Jan Hammer, Steven Kindler, Tony Smith, Fernando Saunders live in Berlin 1976. Playing Topeka

[nailosity]

Great version! There are certainly some live boots out there of this great band, but I can not find ANY video. ...Anyone? We're talking of the ORIGINAL Jan Hammer Group - Jan, TOny Smith, Fernando Saunders, Steve Kindler. C'mon, SOMEONE's got to have some footage...?

[fedm0r]

da jan hammer group!1

[jonsilence]

Agreed on Tony Smith. He was an absolute monster drummer, very underrated.

[Sparkydrums]

Yeah this band rocked!I saw them in Princeton New Jersey for the O yeah album. Jan was cranking it up so bad the audience was putting there hand's over there ear's. He got the message and lower it just a tad.Tony Smith is just a killer on drum's! How did you get this live cut.? Been waiting for some decent Jan Hammer music for a long time!

[marscape1]

@Sparkydrums

Procede to jazzfusion.tv without delay :)

[timminananda]

the song is on Like Children with Jerry Goodman

but I'm digging this version; saw it live a couple of times.

(anybody wanna tell me what Jerry Goodman is doing?)

[jimmied01]

@timminananda I saw Jerry with the Dixie Dregs in Tempe Az about 6 years ago. He was awesome, they played Dance of Maya. He's incredible, and they are an incredible band. It's too bad T Lavitz recently passed away. If you ever get the chance check out the Dregs. I saw Jan Hammer Group a few times in the 70's another fantastic show(s).

[timminananda]

@jimmied01

yeah, Steve arranged some of the Mahanvishnu tunes to spotlight Jerry.

been a huge Dregs' fan for years myself.

T's passing puts an end to any chance of another tour, I guess. Cool dude; met him in San Juan Capistrano in 2001.

[DrumsZackDrums]

yes!!! i love it!!!!

[TheMisurec]

There has been possibility download this file Live in Berlin ?

[Zombiewulf1]

I always tried to emulate the legato of Alan Holdsworth and Jan hammer's phrasing. His work with Beck and Mahavishnu Orchestra, blew my mind in the 70's and I never stopped worshiping their craftsmanship to this very day!

[Modes9]

@Zombiewulf1 We have similar taste and aspirations. I just have one question: What the hell happened to Jan after about 1982?! He left an amazing and consistently brilliant body of work for a decade and then unleashed some of the most insipid air-pudding ever conceived!

[Zombiewulf1]

@Modes9 You're right! I think he fell prey to marketing vampires. First the lure (money and mass audience ), then the bite (dummy down your ability), and Presto!!!...welcome to the world of the undead!

[jlevinsoul]

What a band!!!!!! Does anyone know what happened to Tony Smith? He might be the greatest drummer that no one has ever heard of.

[tooburr]

@jlevinsoul he and Fernando Saunders have been playing with Lou Reed for many years

[BenDrums7]

@jlevinsoul - Tony Smith has been teaching at Berklee College of Music for many years now. I had the privelage of studying privately with him last year. He's an amazing drummer, and a fantastic person as well. He's always got so much energy in everything he does :)

[drumkid75]

@BenDrums7 lol oh hey ben

[BenDrums7]

@drumkid75 ;)

[marscape1]

@jlevinsoul

Also on Youtube with John Mclaughlin - Friendship.

[drumkid75]

@jlevinsoul Dude tony is my private lesson teacher and Funk Rep lab Teacher. He teaches up at Berklee College of Music. The dude is even better and cooler in person!

[JPBerkleeDude]

@jlevinsoul he teaches at Berklee, I was playing in a proficiency for one of my friends last semester and he was one of the people judging him. Super cool guy. Another friend of mine is good friends with him too and goes to him for lessons a lot.

[pricesmithmusic]

@jlevinsoul hes teaching at Berklee College of Music, and has been on tour with lou reed for quite some time I believe. He was just in modern drummer mag recently.

He's also my teacher :P

[JonP1961]

@pricesmithmusic

Sorry, didn't notice you'd already replied.

Between Tony, Larry Finn and Dave DiCensom, to name just 3 there, the rhythm 'section' at Berklee is pretty nasty!! ;)

[stormtimedoor1138]

@jlevinsoul He's my cousin in law! he currently teaches percussion at Berkley and tours with several bands, including Lou Reed's group. I had never heard any of his tracks until tonight and I must say I'm truly blown away by his chops. Also, he's a really nice guy!

[JonP1961]

@jlevinsoul

He's on the faculty at Berklee

[intuantu]

@jlevinsoul ...and singer, too! He left a comment on "Window of Love", Hope it was him anyway, moniker was tonythunderdrums.

[walterkolosky]

Just for the record... Jerry Goodman is not the violinist on this audio. It is Steve Kindler.

[marscape1]

Thanks for pointing that out Walter.

[geronimopl1985]

gooooooooooooooood!!!!

[dulcimerz2drumstix]

Is this on cd or what? Man this is totally awesome! Thanks marscape for posting it!