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D. Slam wrote:rare,

Here's a young player I really like. What I like about him most is
his ability to not only play, and play with an amazing arsenal of chops
but also the way he plays along WITH what's going on around him.

His name is Greg Clark and that's a Carolina Drum works snare
he's playing on, from the same company that built mine.

I wish the audio was more professionally done, but it is what it is.

Left handed player too... Greg is serious!

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/gregclarkdrumclinic1.html

And check out how he lays it down with Raheem DeVaughn.

Not trying to start an earthquake, just puttin where it needs to be
with class and style.

THIS kid can play!

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/gregclarkraheemdevaughn.html

I was expecting the gospel chops thing, but was pleasantly surprised. He sounds like part of the track...lifting it up, not like he's trying to annihilate the track with his chops. The sound quality stinks though. I can't hear the snare well enough over the cymbals.

Thanks for that Raheem DeVaughn. When D'Angelo left the scene I thought R&B was off the radar. Turns out it's alive and well! Stuff like this is the reason I still buy CD's. I hope some of my $ ends up in the artist's pocket. You know I bought Spectrum 3 times!

Yeah, I've put up with pay to play promoters in the past. They are on my "list". I don't do those gigs anymore. Call somebody else.

Ted E. Bear wrote:

Kenny, it's always been Paul Colby's Bitter End as best I remember. and It's still there. Here's the website:


http://www.bitterend.com/



and Don, I will get to it by tomorrow.

Peace, TED

Oh thought it was changed to the "other" end for awhile because the "bitter" end has a negative connotation. Or maybe the "other" end didn't sound so good either. Both referring to it being towards the end of bleeker. i've seen some nice shows there staphane grappelli for one! I once lived right there on sullivan st.
Went back for a gig at satalla's and visited the village 8 yrs ago or so. It was college kids going crazy but didn't seem too happening musicwise. Is the village gate still around. I know i always ask you these same questions, sweet basil? vanguard?

The Village Gate became a theatre n 2001 called the village Theatre.


Sweet Basil closed but is supposed to be re-opening as Sweet Rhythms.


Village Vanguard is still there and is still open. Barbra Streisand did a show there a year or so ago with a lottery for tickets. I didn't win unfortunately.

No pun intended but my little fury friends say;.....Go get'em Mr. TR! ! !

Woody wrote:Sounds like he's playing in 7/4 at around 50 seconds into the video.


As long as I enjoy doing it and other people benefit from the experience and come up to me afterwards and say that they really enjoyed listening to it makes it all worthwhile, to me.
Regardless of what style of drumming it is.

I had to go back to this no ernie and bert hard feelins.
Yeah he was doing some "rudinentary" 7 . i recently found out hoe the rudiments hold all the secrets to odd time signatures. i don;t try to cone offf as some kind of musicl ethnomusicologist but that's really what i strive for. not playing what is hip on the charts just the roots and if they are old rythms from africa and india then that is what has raised the bar for me personally that have worked for 2000 years