The Birdland Big Band, Live with Guest artist James Genus (Saturday Night Live, The Brecker Brothers, Chris Botti), playing “Dancing Men”

The Birdland Big Band plays “La Fiesta” including Drum Solo.  Live at Birdland

The Birdland Big Band- LIVE- plays Mercy Mercy Mercy by Joe Zawinul featuring Conrad Korsch On Bass.

The Birdland Big Band- LIVE- plays “The Monster and the Flower”—an original samba arrangement by Darmon Meader and composed by Claudio Roditi.

“ The Sultan Fainted” 2007

Filmed on the outdoor monster stage in Frankfurt Germany, at MusicMesse.  Notice the giant lights! Notice the smoke (cough!) effects!  Notice me checking my watch while playing to make sure that I do not offend my German hosts by going over or under time.  They don’t like that. 

Here is 4-year old simon playing groove 11. Go Simon, Go!

Groove Essentials Videos

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Here is the solo section of “The Sultan Fainted” from 2002 at the Modern Drummer festival (no watch checking). 

Check out a great drummer, Fran Merante, laying down some funky R&B on Groove 16 Fast.

here’s Fran again, playing aN up-tempo samba on Groove 35.  Check out how he musically changes the groove each time to fit the different combinations of instruments. Well done!

Check out Josh playing all 47 grooves from GE in reverse order!  (if he learned all 47 over the summer his parents promised him a Wii, and he did!)

“One More Once” featuring the amazing Rolando Morales-Matos on Percussion sitting in with the band live at Birdland!

“Bluer Than Blue” featuring the one and only Will Lee from the David Letterman Band on bass!

Here are some live videos of the Birdland Big Band, recorded at the club. Also check out some clinic videos and videos of real students playing along with tracks from Groove Essentials.

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La Fiesta!

From the “Latin Night” show in October. Featuring a solo on one of the most rare and unique percussion instruments in the world, the “Hang Drum”, played by Mr. Rolando Morales-Matos.

Chris Baker, laying down some groove on 42 FAST!

Tom Geisler, student of Fran Merante, laying down the funk on Groove 12 slow! Nice linear interpretation there, Tom.