Jazz Articles about Robin DiMaggio

Robin DiMaggio: Blue Planet

by Todd S. Jenkins
June 1, 2001

An attention-worthy drummer navigates the globe with Toto in tow. Robin DiMaggio is a superior percussionist with a deep appreciation for the world's musical styles, a vision admirably realized here on Blue Planet. Looking at the varicultured song titles, one might expect this project to be some cloying, pretentious attempt at New Age World Music. Fortunately, DiMaggio and his friends generally execute the concept well enough that it rarely approaches such a state of predictability.The personnel changes wildly ...