THE UNRELEASED ALBUM I'm getting mixed signals researching if VC is on this album or any tracks. "We'd had quite a lot of preparation beforehand, and to start with we had bloody good fun on the sessions," adds Padgham. "You know, Vinnie Colaiuta was an absolute hoot. When he was in th...

You lucky west coasters !!!!!!!!!!!! Oct 17 Miki Yamanaka Trio (plus special guest) Friday, October 17, 2025 7:30 PM 10:30 PM Sam First (map) Los Angeles, CA Sets at 7:30 & 9:30 PM _____________________________________________________ Oct 1 Peter Brainin Quartet Wednesday, October 1, 2025 8:00 P...

If we are raggin' on Dave, my 0.02 is---the L push into mounted toms and played w/ R hand.
I can dig the tonal effect, but I think it is so overused during solos, esp earlier w/ Chick
and playing solos from drum room and with other leaders....but Dave is the best !!!

New BREAKFAST W/ VINNIE---from yesterday 8-27-2025

Just Released yesterday, 8-22-2025
Nick Finzer THE JAZZ ORCHESTRA VOL 1
JIMMY MACBRIDE- drums
Big Band Jazz---so tasty. so sweet !
6 Tracks-

YES---those who live near LA are VERY FORTUNATE to be
able to see/hear JIMMY live with Noah Garabedian !!!!

Steve Holme s----Glad you dig his playing. Jimmy does play bigger sets...the drums supplied (donated to many of the NYC jazz clubs, like Smalls, is provided by Canopus. Standard bebop sets. But, don't let the 4 pc set fool you into thinking he isn't up to date with larger drum sets and additional a...

Is anyone hip to Jimmy Macbride ? He is my new favorite drummer - after Vinnie Colaiuta-- I've been following Jimmy for a couple of years now. I 'discovered' him while watching the FREE daily streaming from SMALLS JAZZ CLUB, NYC. He plays several times/month with local jazz artists, and a lot with t...

RODGE---It's happening....it's been happening. I've noticed since 2020 HOD posts of 80s Vinnie (everyone's favorite VC recording / playing era) because each successive year there are less and less VC recordings. This year, maybe 2 I know of- 1) Lari B. and 2) Pat Coil. Semi-retirement is leaving us ...

Here to wishing Vinnie a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
Amazing lifetime of music he has given to us !