MONTREAL DRUM FEST 2009

[Bart Elliott]

MONTREAL DRUM FEST 2009
October 24-25, 2009
Pierre-Mercure Hall, Downtown Montreal, Canada


SATURDAY OCTOBER 24
from 11 AM to 8 PM

YAMAHA GROOVE HOUR (The Studio Masters)
JOHN JR ROBINSON, NDUGU CHANCLER, PAUL LEIM
with the Julie Lamontagne Groove Band

STEVE SMITH & PETE LOCKETT
(Indian Rhythms for the Drumset)

JOHN ROBERTS  (Janet Jackson)

KARL PERAZZO & RAUL REKOW (Santana)

JEFF HAMILTON TRIO  (Diana Krall)

EMMANUELLE CAPLETTE & BAND (Montreal)

FLO MOUNIER (Cryptopsy)
and the Roland V-Drum Contest Finals


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25
from 11 AM to 8 PM


THE WACKERMAN BROTHERS
Brooks (Bad Religion), Chad (Frank Zappa), & John

DENNIS CHAMBERS (Santana, Mike Stern) & VICTOR WOOTEN, Bass  (Bela Fleck)

CINDY BLACKMAN (Lenny Kravitz)

DANIEL DE LOS REYES & LUISITO QUINTERO (RhythmEvolution)

DAMIEN SCHMITT  (Jean-Luc Ponty, Alain Caron) (France)

MOE CARLSON  (Protest the Hero)

DUENDE CON FUSION (Flamenco/Percussion)
Joannie Labelle, Melissa Lavergne, Barbara Requesens & Dominic Dagenais

YAMAHA "RISING STAR" SHOWCASE

Info & Tickets:  Ralph Angelillo
1-888-928-1726 toll-free
angelillo@videotron.ca

[Bart Elliott]

Did anyone go to the Montreal Drum Fest this weekend? If so, give us a report and some photos if you have them.