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Anyone going to see Dennis with Gary Grainger tonight?

I stopped by @ 8:45pm and the 9:30 show was sold out.

Heading back @ 11:00 to catch the late set.

First time seeing Dennis live for me. Gotta do it.

let me know how it goes. He's amazing obviously.

The show was great. Packed house. I sat next to some MI students and Eric Moore. I really enjoyed the music over all. Dennis was incredible. I honestly wasn't expecting him to be that good. Its a experience I will never forget. Gary Grainger was great too. It was just cool to see them playing together and thinking about watching In the Pocket and Serious Moves as a young teen. Gary, laying down some funky thing while smiling and looking at Dennis. Good stuff!

You were not expecting that Dennis was that good ? Where are you from Isaac ?

In France we say that Dennis is part of the holy trinity, Vinnie, Dave and him.

Rodge wrote:You were not expecting that Dennis was that good ? Where are you from Isaac ?

In France we say that Dennis is part of the holy trinity, Vinnie, Dave and him.

I meant my statement to read like this; "I wasn't expecting Dennis to be as good as he was". In other words, Dennis is a drum god, this I know, and he took it beyond my expectations.

Rodge, I'll be playing @ LeForum –Vaureal, France on Feb 4th. Are you near this area?

Rodge wrote:You were not expecting that Dennis was that good ? Where are you from Isaac ?

In France we say that Dennis is part of the holy trinity, Vinnie, Dave and him.

I saw Dennis with the Graffiti band long ago, around 1993. That show is one of my two "my-jaw-never-left-the-floor" drumming experiences. The other was Tony Williams in 1978 with a trio at the Keystone Korner in S.F. So, when I saw them, Dennis and company were playing at Kimball's East, a high-end, really nice club that held maybe 800 or 1000 people. Gone now. Saw McCoy Tyner and a bunch of other great shows there. Larry Coryell killed. Billy Cobham was wonderful. So, anyway. The entire S.F. Bay drumming community knew that Dennis was playing that night at Kimball's East, and they all showed up. The place was packed. Everyone and his brother played drums. And Dennis was incredible. He kicked everyone's ass. You have perhaps no clue how overwhelming Dennis could be at that time. Hall full of drummers. Gasps of astonishment, crazy cackling of disbelief. Somebody needed to be escorted from the hall to recover. Every single tune. I shit you not. I was just like that.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq3Jm7oi69E[/youtube]

Damn, DC is KILLING !!!
Gracias hermano.

Rodge wrote:You were not expecting that Dennis was that good ? Where are you from Isaac ?

In France we say that Dennis is part of the holy trinity, Vinnie, Dave and him.

I remember the John Scofield stuff and I took for granted that's Dennis' bag as a live drummer. I loved it, but there's definitely another level for him that he reserves for moments like intimate shows at the Tater, and it's breathtaking. I totally get why Isaac would be caught off guard. You think he's pushing his boundaries then he pushes some more.