Hey all;

New forumite here; I have two shows with Amanda Mabro at the Montreal International Jazz Festival tonight.

Here is a link to some details:
Tim at Montreal Jazz Festival

Tim,

Welcome to the Drummer Cafe!

Play well, and give us an update when it's all said and done.

Bart

Guys; it was unreal. What an outstanding experience. 20,000 + people clapping along with the music and then a long line of people that wanted to spend time with Amanda after the show.....I'm reeling (in a good way) from it all....

Here's the first picture that's come my way - it was shot by a fan in the audience.

Fantastic.

When are you guys playing NYC?   

Hey Tim,

Good to see you here as well!     Looks like a blast was had by all! 

For all us gear heads out there, can you outline what you used on the gig?  (only if you feel like it and have the time, of course) 

Those look like Yammies, but the badges on the toms aren't familiar to me.  18" bass drum, yes?  Are those pies your Giant Beats? 

Cheers,
Ryan

 

Here is a link to a review in today's Montréal Gazette.

REVIEW OF THE SHOW

If they make it to NYC this summer on a weekend night, that's gotta be our
prod for the
First Annual DC NYC Summer Hang.

Who's with me?
 

So - is there any chance of you guys making to NYC This summer?

ahhh, i shoulda gone! ah well. I was lucky this year, i got to play on the GM stage. much smaller crowd than you (it was a friday at lunch time) but seeing as it was my high school jazz band, they arent gonna give us the best time

and i know what you mean man, it was an absolute blast for me. first time playing on a stage that big, and hopefully not the last. good luck in the future, and hopefully ill see you there next year!

Nice thread and good pics.

I have a 20" giant beat and I absolutely love it.  I'm a straight ahead rock player but could easily play jazz/fusion with it.

Debating on getting the 18 and 22" or 24 is it?  God if it was only a 22 I'd probably get the set.

Howz crashing the 24?  I've played one at the drumshop once, might have to do it again with the whole set.

I like the giant beat hats also.

Thanks.

I love the 24" - I crash it all of the time (you can see it to my left in the picture above). The 20" and the 18" compliment it beautifully. The Giant Beat cymbals are the cymbal sound that I have been waiting for my whole life.

I found the hats to be a little mushy for me; the hats that I normally play are 2002 15" Heavy Hats (black label) from 1978.

Is it my imagination or do the giant beats remind me of Paiste 602's?

Great shot, Tim!

I see your ride is on your left - do you play open-handed (left hand on hihat/ride, right hand on snare)?

Frankly I think it's the most sensible way to play.

I had already turned pro when I started thinking about switching, and found I couldn't afford the "down time" of not always sounding my best on the gig, so I abandoned my plan to convert to that approach. But I still taught some of my students that way, unless they opposed it (which many did, because they thought playing with their hands crossed "looked cool").

With me, it was a little bit of pre-teen hubris; I sat down at a kit and saw the hats on the left so I began to play them with my left hand. I was later told that this was "wrong" and that I should cross my right hand over my left in order to reach the hi hat. My reply, "That's stupid!" Aaahhh....the unbridled self-confidence of a twelve year old.