YouTube vid title = true statement

I believe I own an Earth, Wind & Fire record and it's possible I've even listened to it. Really other than that, this band doesn't enter my brain too often. I don't dislike them, just honestly rarely ever think of them. But look at this MONSTER of a drum solo I stumbled on somehow while searching for Jojo Mayer videos. I consider myself ignorant to the world of Sonny Emory, which I now plan to rectify. That man's posture is incredible! Oh and that shirt looks really comfy to drum in.

Also, just to note that youtube video titles are not always true statements. Case in point: the related video of "Obama playing drums" which is clearly Max Roach.

New bass drum stencil!

It didn't come out perfect, but not too bad at all for a first try. Let thine inner nerd shine!

ODaD: "the percussion just raped my mind"

The above youtube comment sounds violent and unpleasant, but I promise you Chris Ward's drumming is definitely not the latter. Though I suppose if you'd stood where this cameraperson was standing you'd probably feel like yer mind had just been R'd:



Chris Ward is the bespectacled, bearded man in Pattern Is Movement and is probably tired of being referred to as such, but it's Tuesday and my own personal mind has been getting R'd all day with end of the month work stuff so...alright you don't care, I don't care, I'll stop.

Chris is a phenomenal, powerhouse drummer with the feel of a gazelle in its prime. Or maybe an impala, I think I saw one of those on a Planet Earth re-run the other night. It didn't get away from the lion. And Chris was the lion. Wait. Ok, another video!



That most youtube comments about these guys fall somewhere along the lines of "drummer is sick" or "man, drummer is a beast" should not be a surprise.

One drummer a day: Antonio Sanchez

So...this next drummer...Antonio Sanchez. I'm really not even sure how to articulate, other than to say that he's so good it hurts. I've been fortunate enough to see him live with Pat Metheny four times. The first time I had this grand idea of interviewing Antonio after the show for my college newspaper, but couldn't come up with anything but "What planet are you from?" and so I never mustered up the courage to approach him. In the vid below there's a point where the camera focuses on Metheny waiting in the wings during the drum solo and even he can't believe what he's watching. That's how good Mr. Sanchez is.