Hey Guys,
Check this out... JoJo Mayer and his way-out New York Band NERVE ! This band will be at the MD festival next May.
http://www.jojomayer.com/html/high.html
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Hey Guys,
Check this out... JoJo Mayer and his way-out New York Band NERVE ! This band will be at the MD festival next May.
http://www.jojomayer.com/html/high.html
One of the best drummers I have
ever heard, Alex Sanguinetti, told
me about Jo-Jo. Watching this guy
showed me that everything Alex had
said was actually true.
He is one of the best drummers in
the world, today.
[img]cool.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Didnt catch that. Who are you referring to as best drummer in the world today?Quote:
Originally posted by peter c:
One of the best drummers I have
ever heard, Alex Sanguinetti, told
me about Jo-Jo. Watching this guy
showed me that everything Alex had
said was actually true.
He is one of the best drummers in
the world, today.
[img]cool.gif[/img]
Sheesh...The ending of that is insane. Poor snare is getting beaten to a pulp.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ December 13, 2004 09:17 PM: Message edited by: Suspiria ]</font>
Jojo is so underated, the guy is a monster. When i spoke to him at the 'Montreal Drumfest' i asked him who his inspirational drummers were and without hesitation he said 'Vinnie' ! [img]wink.gif[/img]
Anybody heard the Screaming Headless Torsos self titled debut? This was my first intro to Jojo's badness. He is just killin' it on that one. Man, his snare hits are so consistent, at times you would swear it was sampled. Pete is right, he is one of the best cats around these days.
Yeah the 'Torso's cd is killer stuff ! Also check out Fiucynsky/Medesky's -Lunar Crush cd featuring Jojo on three quarters of the album, he told me that they gave 'Gene Lake' credit on 3 tunes that he did, although you can recognize Jojo's playing on those cuts. The cd is absolute burning fusion !
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ December 13, 2004 11:52 PM: Message edited by: Blue Tav ]</font>
Wow, if you guys haven't already seen this,( I'm sure you have), check out this clip. Some amazing 'virgil-like' tricks, but of course, all jo-jo's own sound.
http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/jojomayertwirl.html
First of all, that video is OLD. Like, at least a year or more. Don't know who told you it was "new".
Jo-Jo is INCREDIBLE. If you want to see one of the most impressive performances on a drum kit EVER, watch his '97 Modern Drummer Fest appearance... they have some clips from it on www.drummerworld.com i think. Just sick.
It's great that he is playing at the next one, where does that take place again? I went to the site but funny enough it dosen't mention the location.
P.S. The old Sonor ad with Jo-Jo levitating over his kit is hilarious! I'm jealous! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ December 14, 2004 02:49 AM: Message edited by: CLWarunki ]</font>
One more thing... that debut SHT album is mind-blowing prog/funk/rock/pop/jazz whatever you want to call it.
Gene is a heavy player, but can not touch Jo-Jo, infact I stopped listening to SHT when he left cause it was just not the same at all. Listen to the live album without Mayer [img]frown.gif[/img]
It's such a shame, i have no idea what Jo Jo's profile is like over in the US, but over here you ask someone if they've heard of him and they'll say.... "Jo Jo Who?"
He's definately one of the most under-rated players for sure...
MP
I am officialy astonished..........
Who the %*&! is that guy.......like Copeland on speed...
WOW !!
I would dearly love for Jojo to bring out a 5 1/2 hour instructional DVD on this kind of intesnse breakbeat drum and bass playing...
I'd lap it up...
MP
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thos are some true words...The clips on drummerworld with his clinics are very entertaining. What a great guy. I love his set-up: Even to the point where I like how he angles his toms and cymbals. Has anyone played his signature Ride? What a great design.Quote:
Originally posted by Groovemeister:
I would dearly love for Jojo to bring out a 5 1/2 hour instructional DVD on this kind of intesnse breakbeat drum and bass playing...
I'd lap it up...
MP
JoJo had a lot to do with the SHT album; wrote a fair amount of the material if I remember the liner notes correctly.
One of my favorite albums ever.
Hi Guys,
Yeah, Jojo, what a great musician !!!
He's a very sweet Guy too...
Very clever.
Hey Chris, I know what you mean about compare the Torsos in studio with Jojo and the Live with Gene.
But it's two drum approach very different and believe me if you have any chance to see the Torsos live with Gene you will be really not disapointed, even if your drum sensibility is more in the Jojo's approach...
Peace.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Didnt catch that. Who are you referring to as best drummer in the world today?Quote:
Originally posted by Suspiria:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by peter c:
One of the best drummers I have
ever heard, Alex Sanguinetti, told
me about Jo-Jo. Watching this guy
showed me that everything Alex had
said was actually true.
He is one of the best drummers in
the world, today.
[img]cool.gif[/img]
Sheesh...The ending of that is insane. Poor snare is getting beaten to a pulp.
<font color="#a62a2a"><font size="1">[ December 13, 2004 09:17 PM: Message edited by: Suspiria ]</font></font></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOL
I didn't say anything about who the
best drummer in the world was but did
include Jo-Jo as one of them.
[img]wink.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]
Jojo and Gene are also tearin' it up on Matthew Garrison's new CD/DVD. Jojo's single bass technique is amazing. I remember seeing him at PAS back in 96 I think. He demonstrated that heel/toe thing that Smith and Gadd do to a level I have not ever seen! Not only that, but he used it very musically! I also heard that he is an actual magician as well. Prob. explains all of those cool tricks! BTW, I was just playing arond on that Torsos groove "Word to Herb". That freaking thing is tough to play at that speed as consistently as he does! Jojo's da man! I wonder why he isn't with the Torsos anymore? I do really dig Gene Lake though! [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
Hey Guys,
Yes Terry, Joe Zawinul told me that Jojo is a magician WORLD CLASS !!!
I think that one the reason why Jojo is not with the Torsos anymore it's because him and the singer are not so friend...
But he still playing with David "Fuze" time to time...
Peace.