Resident Orlean
The poster pretty much says it all, Boys and Girls. A Stanton Moore clinic and Trio performance every Wednesday in July at The Mint. This is good news for L.A. drummers and connoisseurs of NOLA-imported funk. The real, unpasteurized stinky stuff.
Moore is already a familiar sight and sound at the storied mid-Wilshire club, playing there regularly with his trio, The Meters Experience and occasionally the stunning quartet Garage a Trois. He’s now making the place home for a month. Don’t be surprised if he’s standing outside on Pico Boulevard in robe and slippers, scratching himself, coffee in hand, shouting “Get off my lawn!” at traffic.
Free Clinic
So, a free one-hour clinic will precede each evening’s show from 7-8pm. According to his management, the clinics will be presented in four consecutive parts over the course of his residency:
“1) New Orleans Street Beats: Stanton will cover some of the history of New Orleans second line and Mardi Gras Indian rhythms and the similarities and differences between them. 2) Buzz Rolls: Stanton will cover the 5 exercises he used to help develop his unique approach to buzz rolls and will discuss how he integrates them into his playing. 3) Stickings: Stanton will cover some of the sticking techniques he uses most and will demonstrate how to apply them around the kit. 4) Funk: Stanton will cover some of the different aspects of funk and New Orleans funk drumming, as well as how to develop playing in between straight and swing.”
And Funk Will Follow
This is just the kind of L.A. drum event we around here at Hollywood Drum like to get behind. In conjunction with Stanton, we will be giving away a pair of tickets each week of July on our Facebook page.
Stanton is an old friend of Hollywood Drum and the subject of one of our earliest reviews and interviews. We’re happy to support this great series and encourage the community to get in on it. Summertime and the drummin’ is greasy.
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