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Feb 27, 2020 · In short, drummers owe him a lot. Rhythm magazine caught up with the legendary Steve Gadd and his drum tech Yard Gavrilovic to talk drumming feel and session work, as well as to show off the kit he took out on last year’s Eric Clapton tour. Among the exclusive shots of Steve’s setup you’ll see in this gallery are snippets from Rhythm’s ...
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Feb 21, 2024 · The drummer for Charlie? A guy named Steve Gadd. No, not the same Steve Gadd, but I didn’t know that at the time. In fact, for a while, I was convinced that the drummer Steve Gadd, who played on so many big hits and albums, must be the same Steve Gadd drummer in Charlie.
- Timothy Patterson
Jan 9, 2014 · Schooled jazzer. Steve Gadd is one of maybe half a dozen drummers in the past century of drumset history who it can be said changed the way every other drummer plays. Gadd is one of the most recorded drummers of all time, and certainly the most revered session drummer. He was born in Rochester, New York in 1945 and, like Buddy Rich, was a child ...
- Rhythm Magazine
Jun 7, 2022 · Steve Gadd Interview: Behind the Drums. Steve Gadd’s musical story starts early. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Gadd was given drumsticks by his uncle at age three. By seven, he received a drum set from his grandfather, which led to his first formal lessons. At 11, his parents began bringing him to local jazz clubs to see legendary performers such ...
Jul 13, 2020 · Andrea is a music lover and an experienced drummer with more than 15 years of drumming with different bands and music projects, such as Seditius and Hermano & the Marines. Steve Gadd stands as a legend in his own rights. He was able to deliver three performances per day, and it came to delivering what it means to be a real drummer.
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Solo Transcription - Steve Gadd, "Aja". Here's a classic Steve Gadd solo from the 1978 Steely Dan album, Aja. The title track is the only tune Gadd plays on the whole record, though he makes it count. As a matter of fact, no drummer, besides Bernard Purdie plays more than one track on the album, which also features Ed Greene, Paul Humphrey, Jim ...
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Aug 29, 2017 · Gadd tends to be thought of as a studio/fusion/R&B player, but he's also a great, very influential jazz drummer. There are a lot of elements to his playing that have become stylistic features of post-60s jazz drumming— his playing embodies some classic elements of newer playing the way Art Blakey or Philly Joe Jones did 50s playing.
