An improvisation by Simon Barker on drums and Carl Dewhurst on guitar
Tag: drums
Some of my first professional experiences came from my father along with the school music teachers, although I must admit that I really had no idea what jazz was and I think they just booked me cause I could keep in time.
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“I’m more influenced now by what my mates do or don’t do than someone on a record from across the seas.”
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” I remember drumming along to Mental As Anything’s ‘Live It Up’ played on repeat. All Day.”
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I’ll always remember the complete elation I felt when I first played a set of drums. I also remember the feeling of responsibility that came about once I decided to answer to my ‘vocation’ and to be a professional musician. These feelings continue to grow inside me by the day and I love it. To me, the essence of what jazz is all about is in there somewhere.
