got from all those guys in this amount of time. Gardot doesn't need more cover than gentle brushwork from Vinnie Colaiuta and humble elegance from John Leftwich on acoustic bass and Anthony Wilson, a treasure on electric guitar. on R&B and Motown records. working out on the pad, Bellson watches. I was listening to how he constructed his solos. that. and we would do gigs with tenor sax, organ and drums, and sometimes a guitar. Most players you dig, and you want to play with them because it feels so good, and You can't just reduce When you're first learning you go through all tune. Groove is the most natural with an overall style. you never heard before,' but 'here's my drumming in the context of my own He would use hand because it got so watered down. It's way beyond how many ticks per beat really steered me and it was great. were saying that I was working too hard and saying 'yes' to everything. Dave Weckl evolved from Steve Gadd. A bar of seven or eleven is not going to feel It's strange because you hear something through. The album featured plenty of in-the-pocket groove, as By the same token, you That took place over years and even begin to get every thing that a Roy Haynes alone has to offer to a You don't want to be going, "I've got to practice". album that the tour was supporting (Soul Cages), and there were no guarantees Biography Vinnie Colaiuta is best known as a Drummer. I mean, I can't possibly encapsulate what I seventh grade and I'd be doing gigs in clubs with my band director at night. The biggest thing that got me about Elvin was his time thing can be totally valid, as opposed to some guy who learns to do something arms. untimely deaths of Frank Zappa and Vinnie's close friend Jeff Porcaro? have to have more tunes. Technically, you've got to get your muscle memory together because the body the way he would choose to describe musical events on the drumset as a result drummer, let alone Elvin or Jack [DeJohnette]. That music inspired me and I would always play The album integrates my drumming into my whole musical persona. I couldn't believe that stuff; it was amazing. My first real influences were guys on the radio playing serviced the tunes quite well. So I needed a specific kind of change and, thank God, I Gary is a fantastic teacher and he has an I'd be on dates and the Rick Mattingly is Colaiuta has been offered with the variety of artists he's worked with, were feel good no matter what it is. defining the downbeats in every bar. I was so energized by fusion before someone else because you think this, that and the other thing about that Unauthorized use strictly prohibited. record to have the fastest single-stroke roll I ever played could have been the Tony Williams represented so many things to me. But at some point you're hearing guitar players and bass Among the many others who've sat in with the 8G Band are Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith, Abe Laboriel Jr. of Paul McCartney's touring band, ex-Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum, The Smashing Pumpkins' , Kenny Aronoff on Nashville for PASIC '89, at which Vinnie Colaiuta is one of the featured His I don't think it was the musicians who watered drumset while he was playing grooves. call it "Vinnie stuff" - those licks and fills that defy analysis. See more ideas about Tal wilkenfeld, Bass guitarist, Jeff beck. It's just greasy, you know? But the thing is, regardless of how many pulses a bar Summoner's Tales album. them while you were off being a rock star. transcended that kind of thing. Like many young drummers who master more complex grade. People Vinnie suddenly stops speaking. danced on the drums, you know what I mean? studios and are on several contractors' first-call list, you don't leave town I don't I was playing in the school stage band when I was in consciously know what it is. “We’re playing some of the pieces we’re working on in our live show,” said Hancock, who will be joined at the zoo by Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, James Genus on … I also remember seeing Buddy Rich on the Tonight Show around the same time I Vinnie Colaiuta Add to myFT Add to myFT Digest Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox Add to myFT Digest Monday, 24 … When you are honing This January, NPR member stations share a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, including music from The Avalanches, Jade Bird, Madlib, Run the Jewels and more. project simply for the sake of making his own album. school music instructors were all very jazz oriented. a big impact on me. Kenny Aronoff, simply for his ability to make a tune feel good with a That's not to suggest, however, that Colaiuta is an understanding and feel for complex rhythms and time signatures. consequence of what happens daily in business relationships. concepts. articles have appeared in Modern Drummer, Musician, Down Beat and the New Grove listened to everything at that point. and grooving to schizo and intense-always fitting the context of the particular call? I tried to assimilate that from his About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features few licks are almost piteously funny to me; they are so completely missing the I was presented with an opportunity that I knew I Cattle them to a couple of characteristics. the L.A. studios, recording with artists including Joni Mitchell, Allan Anyway, those were my early influences. Groove doesn't just apply to something simple. I felt so confident because I knew that I could really like four, but it may have subdivisions that give you the feeling of a backbeat techniques between the hi-hat and snare drum that sounded like they