Masterclass with Steve Gadd
online
Los Angeles, CA, USA
California
34.0522342
-118.2436849
Description
Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp Presents: A Masterclass with the legendary Steve Gadd!
Chat and INTERACT LIVE with Steve as he shares tips, techniques and knowlege. Learn from one of the greatest drummers of all time. Directly ask him a question you’ve always wanted to know!
*This class will be moderated by Billy Amendola, Modern Drummer Editor at Large.
About Steve:
One of the most influential drummers of all time, Steve Gadd set a new standard in contemporary drumming techniques and performance, and in doing so launched a thousand imitators. Recording so many legendary drum tracks like; " Aja"," Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "Nite Sprite", there is no drummer alive today who in some way has not been effected by Steve Gadd. His influence is still very much felt and can be heard in the playing of everyone from Vinnie Colaiuta to Carter Beauford.And still to this day there is no one who can get "inside" a tune and find the "pocket" quite like the great Steve Gadd.
Stephen Kendall Gadd was born April 9, 1945 in Rochester, NY. Steve's Uncle, a drummer in the army, encouraged him to take drum lessons at the age of seven. Bythe time Steve was 11 he had sat in with Dizzy Gillespie. Steve studied music at Eastman College in Rochester, playing in wind ensemble and concert band, and at nights in a club with Chick Corea, Chuck Mangione, Joe Romano and Frank Pullara.
After graduating from Eastman, Steve was drafted into the Army. While carrying out his three-year tour of duty, Steve ended up playing drums in the military band. After leaving the Army, Steve began gigging with a big band in the Rochester area and in 1972, formed a trio with Tony Levin and Mike Holmes. It was after relocating to New York City that Steve became one of the most sought after studio musicians in town.
It was as a studio musician that Steve came into his own and worked with such musicians as Chick Corea, Paul Simon, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Aretha Franklin, Paul McCartney, Bob James, Nancy Wilson and Joe Cocker to name a few.
In 1976 Steve became a member of the group Stuff with Gordon Edwards, Richard Tee, Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree and Chris Parker, while continuing his heavy schedule of studio work. Towards the end of the 70's, Steve had not only become one of the most in-demand drummers, but he had also become one of the most imitated, and revered drummers in the world.
By the end of the 1970's, Gadd was the most in-demand and probably the most imitated drummer in the world. In Japan transcriptions of his solos were on sale, and all the leading Japanese drummers were sounding like him. Chick Corea commented, "Every drummer wants to play like Gadd because he plays perfect . . . He has brought orchestral and compositional thinking to the drum kit while at the same time having a great imagination and a great ability to swing."
Steve Cut five albums with Chick Corea, several albums with Al DiMeola including Al's Electric Rendezvous, and recorded and toured with Gato Barbieri, George Benson, Stanley Clarke, Steely Dan, Joe Cocker, Maynard Ferguson, Roberta Flack, Jim Hall and of course, Paul Simon.
The 90's saw Steve become Eric Clapton's first call drummer, solidifying Steve's reputation as one of the most accomplished and skilled drummers of his generation.Today Steve is just as busy as he ever was with one of the most intense recording and touring schedules in the business, spending time in the studio and on the road with Eric Clapton, James Taylor, and his own group; STEVE GADD BAND.
Steve's influence on the drumming community can be heard in players from all walks of life, whether they know it or not. His feel, imagination, and abilities are the signatures of his trademark sound. Few others can manage to get inside a tune like Steve Gadd."
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Start:
2020-10-21T17:00:00-07:00
End:
2020-10-21T18:00:00-07:00
Category
Music
Tickets
Interactive Ticket
150.0
USD
26
