressing his what's within his soul. Then there goes someone disliking what he does. Search another song and send your negative vibes else where. God bless this boy and bless him richly

this kid doesn't even know how good he is. he's just chillin. that's what's up

Thank God for these grown and experienced musicians for nurturing this youngster as he defies belief with his exceptional talent.

Great job..I am a 50 yr. old black lead guitarist and note to the wise "it doesn't matter race or religion when you love what you do and can do it well then I say go for it" reach for the farthest star!!

Never gets old. The kid is obviously all grown up now, but this is an amazing moment in time captured. 🍺😎👍

the kid draws attention, but the whole band is amazing, it has to be said And they're so musical... this is tasty

11 years old, and playing a 6 string bass, no less. fabulous. Must have emerged from the womb playing that thing.

Wow!!! This kid's technique is flawless. His feel for the groove is on point, and you can tell he's got the soul to back it all up. Great job dude!!

Would love to hear him today....10 years later.. Amen🙏😎🎸

It's nice to see a kid that's not Asian master an instrument at such a young age.

Michael Pipoquinha! He’s still a monster on bass!

This kid will go far. He plays jazz way beyond his years! You can tell how much he loves it

Hats off to whomever put a bass in this kid's hands the first time.

This is Michael "pipoquinha" from Brazil. Amazing talent!

That opening solo alone was jaw dropping! This kid was insanely good at an age when I didn't even know what a bass was. Well done!

Some kids are naturals, and are just born to play music!!! The force is strong with this one!!!

so Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorious and Marcus Miller somehow had a love child....not sure how they did it, but that is the only logical answer. This young fella is a better player then many grown men I've had to work with live.

Getting past the slap gymnastics, there's some beautiful playing here. Inspirational stuff. Most importantly - great to see a young talent like this actually out there with a band, and not posting shredding videos from his bedroom.

Man all you nay sayers are full of crap. He is 11 yo, of course he is going to incorporate licks of his idols and influences into his current plying. He is still learning; not how to play the bass because he can do that, but how to learn to be him. That takes years. Including the styles of his idols and then figuring out what he likes and what he feels, intertwining that with what he has learnt will help him develop his own signature. So shut the hell up, enjoy the music and celebrate that an 11yo can play so good with passion and feel, and then follow his career and watch him become the Tony Royster Jnr of the bass.

The sophistication and maturity of that young man's playing goes way beyond his 11 years. A prodigy? A well disciplined and gifted person with focus? Probably both and more. I was amazed and humbled by this performance. His future is secure musically.

Not merely a soloist- also plays with the drums and holds it down. Very talented player. The chord work and solo at around 1: 50 is especially well done.

I have a theory. Hear me out! I believe he is from the future. Hear me out hear me out! He is an 80 year old bass master that traveled back in time into his 11 year old body to relive his glory and blow some minds while he is at it.

This kid has got some GROOVE in his shoes. Wow. Incredible that he can even comprehend such incredible pockets and phrasing at such a young age. Very Impressive.

His name is "PIPOQUINHA"... From Brazil (i think he is from Fortaleza City)... This is an old video... He's still a great musician... Look for PIPOQUINHA BASS in youtube.

Outstanding, more of this type of music is needed in the world. The child is outstanding!

Hey!...I'm a Bass player,..and this kid just stands on his own! He took the time out in his still young life to "Master" an instrument,...that's just great for this new gen of musicians to carry on in the future. It's more than most kids ever do,.. less get away from their computers iun which they do everything in their lives with. He doesn't need to be "compared" to Marcus Miller...whom has got his,..now this kid will go & get his! Wishing him all the best in his musical future!...Big Props to you kid!..go on to make beautiful music and just disavow the haters!! ('- ' )/

How on earth can this video get dislikes? This world is full of dirt bags.

this young lad had unbelievable talent...i hope he's still playing

The band is very very good. All of them class act!

Yall may not understand this but this young man is thumping and running cords that a whole lot of bass players can't do. As a drummer. This young man is Awesome 👌 👏 😎

The drummer in this video has great feel.

his album just dropped and he's 22 now. it's lua by michael pipoquinha. go buy it.

This video of this young man playing...blows away 90% of all the other bass videos here on KZfaq.. Keep playing kid.....

that moment when you realize a 11 year old has surpassed your entire music life lol.. Way to go! he KILT IT!

Talent is only as good as the passion behind it, you've got it! Very cool, you don't have to follow in anyone's foot steps . . . you'll be making your own, and others will be following yours! Proud of you young man, keep it going! Also, a great group!

Truly wonderful to see this young man play effortlessly his bass guitar, he is so soooo blessed with his gift. Very well done⚘🎸🎶🎶🙏🏽 Love the groove🙂

Michael Pipoquinha has been a badass since he in knee highs.

Gotta love this! Just imagine this kid at 21. He will be absolutely KILLIN' it!

You know….the kid is obviously brilliant but the other members of the band are pretty darn good especially the dude on keys. All of cats are really talented!

For every bassist that says "I could do that if my hands were bigger..." Kid is amazing!!

He's already playing like a working bassist. He's got a bright future ahead.

Been playing bass for two years... I think I will give it up now.

To all the haters take a hike! this 11 yr old kid leaves more talent in the toilet than most of you can spew out of your mouths on this video. He has more control and expression in those fingers than most and I being a musician since I was eleven can relate to this. I would love to play on stage with this kid any day.

Why the only place we can find such talent on you tube instead of national television, this is something worth seeing and talking about our kid doing something positive and well at it.

he's feelin' it man, he's feelin' it.

i now feel useless and will never amount to anything in my life compared to this kid lol

He's Brazilian. His "name" is Pipoquinha. Here in Brazil we have amazing musicians.

My son is interested in playing the bass, so he asked me to check this out. I played the bass for a while and had some fun. Never to this 11 year old's level. Like other comments it is hard to describe this kid's level and what he'll be some day. He may never make it big due to the politics in everything, but he'll enjoys coming home from a hard day, and playing his bass. To take the world off his shoulders for a moment. God Bless him. I'd buy his CD right now.

Look at that beautiful smile. ? You know he happy as hell in that jam session...... YOU ROCK LIL MAN

What a cool little dude ... and what a great musician he is.

He's from Brazil he is EXTREMELY. Gifted

OHH - EMM - GEE! He's throwin' down on that 6- Stringer like nobody's business! That Bass is as big as he is - - but the SOUND is bigger than the both of them. GREAT freakin' job Young Man!

At the beginning his slap bass is so fast I had to check to make sure I wasn't watching at 2x speed

Good to see a kid listening to good music instead of the crap they listen today.

Lil man crawling all over a 6 string!! GEEZUS!!

Wow ! That kind of finesse and scat to boot ! Bravo !!! Great band. Super tight towards the end ! Loved it...

Speed,fluidity, soul, scatting, improvisation, melodic...THIS KID IS A REINCARNATION... HOW ELSE CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS PHENOMENON ?

This kid inherited the soul of Wayman Tisdale. RIP

I wasn't playing like that at 11 years old. I'd love to hear him in 10 years.

This young man is a true prodigy. He understands tone, dynamics, phrasing, etc. He has the whole package and he's 11 years old !!! OMG !!! I'm gonna keep a look out for this bass player !!

This kid is amazing. Give him a few years for his soul to grow and his bass playing will be phenomenal!

that kids got some groove to the MAX!!

Youngin is a monster on the bass. He's like a young Marcus Miller. I can see him with a album in the future.

I’d say watch out for this young talent, all smiles, not-even looking at the fret board - at his age the neurons are pinging around like a pinball machine ⭐️

Genius meets talent I hope and pray this young prodigy stays with it and keeps life on track love this he's up there

I'm jealous, this kid will have years to hone his craft. If he keeps it up we are looking at the next Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten and Stanley Clark replacement. He is very very talented. Good job Kid!!

Kid's got that Marcus Miller tone going. Awesome. :D

Regardless of age , he is counted as another professional member of the group. Well done!

unfreakingbelievable - just totally blown away by this young lad or should I say boy! LOVE IT!

This little brotha got skills....Thas wut I like to see,young musicians....

Man, that is so awesome!

Awesome Talent! God bless you all! He is only 11 yrs. old? My Goodness! He Totally rocks that Bass Guitar!

Wow this kid is AMAZING!!! This was posted in 2010, so he's about 22 now I wonder if he's still at it.

This young man has the world by the tail already!!!!! stay focused young brother and never give up!!!!

DJulesOne, I was thinking EXACTLY the same thing! (No more excuses here.) His bass is almost bigger than he, & not only has he physically mastered his 6-string, his scatting while soloing clearly reveals how he's mentally mastered what he's doing musically, as well. If only his voice could keep up with his fingers...give him time, I'm sure this will happen with this little guy whose talent is so obviously phenomenal...wow.

Am I the only one that loves that keyboard melody he does at the end?

Wonderful, simply fantastic!!

the guy on the sax like "wtf am I doing here?"

imagine where that kid is going to be in 10 years........ in my band of course!!!

Holy shit!!! An 11 year old? That's insane!

Awesome I'm 54 and I'll never be that good keep up the good work. The band is excellent too keep rockin

HOLY SHTTT!!!! do people just go around disliking things cause theyre trolling, because have no idea y they would dislike this. Once the vid started i was just amazed this is insane. Gj kid.

Bass is so much more fun than guitar

What a blessing to find your passion early in life.

Love and dedication ...

Some bass players play their entire lives and don't come close to being as good as this young man. Awesome playing whoever you are.

Fantastic!

I salute this jazz funk prodigy. In the years ahead, we will be hearing from this musician as he develops his own unique voice. The human brain does amaze! The human soul does take us to new levels.

this kid is amazing ever...God bless him

Victor wooten junior

And here im sitting, playing my bass. Feeling like a complete shit bag.

One of my favorite videos. PERIOD.

U can only Imagine How Well he is playing aswell As Matured As A Person.....:)! He keeps on playing like that With some more Professional expieriance......this Young Bro....will B a blessing & touching Folks Soul with his style of playing:)! I say No-one should hate,however Congratulate,& pray this Kid Don't have to do no battling with The Old"Druggy" B.S.. HAPPY NEW YEARS ALL!

Davie504: pfffft this can't be real Davie504 when he sees this: OMG Kid: HELL YEA BABY

amazing talent from amazing young boy. I am still dreaming of learning to pull one guitar string at my adult age but still fails to make one acceptable melody. amazing young boy :big up to u.

This kid has some SERIOUS chops!!!

I love that his bass is as big as he is. Killin it.