Stanton Moore

Stanton Moore is the sound of New Orleans. Having been born and raised in the area, as well as having studied with the immortal Johnny Vidacovich, Stanton Moore embodies the rich textural sound of New Orleans funk/jazz drumming. From his innovative drum configuration (utilizing two bass drums and a pandeiro) to his well known altered-fulcrum technique, Stanton Moore is without a doubt a current innovator in the world of drumming. Although his sound can be described as loose and sloppy, he can still play a very driving tune with the best of them while maintaining his relaxed sound. Over the past two decades, he has brought that signature sound to groups and artists such as Galactic, Garage a Trois, Will Bernard, Bonerama, and Robert Walter. He stays very involved in education, constantly teaching private lessons in New Orleans and on the road. He was a contributing writer for Drum! magazine and is currently a regular writer for Modern Drummer, which featured him on their April 2004 cover. In 2005, he launched a signature line of cymbals with Bosphorus Cymbals and a signature drum stick with the Vic Firth stick company. Since Hurricane Katrina, Moore (despite his own personal losses in the tragedy) has helped start and participates in the Tipitina's Foundation workshop for students, providing young people an opportunity to learn, play and perform with professional musicians. Just last year, he unveiled a 4.5” by 14” signature titanium snare drum that embodies his classic sound. Stanton Moore’s unique sound is hypnotic. Every time I introduce his playing to a student, they are hooked from the first beat. Can’t blame them.

What's on your CD:

1. Poison Pushy – Stanton Moore
2. Licorice – Stanton Moore
3. Sprung Monkey – Stanton Moore
4. I’ll Fly Away – Stanton Moore
5. When the Levee Breaks – Stanton Moore
6. Just a Closer Walk With Thee – Stanton Moore
7. Chilcock – Stanton Moore
8. Wissions (of Vu) – Stanton Moore Trio
9. Villified – Galactic
10. Think Back – Galactic
11. Tuff Love – Galactic
12. Magpie – Will Bernard
13. Dory’s Day Out – Garage a Trois
14. Fight! Smash! Win! – Street Sweeper Social Club

Stanton Moore's selected discography:

All Kooked Out – Stanton Moore
Flyin’ the Koop – Stanton Moore
III – Stanton Moore
Emphasis (On Parenthesis) – Stanton Moore
We Love ‘Em Tonight: Live at Tipitina’s – Galactic
Vintage Reserve – Galactic
Ruckus – Galactic
From the Corner to the Block – Galactic
Mysteryfunk – Garage a Trois
Emphasizer – Garage a Trois
Power Patriot – Garage a Trois
Blue Plate Special – Will Bernard

VIDEOS:
http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/stantonmoorespiritsnare.html

http://www.drummerworld.com/Drumclinic/stantonmoorerrl.html

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

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

“Sprung Monkey” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAJtmDQBvF8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbwHHyVxb1k


LINKS:
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Stanton_Moore.html

http://www.stantonmoore.com/

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton_Moore


Stanton Moore’s signature Titanium snare drum:
http://www.drummercafe.com/music-industry/news/stanton-moore-spirit-of-new-orleans-signature-snare-drum.html

Billy Martin

It’s clear that musical diversity runs through Billy Martin’s veins. This percussionist plays with such a unique style that it’s a shame he’s not more well known in the music world. Billy played in pop bands through high school while expanding his musical endeavors by studying percussion with Paul Price (who performed percussion compositions for John Cage) and taking off-campus classes on samba and Brazilian music. That influence is incredibly evident in his playing with his primary band Medeski, Martin, and Wood. He often incorporates ethnic percussion instruments and found objects into his drumset playing. Yet even more so, he mixes in breakbeats and DJ infused beats with his Afro-cuban and jazz style. The jazz influence, according to Billy Martin, specifically comes from Max Roach. He has claimed that his two biggest influences are Max Roach and Zigaboo Modeliste (drummer for the funk band The Meters). He also sometimes goes by the moniker Illy B. The most notable releases as Illy B include the Illy B Eats series of breakbeat records. Along with his percussion work, Billy Martin is a visual artist, dealing mainly with pastel drawings and paintings. His work has been displayed in several galleries and is also on the packaging of many MMW albums. Billy Martin recently established his own label called Amulet, which specializes in avant-garde percussion releases. Billy Martin truly creates his own fusion of sounds. From jazz to funk to breakbeat, his playing and his style are so electric. I personally played so much like him early on (which is far from being a bad thing) that I had to completely quit listening to MMW in order to avoid becoming a clone. Finding your own voice is a very difficult thing. Billy Martin certainly found his.

ARTISTS - Medeski, Martin, & Wood, MSMW, John Scofield, DJ Logic, John Zorn, Bob Moses

What's on your disc:

1. Little Walter Rides Again – MSMW
2. Miles Behind – MSMW
3. Tequila and Chocolate – MSMW
4. Beeah – Medeski, Martin, & Wood
5. United – Medeski, Martin, & Wood
6. I Wanna Ride You – Medeski, Martin, & Wood
7. Nocturnal Transmission – Medeski, Martin, & Wood
8. Smoke – Medeski, Martin, & Wood
9. Lifeblood – Medeski, Martin, & Wood
10. It’s a Jungle in Here – Medeski, Martin, & Wood
11. Sugar Craft – Medeski, Martin, & Wood
12. Hottentot – John Scofield

MMW Discography:

Notes From the Underground

It's a Jungle in Here

Friday Afternoon in the Universe
Shack-man

Farmer's Reserve

Combustication

Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps)

Tonic

The Dropper

Uninvisible

End of the World Party (Just in Case)

Let's Go Everywhere

Radiolarians 1

Radiolarians 2

VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4gHeoeVEkA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kaorNzKVnE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWc99ZeG6w8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-5doar5hMs


LINKS:
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Billy_Martin.html

http://www.billymartin.net/

http://www.mmw.net/billy.jsp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Martin_(percussionist)

Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette was and is revolutionary. He’s legendary. He’s one of the greatest innovators on the drumset. A bass player friend of mine calls him the “groove master of the planet.”
He hooked up with Miles Davis in 1969 and changed the world of music. He was the rhythmic dictator behind one of the most controversial records of all time – Bitches Brew. That record birthed the genre known as fusion and changed the face of jazz, funk, and rock all at the same time. Jack D’s red meat grooves take each song from one level to the next, adding intensity and musicality that makes you question everything you thought you knew about how to back a soloist and carry a beat. He took that trademark with him to other big names that he recorded with in the years to come – Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Pat Metheny, John Scofield…
Jack DeJohnette is well known as one of the high-priests of drumming. He’s never too loud. He’s never too busy. He’s never boring. He’s never repetitive.
His grooves are untouchable. They’re raw and they just sound and feel good. His solos are inspired and inspiring, and never repetitive. He never relies on licks or plays the same thing from one solo to the next. He has out of this world proficiency on his instrument, but unlike most drummers, he never makes his playing on technicality.
And while he can do alllll that, he can still color a ballad with all the sensitivity you would expect from a master.
And if that’s not enough, he can play a wide variety of percussion instruments and piano. While he can swing over a standard and play the pocket on a funk jam, he certainly can and certainly knows when to change his focus for the different musical styles from around the world.
At the risk of sounding cliché, Jack DeJohnette's grooves on Freddie Hubbard's "Straight Life" totally and absolutely changed my life. I was so blessed to get to recently experience his playing in a live setting. For my ramblings on that schooling: http://nosbig.livejournal.com/137934.html
Go buy “Straight Life” by Freddie Hubbard, “Bitches Brew” by Miles Davis, and “Saudades” by Trio Beyond and get educated. Get to know The Legend, Jack DeJohnette. There is nobody else like him. I could go on and on and on about this hero of mine, but I’ll let him testify with his playing.

ARTISTS - Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarret, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Michael Brecker, Bill Evans, Jackie McLean

On the CD:
1. Red Clay – Freddie Hubbard
2. Seven Steps to Heaven – Trio Beyond
3. Saudades – Trio Beyond
4. Egad – Christian McBride
5. Cobilla – Jack DeJohnette
6. The Thief – Herbie Hancock
7. So Sue Me – John Scofield
8. Black Satin – Miles Davis
9. Spanish Key (live) – Miles Davis
10. John McLaughlin – Miles Davis

11. Picture 3 – Jack DeJohnette

For more grooves and solos that will send you to the chiropractor:
Straight Life – Freddie Hubbard
Saudades – Trio Beyond
Bitches Brew – Miles Davis
Live at the Fillmore East – Miles Davis
On the Corner – Miles Davis
A Tribute to Jack Johnson – Miles Davis
Live-Evil – Miles Davis
Big Fun – Miles Davis
Standards Live – Keith Jarrett Trio
Bye Bye Blackbird – Keith Jarrett Trio
Number Two Express – Christian McBride
The New Standard – Herbie Hancock
Demon’s Dream – Jackie McLean
Jacknife – Jackie McLean
Dream Weaver – Charles Lloyd
Pictures – Jack DeJohnette

VIDEOS:
http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/jackdejohnettemd97.html

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/jackdejohnettemusicalsolo1.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJWPs69ZJn4

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/Jackdejohnettekeith3.html


LINKS:
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Jack_DeJohnette.html

http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001203/Jack%20DeJohnette

http://www.jackdejohnette.com/

http://www.myspace.com/jackdejohnette

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_DeJohnette

me and my favorite drummer of all time

Terreon Gully

Although Terreon Gully plays jazz with Stefon Harris and Christian McBride, to call him simply a jazz drummer would be as diminishing as to call Albert Pujols a good hitter. Terreon Gully is an amazing all-around drummer. He can lay it down for R&B and pop as well as he can rip it on straight-ahead. He can do more than just hold his own in Afro-Cuban, fusion, and gospel too. There's no box to put him in. After growing up in St. Louis, Terreon attended the University of Houston where he studied percussion and got his Performance degree. Terreon's playing is full of creativity and attitude. His solos as well as his time playing show his incredible chops and solid pulse. Although he keeps very busy with touring, recording, producing, writing, and arranging, Terreon has been Professor of Drumset and Jazz History at the University of Manitoba in Canada since 2008. Those Canadians are lucky to have him.

ARTISTS - Stefon Harris, Christian McBride, Geoffrey Keezer, Joe Locke, Javon Jackson, Russell Gunn, David Sanborn, Common, Charlie Hunter, Joshua Redman.

What's on the CD:
1. Nothing Personal – Stefon Harris
2. [Untitled] – Stefon Harris
3. The Lost Ones – Stefon Harris
4. King Tut’s Strut – Stefon Harris
5. Technicolor Nightmare – Christian McBride
6. Boogie Woogie Waltz – Christian McBride
7. Say Something – Christian McBride
8. Out Jam / Give It Up or Turnit Loose – Christian McBride
9. In This Corner – Javon Jackson

Great albums with Terreon:

African Tarantella - Stefon Harris

Evolution - Stefon Harris

Grand Unification Theory - Stefon Harris

Live at Tonic - Christian McBride Band

Vertical Vision - Christian McBride Band

Live in Seattle - The Joe Locke/Geoffrey Keezer Group

Have You Heard - Javon Jackson

Smoking Gunn - Russell Gunn

VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YhjRhPNKT8

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJOiTD0-XM8


LINKS:
http://www.terreongully.com/main.htm

http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Terreon_Gully.html

http://www.myspace.com/terreongully

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=17883

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terreon_Gully


Great interview with Terreon Gully: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHmS4XGFiPw

Adam Deitch

When Adam Deitch is the drummer on any given project or record, you know what you're going to get: solid time, funky driving beats, creative fills, and just a great sound from the drums. The drums are always in the forefront of any song Adam plays on, though he's never a distraction from the rest of the music. Having attended Berklee, his playing is heavily rooted in funk and r&b with a jazz mentality. He's the drummer for Lettuce and The John Scofield Band, and has also played with Average White Band, Ledisi, Raphael Saadiq, Eric Krasno, and many more. Adam's playing is very active and conversational. His breakbeats are unbelieveable. He has also produced for many hip-hop artists, such as Talib Kweli, Jurassic 5, 50 Cent, and Snoop Dogg. Currently, Adam has put out recent records with Lettuce and Ledisi and is performing with the Eric Krasno (guitarist for Soulive) led band Chapter 2 as well as his own band called Break Science. He is also on the associate faculty at the New School in New York City.

ARTISTS - Lettuce, The John Scofield Band, Ledisi, Average White Band, John Medeski, Talib Kweli, Raphael Saadiq, Eric Krasno, Anthony Hamilton, Big Daddy Kane, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Lauryn Hill.

Here's what's on the CD:

1. Thikhatali – John Scofield Band
2. Uberjam – John Scofield Band
3. Watch Out For Po-Po – John Scofield Band
4. Freakin’ Disco – John Scofield Band
5. Every Night Is Ladies Night – John Scofield Band
6. Acidhead – John Scofield Band
7. Ideofunk – John Scofield Band
8. Jungle Fiction – John Scofield Band
9. Express Yourself – Lettuce
10. Outta Here – Lettuce

11. Soon the New Day - Talib Kweli feat. Norah Jones
12.Knockin’ – Ledisi
13. Say No – Ledisi

Albums to check out for Adam's drumming and production:

Uberjam - John Scofield Band

Up All Night - John Scofield Band

Rage! - Lettuce

Outta Here - Lettuce

Live at Blue Note Tokyo - Lettuce

Eardrum - Talib Kweli

Turn Me Loose - Ledisi

VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1XirszefOY

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og6sN_1JqGM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkoQxSb8360

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1F28_9u4aY


LINKS:
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Adam_Deitch.html

http://www.myspace.com/adamdeitch

http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001202/Adam%20Deitch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Deitch


Adam interviews his dad (who is also a great drummer) and does an impromptu drum clinic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOTTjCMYUMc