VFJams LIVE! - Alvin Ford

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 KZbin 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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STICKS:
#VFSSM - Stanton Moore Signature Sticks
vicfirth.zildjian.com/signatu...
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[@meinlcymbals]

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]

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

[@markomarkovic5729]

@@ekadaniel Looks like 20" Byzance Sand ride

[@meinlcymbals]

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

[@keithoutterbridge8782]

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

[@camiloconga6856]

Does anyone know what patches they are?

[@12345brick1]

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

[@rhythmicboy]

Yessirrrr

[@TheHuskiePhil]

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

[@andyham6094]

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

[@jordanisawesome27]

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

[@SeanSentDaBeat]

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

[@drummerchen4053]

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

[@SeanSentDaBeat]

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

[@darrellcharlton8585]

Sean Wright are you on tour with anybody rn

[@Ianmahaffeypercussion]

That room is intimidating.

[@yppug]

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

[@SatriaAndyKirana]

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

[@chrisdrums1910]

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

[@jocquidixonmusicproduction988]

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.

[@cameronlee309]

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

[@kmoe1981]

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

[@jammcard]

Much love VF fam 💛

[@nathanielking7481]

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.

[@jamsjr44]

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

[@ethangormong7506]

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

[@sounomt]

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

[@THEEBlackAnime]

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

[@MrAVGNdude]

The bassist is LOCKED IN🥵🤙🏾

[@josephsocha8325]

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

[@CarlHamilton1914]

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

[@weediebraimah1867]

I'm very proud of this guy!

[@los4drum]

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

[@Kuba-hs4ns]

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

[@johnathonbirch3074]

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

[@barakvainer1943]

5:40 Stanley Randolph on the Trombone

[@CarlHamilton1914]

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

[@tonylancer7367]

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]

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

[@wesleyhermanus6646]

I thought the same thing!!!!

[@johnathonbirch3074]

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]

Yeah, it's our bad-ass brother Tony

[@18badman98]

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

[@mattkirkhamm]

bass player was rocking man

[@ramykaram4278]

Awesome! I was hoping for a season 2

[@JayStiqs]

Tight playing from Alvin Ford. Super Crispy!

[@ToneTone-]

Fire. Keep it coming

[@maxalottalovin6210]

The kind of groove that puts color back into your soul

[@Magro_music]

Yes! Killing performance!

[@Drumheadrob]

Awesome!

[@WendellHolmesJr]

Killin🤟🏾

[@zwick6890]

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

[@botondlubics4036]

This grooves hard🔥🔥

[@matishurion4959]

Season 2 let's goooo

[@unknown8332]

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

[@The22Healer]

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!

[@gixxerboyroyluvdrumswaters9023]

Awesome stuff.

[@obedxtoph3070]

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

[@michaelvenediger]

That snare drum is too good!

[@hommerecorder7003]

sooo goood`!

[@josephknoxjr.7724]

My dude 🔥🔥🔥

[@Chillcoolbro]

🔥 dope musicians! clean with it

[@hutchboyproductions3933]

AMAZING

[@timothybennet_]

Al killed it!! all ya'll!!

[@allulefcatalan.feley95]

Espectacular... genial !!!! :D

[@PintSizedJacob]

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

[@JGBDYT]

Always a pleasure to see Tony's face

[@LipnitskyOrchestra]

Thanks! It's great work & beautiful idea

[@ivopestana8337]

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

[@italojedi462]

sooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooood !

[@kellyddrums4497]

Better than Christmas!

[@Eduarddrum]

Vic firth thank you very much

[@SalvadrumsTV]

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

[@antonhansen9238]

Wooooo!

[@hermanmelville3871]

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

[@ricardomendezp.4237]

i like the music vfjams

[@KevoDrumsGillespie]

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

[@justinrensel8518]

me too lol

[@batucandocomnycolasnycolas8614]

Tops viva música❤

[@andyham6094]

Tony royster in the back just feelin the music

[@los4drum]

He was smackin!!

[@MrAndrewblazethomas]

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

[@claus.f4856]

Incrível 👏👏

[@kingdomdrums2006]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@XaviOnTheDrums]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@michaeleagle2]

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

[@leeludolph5671]

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

[@DimitriFantini]

Alvin all the way

[@clivesweet]

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]

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

[@unknownhappened8721]

Man my uncle is so solid bra💪🏽❤️

[@maddrumfighter]

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.

[@erinfinney]

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.

[@danidonchev945]

Back to 80's

[@geekondrum1332]

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

[@skyreadersociety6183]

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

[@vtdrummerboy]

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

[@BedoyaMJuanP]

Cooooooooooooooooool

[@emmyemmanuel3583]

Sweet....

[@jlcannady]

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

[@leodebraga9346]

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

[@user-tr8kr1jd2o]

How do people get to view these in person?

[@camiloconga6856]

Does anyone know what patches they are?

[@jamieharris327]

I see you Ferbie on the keys!!

[@antonpetrenko1687]

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

[@monthieuxgeordann3660]

yes

[@allulefcatalan.feley95]

Yes?!?! O.o :o

[@monthieuxgeordann3660]

​@@allulefcatalan.feley95it him

[@roypatterson9910]

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]

yup that's him

[@benjamind1286]

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.

[@21keshon]

Where is Joe Cleveland

[@riekysamodra]

Where did tony royster jr buy that hoodie? Any ideas?

[@simonspies4821]

transcription plssss

[@camiloconga6856]

Alguien sabe que parches son? Drumheads?

[@camiloconga6856]

Alguien sabe que parches son?

[@o_vinnysilva]

play along is not available :(

[@yaneznoah24]

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

[@danielsemmelrock7808]

I see a Tony Royster surprise feature coming

[@mariodrumz8228]

🎶💿🥁💿🎶

[@deepkushagra]

who else is reminded of Lingus

[@Elewismusic]

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

[@giacomocarlone645]

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

[@juliotiravantti]

cody :D

[@arbimopm2147]

Akira Jimbo pleaseeee

[@LiveForLiveMusic]

wow