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Editorial
A QUASI-MYSTIC DIMENSION
If the key to forging a great drummer is intensity, sensitivity, and musicality, then it’s no wonder that Steve Gadd still sits atop groove planet’s most respected musicians. Over the past fifty years, our man has put his signature on thousands of live and studio recordings, creating many iconic patterns and sublime finds from artists as diverse as Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Chick Corea, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Weather Report, James Taylor, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Simon & Garfunkel, or even Michael Brecker, Peter Gabriel, Joe Cocker, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul McCartney… The list is endless!
At 77, wizard Steve Gadd’s game remains viscerally magical. With him, the technique is never apparent and his indefinable touch allows him to give an almost mystical dimension to the most rudimentary grooves. The recent visit of the American to Paris (September 29) with James Taylor allowed us to see, once again, the phenomenon with our own eyes. Invited by the Doctor in person to the Olympia a few hours before the show for the obligatory photo shoot, we had the privilege of talking with him at length. Behind this apparent wisdom, Steve always has this sparkle in his eyes, especially when he broaches the subject of the rudiments of his new method, of which he presents some samples to us, drumsticks in hand, tapping on the stage of his drums. An enthusiasm, a curiosity and a need to explore that his counterpart Paco Séry (also featured in this issue) has also been able to maintain. Like what, some passions seem unwavering, even after half a century of practice.
Editor: Sebastien Benoits
Period: November 2022
ON THE COVER: STEVE GADD “Gaddtremendous!”
STEFANIE MANNAERTS (BRUTUS) – Sensitive and wild
PACO SÉRY (SIXUN) – The instinctive groove
DIRK VERBEUREN (MEGADETH) – 50 shades of blast
Pedagogy & Scores
Groove Collection:
Steve Gadd, Phil Collins, Mother Mother…
The lessons of Hervé Chiquet / IZI Drumming (VIDEO):
The Grooves of “Roxanne” (The Police/Stewart Copeland)
The courses of Cédric Hilaire / D-Click Online (VIDEO):
Break 3 in 1 (Feat. Harry Styles)
The lessons of Philippe Jeoffroy / Progressive Drum School:
The concept of Linear Playing
Folders & Sections
NEWS: all the groove news
MISCELLANEOUS FACTS
OSEF #19 – Morgan Berthet’s mood post
CRASH BARRIÈRE – TICKET #11: JOHN DOLMAYAN (SYSTEM OF A DOWN)
RECORDS: THE EDITOR’S SELECTION
BEST OF – “The 10 albums that changed my life”: LOUIS PÉCHINOT (POGO CAR CRASH CONTROL)
SPOTLIGHT: Melanie Centenero / Amélie Le Roux
Hardware & Software
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Groove Shop
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BEARTONE maple / walnut snare drum 14″x5.5″
PERGAMON CYMBALS Hakan Fidan Master Series Cymbals
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