To all the people wondering why the band is so hype..we had never heard them play this at all. It was our first time hearing it along with the rest of the crowd.

Why are people playing Football at this Trombone Battle event?

The real MVP is the camera person that captured this historic moment.

The first 20 times, you watch it just comprehend what’s going on. The next 20, it seeps into your soul. The next 20, you watch how every single person reacts in the crowd. That trombone solo was amazing. What a talent!

The saddest part of this video is how no one will ever care about the opposite team's effort to survive that.

I know why you're here...skip to 14:40...you're welcome

That solo goes absolutely wild, BUT why is no one talking about how they hit the fairly odd parents theme song at 10:08. They murdered that ish to.

At the 15:01 mark. He summoned the ancestors that came before him. One band, one sound. But in this moment, he stood out amongst the rest and did what not many have done. He put the whole band on his back and put his heart and soul in every breath he blew into his Trombone 👋🏽 🤧 😭😅

If dude doing the solo at 14:40 ain’t the one blowing the trombone when Jesus come back I AINT GOIN ! Idc I said it

If your whole body didn’t tingle during that. You have no soul.

As a former trombone player...that was impressive. To the non-trombone players, what you heard was an impressive blend of glissando and slurring while playing Al Jarreau's "Black and Blues".

I am BLOWN AWAY by the solo at 14:35. I can’t even count how many times I’ve played that part over and over

Home boy raised the ancestors for this one

Who’s here from a Facebook short and needed to see him absolutely kill this solo ‼️🥵

I've never physically felt someone's else's passion in such a spiritual manner that my eyes tear up and my chest tightens in happiness as that solo maid me feel. What a gift!

Who else played his solo back to back 100 plus times🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥰🥰🥰

It never fails that the stadium chooses to play music over bands that are literally playing live music.

That young man PLAYED like he was auditioning for the return of the LORD and I do believe he got the part!

I saw the solo in an Instagram reel and IMMEDIATELY needed to see the whole video. Literally made me tear up. I’m that moment the band knew exactly what needed to be done, they came together and merged into one sound, one soul, one incredibly talented and beautiful performance. But that solo bruh omg, his passion, his skill, the enthusiasm from everyone else around him, was just absolutely incredible. THIS is what music is for. It has the power to unite people, and touch souls. But another thing is there are NO hateful or even negative comments on this video. Considering this is the internet that is an absolute statement to how incredible that performance was. Bravo my man, you and the rest of the band have done the impossible.

Fucking ASCENSION. Some people wait their entire lives for a moment that never comes. My man didnt wait, he saw the moment and took it. Truly gave me chills all over.

That other band’s like “uhhh...FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE!” Lmao

The way they stood up when buddy was hittin those notes. Felt like grandma standing up in church. “You betta SANG BOY!!!”

The sheer AUDACITY of this guy! I had big plans to play PS5 with my free time but spent it watching this dude on the trombone for the 30th time! Who is this man?!

The solo guy was in Flow State, he wasn't thinking of what if he messed up the rhythm or what the people think of him, he was in his element doing what he love💯🔥

My first time ever seeing someone Possessed by their own instrument😧😦

Notice how this man managers to play with impeccable tone while playing high enough to sound like a trumpet, loud enough to balance out AN ENTIRE BAND, and well enough that I can confidently say that he is the best trombonist I have ever had the pleaseure of hearing

That Trombone Solo Brings Tears Everytime I Watch It, He Summoned The Ancestors With Every Atom In His Soul And Made Sure That We All Felt It....!!!✊🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥✊🏾

4 years later.. & a tear rolled down. Ancestors walking with him 🥹🥹

I think we all here for 14:38…. THE MAN REACHED OUT TO GOD AND ALL HIS ANGELS… AND THEY SANG!!! Crazy solo

I’d like to take a second to thank the person who recorded this, so that all of us could witness this moment in history 😭❤️

This “Black & Blues” rendition is why I told my son he’s playing the trombone. He’s in 4th grade. I pray he gets this good!

This video resurfaced on Instagram. 1st time I heard it I got the chills. 5,689 times later, I still got the chills‼️

Played trombone for 14 years and this gave me the chills best solo I have ever heard

I would like him to play this in a studio.. I need this on a track lol

As a former musician, this sent chills down my spine. He and the members playing with him knew they had something special and I bet it felt great being able to share it. As a spectator, I feel blessed just being able to watch this solo. I stumbled upon it on my Facebook reels and made my way to the original song and then to this video. This snached my soul 1000x more than the original singer version.

As a former member of a marching band, this sends chills down my spine. This was sooooo good🔥🔥🔥🔥

Lowkey, y’all gotta note how the band complimented his solo. Without it, his solo would’ve been lost in time. Effin’ magic!

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this. But never in my 29 years on this earth have I heard an instrument SANG like that. With so much soul. It’s hard not to shed a little tear in appreciation.

14:34-16:20 This right there snatches the soul, puts it into a vice and won't let go. The first time you hear it, it is dope. The second time it makes you feel every single note. Each subsequent time after that it brings a tear (tears) to the eye as you can feel it reach down into the depth of your core, wrapping it's velvety notes around your soul and straight ripping it out. You'll feel lain bare as you try to fill the empty space up with this sound keeping it on replay until real life intrudes upon you and you have to return. I am very much partial to the violin with a section in my heart for a good bit of piano but this man straight murdered it. Out of respect I did listen to Al Jarreau's original version of Black and Blues but once you hear this, the original can't compare (imo anyway).

4 years later and still never hear anything like the guy who did the solo. Outstanding Job. I was never to much into band until my friend join and i really start to listen and then later i went to an HBCU (FAMU) and that when i heard music coming from an BAND. Thank you to all HBCU for putting your heart and soul into your music.

Did anyone report this murder?

He put the ENTIRE band on his back! That was the greatest display I have ever seen!!!!!!

1. Made me cry 2. This made me wonder how often this happens and how lucky we are that someone caught it on camera 3. They tried to comeback, it was beautiful 4. But that solo c’mon 5. Around 15:14 the kid on the right stands up like “WAIT WHAT”

Rewatching every time to just look at each person reaction, the man made everybody feel his passion to those notes

Me, a trombonist: “This dude is badass, I need to know his name” Also me, a trombonist: “I cannot play like that and therefore life is not worth living”

I must have watched 14:40 at least 50 times. I pick a different person to look at to see how long it takes them to recognize the excellence before them.

I have never heard a trombone sound like that. He made that thing sing and set everyone's soul on fire. I listen to this every day. He needs to record this because I don't think I can live without this rendition.

Ain't no coming back from that performance. Epic, in all dimensions. Kudos to the young man❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I've watched this 3,147 times, and it hasn't gotten old. Never will

who else got chills like crazy on his solo😳

I came here coz I watched a reel on Facebook. Still gives me goosebumps.

You saw when he put that hand up? It was that " it's about to go down" sign. They better respect my gangster. I am cold with it!!! They killed it!! Goosebumps everytime!!!

That solo man.. I tear up when I hear it. That’s some SOUL right there. That trombone wasn’t being played, it was SINGING. You can hear all the emotions in every note, man.. that’s the best I’ve ever heard it right there. Bravo🔥💯

I love how the majorettes eventually turned around like “ wait, who back there calling on the ancestors with the’ bone 🦴 “

Haha I actually cried to the solo. It’s so beautiful man, it’s a real soul touching bit.

Some things I noticed @14:36 Black and Blues begins @14:48 Loud ad starts playing covering up, several band members get annoyed. @15:03 Lady in black shirt with phone starts to groove @15:08 lady in the pink on the left starts to groove @15:13 both guys directly behind the section 106 sign joins the groove @15:14 heads turn @15:15 first band members start to stand and join the hype @15:25 Hype boils over, everyone starts going crazy, lady in the blue shirt on the left stands up for better look @15:50 Man in background stands, for better look at the soloist, proceeds to cover mouth because he can't contain the hype @15:52 soloist channels all his strength to finish strong, the crowd, and the band are hyped beyond control. The other band cowers knowing they can't even come close to defeating the power they just faced. This video is AMAZING.

Bless their hearts. They tried to come back with something, but we all knew it was over after that solo.

14:40 This man should be arrested for being caught with a deadly weapon. He just bodied at least 15 people.

Every time I hear this on Instagram. It brings me to tears, because they played with their souls. And the soloist..gifted lungs..❤❤❤

*Baby he carried his entire band on his BACK standing tall honey* ! I would’ve been acting a damn fool if I witnessed this moment in person, thank you for blessing our ears with this William.

Bear with me for a second.. I have 10 years of orchestra (standard and symphony) under my belt. I grew up across the street from my HS football stadium, I've heard more brass than most from that alone. But on top of all that, our stadium used to host an international marching band competition every year. The talent is hand picked and recruited by multimillion dollar budget bands to travel across the US and put on shows for local communities. We're talking thousands of the best band musicians from all over world on hundreds of buses.. I've estimated that in 21 years of living there, I listened to at least 30k musicians try their hardest to impress the crowd. The solo at the 14:30ish mark just blew every single one of those professional musicians out of the water and he was just having fun.. if he isn't being begged to play trombone for millions of dollars, he needs to be found and handed a contract.

Eveeyone: At HBCUs the drum lines are who get all the attention. William Bilal: Hold my lip balm....

Crazy atmosphere at the stadium 🏟️ I would have forgotten the game long ago and enjoyed this beautiful live concert 🎶

For 15 minutes his own band members sat like it was just another day, and then they all turned around and witnessed the clouds part and the light shine. And right there they knew it wasn't just another day.

To bad this doesn't happen at NFL games, I might start watching them.

That man turned a trombone into a trumpet REAL quick. Amazing talent.

“You talk about somebody that understood the assignment!” He mastered and executed it.

I’m back AGAIN in 23. I listen to this when I need some hype and to lift my spirits! Absolutely incredible!

14:40 You ever just hear something with such soul and emotion that you tear up? Same

Came from TikTok and have been amazed ever since. William Bilal: you will convert those who are lost with your skill & talent!!!

Just imagine if nobody would’ve recorded this that moment would not have been able to be shared with so many people. It’s truly inspiring the beautiful blackness that occurs around us at all times.

Look at that mans cheek. He has literally reshaped his body due to being so passionate when he play. He MADE himself to play the trombone.

What I love about this clip is the band members not playing are passively listening at first and then….They realize something epic is happening and all off them lock in to it. So cool

Since I know you’ll watch 14:40 over and over. Pick a person in the crowd to watch each time. Love their reactions ❤️

This solo made me feel so much I cried ..well done young man!🎉

It’s the way the piccolo in the bottom middle shakes his head at 15:11 for me. He just knew

His name is William Bilal Attends Benedict College & plays for " Bc funk phi slide 💕 THANK ME LATER 🤧

I came from TikTok. This trombone line has the BEST tone and projection. They made 15 ppl sound like 50! The raw talent the soloist has is amazing. The skill and the tone is mesmerizing! They just made this old band geek wanna go back to marching band lol

My man sang to the gods after he saw the other band finessing....he said y'all wanna flex? Bet say less! An you see all their energy drop after his solo.....huge respect to the band an the solo goat 🐐

I’m late to the party but dude killed it. Absolutely shut it down with that solo…man I played this 100 times already

The best part of his solo is when the kids in the stands started popping their heads up. That’s the very definition of inspirational ability.

There is no response to that Trumbone solo besides kneeling and being thankful you heard it in person. Absolute magic!!!

That’s the beauty of attending an HBCU you go for a football game but then you blessed by TROMBONE player😊🥰❤️🥰

I feel like the rest of the band wasn’t even ready for this young man’s moment. They went nuts like they never heard him do that before

In all my years in Marching Band, I have NEVER heard a Trombone Sang like that! That was the best thing I have ever heard. That Man played one heck of a Solo. I actually cried lol. I wish him all the success in the world! Also the mark of an Outstanding Selection is when after you smoke the other band they come back with what I like to call “We just gonna ignore what just happened because we can not top that we are going to switch the genre of music up we play all together”

Thought i was the only 1 that cried watching this solo...im glad i found my people

Somebody give this trombonist a nobel prize or something, those notes take up like 100% of your oxygen in the lungs lol

Black and Blues begins @14:40 Solo starts @15:03 Holy Ghost descends @15:23 Baby, this was a spiritual experience! I didn’t know if I wanted to cry, shout, sang…whew I got chills.

14:40 The fact that they broke this out in a battle of the bands format and the other band kept playing astonishes me. After that performance I would have just sat down and let them keep going

Watching that solo I could do nothing but smile because my soul was frozen and chills went through my body. Like am I truly witnessing this young man play that damn trombone like that? Oh my God

That young man at Benedict will forever be on the map!!!!

He better have a FULL SCHOLARSHIP!!! And y’all KNOW who I’m talking about! He just recruited atleast 8 ppl easy!! 💪🏾👌🏾 gave me chills

Lord I don’t know where trombonist William Bilal is right now, but I pray you continue to bless this young man the way he blessed the world with this solo because it was INSANE. I can’t stop watching

Every time I see the clip on social media, I come back and watch this video and scroll to minute marker 14:38! Whew! Gives me chills every time! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

This is the most purest form of life and joy and art and beauty. A moment that sings and makes you glad to be alive. God I love this.

I love that when he starts you can see the hype slowly build to a boiling point in which everybody there suddenly realizes they are witnessing greatness. Truly epic

I’m at the point where I keep rewinding to 14:40 to watch every single person in the frame during this KING’s undeniable Godly performance! He is the GOAT! I need to meet this man. My goodness! The entire trombone section had his back though too! This was absolutely flawless! The game should have been stopped to listen to this man go bananas!

When Jordan say “we’re not going to a game 7” 😤

The leader/ conductor or whoever direct….knew they were about to get sturdy….he just walked away and took his seat. That was absolute superb. Knocked me off my feet. Our whole history was brought through that performance. Amazing

14:40 solo is not something they can teach you in band. It has to come from inside you... It is a mix of talent, heart, and WORK