Spyro Gyra - Indianapolis Jazz Festival - Drum Solo

[fonicuss]

give me a brake that is not drumming. just a beat thats all .look at his snare .so so so wrong .he is not a bad drummer .if you are a drummer .than you can do the same .ok ok .what dose he do that you cant .if you cant play like that .than you are not a pro... drummer .or start lessons .a pro .drummer is buddy rich .or loue bellson or dave black .or max .and see art blakey or see .sing sing sing .by gene kupra .now thats drumming guys .the band is good .i like them a lot so lihgten up

[ContextofSalad58]

awesome!, a drummer who can sing and keep a complicated beat like that

[Kradantoste]

jazz is amazing

[trangzen66]

Bonny B on top!!! I could meditate to this stuff...pure Zen!!!!!! 

[AloamaBalu]

yeeeeah maaaan ♪♪

[drumdude46]

very capable player. obviously, 'some tinkering around...... most free-form solo's are about that..... but it's clear, this guy is a monster. Kudos

[StallionDuck24]

that was epic. no other words for it. im gonna go play drums now...

[TheMusicmattm]

Best. Guy. Ever.

[hihatyeah]

Thats called talent of high caliber gentlemen! this guy is singing,hitting the spds sampler and killing the drums ,choking high china boys and telling the crowd to get off there ass and party with him. In my book thats pretty incredible! Hey Joel whatz up? and he plays for Spyra Gyra! I'm just sayin!

[ChickenatorJr]

its dave lister

[MrKamran4685]

SICK!!!

[MYMEGASOUND]

NICE!

[Nibbz23]

This is the first time I've seen this guy and just found out that Joel's no longer part of the band. BUT from having heard Joel (Rosenblatt) on various records and watched videos of him online, I would definitely say that he's very much a pro's pro compared to this guy. I mean no offense to this guy whatsoever; he was innovative and had good stuff happening. I just think Joel is a much more superior musician/drummer.

[XxSharkBatexX]

I like singing to myself when drumming too... It's much more fun than jamming with a bass player! :D

[antoniaworbridge]

very good !!!

[NouveauNick]

Joel Rosenblatt is turning over in his grave.

[MindViRuSeS]

bit . ly/jerku

[J0B0S0]

LOL singing stevie wonder!

[gooddrummer21]

he killed

[TamaDrummer788]

What the hell is he sayin!? its freakin amazing!!! :D

[jbbonzo72]

That solo blew me away.. Not only was his drumming technical but he added a funky voice in also.. I play drums and i wish i was that good!!!

[drmKing2012]

yes this was refreshing Thanks YA

[fnkdrmmr]

Nice feel. Nice approach - not your typical drum solo. Funky....

[JonP1961]

check the bass drum head. looks like he's attempting to contact an air craft carrier offshore ;)

[Flankmanoman]

Bonnie B is one BAD drummer!!!

[Beghty27]

I saw him live in DC. His solo just blew me away. He also used his patched set in an interesting way. Oh yea and hes probably the greatest drummer of all time

[beasst94]

whats the gray box hes hitting?

[drummerego]

Its an electronic drum machine that lets you program pads to different percussion sounds.

[DimeCrisBag]

An electronic drums. It has some rubber pacthes. You set up whatever sound you want to the individual patches, from an inbuilt bank [or an external one, sometimes] and do your thing!

[junkyarddrummer]

what a showman!

[MRenfors]

this is just AWESOME!!!

[QuasiSane45]

Good drummer, but I prefer Joel Rossenblatt. *sp

[tenstripjustice]

you are my bitch...

[QuasiSane45]

If you create your own scenarios and your own dissonance then you're your own bitch.

Now shuddup before I find you and slap the snot outta you Skippy.

[tenstripjustice]

just cause you take steroids and shave your chest makes you tough as nails...

[henrikrathje]

exactly what I was thinking.. a somewhat "disconnected" solo?.. lacks at theme or a repeating phrase or.. what ever.. still nice..and refreshingly different ..but not a "great" solo in my opinion.

[OndrausCissell]

This was a great show. At the time I didn't know who Bonny Bonaparte was, but he fits Spyro Gyra perfectly obviously! Thanks for posting!

[loaned10]

Beghty27 thanks for the love. I'll pass the message on to my uncle. Craziest thing of all is all these guys are better men then they are musicians. Keep supporting Spyro Gyra... and unc, keep doing what you do!!!

[glibguy3]

Jay Beckenstein is a consummate artist, an innovator, a gentleman, a great father, and I love playing his music on my sax because it is therapeutic and so enjoyable. Thanks Jay and Spyro for your great music. I promote world class instrumental performers and you guys blow me away.

[cypan1]

@glibguy3 GLIB very well said , ........ love the immenent respect and admiration u have for such fine Artists 

[HeavyRaul]

yeeeah!! ^^

[VPTPdanguitar]

SOSICK

[pureleslie]

fine drumer's rolling sounds like frying hard beans. clear, solid, and even.

[ronmamita]

cool

[Beghty27]

i saw them a few months ago. He did a sweet solo that made me feel comfortable in stating that he is easily one of the best drummers in the world

[kyjello12]

fuck! id love to solo on like that. that would be exciting as hell.

[obgfoster]

Never leave a drummer onstage when you take a break!

[dragflamdrummer]

nahhh

that's just discypline, when i'm on stage i play for soud chek =D. But in this video Bonny is doing a solo

[obgfoster]

Hey don't downthumb me! I meant it in a good way! (Check out my Drum Solos playlist if you think i don't like drummers!)

[dimebagcino]

yesterday night in milan they kicked ass..

they're awesome and BonnyB is an incredible showman..

[jeffandkara1970]

just saw them in Austin good show, they put on a great show

the drummer loves to smile while he plays

[mycrate]

He is probably smiling at how is lumpen drum skills are being appreciated by an audience who obviously have cauliflower ears

[LOUD7]

i dont like how spyro gyra sounds these days.

[fnkdrmmr]

(Smiling) My, my, a chanting drummer. Funky.

[congatech71]

im a percussionist for the steve vincent band , you are an inspuration to me, keep the videos coming. thanx tommy.

[theshifted92]

nice!

[Symmetry44]

Spyro Gyra? Where's my man Rosenblatt?

[kioland]

GRANDISSIMO!

[brobade]

Saw the band last night at Count Basie theatre

in NJ. This guy is amazing.

Brobade

[pyong2x]

one of the best drumsolo ever, story teller solo......

[free2bpoppie]

Credit where it is due, I wouldn't presume to judge him against Joel, because they are different people; but for what he id doing here, big props!

[yuthchack]

Nice drum solo fusion styl,nice stroke,nice dinamic and nice focus on.

[DoubleA40941]

fuck yeah!!!! All I have to say bout that.

[rideon66]

Very cool

[wolowolowolo]

Nice drum solo, very groovy, sounds like Kenwood Dennard XDXD

[chadludwig]

He use to play with them. Probably one of the most original drummers around. Check him out on here.

[chadludwig]

This guy is good, but if nobody here has checked out the old drummer Joel Rosenblatt you need to. He could give this guy some lessons. Joel is sick! Not sure why he left the band, but I know anybody who comes after him has some big shoes to fill.

[chopmaizter]

What band did Jole Rosenblatt play in?

[brobade]

Check out Dennis Chambers & Dave Weckl Now thats just sick.

[n623bobon]

Excuse me,what is the song after drum solo?

[texhan01994]

i like the band

[skrupnik]

This man means GROOVE !!! Super Groove !! Really Great performance !!! I send greeting from Argentina!!

[ackerlaw2004]

THAT WAS AWESOME!!

[mkallao]

hey bonnie u sound great my man tis is michael from vegas i use to come here you with dian diaz at the caesars cafe i know u remeber i brang gino vanellis drummer to you at the mandalay bay man u funky as mother fu==er lol sound great

[crystalandytabla]

I love u...... incredible!!!!!!!!!! so funny so tight so groovy so much passion.. so drummy

[mustafac1979]

respect

[Intimateblond]

Wow! Bonnie B is AMAZING! I look forward to seeing him do his thing in Vegas .. April 2008!

[fatjamma]

wohh!!ho!ho!!great stuff!!what a freak!!!

[jcsgroove]

I've had the pleasure of actually working with Bonny with jazz saxman Paul Taylor.His regular bassist missed his flight and I had to fill in at the last minute!

Incredible feel and showmanship!

[fuckinfuck2312]

i fucking love jazz and i love drumming jazz solos just rock!!

[spyderj1999]

Bonnie has been a friend of mine for years. We first met about 13 years ago when I lived in Las Vegas. He was fronting a band called Trinity. You haven't lived until you have heard him sing Sting's "7 Days". He does a drum solo at the end of the song while still singing the chorus. THE GUY IS SICK!!!

[marcotafy]

@spyderj1999

hey spyderj...im the bassist/bandleader in trinity...you wouldnt happen to have any videos of my band back then would you? all mine were stolen in a break in. please let me know...thanx

[spyderj1999]

@marcotafy

Man I'm so sorry to hear that!! Brother unfortunately I do not have any videos. But I wish that I did. Do you still have Bonnie's number?

[Jadyellow8]

He's awesome. and his dreads give him extra charisma

[Chrisser90]

Come to Denmark guys...

Chrisser90

[jonthedrummer]

Just saw them in Texas, Bonny B is the best drummer I have seen in the last 20 years. I haven't felt so blown away since I saw Dennis Chambers for the first time. He sounds like a caribean percussion factory on acid! Great singer, vocalist as well! You haven't heard the last from this guy

[terry376]

I saw them in Largo, FL in August 2007. Bonny B stole the show. Best drum solo ever!

-- Jan

[ilmli05]

hes craseeeee

[Manneken1]

i just saw them in west palm beach, bonny is incredible, he signed my dvd and also the rest of the band!!! Great musicians!!!