The funny part is we came all here for piano reviews, but stayed (and subscribed) because of the awesome musician. A real monster at piano, congrats Stu.

It's a new world with a new type of celebrity. Stu is amazing. Considering Stu's influence on KZfaq etc, the video is appropriate, and shall be well received I imagine.

Songwriter and pianist here. Stu's musical talent, kindness and knowledge is the reason why I recently bought a Roland FP-30X. Thanks to his great improvisational talent, I don't miss any piano video from this channel. Thank you so much !

I appreciate Stu’s comprehensive reviews. He’s one of the best on the internet in my opinion. Thanks for all the work you all do in promoting music.

Im 58 years old and just starting to learn piano. Though Stu is not a teacher on this channel, there is something about his presents,enthusiasm and knowledge that has me hooked on this channel . And to hear him play….. well you just need to listen. A master.

Your point of view on practicing jazz is articulately beautiful. I have never heard such a well spoken pedagogy in such few words. You are a teacher. Thank you.

Merriam Music is very fortunate to have a pianist of Stu's caliber onboard. KZfaq viewers and modern piano connoisseurs are fortunate to be able to hear the latest offerings played in a very creative fashion by a genuine musical artist who brings out the full potential of the harmonic complexity of the instruments.

I really enjoy Stu's reviews - I enjoy his playing even more!

GOOD stuff!

This is so enjoyable. I check to see when Stu releases another video. I’ve become a bit obsessed with pianos.

I always wanted this video. Stu is the reason I keep going back to this channel. Wish him all the best.

I am so thankful for this revealing video from Stu...I have so often pondered how someone could have this much knowledge, talent, and joyful interactions with his youtube audience. If he made a streaming or CD of his approach I would buy it the same day... I also would not even consider a digital piano purchase without his expertise which he proves almost daily... A joy to listen and to watch him play and absorb his incredible knowledge... Thank you for this..✌✌✌

If i only lived in Toronto! I wish i could support mirriam music and Stu by going to the store and performances, but for now ill keep watching every video you put out!

Thanks for sharing Stu!

Stu, I have spent so many hours watching you review pianos over the last 18 months that you gained a weird niche celebrity status in my head! But I did that because you are by far the most knowledgeable, informative, balanced and educational reviewer out there. It so happens that today is the day it all culminated in actually choosing my new piano - a new Estonia L210. I waited to be able to try Estonias because your review of the L168 and comparison review of the L190 and Shigeru SK-3 showed me that Estonias might be exactly what I was longing for - and indeed, once my fingers fell on them, they were everything. Shopping in Melbourne, Australia, I couldn't repay your help by buying from your store, but I still want to thank you for helping me find my dream piano - I am sure it wouldn't have happened without you.

Saw the title, clicked like, then settled down to watch 😀

You do not know that you have a great talent for teaching piano

It's amazing to know you better as a wonderful musician and an absolutely delicious person.

Stu, I only have one word to say about your knowledge and talent on the piano, DANG!!

Stu is the man!

Stu…love your playing!!! I always feel compelled to go practice after every review you do on the channel. Additionally, I had no reservations about buying the FP-E50 after your review of that instrument. I will always be a fan of the channel and you Sir.

So incredibly awesome to get to learn so much more about you. We love and respect you Stu.

Just found this- loved it! Bet there are enough questions for a part two!

Stu is awesome!

I can't believe youtube only just gave me the notification😭 I've been waiting for this!!

Stu is amazing!!! Thank you Stu for your generosity. This is a very invaluable video. Wish you all the best!!! Thank you Stu and team!

Thanks for sharing! Those were great questions and great answers. I have watched many of your videos and they have been extremely valuable. This one was really fun!!

Ayeee really enjoyed this, nice to hear a bit more about you! Glad you guys made this video :) Keep doing what you're doing!

Stu, your album is such a delight ❤

This was really good. Great channel, btw.

What a great video Stu, thanks for sharing. I love the way you play and even started transcribing some of the solos from your reviews. Great taste in music as well!

Congrats to Stu for such an amazing career and achievements, in and outside music. Also, big thumbs up to Merriam Music for providing the resources for such nice Q&A.

Thank you for this. Stu is so personable on the videos I t’s easy to feel like we know him but of course he doesn’t know us. This proves we didn’t know that much. Thank you for being open Stu and all the best.

Very impressive. Thank you for sharing, Stu!

Thank you for giving us a wonderful glimpse into your personal life!

Stu mentioned that he would be open to an alternate rock song other than Bob Seagers> Ol' time Rn'R. He might consider the iconic piano on Skynards Sweet Home Alabama..& the intro guitar parts too ..Even the end guitar solo duel?...& maybe the intro to Doors> Lite My Fire for an alternate organ groove. All crowd Pleasers. Stu is one of the best Rock plyrs Ive heard in quite a while which is evident by hearing him riff out the Seager tune.His Rock prowess was shouted by that small but huge ol time Rn'R delivery!

Great guy

Thank you Stu, you are the best piano reviewer online and the extra insight into you was nice to see!

Thank you for this personal insight! It's always a great pleasure to watch your videos. Your factual, objective, competent yet entertaining style is great fun and an asset to all music/piano lovers. (PS: I'm still waiting for reviews of Clavia Nord instruments 😉)

Thank you for all the videos. Greetings from Slovenia.

this is one of your nicest youtube videos. so down to earth and enjoyable... you do great reviews though.

stu you are a super fine player really enjoyed the bruce hornsby groove in a store demo & everything you play

Great video and a great guy. I bought my Kawai ES-920 two years ago on the strength of Stu’s video endorsement, and remain so pleased with the purchase. Keep up the great content and thank you.

Nicé autobio! Thanks so much for sharing!

Thank you Stu !! that was fun

Thanks for this insightful video Stu- I’ve only been following you for a few months but became a fan quickly- your reviews were exactly what I was looking for in my search for a digital piano to complement my acoustic Yamaha T121 (2007). I find your work refreshing in its objective sincerity and I really appreciate listening to your improvisations and incredible voicing. Interestingly, I’ve found some similarities between us as you went through this Q&A about your life and career… I however don’t have perfect pitch….nor anywhere near your talent…and I am not a professional musician by any stretch of the imagination but music is a passion and the piano my preferred hobby and your videos not only inform but inspire as your own passion transpires…so… thank you!

This was lots of fun!!! Great getting to know you

Wanted a review on a piano and got stuck with Stu and Merriam Pianos. Great insights!😀

Thanks for that! I've been following you for demonstrating pianos but got addicted to your talent and professionaism, they're captivating. Now I'm on your site to get your album (which I found on Tidal), and now I'm on the hunt for your wife's music! Bets to you, Stu, thanks for the great interview, and I look forward to future reviews of the latest digital, and acoustic, pianos. Cheers.

I bought a beautiful amazing Roland piano based on his opinion and demonstration of it. I've always liked him in doing reviews. After hearing his story I like him even more.

I’m here cause he’s just the best around. 👍 Stu does have Ed Norton energy now that I think about it. 🤔

Perfect pitch! 🤩 🎉 The fact that many engineers are musicians is not surprising to me. Somehow the two fields are related.

Thanks

Pure Class !! :)

I've just been listening to your debut album 'Volume 1' on Qobuz Stu; I can clearly hear the Oscar Peterson/Bill Evans influences.... Superb! Unfortunately Qobuz doesn't detail your terrific Trio's personnel, so can you give a shout out to them please. Looking forward to another instrumental album as an encore soon please. Thanks

I purchased the Roland FP10 based on your reviews and comparisons. I admire your playing style, and I even recorded your sample songs during the reviews and downloaded most of your short videos here at Meriam Music. I am from the Philippines. P.S. Your perfect pitch is awesome!

I was asking myself where does he studied because he is so good at the piano and improvises so well ,it's obvious that he loves jazz ! Also i've already notice that he have great knowledge in the technological field of instruments ,he truly is an inspiration for me , one of the bests on KZfaq if not the best !

Thank you, Stu. I love the piano and I love watching/listening to you play. I took lessons many years ago and now I'm dealing with a little arthritis in my hands. You are extremely talented and quite an inspiration to continue learning this beautiful, wonderful instrument. I would love to get a baby grand player piano. My favorite song is Imagine (John Lennon), which I want to learn. My favorite classical piece is Canon (Pachelbel), in D major. Also, Rock With You is my favorite Michael Jackson song. Cheers, Stu. Looking forward to more of your videos.

Thank you for sharing Stu! Can you talk about the best way to learn playing Jazz as a beginner without in person lesson? Thanks.

Fun video! I have a question. How does it feel to be a celebrity in the online piano world? Also, nice to see Prince get some love! Easily my fav artist.

Isn't it interesting how shame is so often the great motivator? After blowing it on stage, you determined never to do that again--never to feel that way again--and kicked your preparation into overdrive. I'd bet that you could find other examples of shame supercharging your various pursuits. It's certainly true for me. Anyway, that's just one random thought that occurred to me while listening to your terrific presentation. You are a treasure to the greater world. I love "checking in" with what you're doing even though it's likely we will never meet. What a world we all live in these days....

Boy, I would bet a good chunk of money that among your influences you'd mention Keith Jarrett as well! I was wrong! Cheers and thank you for your candid answers! Gus

Greetings from Brazil!

I am not surprised to hear you mention Oscar Peterson several times. He is my idol. To me he is the total package when it comes to technical ability (left and right hand), phrasing, expression, improvisation and to me above all, tone. When I heard four other guys play Tea for Two and then heard Oscar, the note expression and punctuated detail, no matter the speed, always floors me.

Stu, I would like to know what is your relationship with classical music. Do you have any classical composer, period or genre you prefer ? Thanks for your superb content and craft !

Thanks Stu. It’s nice to learn a little bit of your history. You have a great style on the piano and I love watching and listening to your demos. I played piano as a kid and really wish I had practiced as my mom wanted me to. I had a good friend (Ed Holz) who graduated from Vienna Conservatory of Music back in the 60s. He was a studio musician in Los Angeles and played in my bar in Anaheim for a little while. I bought a Yamaha 6’6” grand for him to play and I’ve loved the sound of Yamaha ever since then. He did a version of funeral For A Friend that was so good that I want him to play it at my funeral, if I can find him. It’s been 30 years since we connected. What’s the name of your CD? I’d like to get a copy. Thanks.

Troppo simpatico!

Nice one Stu! Still on the fence re ES 120, 520, 920, may get an older synth before piano though due to budget 😂

Stu, mi ha sempre colpito per la sua semplicità nell'improvvisare. Perché non proponi delle lezioni di pianoforte qui su youtube oltre ai test soliti che fai con grande professionalità? Un caro❤ saluto dall'Italia.

Love it. Beginning made me laugh, credentials are there - undoubtedly 😁 Hope that all recordings are saved in HQ for the future high-quality curated releases, just need a dedicated page with a good intuitive interface and a vast range of payment options. It will come. 7:29 Stu, I would love to see your conversation with Adam Neely. It will happen. Was wondering for some time now, what mascot fits you. Pink Panther - that's it! Hope it sits on the camera when you filming, and helps to connect with us ;-) 9:01 Performing? Always for us - -muppets- viewers. So the quality of your YT content is on the level where it's time to split hairs... Just need some time.

I enjoy all your videos. I do wonder, do you enjoy the "Great American Songbook?" You never seem to play examples of it.

Stu could you tell me what monitors you own? Additionally, I had auditioned the Focals 6 Be a long while back and wondered what you felt equivalent monitors would be? Thanks.

Stu, what online or piano app would you advise to learn on your own?

Stu, I really need a beautiful REAL PIANO sounding VST with good sustain. I currently play a Samick 6'8 grand and know what it sounds like to have the full, deep, rich 3D sound. I have installed the Ravenscroft but it feels empty, lacking the harmonics and the decay happens too rapidly. Is there a way for me to keep the full sustain longer on the Ravenscroft virtual piano??

How did I know after Steve he was going to say Prince?

Thank you for sharing, you are very interesting and the best advocate of the piano on you tube, i believe. Other reps just seem to spout affiliated diatribe and bore me to death.

at 08:52 you mention Mancini and the Pink Panther theme. my intro to jazz is almost identical however the tv theme that hooked me was Lalo Schifrin' s "Mission Impossible". metaphor?... i digress. Mancini's Pink Panther was a close second. there was also a show during the late 60's early 70s called NYPD. not to be confused w NYPD blue or CSI, a gritty NY crime drama show and the theme song was incredible to hear the horn chords and intensity kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7Rnh8pjz8enlKs.html. another tv theme i was drawn to was the Spiderman cartoon theme also of the seventies. btw, nice chops 😎

I think any pianist at least once in their life has played a Yamaha U1. Also I think any pianist at least once in their life has binn asked the question can you sing""? No I can not LOL🎹🎶

I have perfect pitch, discovered when I was about 5 or 6 years old. At that time it was assumed that you were born with it. According to research that's not really true - you need to grow up in a family where music is played all day. While it's a nice party trick and enables you to write down a song you hear in no time, there are drawbacks too. Transposing can be challenging and playing a piano not tuned to 440Hz can short circuit my brain at times.

From 3 to 12 years old on a U1...... Damn......

What surprised me the most was that in the long line up of Stu’s favourite jazz piano players there was not Keith Jarrett!!!

Yes, Rock With You chords are complex indeed : kzfaq.infoP2Z5MpIKsNg?feature=share Thanks for sharing Stu’s background !

Is perfect pitch required to be an accomplished artist?

How old are you Stu? If u don’t mind me asking……

Our Dearest Stu, why do you name an Italian classical charming notes Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si on simple English alphabet manner? I guess it would be correct if one can keep a beautiful old style tradition and respect the Italy for magic mystery notes this country gifted it to the whole World, isn't it? Anyway I put my "like" to you...)))

Def not Norton, but Cussak

Be careful when using the word "funk" hahaha, in some places it does not mean the same music style....