Jon Benjamin - Jazz Daredevil： I Want You

What this video is

Released August 2024 on Sub Pop Records as the lead video single for Jon Benjamin's third Jazz Daredevil album — a concept album structured as the fictional soundtrack to an unproduced film. The project extends H. Jon Benjamin's decade-long alt-comedy music persona, built on the premise of a non-pianist performing jazz with professional musicians. The video's cinematic noir grammar, static long-take structure, and…

Why it matters

Represents a mature evolution of the alt-comedy music video form, where the visual language (film noir, jazz lounge cinema) is deployed with equal parts sincerity and irony. The extreme slow editing pace and single-take structure are rare in contemporary music video production, aligning the piece…

The director

Jason Woliner (born June 1, 1980, The Bronx, NY) is an American director, producer, writer, and former child actor. He co-founded the sketch comedy group Human Giant, directing their MTV series (2007–2008). He directed TV episodes of Parks and Recreation,…