Bluejay: The Mind of a Child Prodigy

December 26, 2010 12:51 PM

"60 Minutes" Executive Editor Bill Owens looks back at a favorite story about an extraordinary boy.


by vk3k9 May 10, 2011 2:30 AM EDT: Remarkable... 1) has a connection from a higher source... at it is said, the world is 7 a higher dimension is 8. Music scale is 8 although the 8th in our world is a somewhat of a repeat, showing that it is from a higher dimension, but that is yet to be fully revealed!
2) Is he a re-incarnation? I suggest it may be interesting to study some of his statistics to determine. In his book.. "The Coming Revolution [Rabbi Zamir Cohen]" He presents a number of demonstrated similarities in latter famous people matching with earlier examples. Not to undermine his own uniqueness and his unbending drive to utilise his talents and share them in the world.
3) Kol HaKavod, I wish he and his family continued success and amazing contribution to the world, may he continue till 120!; Reply to this comment


by saraluuv February 22, 2011 3:17 PM EST: wow! What a boy! good for his parents for allowing him the freedoms to expand his knowledge.; Reply to this comment


by neiburger73 February 12, 2011 6:03 PM EST: My mother was a Jew. My father was a Jew. I am also an Israeli.
And I am of Eastern Europe origin. But I do not play any instrument.
What about my IQ? May be I am not a Jew? But I look as a Jew.
And I have 12 US patents. What can you say about it?; Reply to this comment


by instruments-of-G-D February 11, 2011 8:55 AM EST: Did anyone ever stop to wonder why it is that every time a Jew is recognized for his/her brilliance and contribution to society there will always be those who will call it racism or find some other way to negate individual Jews or Jews as a whole. Clearly, this is jealousy rearing it's ugly head. Whether it is comfortable or not the fact remains that the Jews ARE G-d's chosen people. We are only jealous of that which makes us feel insecure. We too have a valuable place in G-d's world as his creations. Let us accept the the Jews were given a responsibility as a chosen nation. A great many do live up to that. Let's try to focus on the positive instead of always highlighting the stories of the select Jews who don't live up to their responsibility.; Reply to this comment


by marglans February 7, 2011 3:06 PM EST: Please, give BlueJay staff paper, extra computers, good food, fresh air and... LEAVE him alone! We'll all regret if somebody's, like Mr. Adler's, guidance will destroy what God can give only ONCE! I am a musician myself, and I would never bring Beethoven's manuscript as an example. Mr. Adler proves nothing but envy.
Fly, BlueJay, fly! You have a great family!; Reply to this comment


by alferi February 2, 2011 10:26 PM EST: First I have degrees in phil and psych. If we were raised in an eastern metaphysical system,it would not be too hard to understand what is happening with this very gifted young man. I also compose, and have at any one time an almost infinite number of "voices" in my hearing -I too when younger had hearing that reached to about 22 to 24 Khz (fully tested) - From the invisible realm of the soul, the senses come forth -It is taught- God is the light by which we see and God is the sound by which we hear -When the senses are fully open you would have the ability to compose virtually an infinite number of compositions -How ever -This soul, this extremely masterful young man would indeed have to have been a past life musical master to accomplish such a feat -Welcome to the expanding consciousness of our time - alferi@att.net; Reply to this comment


by wszedxikm February 1, 2011 5:47 PM EST: maybe a case for reincarnation . he was never shown a cello & he knew how to play ?; Reply to this comment


by olavjwh February 1, 2011 10:27 AM EST: I am really not liking this racism in favor the Jews. I would think we were pass that...; Reply to this comment


by BruceJohnson11 January 31, 2011 5:19 PM EST: 60-minutes destroyed this kid.

The only person in the entire videos doing Jay Greenberg any favors is Samuel Adler.

It is a fact that as Mozart matured as a composer, he began sketching more and more and not simply writing straight through every piece. Amadeus is a wonderful film, but not true to life. We have the sketches of the unfinished requiem, and they show that by this point Mozart no longer composed that way. This is why we have the Jupiter symphony and not only an endless string of charming but relatively unambitious serenades. This genius mythology is just that, a myth. Of course this boy is talented, but there is something deeply shameless at the core of the way our society mindlessly perpetuates this kind of thinking. I understand that it is seductive to the industry outsider, but we must be vigilant against this kind of easy exploitation - this kind of treatment is a dead end for any young person. Samuel Zyman should know better.; Reply to this comment

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