In session at the Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts at Tri-C in Cleveland, legendary session drummer Steve Gadd has laid down the beat for many songs you’ve tapped your foot to. View the video here.
You may be familiar with the funky syncopation of Paul Simon’s “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover,” and the off-the-charts drum solos in Steely Dan’s “Aja.”
Plus, he’s drummed for Aretha Franklin, Chick Corea, Weather Report, Roberta Flack, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Laurie Anderson, Ray Charles, Luciano Pavarotti, Charles Mingus, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, as well as his own Steve Gadd Band and The Gaddabouts, to name just a few.
Gadd speaks with CoolCleveland’s Thomas Mulready about his drum technique, the artists he’s played with, and what it’s like to cut an album with trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, bassist Christian McBride, guitarist Dean Parks, pianist Larry Goldings, engineer Al Schmitt, and producer Tommy LiPuma. View the video here.
View our exclusive CoolCleveland video interview with legendary producer Tommy LiPuma and trumpeter Dominick Farinacci here.
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