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We are looking for drummers for our directory of musicians (no jokes please!). We cover the whole of the United Kingdom and our database is used my lots of different types of clients. From musicians looking to start bands to tv producers looking for a drummer to play in a tv show...

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Jazz Drummer Wanted - We are especially keen on finding some drummers for our database. We need Drummers available for work in the UK and over seas.

Percussionist Wanted - We are also actively looking for percussion players. As well as drum kit we need conga players, classical players and electronic specialists.

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So, what can you do once you have signed up to our directory? Check out our Musicians Forum and see who is looking for a drummer at the moment and if you think you fit their requirements.

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Great Drummer Interview: Steve Gadd

Steve Gadd is the most influential drummer of our time and I had the recent honour to spend some time with him. The last couple of years have been important landmarks for Steve; in 2005 in addition to the two hugely successful Zildjian 'Mission From Gadd' tours, Steve celebrated his 60th birthday, received an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music and was inducted into the PAS Hall of Fame. A great year to say the least!

On spending some time with Steve, it was very refreshing to see how humble and grateful he is. We all have our favourite Steve Gadd track or fill; whether its Paul Simon’s 'One Trick Pony' or Simon and Garfunkel’s '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover' , Chick Corea’s 'Lenore' or 'Friends' or Steely Dan’s 'Aja', the list just goes on. Mine is 'Chuck E's In Love' by Rickie Lee Jones - I just love that fill!! I started off the interview by asking what’s Steve’s most memorable recordings were.

S.G: There are so many memorable ones; I have been blessed to work with so many great musicians, but one would have to be the Paul Simon track 'Fifty Ways', one would be the Chic Corea album 'Leprechaun', and the album 'Friends'. I loved doing all the blues stuff with Eric Clapton, the stuff with Bob James especially 'Night On Blue Mountain', was so good.

When you did The Leprechaun album, didn’t you read the piano chart?
Yes! The hardest part was trying to get it all taped up because the chart was so long, we had to put them on the wall and mic stands all around the drums. That was the trick in those days, to try and get the music, so you could see it. That was a great and memorable session and we did it live.

That will be refreshing for the readers to know that you have to carry your gear and set up some times, (Laughs) But if we love what we do that’s cool, we all have to do it.

Which drummers inspire you?
I’m into the guys I’ve been into for a while. I like Vinnie, Dave Weckl, Steve Jordan, and Terrence Higgins with The Dirty Dozen. I like anybody who can play. It’s not about hearing someone and trying to play exactly like them, there’s a lot of guys that will play one thing that will really kill you, that’s what gets me, I’ll try to learn that one thing and make it my own.


There’s a big demand in the UK at the moment for a Steve Gadd Clinic Tour, can we expect anything in the UK?
We’re talking about continuing the clinic tour ('Mission From Gadd') that I am doing with Zildjian, and possibly doing something in Europe, and the UK would be one of the first places we’d hit.

Interview: Mike Dolbear March 2007

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