Agree - I find Jarzombek incredibly unique in his style of phrasing. In terms of technical proficiency and all-around facility, I think Matt Garstka is at the top. He brings Colaiuta drum-god/gospel chops to metal. He just graduated Berklee and is now playing with Animals as Leaders, who probably ma...

That Spirit Animal video is amazing IMO. The depth of the groove there is nuts.

Get lost in this. Make sure to stick through to the second half of this beast -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnH27mxW0KM

Well this is random -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuHuozAg8hE

He appears around 3:10.

(I still personally love Steely Dan's Gaucho, for the record.)

Rodge wrote:Nice suff Gav', Steely Dan "Gaucho" guys ?

Yeah, either that or a take on Keith Jarrett's "Long As You Know You're Living Yours," which was the basis for Jarrett's successful copyright infringement lawsuit against SD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXpPlBFGG_Q

Cool - any other good stories from that project?

Cool - any other good stories from that project?

Really cool, thanks for posting. Interesting to hear him say that he can't keep time with his left foot!

It's also crazy how solid his time is underneath it all. A totally rock steady stream of groove. A lot of advanced guys may do some of this, and they do an amazing job as well, but that level of internal pulse... pretty rare.

Makes sense - thanks guys. I'll give it a shot - suppose I should have done that in the first place. Hard to visualize as working as you suggest, but definitely seems possible.