Chad Wackerman Zappa Drum Masterclass HD

The legendary drummer Chad Wackerman performs a masterclass at the Australian Institute of Music on August 12th 2010. A fantastic day was had by all, this video is a small highlights package of the excellent informative session. For more info on Chad check out his website, link below. www.chadwackerman.com A phenomenally skilled jazz and rock drummer, Chad’s professional career began in 1978 with the Bill Watrous band. Since then he has amassed a remarkable body of work including a seven year association with Frank Zappa, with whom he toured the USA and Europe and recorded 26 albums including the London Symphony recordings. He has also recorded 6 albums and toured with guitar legend Allan Holdsworth, played on the ‘One Voice’ album and video with Barbra Streisand, and recorded albums and toured with artists as diverse as Steve Vai, Andy Summers, Men At Work, Ed Mann, Albert Lee, Colin Hay, Dweezil Zappa and Tom Grant. Chad has also toured with James Taylor, John Patitucci , Joe Sample, Banned From Utopia and The World Drummers Ensemble (Bill Bruford, Luis Conte, Dou Dou Ndiaye Rose and Chad Wackerman) and most recently toured the USA with another ex Zappa drummer – Terry Bozzio. As a band leader and composer Chad has four critically acclaimed CDs titled ‘Forty Reasons’, ‘The View’, ‘Scream’, and his latest release ‘Legs Eleven’. Chad has written music for the television show ‘The Dennis Miller Show’, as well as composing music for Allan Holdsworth’s ‘Secrets …
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