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  • VFJams LIVE! Season 2, Episode 1: Alvin Ford
    "Stick’n and Groov’n"
    Written/Composed/Arranged By:
    Robert Sput Searight
    This season showcases a whole new lineup of Vic Firth artists, hosted by Elmo Lovano, musically directed by Robert Sput Searight and performed by the all-star VFJams Band!
    Filmed in the iconic Studio 1 at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, CA!
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    Throughout this year, we will feature full performances, interviews, transcriptions, and play-along tracks. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to Vic’s UA-cam and social media channels so you won’t miss out - and mark your calendars for the #VFJams LIVE performance schedule!
    VFJams LIVE! Season 2 Schedule:
    Episode 1: Alvin Ford Jr. - April 4th
    Episode 2: Lenny Reece - May 2nd
    Episode 3: Peter Erskine - June 6th
    Episode 4: Carlin White - July 3rd
    Episode 5: Sean Wright - August 1st
    Episode 6: Steve Smith - September 5th
    DOWNLOAD PLAY-ALONG TRACKS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS!
    vicfirth.zildjian.com/vf-jams-2
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    The #VFJams All Star Band:
    Robert Sput Searight - Music Director / Keys
    Cody Wright - Bass
    Samir Moulay - Guitar
    Mark Lettieri - Guitar
    Quitin Gulledge - Keys
    Nicholas Semrad - Keys
    Ben Burget - Tenor Sax / Flute
    Brandon Phillips - Trumpet
    Phillip Lassiter - Trumpet
    Chris Johnson - Trombone
    Ruben Lael - Vocals
    Elise Testone - Vocals
    Amanda Maxfield - Vocals
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    Host:
    Elmo Lovano
    Audio Engineering, Mixing, Mastering:
    Kevin Majorino
    Chris Denogean
    Tyler Shields
    Videographers:
    Scott Quade
    Trevor Bowman
    Evan Chapman
    Kevin Eikenberg
    Nick Hughes
    Photography:
    Francesco Desmaele
    Ian Grom
    Special thanks to Livemix for providing the monitoring system, and Earthworks for the microphones.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 179

  • @meinlcymbals
    @meinlcymbals 5 років тому +125

    GREAT performance by Alvin Ford Jr.! Great musical direction by Sput! Thank you VF for sharing great music with all of us. Keep up the good work. - Chris/Meinl

    • @ekadaniel
      @ekadaniel 5 років тому +2

      MEINL Cymbals What type of ride cymbal which was used in this video ??

    • @markomarkovic5729
      @markomarkovic5729 5 років тому +2

      @@ekadaniel Looks like 20" Byzance Sand ride

    • @meinlcymbals
      @meinlcymbals 5 років тому +7

      @@ekadaniel Byzance Vintage Series 22" Sand Crash-Ride. - Chris/Meinl

    • @keithoutterbridge8782
      @keithoutterbridge8782 5 років тому

      @@meinlcymbals can u provide the whole cymbal set up? They all sound amazing..🔥🔥🔥

    • @camiloconga6856
      @camiloconga6856 5 років тому

      Does anyone know what patches they are?

  • @jordanisawesome27
    @jordanisawesome27 5 років тому +26

    So we just gonna ignore how Samir Moulay destroyed that solo? WHAT A BEAST!

  • @12345brick1
    @12345brick1 5 років тому +133

    Has anybody else been dying to see this second season? It feels unreal almost! Vic Firth has started something truly amazing !🙏

    • @rhythmicboy
      @rhythmicboy 5 років тому

      Yessirrrr

    • @TheHuskiePhil
      @TheHuskiePhil 5 років тому

      Agh! Its awesome they are in a new season but I literally cannot wait for the rest of the videos

    • @andyham6094
      @andyham6094 5 років тому +1

      This has to go on forever. Such a great idea. Loving his Tama and meinl sound. Those starclassic walnut birch drums sound so good.

  • @Ianmahaffeypercussion
    @Ianmahaffeypercussion 5 років тому +20

    That room is intimidating.

  • @jocquidixonmusicproduction988
    @jocquidixonmusicproduction988 5 років тому +52

    Sheesh ! This Alvin Ford dude is CLEAN ! Im digging his whole setup & sound !
    One of the dopest things about the music world is that you'll never know every musician/ person, but through things like social media you can discover phenomenal musicians you've just have not seen.

  • @SatriaAndyKirana
    @SatriaAndyKirana 5 років тому +18

    Cody Wright on the bass, people... KILLIN IT.

    • @chrisdrums1910
      @chrisdrums1910 4 роки тому +3

      Satria Andy Kirana i feel like every musician with the last name Wright just kills, Troy Wright, Sean Wright, Cody Wright

  • @jammcard
    @jammcard 5 років тому +15

    Much love VF fam 💛

  • @yppug
    @yppug 5 років тому +11

    That bassist is legit so cool, stole the show for me. This whole team is full of absolute titans.

  • @SeanSentDaBeat
    @SeanSentDaBeat 5 років тому +39

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    & Sput @6:30 lol, I was doin the same thing 🤦🏾‍♂️💀🤣😂🤣😂

    • @drummerchen4053
      @drummerchen4053 5 років тому +6

      Sean,I'm a big fan of you!😄I'm expect to see your show!💪💪

    • @SeanSentDaBeat
      @SeanSentDaBeat 5 років тому +7

      Drummer Chen thank you 🖤. It was a fun day, y’all in for a treat this season! Oh I sound ok too. 🙄😂🤣😆

    • @darrellcharlton8585
      @darrellcharlton8585 5 років тому +1

      Sean Wright are you on tour with anybody rn

  • @cameronlee309
    @cameronlee309 5 років тому +7

    Sput’s face before the solo starts is the best.... “like good lawd... here we go”

  • @kmoe1981
    @kmoe1981 5 років тому +10

    Tony Royster Jr. even in the building..... Dope 🔥
    Sput the arrangements you do on here are phenomenal!!

  • @sounomt
    @sounomt 5 років тому +23

    Sput is KILLLLLIN these arrangements omg😫, thank you Vic Firth and musicians!!!

  • @jamsjr44
    @jamsjr44 5 років тому +5

    Not only are the drummers amazing but all the musicians and these compositions and song arrangements!

  • @THEEBlackAnime
    @THEEBlackAnime 4 роки тому +3

    Besides the INSANELY dope solo at the end, that VAMP was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @weediebraimah1867
    @weediebraimah1867 5 років тому +9

    I'm very proud of this guy!

    • @los4drum
      @los4drum 5 років тому

      Miss you this season!! loved you last year!!

  • @josephsocha8325
    @josephsocha8325 5 років тому +7

    A lot of these shots are giving me the same vibe as the snarky puppy studio vids. Absolutely love this series

  • @MrAVGNdude
    @MrAVGNdude 5 років тому +5

    The bassist is LOCKED IN🥵🤙🏾

  • @CarlHamilton1914
    @CarlHamilton1914 5 років тому +4

    I can say I’ve never heard of Alvin Ford but I definitely know him now and dude is killin!

  • @ethangormong7506
    @ethangormong7506 4 роки тому +2

    Alvin plays with such passion and intention. Doesn't overplay when it's not his solo, but absolutely killed this track with groove and musicality. Phenomenal

  • @johnathonbirch3074
    @johnathonbirch3074 5 років тому +7

    Damn...what a way to start off season 2🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    I'm speechless...

  • @zwick6890
    @zwick6890 5 років тому +10

    So many great musicians- thank you for these videos- always amazing stuff

  • @Kuba-hs4ns
    @Kuba-hs4ns 5 років тому +3

    Unreal, so nice. Better Quality, but the Music and Drumming this time is just freaking unbelievable!!!!!

  • @nathanielking7481
    @nathanielking7481 2 роки тому +1

    Tama needs to use this video as their primary advertising for their Starclassic WB kits. literally just show anyone the sounds it’s pulling in this video and it’s a done deal.

  • @JayStiqs
    @JayStiqs 5 років тому +3

    Tight playing from Alvin Ford. Super Crispy!

  • @The22Healer
    @The22Healer 5 років тому +3

    I'm still soaking in what I just watched! What a jam, that looked so fun! And that rhythm progression Alvin lays down at the end over the heavy keyboards!

  • @michaelvenediger
    @michaelvenediger 3 роки тому +1

    That snare drum is too good!

  • @mattkirkhamm
    @mattkirkhamm 5 років тому +3

    bass player was rocking man

  • @tonylancer7367
    @tonylancer7367 5 років тому +18

    0:27 Is that Tony Royster behind (on the left of) Quitin? 😯😯😯😯
    Alvin Ford is complete fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥
    Robert keeps on giving us the great hits, I wish how he does all this magic man!!!

    • @matthewschaeffer4656
      @matthewschaeffer4656 5 років тому +2

      Yea, when is he playing?! I don’t see him on the schedule

    • @wesleyhermanus6646
      @wesleyhermanus6646 5 років тому +1

      I thought the same thing!!!!

    • @johnathonbirch3074
      @johnathonbirch3074 5 років тому

      Yeah it's him. They haven't officially announced that he'll be playing for this season but hopefully they'll keep this going and he could perform for season 3

    • @markomarkovic5729
      @markomarkovic5729 5 років тому +1

      Yeah, it's our bad-ass brother Tony

    • @18badman98
      @18badman98 5 років тому +1

      It looked like he was wearing in ears. That or just dope headphones .

  • @maxalottalovin6210
    @maxalottalovin6210 5 років тому +1

    The kind of groove that puts color back into your soul

  • @JGBDYT
    @JGBDYT 5 років тому +2

    Always a pleasure to see Tony's face

  • @barakvainer1943
    @barakvainer1943 5 років тому +12

    5:40 Stanley Randolph on the Trombone

    • @CarlHamilton1914
      @CarlHamilton1914 5 років тому +1

      Barak V took the comment out of my mouth!!!

  • @WendellHolmesJr
    @WendellHolmesJr 5 років тому +7

    Killin🤟🏾

  • @matishurion4959
    @matishurion4959 5 років тому +3

    Season 2 let's goooo

  • @kellyddrums4497
    @kellyddrums4497 5 років тому +2

    Better than Christmas!

  • @botondlubics4036
    @botondlubics4036 5 років тому +4

    This grooves hard🔥🔥

  • @hermanmelville3871
    @hermanmelville3871 3 роки тому

    LIFE GOALS LIST EDIT: Play with Cody Wright. Dude is perpetually locked in.

  • @obedxtoph3070
    @obedxtoph3070 5 років тому +2

    This is amazing.....nice work!..

  • @ramykaram4278
    @ramykaram4278 5 років тому +2

    Awesome! I was hoping for a season 2

  • @Chillcoolbro
    @Chillcoolbro 5 років тому +3

    🔥 dope musicians!
    clean with it

  • @unknown8332
    @unknown8332 5 років тому +2

    Season 2 bouta be lit!!!!! Thank you Vic firth 🔥

  • @ricardomendezp.4237
    @ricardomendezp.4237 4 роки тому +1

    i like the music vfjams

  • @ivopestana8337
    @ivopestana8337 5 років тому +4

    Dang man, I came looking for some good drumming but I was surprised to see Cody Wright in the lineup, love that dude!

  • @timothybennet_
    @timothybennet_ 5 років тому

    Al killed it!! all ya'll!!

  • @Magro_music
    @Magro_music 5 років тому

    Yes! Killing performance!

  • @gixxerboyroyluvdrumswaters9023
    @gixxerboyroyluvdrumswaters9023 5 років тому +1

    Awesome stuff.

  • @hutchboyproductions3933
    @hutchboyproductions3933 Рік тому

    AMAZING

  • @andyham6094
    @andyham6094 5 років тому +1

    Tony royster in the back just feelin the music

  • @LipnitskyOrchestra
    @LipnitskyOrchestra 5 років тому +2

    Thanks! It's great work & beautiful idea

  • @ToneTone-
    @ToneTone- 5 років тому +2

    Fire. Keep it coming

  • @Drumheadrob
    @Drumheadrob 5 років тому

    Awesome!

  • @PintSizedJacob
    @PintSizedJacob 5 років тому +2

    So so good! This track is making me breathe manually lmao

  • @josephknoxjr.7724
    @josephknoxjr.7724 5 років тому +1

    My dude 🔥🔥🔥

  • @allulefcatalan.feley95
    @allulefcatalan.feley95 5 років тому +1

    Espectacular... genial !!!! :D

  • @italojedi462
    @italojedi462 5 років тому

    sooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooood !

  • @antonhansen9238
    @antonhansen9238 5 років тому +2

    Wooooo!

  • @Eduarddrum
    @Eduarddrum 5 років тому

    Vic firth thank you very much

  • @geekondrum1332
    @geekondrum1332 2 роки тому

    Oh my god!! That man that did the guitar solo!!!
    Are these guys martians!!

  • @SalvadrumsTV
    @SalvadrumsTV 5 років тому

    Yes been waiting for season 2 so inspiring to see those monsters musicians perform.. always wondering who will be on the next one... that guy on trumpet thought he was bruce willis killing it

  • @hommerecorder7003
    @hommerecorder7003 4 роки тому

    sooo goood`!

  • @leeludolph5671
    @leeludolph5671 4 роки тому +1

    I really think that all these songs should be on some sort of album that can be available on iTunes. Anyone agree?

  • @skyreadersociety6183
    @skyreadersociety6183 5 років тому

    "music serving" drumming - instead of those overplayers recently. Very much appreciated!

  • @clivesweet
    @clivesweet 5 років тому +2

    I see Tony Royster Jr in the background there, when you gonna showcase that beast? One of the greatest drummers alive but somehow flies under the radar.

    • @pandahammonds9590
      @pandahammonds9590 5 років тому +1

      Clive Sweet Lol it’s not that. Its that we’re tired of seeing him 😂

  • @los4drum
    @los4drum 5 років тому

    He was smackin!!

  • @erinfinney
    @erinfinney 4 роки тому +2

    Sizzling session with a fly band, showcasing Alvin's refined talent. Mix that up with Samir's sleek guitar solo and you've got great music.

  • @KevoDrumsGillespie
    @KevoDrumsGillespie 5 років тому +4

    At first i thought that Stanley Randolph was playing the Trombone...! hahahahaha

  • @batucandocomnycolasnycolas8614
    @batucandocomnycolasnycolas8614 4 роки тому +1

    Tops viva música❤

  • @DimitriFantini
    @DimitriFantini 5 років тому

    Alvin all the way

  • @antonpetrenko1687
    @antonpetrenko1687 5 років тому +43

    is that Tony Royster Jr in the crowd behind the keyboard player?

    • @monthieuxgeordann3660
      @monthieuxgeordann3660 5 років тому +4

      yes

    • @allulefcatalan.feley95
      @allulefcatalan.feley95 5 років тому +1

      Yes?!?! O.o :o

    • @monthieuxgeordann3660
      @monthieuxgeordann3660 5 років тому

      ​@@allulefcatalan.feley95it him

    • @roypatterson9910
      @roypatterson9910 5 років тому

      I don't think that's Tony Royster jr., it's sort of looks like him, but I don't think it's him. I've never seen him wearing glasses before, sunglasses, yes, prescription glasses, no, so I'm pretty sure that's not him. I may be wrong, but that just doesn't look like him.

    • @jasonputradarmawan
      @jasonputradarmawan 5 років тому +1

      yup that's him

  • @unknownhappened8721
    @unknownhappened8721 5 років тому

    Man my uncle is so solid bra💪🏽❤️

  • @XaviOnTheDrums
    @XaviOnTheDrums 5 років тому +3

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @kingdomdrums2006
    @kingdomdrums2006 5 років тому +2

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @danidonchev945
    @danidonchev945 5 років тому

    Back to 80's

  • @claus.f4856
    @claus.f4856 3 роки тому

    Incrível 👏👏

  • @leodebraga9346
    @leodebraga9346 5 років тому +3

    The vamp in the end, wwhaatt??? How they maintain this line

  • @MrAndrewblazethomas
    @MrAndrewblazethomas 5 років тому

    Wow great job Alvin, did you right the arrangement’s 😊? they are killer you executed well👍🏿

  • @maddrumfighter
    @maddrumfighter 5 років тому

    Is it the bassist who plays with eric gales on tour two years ago? I remember that eric gales said he learn all the songs in just one week after bassist defection. happy seeing him here, he really impressed me, like the rest of the band, at Guitare en scène, in France.

  • @michaeleagle2
    @michaeleagle2 5 років тому

    Pretty lights amazing group... Alvin is an incredible drummer.. Have a Pandora station dedicated to Pretty Lights.... -- Sunday School is my friggen jam--

  • @yaneznoah24
    @yaneznoah24 5 років тому +1

    Why ain’t anybody talking about that badass drop at the end 💀

  • @emmyemmanuel3583
    @emmyemmanuel3583 5 років тому

    Sweet....

  • @juliotiravantti
    @juliotiravantti 5 років тому +4

    cody :D

  • @BedoyaMJuanP
    @BedoyaMJuanP 5 років тому

    Cooooooooooooooooool

  • @deepkushagra
    @deepkushagra 5 років тому +3

    who else is reminded of Lingus

  • @jlcannady
    @jlcannady 5 років тому

    I’ve seen this dude play before. It was a meinl cymbal sponsor video that him and Robert sput did.

  • @jamieharris327
    @jamieharris327 5 років тому

    I see you Ferbie on the keys!!

  • @vtdrummerboy
    @vtdrummerboy 5 років тому

    Is Tony Royster Jr in the back? We got to get him in a VF jam! Great vid!

  • @Elewismusic
    @Elewismusic 5 років тому +4

    Stanley Randolph..... IS THAT YOU ON TROMBONE 🤔🤔

  • @samuelwager2181
    @samuelwager2181 3 місяці тому

    I couldn't see has hands during Alvin's solo holy crap

  • @simonspies4821
    @simonspies4821 5 років тому

    transcription plssss

  • @IgnacioOnDrums
    @IgnacioOnDrums 5 років тому +3

    7:26 My face watching the whole video.

  • @benjamind1286
    @benjamind1286 5 років тому

    Damn, that's a cool way to set up that 10 inch tom! I've never thought of that. I'll have to try it. My 10-inch Tom has been sitting in a closet collecting dust for over 10 years. Because, I don't like the way it feels to have two Toms on my bass drum. Also, this whole band is beyond sick.

  • @mariodrumz8228
    @mariodrumz8228 5 років тому

    🎶💿🥁💿🎶

  • @camiloconga6856
    @camiloconga6856 5 років тому

    Alguien sabe que parches son?
    Drumheads?

  • @camiloconga6856
    @camiloconga6856 5 років тому

    Alguien sabe que parches son?

  • @giacomocarlone645
    @giacomocarlone645 4 роки тому

    Vic Firth : The return of the pocket ... soon in selected Cinema

  • @danielsemmelrock7808
    @danielsemmelrock7808 5 років тому

    I see a Tony Royster surprise feature coming

  • @user-tr8kr1jd2o
    @user-tr8kr1jd2o 4 роки тому

    How do people get to view these in person?

  • @21keshon
    @21keshon 5 років тому +2

    Where is Joe Cleveland

  • @camiloconga6856
    @camiloconga6856 5 років тому

    Does anyone know what patches they are?

  • @LiveForLiveMusic
    @LiveForLiveMusic 5 років тому

    wow

  • @jeremiahallen612
    @jeremiahallen612 5 років тому +4

    wow
    that is all i have to say