Grady Tate at Jazz Museum in Harlem Educational event

Jazz Great Grady Tate plays the drums and talks to students at Harlem's Thurgood Marshall Academy as part of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem's Educational initiative.

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• jazz
• harlem
• museum
• grady
• tate

[inofaith]

These kids look so bored. Hell, I'm a DJ and Producer and would be gazing at what hes doing and telling and would ask for more.

[ElAminNazir]

Listen up drummers

[twangya]

@daremoagain69squared Well said, I agree wholeheartedly, thank you for saying this so eloquently.

[oliverecords]

Yeah this kit should have been muffled indeed, cause my speakers almost died around 03:15.

[Dilliboy63]

wow this was incredible. I muffle using moongel, though occasionally use the felt internal mufflers on my kit.

[0035wrs]

those drums be pieces of shit says grady tate. thumbs up

[Storviksbo]

Still can't understand why people choose to use Nylontip sticks, i think it sounds horrible but that's my personal opinion

[daremoagain69squared]

This man is, and shall alway be, part of the DNA of the historical fabric of expression; unadulterated, uncommercialized, pure human and gritty soul. It was happenchance that I stumbled on this video. I am saddened to see such little attentin to it. Sure he may not be famously noted, but that does not mean that he wasn't a notable man. Mark twain once said "Thousands of geniuses die every day, whether unrecognized by themselves or others." Mr. Tate, I salute you for the inspiration.

[daremoagain69squared]

man of fire; the soul you gave to your community. Drummers like this you'll hardly ever see again, like the Samurai of old Japan. Their live were erased completely in the early 1800's. Bared Soul driven drummers like this man...what he gave to his community was not a fame thing, like w musicians today; it was part of the aged old tradition: history was told thru music and stories.

[daremoagain69squared]

listen, my friends, I am so white, I can't keep time nor beat when chewing gum, but I know when I am in the presence of those in life that I should be listening to!! I was a young fireman in the day that the oldtimers were still in charge but the new, yuppie 'by the book/manual' image seeking ass...les began to ake over. The old men told me their stories, taught me the life saving/heart breaking importance of being a

[NoRestForTheObsessed]

kind of being a dick towards the end

[SverigeJimmy]

lol @ 2:19!