Studio Jams #56 - "Cantaloupe Island"

Here is one of several tracks from Studio Jams Episode #56, taped "On The Road" at Dream Studios in Los Angeles, CA (USA). It features guitarists Grant Geissman and Joe Jewell, bassist Jervonny Collier, drummer Gary Stanionis and Otmaro Ruiz on keyboards. For more on the series, go to www.StudioJams.com.

[@JGPorcello]

Grant's playing just seems to flow effortlessly from a great reservoir of talent.

[@mikedegroff7766]

Everyone's playing is so effortless but at the same time super-locked. Inspiring.

[@paulkitas4659]

Agree the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ilariamosca1754]

Mike DeGroff hhi

[@murphythept]

Very great musicians, each of them played with the best jazz and fusion stars.

[@keithhelton3178]

It doesn't take a melon-head to enjoy being on Cantaloupe Island with these magical musicians...

[@gilg9088]

Incredible talents in one! Otmaro Ruiz, you are unbelievable jazz man artist!

[@josephvotta6698]

Wow! These guys are great! What a performance! Everybody involved was great! Thank you! Great camera work, too! Thank you!

[@utube9000]

Not one - but TWO smokin guitar solos! I like it.

[@rmoraespinto]

Otmaro, the King!

[@tommorling7826]

That drum fill at 0:41, gorgeous!

[@juaco42]

Grant Geissman is unbelievable

[@pitullo70]

Otmaro Ruiz Genius

WAY! .... He's really on it!

[@kota0321]

Otmaro is amazing!

[@darzil007]

Otmaro is out of this planet ,, may be at this very present time we have 3 alike ,his is simply fantastic and so versatile this man can play any style and song and not only make it is his own but change it to something incredible , more power you sir

[@BlunderCity]

Some serious jamming boys! Keep it up!

[@wpmmusic]

Awesome song to jam to. I did a ten minute improv version on piano. So much fun. It's a favorite at my school's jazz band.

[@Americanjazzlady07]

These guys are AMAZING, realllly good!!! It's like God touching them with supernatural power, lightning fast hands, super creative improvization, totally insync with each other. What they are doing is pure talent and a gift. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS MUSIC/JAZZ WITH ME. I LOVE IT.

[@Phazur]

talent and gift for sure, but lots of hard work for sure! Great music!

[@elleondejuda4681]

OTMARO R...very good solo my brother. You inspired me to play the piano! God bless Venezuela.

[@g.medina3717]

Wow! Jervonny is a beast on that bass damn! 👍🏼😂 All these guys are superb total masters at there instruments.

[@TruthTracks-ph5wx]

Grant knows the head; wish the sound man did. Stellar performance by Mr. Ruiz and Mr. Grossman, and that rhythm section was cooking with gas.... #HotJam

[@gsman5828]

Talk about a talented group of guys! They all got "chops"! "General" Grant Geisman, as Chuck Mangione used to call him, is a special kind of guitar player!

[@DaveDugganITPro]

lead guitarist sound like a steely dan solo - awesome!

[@franklinsoares7757]

Dave Duggan If you like Steely Dan search for Ed Motta, very talented brazilian musician

[@gaspareegrimaldi4740]

All instruments have excellent voices “ drumers voices sounds so excellent “

[@keithhelton3178]

Grant Grossman & Joe Jewell...priceless...thanks, SHOWOFFS LOL

[@danielalopez4926]

masters!!!!!!!!!!!1 the guitar player is great and the pianist also is very great

[@ccarmagnola]

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you and congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBdd4]

Man! All I got to say is Man! What a fine bunch of jamming artists! Umphh! Umphh! Umphh! Thank you for letting us in on the production of a treasure. There is nothing like seeing close up the emotions of an artist as he / she is creating. That treasure is missing from a CD, DVD,tape, LP, the Greek Theater or the Hollywood Bowl. Thank you....

[@sofiainred]

Incredible..and inspiring !!

[@annjeanmillikan]

Fantastic!!!!

[@brucelaudenberger8056]

Super jam by everyone!

[@stephenyount3148]

This is one of those jams you play and someone will undoubtedly say, " who's that?" Bravo ! ! !

[@Pied777]

omg that's insane ! what a killer guitar solo by the way

[@stuart.8273]

Nice sound from Joe Jewell's Collings' guitar, too!

[@brucelaudenberger8056]

Damn tight!!

[@rafaelthekeyman9646]

Bravo!

[@johndobson1899]

Love the groove

[@improv_junky]

incredible!!!

[@JS-it3dx]

this is magic

[@Americanjazzlady07]

One more thing......God bless you!!

[@jwh475ezc]

Great stuff!

[@stuart.8273]

Grant Geissman played on Chuck Mangione's " Give It All You Got"

[@renaissongsmann8889]

The iconic solo on "Feels So Good", no less! He still hasn't lived it down, and probably doesn't want to, but we all should realize that's one song and he's played about a million by now ;)

[@notpopebuthope]

... superb!

[@donnytarbert6839]

Great piano playing here !

[@massimilianopicuno1879]

eccellente fusione e tecnica, arte pura

[@davidabair2280]

Nice piano solo!

[@raffydu]

Love it!

[@FabioSirnaMusic]

Drummer!!awesome groove!

[@fourwheelers6076]

fantastic

[@azarepal]

Very good!

[@renaissongsmann8889]

Some real heavyweights here ... no surprise this really does jam. I wanna go to Cantaloupe Island now :D

[@amanyttap]

ay..yayaiiiii...incredible !!!..like it!!!!

[@allen6924]

Everyone of these guys are the cream of L.A. session players. Grant Geissman has like the best instincts for lead playing. His mixture of guitar technique and beautiful ideas always gets to my musical heart.

[@tiberiuoprea8482]

I think the drummer is great, he reminds me of Ringo Starr, sounds so perfect.

[@francescofiorini337]

Yeah great drummer, unlike Ringo 😂

[@D3athlyV1sag3]

JESUS. Otmaro has MAD improv game.

[@JasonBontragerPiano]

Goooooo Piano Man!

[@Scott_works]

Nice “bullseye” guitar!

[@justinrensel8518]

Reminds me so much of steely dan

[@markusaxt]

these cymbals

[@GaryStanionis]

+Markus Axt Thank You!

[@carlosadolfonavarro6602]

Genial version

[@fuoriserviziolivebandagrig9102]

YOU ARE MUSIC MONTERS!!!

[@wrigleyx]

drums insane

[@horaciocao7874]

thank you

[@AroldoLuvisottoNeto]

Nice to see that even pro musicians like them use The Real Book (1:38) when needed, not only novices :D

[@crazyfire100]

otmaro absolutely slaughtered this one to my ear

[@etibarardabili8629]

otmaro ruiz super

[@andrealucibello8417]

Ruiz POWER !

[@drewshnookums]

Great piano player

[@ianwilson6524]

drewshnookums g

[@OS-yg9fr]

love the way he thinks he is herbie hancock very good

[@robertnorris8096]

The bass is tight.

[@THERANDOMPIXELTHEORY]

Great tempo

[@mattiameis3300]

Very Cool!!!! :)

[@carlosrangel1270]

puros monstruos

[@WilliamSlaght]

I hear that piano player reference quite a lot of things xD especially near the end he referenced Lyle Mays in a Patheny tune. Err, which one was it, but I definitely recognized it xD

[@rodrigodelucchi4785]

Dibuuuuje maestro

[@kaanpeeters]

yes yes yes yes yes yessssss

[@SOLOSAXOHP]

Otmaro el mejor pianista tecladista que ha salido de Venezuela

[@JaimeVives]

Wow :)

[@rjdblues80]

🔥🔥🔥

[@cmin7b9]

Dang!

[@hotwheelz20072]

Nice whosoevers tee!!!

[@GaryStanionis]

Thanks bro!

[@Troycus]

HOT!!

[@markrigsby2425]

Off the, chain.

[@francescocaserta7857]

stupendo grroove. Grant Geissman quale modello di gibson suona

[@0727kj]

ハッチポッチステーション！

[@oldestgamer]

THAT DRUMMER! Just goes to show that with a good rhythm section the soloists can fly!

[@keithhelton3178]

Geissman, dammit

[@chumleyshaver7942]

nice pocket

[@EmanueleBassist]

!!!

[@user-tz1uk7rn7c]

미쳤다...

[@deepkushagra]

no drum solo? :(

[@elseelin9666]

拳王泰森on bass

[@ilariamosca1754]

Strepitoso !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@albarnes5713]

Better than butterscotch brandy.

[@PatrickHaeslerMusic]

Great tight sound. But not on the snare my god.

[@danielpinto6165]

SUBAN LA GUITARRA

[@cjm4921]

joe jewel.......wtf

[@nicolasrossi5978]

Excellent. But in my opinion snare a little too pronounced, good drumming, but too loud either needed to be muted with a cloth or amplified less/a mixing adjustment? Just my opinion. Otherwise great!

[@ASvanRandwijck]

I am so sorry but omething is missing... it is this 'feel' I miss...Timing

[@EvilSean62]

im way out of my depth even watching this ... fuck... like .. properly fuck !