#keith carlock

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Keith Carlock with Wayne Krantz & Tim Levebvre (2005)

Even 20 years later, you will hardly find anyone who can match him in terms of dynamics, drive and attack, mixed with a frightening technical level.

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Toto XIV 2015 Frontiers Music ——————————————————————— Tracks: 01. Running out of Time 02. Burn 03. Holy War 04. 21st Century Blues 05. Orphan 06. Unknown Soldier (for Jeffrey) 07. The Little Things 08. Chinatown 09. All the Tears That Shine 10. Fortune 11. Great Expectations 12. Bend ———————————————————————

Keith Carlock

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Keith Carlock

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Steely Dan - July 27, 2014 Birmingham, AL

I love music. It’s truly one of the greatest passions of my life. Despite my time as a band geek in school I knew that my passion wasn’t to be a musician, but a lifelong connoisseur.

  I think I was maybe in the 11th grade when dad set up his turntable with a little 2nd hand receiver in my room. The first record I found had a simple black cover with a ribbon-type design featuring the face of a silhouetted Asian woman on it. It was the 1977 classic from Steely Dan “Aja.”

  The first track was a song called “Black Cow” which to my understanding was a milkshake of some kind. While the song has grown on me over the years it didn’t strike me at first.

  The second track was the title track “Aja.” With Asian rhythms and esoteric lyrics I was immediately taken – hard. But when the legendary jazz sax man Wayne Shorter took a solo before drummer Steve Gadd absolutely went into beast mode – not once but twice – during the song, I was hooked.

  Due to crippling stage fright from band founder Donald Fagen, they never went out on the road to tour. But over the last 20 years or so that has changed. They have been selling out theaters all over the world and generations of music fans are all grateful.

  What I also find interesting about going to shows from these older artists is that not only are there a lot of fans my father’s age and older, but there are fans my age who are bringing their children.

  Sunday night at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center Concert Hall was no exception. While our seats weren’t the best (a source of consternation for both dad and I) it was still a helluva show.

  While I don’t remember the entire set list, I do want to touch on a few notable songs.

  Aja was the 2nd song they played as it is on their namesake album. While Wayne Shorter and Steve Gadd do not tour with the guys, they’re not needed. Sax man Walt Weiskopf handled a tasteful cover of Shorter’s solo.

  But the star of the show is their drummer. He may be the living embodiment of Animal from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem of Muppets’ fame. Keith Carlock is one of the single best drummers I have ever heard. He’s flashy, and he’s got busy and heavy hands. But he’s an absolute metronome. He never loses time and he never loses energy.

  But Carlock’s solos on Aja are a work to behold. The solos aren't note for note of the original - but they don’t' need to be. He makes them his own and he brings the crowd to their knees. He will go down alongside Gadd, the late Ricky Lawson, Sonny Emory, and the other all time greats of the genre before he’s done. He’s that amazing.

  Another highlight was off the Dan’s 1973 album “Countdown to Ecstasy” with a song called Razor Boy. On the album it’s a straightforward song with esoteric lyrics about materialism. But the rearrangement was really cool. It was slowed down and their female backing singers took the lead. It made it more haunting and more introspective. Really nicely done.

  And of course when the band took off onto their smash hit “Deacon Blues” the Birmingham crowd loved the “Crimson Tide” line – and of course, I did too. I know the line isn’t exactly complementary of the tide, but I do not care. Have some fun.

  One complaint was a drunken louse sitting in front of us. When the band played “Babylon Sisters” a couple fans decided to get up and shake it (poorly I might add. White people can’t dance.) But this jackass sitting in front of us yelled several time “Hey, sit down!”

  C’mon man, you go to a concert to have fun. Enjoy the music and enjoy having several thousand people with you with the same goal. Don’t be an ass. Don’t be that guy!

  Overall I had a blast. I needed the break from life in a bad way. I needed the culture and I needed the camaraderie.

  What makes a good song is someone telling a story from the heart. It’s not about “how many views can this get on YouTube” or “how many of these can I sell” they do it for the love of the music and of their fans. And that’s why acts like Steely Dan can remain so timeless and relevant for generations of music fans. The hair may be white (or gone.) They may carry more around their midsections than they used to carry. But they still carry the same heart and the same soul that made their music so personal lo so many years ago.

  Top 40 radio can learn a lesson from this.  

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Saw Steely Dan last night in Birmingham. And HOLY FUCKING SHIT. This was my 4th time seeing them and they still blew me away. Keith Carlock did make me want to throw away my drum set though.

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The Oz Noy Trio w/Keith Carlock and Oteil Burbridge - Main Street Studios - Night Life Walla Walla

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The Oz Noy Trio w/Keith Carlock and Oteil Burbridge - Main Street Studios

The Oz Noy Trio w/Keith Carlock and Oteil Burbridge – Main Street Studios

Friday, May 30th

Doors 7pm and show 8pm

Tickets: $10-50

Oz Noy: It’s Jazz. It just doesn’t sound like it.”

This is how virtuoso guitarist Oz Noy describes his intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and r&b. Born in Israel, Oz started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues, pop and rock music. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli musicians. By 24, he was one of the most established studio guitar players in the country. Oz was also a member of the house band on Israel’s top-rated television show for more than two years.

Since his 1996 arrival in New York, Oz has made a huge impact on the local and international music scene. His unique and intoxicating style has broken all the rules of instrumental guitar music by focusing on the groove. For his accomplishments as a trend-setting guitarist, Oz won the highly acclaimed Guitar Player magazine readers poll for “Best guitar riff on a record” in 2007, “Best new talent” in 2008, and “Best out there guitar player” in 2013.

Oz Noy has performed, toured and recorded with Richard Bona, Chris Botti, Gavin DeGraw, Harry Belafonte, Cyndi Lauper, Clay Aiken, Akiko Yano, Wonder Girls, Toni Braxton, Phoebe Snow, Nile Rogers, Mike Clark, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Dave Weckl, Mike Manieri, John Patitucci, The East Village Opera Company, Roger Glover, Bill Evans, The Gil Evan Orchestra,Warren Hayes, Gove’t Mule, The Allman Brothers, Allen Toussaint, Eric Johnson, Mike Stern, John Abercrombie, Steve Lukather, John Medeski, Don Was, Nelly Furtado, Natasha Bedingfield, Phillip Phillips, Andy Grammer, Angelique Kidjo, Matisyahu, Jennifer Hudson, Henry Butler, Gart Hudson, Don Henley, Patti Austin, Take 6, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Phil Ramone, Paul Shaffer, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Sting, Steve Perry, Allison Krauss Foreigner, Patty Smyth, Wiz Khalifa, Shelea, Jordin Sparks, Average White Band among others

From 2003 – 2012, Oz released multiple recordings: “Oz Live”, “HA!”, “Fuzzy Feat,”, “Schizophrenic,” “Twisted Blues Vol.1” Featuring all star line ups. May 2014 Oz released his 6th studio album “Twisted Blues Vol.2″ Features Special Collaborations with: Chick Corea, Allen Toussaint, Eric Johnson, Warren Haynes, Gregoire Maret, Greg Leisz, Dave Weckl, John Medeski. with the help of a stellar backup band featuring Keith Carlock, Anton Fig, Chris Layton, Will Lee, Roscoe Beck, Jerry Z & Reese Wynans.

  Keith Carlock is an American drummer originally from Clinton, Mississippi. He currently resides in New York City, NY. He has recorded and/or toured with musicians that include Sting, John Mayer,Steely Dan, James Taylor, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Diana Ross, Faith Hill, The Blues Brothers Band, Leni Stern, David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, Richard Bona, Chris Botti, Wayne Krantz, Harry Belafonte, Oz Noy, Clay Aiken, Rascal Flatts, Paula Abdul, and Grover Washington, Jr. Carlock was the exclusive drummer for every track on Steely Dan’s Everything Must Go (Steely Dan has used multiple drummers on each of the last several albums they’ve released over the past three decades).While in the Jazz Studies program at the University of North Texas, Carlock studied with many teachers, including Ed Soph. Carlock is also the husband of pop/rock singer/songwriter Lynne Timmes. In October 2009 he released an instructional DVD called The Big Picture: Phrasing, Improvisation, Style, and Technique. He, as of 2014, is the new drummer for the band Toto, replacing longtime drummer Simon Phillips. Oteil Burbridge: Two time Grammy winning bassist Oteil Burbridge has been in the music business touring and recording for over three decades. His first step into the national spotlight came in 1991 when he became a founding member of the Aquarium Rescue Unit featuring Col. Bruce Hampton, a cult classic that has stood the test of time. That led to his membership in the classic rock group The Allman Brothers Band. Since 1997, his work with the band has earned him two Grammy nominations for best rock instrumental, in 2003 and in 2004. Over the years, Oteil has shared the stage with rock and blues legends such as Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Levon Helm, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Billy Gibbons, Chuck Leavell, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Johnny Winter, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow and Trey Anastasio. In 2012, Oteil received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his 15 year contribution to the Allman Brothers Band as the longest running bassist in the band’s history. Oteil’s latest venture has been another dream come true for him: being reunited on the stage with his brother Kofi, after ten years of touring separately. Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band in late 2010, featuring the Burbridge brothers in the rhythm section, and the band released their first record, Revelator, in 2011. This 11-piece super group has been wowing crowds at festivals, theaters and concert halls across the globe. The Tedeschi Trucks Band played Eric Clapton’s iconic Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2011. Oteil’s original composition “Love Has Something Else to Say” was including in the DVD release and on TTB’s Grammy-winning debut album. The Tedeschi Trucks Band released their second album (and first live album) in 2012, titled “Everybody’s Talkin”. Over the years, Oteil has also recorded and shared the stage with jazz and jazz-rock fusion legends Herbie Hancock, Roy Haynes, Randy Brecker, John Scofield, Jerry Goodman, Bob Moses, Lenny White, Steve Smith, Bela Fleck, Jimmy Herring (solo), Howard Levi, Victor Wooten, Warren Hayes and Branford Marsalis.