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		<title>Recording Christian Tamburr&#8217;s New Album with Eric Reed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just spent two extremely fulfilling days in the studio recording with Christian Tamburr for his upcoming release. Eric Reed played piano and he was a joy to work with. His musical contributions were a perfect fit for the ensemble, and we had a ball joking around together! John Shifflett, our regular bass player, completed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=1059&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exciting Summer Dates</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m really looking forward to a number of dates I have in the coming months. The weekend of June 17, I have three concerts with Bay Area mainstay Anton Schwartz: 17th at Birdland Social Club in Berkeley, 19th at Anton&#8217;s celebrated Loft Concert series, and the 20th at Redwood City&#8217;s Jazz on Main Festival. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=1044&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Yoshi&#8217;s Show!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very excited to be back at Yoshi&#8217;s this spring with one of my favorite projects. The Dan Zemelman Quintet, featuring special guest, Christian Tamburr, will be performing at Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland on March 15th at 8PM. One set only, and with how the music has been shaping up, I know it will be a great [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=1033&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dynamics &#8211; Simply Amazing!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dynamics are one of the most effective tools in our musical toolbox. They can focus the interest of a listener more quickly than anything &#8211; faster than that hip rhythmic hemiola you just worked out, or the most blazing single strokes you’ve ever seen. Dynamics are easy for everyone to understand, and speak to us [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=1022&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Tours &#8211; Bernard Purdie &amp; Lucerne Blues Fest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent many weeks this past fall touring Europe with blues guitarist Dave Specter. Many of the shows were truly career highlights for me. In September, we performed in Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, and Switzerland. Sharon Lewis was our special guest vocalist for this tour. Our first night in Silkeborg, DK, Bernard Purdie was in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=996&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Spectfied&#8221; CD Release Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My latest recording with Chicago Blues guitarist Dave Specter, &#8220;Spectified&#8221; 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&#8217;m very happy to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=986&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>San Jose Jazz Fest w/ the Tamburr/Vitchev Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s a video clip of Pat Metheny&#8217;s &#8220;Minuano&#8221;:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=930&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>European Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=902&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exciting New Dates!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got some upcoming dates which I am very pleased to announce! • I&#8217;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&#8217;Vine in Morgan Hill &#8211; May 21st and 22nd. Our last shows there [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=895&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Ride Cymbal &#8211; The Sound of Jazz on the Drums</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ride cymbal beat is the most important element of jazz drumming. It should be the core of your sound, a thing by which you can be identified. It contains all of the information that other musicians need to hear in order to play with you. It defines tempo and style. It is the essence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gregdrums.com&amp;blog=3817862&amp;post=882&amp;subd=gregdrums&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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