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Adam Neely's big-band Sungazer brings a human counterpoint to AI

The Blue Note concert film combines sets from two nights, with Neely arranging Sungazer's music for an expanded ensemble.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Sungazer Plus Live at the Blue Note (full concert)

Seventeen musicians, big-band arrangements and two nights at New York's Blue Note: "Sungazer Plus Live at the Blue Note (full concert)" offers a very hands-on answer to what making music can involve.

Adam Neely plays bass alongside Sungazer partner Shawn Crowder on drums, with Button Masher (Jake Silverman) on keys and Joshua De La Victoria on guitar. Around them is a full complement of saxophones, trumpets and trombones. Neely wrote the big-band arrangements, and the film combines performances recorded in July 2025 rather than presenting a single uninterrupted set.

There were no new uploads this week, but the channel added roughly 94,000 views. The concert is among its most active older releases, sitting between two essays about artificial intelligence in music. "Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future" draws the most daily views of those three; "They Teach AI Music at Music School Now..." continues the argument through music education.

That makes for a revealing pairing: Neely questioning what automation takes away from musicianship, and a concert showing the coordination his own music asks of people.

Subscribers were unchanged over the week, while daily viewing is currently above its usual level. Elsewhere in music commentary, Rick Beato had substantial weekly growth. Neely's week was smaller, with the back catalogue doing all the work and the Blue Note set giving listeners something beyond the debate.

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