The passing of Jack DeJohnette has hit me pretty hard. I became a huge fan of his drumming, musicianship, and incredible creativity from the first time I heard him on Bitches Brew and then Gateway, 80/81, etc. I'm sure he played on over 1000 released recordings, but seeing him live was the best. I was lucky enough to see him perform live many times in NYC as well as at several jazz festivals. One of my favorite memories was a PAS event in Atlanta many years ago. He played for an hour straight, without talking or answering audience questions, just him playing. It was incredible. It started with a full crowd, but folks began to leave after about 20 minutes. By the time it was over, only a quarter of the original crowd was left. Jack didn't even notice.... he kept on creating his symphony of the moment. I also saw him do a few other clinics where he spoke and talked about his drumming philosophy. One was in the late 1970s with Roy Burns. You could not ask for two more opposite types of players, but Jack adjusted his style and played with Roy in a beautiful way that I still clearly remember. I once even saw him play a show on piano with a trio in NYC. I think Freddie Waits was on drums. Jack sounded great (piano was his first instrument), and I even bought the record, which I played today. Here's a video I made about his first Sabian Signature Cymbals, which many people don't like, but I love them: https://youtu.be/mALretpvJGc?si=hD_JD.... There will never be another one like Jack DeJohnette. As Metheny (or maybe Dewey Redman) yells at the end of Ornette Coleman's The Turnaround on 80/81....JACK DEJOHNETTE MAN!!!!!
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The passing of Jack DeJohnette has hit me pretty hard. I became a huge fan of his drumming, musicianship, and incredible creativity from the first time I heard him on Bitches Brew and then Gateway, 80/81, etc. I'm sure he played on over 1000 released recordings, but seeing him live was the best. I was lucky enough to see him perform live many times in NYC as well as at several jazz festivals.
One of my favorite memories was a PAS event in Atlanta many years ago. He played for an hour straight, without talking or answering audience questions, just him playing. It was incredible. It started with a full crowd, but folks began to leave after about 20 minutes. By the time it was over, only a quarter of the original crowd was left. Jack didn't even notice.... he kept on creating his symphony of the moment.
I also saw him do a few other clinics where he spoke and talked about his drumming philosophy. One was in the late 1970s with Roy Burns. You could not ask for two more opposite types of players, but Jack adjusted his style and played with Roy in a beautiful way that I still clearly remember.
I once even saw him play a show on piano with a trio in NYC. I think Freddie Waits was on drums. Jack sounded great (piano was his first instrument), and I even bought the record, which I played today.
Here's a video I made about his first Sabian Signature Cymbals, which many people don't like, but I love them: https://youtu.be/mALretpvJGc?si=hD_JD....
There will never be another one like Jack DeJohnette.
As Metheny (or maybe Dewey Redman) yells at the end of Ornette Coleman's The Turnaround on 80/81....JACK DEJOHNETTE MAN!!!!!
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