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Radio & Podcasts

Steve Smith & Vital Information, Area 51-Anton Chekurov and Paolo Fresu, plus Steve Khan, Garaj Mahal and Virgil Donati

Read "Steve Smith & Vital Information, Area 51-Anton Chekurov and Paolo Fresu, plus Steve Khan, Garaj Mahal and Virgil Donati" reviewed by Len Davis


New music with Steve Smith and Vital Information, Area 51 with Celso Pixinga, Steve Hunt and Tim Miller, Indian guitarist Amyt Datta and Canadian guitarist Thomas Polychuck. Russian saxophonist Anton Chekurov, Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu and Brazilian bassist Thiago Espirito Santo. Old favourites Steve Khan, Jonas Hellborg with the late Shawn Lane, Jam Band Garaj Mahal, Chick Corea Electrik Band and drummer Virgil Donati. Playlist Steve Smith and Vital Information “Don't Stop Believing" from New Perspective (Self Produced) ...

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Album Review

Steve Smith and Vital Information: Time Flies

Read "Time Flies" reviewed by Scott Gudell


As with so many prolific drummers, this guy is lean, energized, crisp and knows when to add the snap. Drummer/percussionist Steve Smith's early professional musical explorations were often in the world of jazz as he teamed up with fusion violinist Jean Luc Ponty and the progressive jazz/rock Dutch band Focus for about a year in the late 1970s. He took a call in 1978 from a soon-to-be arena rock band out of San Francisco that went by the name of ...

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Radio & Podcasts

French Avant Prog Band Masal, Vital Information And Igor Wilcox Quartet-Live

Read "French Avant Prog Band Masal, Vital Information And Igor Wilcox Quartet-Live" reviewed by Len Davis


French band Masal with their latest Ahora , Aydin Esen with Miroslav Vitous and Vinnie Colaiuta. Finnish bassist Jukka Haavisto. Drummer Oiilie Usiskin with Bob Franceschini and a preview of the upcoming release from Steve Smith and Vital Information. The Igor Wilcox Quartet with their newest recorded live in Bulgaria, some classic Bob Berg and Australian saxophonist Troy Roberts from Nu Jive--Nations United. Playlist Aydin Esen “A & C" from Living (Soner Music) 00:00 Masal “Aquilon" from Ahora ...

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Liner Notes

The Light Beyond: Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm and Steve Smith

Read "The Light Beyond: Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm and Steve Smith" reviewed by Josef Woodard


Reports of fusion's death have been greatly exaggerated. The cultural phenomenon, by which jazz and rock made a potent alliance during the '70s, generally slipped out of the public ear and major label consciousness, as jazz as a whole retreated into a more historicist, unplugged attitude. But out of corporate sight only out of corporate mind, and musicians have been courting the fusion muse on indie labels and just beneath the surface of mainstream jazz marketing ever since its heyday. ...

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Album Review

Rob Silverman: Drumology

Read "Drumology" reviewed by Jim Worsley


Master drum clinician Rob Silverman, known for his explorative drumming and absorbing instructional videos, teamed up with an impressive line-up of top-flight jazz and fusion drummers to collide the study of drumming with the presentation of original songs penned by Silverman and his brother Michael Silverman. The result, Drumology, is a blend of science, rhythm and melody. For the project, Silverman invited an array of drumming superstars that included Dave Weckl, Simon Phillips, Gregg Bissonette, and Steve Smith.

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Interview

Steve Smith: Drummer For All Seasons

Read "Steve Smith: Drummer For All Seasons" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Drummer Steve Smith has traced the history of jazz drumming--pretty much most of American music drumming--in his storied career that has seen him drive big bands, small jazz combos, and fiery fusion groups, including tenures with Jean Luc Ponty and the rock band Journey. Though sometimes--as in the case of jazz-rock fusion--he was thrown into the fray without much experience, he has always been up to the challenge. He handled each situation with aplomb, and as a result ...

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Live Review

Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy at Cecil's in West Orange, NJ

Read "Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy at Cecil's in West Orange, NJ" reviewed by David A. Orthmann


Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy Cecil's Jazz Club West Orange, New Jersey October 17, 2008

“Is that all you got?" some wag yelled to Steve Smith immediately after the end of the opening set at Cecil's Jazz Club. “Do you want to come up here and try doing this?" Smith shot back with a smile. The heckler wisely declined the invitation, and the rest of a very enthusiastic audience was left to wonder what more ...


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