The Modern Drummer Festival 2011 took place at Montclair State
University in Montclair, New Jersey, and Hudson Music captures all the
action on this exciting and educational DVD set. On the main stage, Gil
Sharone (Stolen Babies/Dillinger Escape Plan) expands on concepts found
in his Wicked Beats DVD, Trevor Lawrence Jr. (Herbie Hancock/Dr. Dre)
performing in hip-hop and fusion styles (including a duet with
percussionist Taku Hirano), jazz innovator Jeff “Tain” Watts presents an
incredible set with his stellar quartet, prog/metal star Aquiles
Priester performs a blistering set of songs from Hangar and Freakeys,
and, finally, drum superstar Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez performs with
The New World Order, an all-star world music group put together just for
the festival.
In addition to the main show, also included are two enlightening master
classes. Jazz legend John Riley (Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) demonstrates
rhythms that can be heard from various polyrhythmic perspectives, while
top country drummer Jim Riley (Rascal Flatts) demonstrates and discusses
his approach to versatility in various styles, and rudimental concepts.
A printable PDF eBook is also included, containing transcriptions of
select performances and other educational info. This DVD package
presents not only a chance to relive the Modern Drummer Festival, but to
study and learn the concepts presented by these great artists in depth
and detail not possible just by attending the event.