Three Rochester musicians are celebrating the songs of Carole King, James Taylor, and Joni Mitchell in a new virtual concert.
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Jazz Fest 2015, Day 8: Frank reviews The Steve Gadd Band
Gadd-zooks Batman, that Steve Gadd can really beat the tubs. Celebrating his 70th birthday in front of a sold out, hometown crowd, Gadd and his black clad band were greeted enthusiastically and jumped right into a tight and progressive set. Though the audience clearly loved what was going on, the band struck me more as […]
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MUSIC FEATURE: Steve Gadd
Most drummers would acknowledge that Steve Gadd is among the most dynamic percussionists in the world. The rest just call him Steve God. But when he talks, Gadd is no cymbal crasher; he’s disarmingly soft-spoken. The man whose brilliant solo adds the exclamation point to Steely Dan’s “Aja,” whose fife-and-drum-corps lines on Paul Simon’s “50 […]
