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[Pocketplayer]

Virg at the Spud Tomorrow night...$20 bones

Wow...Steve Hass tomorrow night

Thursday
April 21, 2016
Kiko Loureiro
Kiko Loureiro - Guitar
Anthony Crawford - Bass
Virgil Donati - Drums

http://www.thebakedpotato.com/Calendars ... ril16.html

[youtube_https]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFW469JoZGY[/youtube_https]

Kiko's got some serious Latin chops...love this LP. Hoping his "Megadeath" fans don't clutter
the Spud and he sticks to the Latin Jazz thing...but some shredding is always a good thing
as well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJJFEPT ... 750BF50CBC

[Pocketplayer]

Just bought three tiks for the 9:30 show...any other HOD'ers going?
Will get there early...save seats...front row, one back. Never
bought online from site...pretty easy. Friend is bringing one of
the top guitarists from Armenia...will be a treat for him. Just
arrived in the States. Hope Kiko plays a lot of Latin stuff.

Nice little Crawford-Donati groove (Virg's snare POPS so hard on this one)

[youtube_https]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuM-ejtkXC8[/youtube_https]

[Morgenthaler]

Hope you had a great time, Joe!

Here's clips from Virgil's Bass Experience show. What I really liked about this was how different a creative output each of these
young players are allowed to have in this context. Each their own approach, tone and artistry. All incredibly talented.

[youtube_https]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1h7mtmieuE[/youtube_https]

[Pocketplayer]

Weird gig...bass player could not get hooked up properly the first
few tunes so Kiko and Virg just jammed. Not much Latin fusion
until last few songs. Virg played a small kit...not his usual. Made
some vid but the sound got too distorted...guy at Spud was on the
No Video tour...had to go stealth mode. This was mostly bass n
drums...Kiko laid way back. 9:30 show was PACKED...never seen
it this packed outside of the post NAMM Jazz Ministry gig w/VC.
Always love the boyfriend who takes his girl...after song three
their should be a warning...this ain't a Journey gig! lol Lots of
kids tonight...pretty cool...the one cool dad brought his four kids
ages 10-17.

Anthony did a nice tribute to Prince...got the crowd singing out
to Purple Rain...again, very unusual night.

[beat hit]

Wow moments in this clip... WOW!!

[youtube_https]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAKGvEGXe-Q[/youtube_https]

[Morgenthaler]

Now this should be interesting. I am yet to hear the final thing but have heard early versions of all of these.
I am confident in saying that no other world class drummer has these writing abilities.

[electrizer]

Now this should be interesting. I am yet to hear the final thing but have heard early versions of all of these.
I am confident in saying that no other world class drummer has these writing abilities.

I guess it goes way back http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/sh ... php?t=6875 Looking forward to it!

[Morgenthaler]

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/176188114[/vimeo]

[Kurtis]

Looking forward to the new album. In This Life has some amazing writing and performances on it. I play it at least once a month on the way to work in the car. The drums sound balls out amazing.

[Pocketplayer]

I summarize his thoughts this way...never capitulate intelligence!
Dude is deep, very intelligent, seeks cutting edge, scientific,
Olympian discipline, resilient and HUMBLE! A life very well lived...
I don't think he ever got married or has a family (kids) so it
has come at a cost. He pursues his inner voice.