Latest News
Dave Specter “Spectified” CD Release Party!
August 23, 2010
My latest recording with Chicago Blues guitarist Dave Specter, “Spectified” is out. There will be a big release party Wednesday, August 25th at SPACE in Evanston, IL at 8PM. The record sounds great, with some extra percussion work (some from me and more from Victor Garcia) and a backing horn section. I’m very happy to be part of this project and look forward the CD release party and our upcoming tours!
San Jose Jazz Fest w/ the Tamburr/Vitchev Project
August 19, 2010
Wow! This was a lot of fun! The Tamburr/Vitchev Project made its debut at the San Jose Jazz Festival and all of us involved thought it was the start of something good. Here’s a video clip of Pat Metheny’s “Minuano”:
European Tour
June 7, 2010
I’ll be going on a two-week European Tour with blues guitarist Dave Specter in September. We will be performing in Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, and Germany. This new tour is addition to the one already announced for November, when we will perform at the legendary Lucerne Blues Festival. I am truly excited for these important upcoming musical experiences!
Exciting New Dates Announced!
March 31, 2010
I’ve got some upcoming dates which I am very pleased to announce!
• I’ll be be playing with the fabulous vibraphonist Christian Tamburr at the San Jose Jazz Festival on August 14th and August 16th. We also have two additional dates at D’Vine in Morgan Hill – May 21st and 22nd. Our last shows there were full, so I suggest making reservations in advance.
• Lucerne Blue Festival! I’ll be with blues guitarist Dave Specter at this world-renowned blues festival in Switzerland on November 11th and 12th. Dave has a great band, including the great Chicago blues singers Jimmy Johnson and Sharon Lewis.
New YouTube Channel Launched
December 4, 2009
I just went through YouTube and collected all of the videos I could find from my various performances over the years. They are now all in one place at www.youtube.com/gwpdrums. Of course, you can still find all my videos right here at gregdrums.com in the left-side navigation.
Here’s a new video from one of my recent gigs at Buddy Guy’s Legends with blues guitarist Dave Specter and our special guest Jimmy Johnson. The song is “You Don’t Know What Love Is” and it suits Jimmy’s haunting vocal style perfectly!
