Yes you can tell Bob Moses was hurt by Merenda. I must say I agree with almost everything he is saying. The man is thinking on a very high level, and he holds originality in high esteem. I rarely go to see Tribute bands. You can look at it 2 ways. They're exploiting the originator by benefiting fina...

I love Dafnis for 3 reasons. He's experimental, he's organic, and he's a master of rhythm. The brain seeks comfort. Comfort equals music that we've heard before in some shape or form. Almost everyone we talk about in this forum comes out of someone else that we love. Even such originals as Mark Guil...

First of all nothing I said is absurd. It's interesting that you would say things to put down my posts, yet my posts aren't putting you down nor Dave or any other drummers. There's nothing negative in my words here. I don't understand why discussing real life and how full time drummers actually make...

Again, we all know that in NY he did some sessions. My favorite is the groove with Robert Plant's honeydrippers. My point was the last 15 years or so. Those are mostly jazz/fusion/instrumental artists you listed. Not union type session gigs. Lorber, Bromberg etc, not only hire Dave because of his pl...

Rodge you have deep ears my friend! Why is it you get what I'm talking about and others are ready to throw a negative vibe into my words? What's up with this place? I'll tell what you I meant in my post. Cliff's style comes directly out of Dave. Like Gadd, Dave spawned hundreds of clones in his time...

? Guys? Hello? Anyone in there? I never said Mr. Weckl can't anything. He's at the top of my list too!!! If what I'm stating is so obvious why is Kurtis not getting it? You can't be doing tracks in your studio if you're spending months on tour. All I'm saying is that Dave Weckl does not get called f...

I agree on the top drummer part, your list is great for you, but I don't see what your list has to do with it. I want to address your statement "Dave is a session drummer, he's just been touring for a while". I find this interesting because I can't make sense out of it. Dave has been touri...

So much misinformation here. So much. I studied for short period at north Texas. Ed Soph is still in touch with me and I was there for only 2 semesters. I have heard Ralph and Joe are like that too as long as you keep the lines of communication open. Thats the sign of a caring instructor. My brother...

The truth is that American jazz and fusion will always be more popular in countries that have a collective higher IQ. We're all into good music here so I hope I dont offend anyone, but the USA is a large country and most of it doesn't have a clue what creativity or art is. However, in Europe and Asi...

a. i dont believe it's respectful for anyone to preach to others. In music anything can happen, and I did feel that the poor chap who asked a simple question was getting a disrespectful lecture about how there are no free lunches and how he needs to pay dues. His question was not about that. b. Educ...