I think Vinnie likes being in this format with someone who doesn't care about his technical ability on the drums. She is asking him more questions on the meaning and importance of music and society. Vinnie gets to express himself in a different way than if he was interviewed by a drummer or a Master ...

Fantastic interview and aesthetics of the location. I love this format. it is like fresh air.

Yes. The facebook video now works!!!

zildjian 400th Anniversary Concert. Marcus Gilmore paying tribute to Terri Lyne Carrington's induction into the Zildjian HALL OF FAME.
https://youtu.be/aX7o-8QtPFE

He has a huge vocabulary, and taste in musical choices. Oh, not a bad drummer either!
I'm sure it helped to have Roy Haynes as a ...

The Mike Clark interview was really fun! They both were so exited to talk about so many stories about inspirational moments, like Vinnie talked about hearing Billy Hart when he was in Boston, and Mike meeting David Garibaldi before he was with Tower of Power, Herbie and Elvin Jones stories etc...

Vincent can really lay the backbeat down when he needs to.
I really respect players who can be masterful soloists, and can also just sit still and LAY IT DOWN.

I first heard of Weckl when I went to see and hear Simon and Garfunkel in the summer of 1983 at Parade Stadium in Minneapolis. I went to see S&G and expected Gadd. Weckl was playing and he sounded great! Airto was playing percussion!
After that, i lived in record stores to see if Weckl was on any ...

I was there. Amazing show! Weckl was fresh. Check out 23:25 Montuno solo. Weckl really went for it. Scott Henderson was great!!! The live sound was like the record. Super hi-fi.
https://youtu.be/Tt4xrzCNs2A?si=fWm_snLdHveVxzJY

I couldn't find this video by searching this site.

2026 will be exiting, but I think we all have a responsibility to keep it real, otherwise what's the point? Everything online will be fake or enhanced, and that reaction may perhaps have a cause and affect for us to pursue live interaction which in tern employs people just like the 1960s and early ...