#VFJams

In January 2018, Vic Firth hosted its first ever #vfJAMS LIVE recording session at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, California. This amazing event showcased some the world’s top drummers performing with Robert “Sput” Searight and the all-star vfJAMS Band!
Episode 5 - Eric Harland
featuring saxophonist Jonathan Mones
Song - Voyager/Eclipse
Throughout this year, we will feature full performances, interviews, transcriptions, play-along tracks and prize giveaways. 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!
DOWNLOAD PLAY-ALONG TRACKS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS!
vicfirth.com/vfjams-live/
Special thanks to Livemix for providing the monitoring system.
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STICKS:
#vfHD4 - American Classic® HD4
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The vfJAMS Band:
Robert "Sput" Searight - Keys / Musical Director
Weedie Braimah - Percussion
Joe Cleveland - Bass
Mark Lettieri - Guitar
Nicholas Semrad - Keys
Jonathan Mones - Alto Sax / Flute
Ben Burget - Tenor Sax / Flute / Trumpet
Sylvester Onyejiaka - Bari Sax / Flute
Ryan Porter - Trombone
Brandon Phillips - Trumpet
Ruben Lael - Vocals
Elise Testone - Vocals
Amanda Maxfield - Vocals
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
BENNY GREB : September 4
SPUT SEARIGHT : October 2
MIKE MITCHELL : November 6
MARK GUILIANA : December 4
PAST PERFORMANCES:
MATT GARSTKA : • #VFJams LIVE! - Matt G...
DEVON TAYLOR : • #VFJams LIVE! - Devon ...
SARAH THAWER: • Video
STANLEY RANDOLPH: • #VFJams LIVE! - Stanle...
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Audio Engineering, Mixing, Mastering:
Kevin Majorino
Videography:
Marc Cohen
Gary Meeker
Scott Quade
Mark Wessels
Francis Zera
Photography:
Francesco Desmaele
Host:
Elmo Lovano
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[@timjjs]

Sax player is a beast

[@fleagalisyourdaddy]

Timothy S Jonathan Mones 👌

[@krioni86sa]

Is he Filipino?

[@fran991213]

Level Asian

[@sinewave9208]

Dude i didnt know that Jordan Peel from Key and Peel could play drums so well.

[@jeffersongrindle2305]

Reminds me of Brandon Fields who plays Sax and is a member of the Rippingtons

[@SeanSentDaBeat]

GOAT!!!!!!!!

[@jayworld4751]

Sean Wright i feel like your the goat along side with mike mitchell and devon taylor

[@wesleyhermanus6646]

This is the real VFJam!! You could tell this was improvised! I love his energy

[@WhelanDrums]

Agreed Wesley. Absolutely amazing 👊

[@1musikgeek]

No its not improvised lol

[@uncavallo2580]

Bro, didn't you hear some mistakes? Like "cut off", and some run out of tempo?

[@hermanmelville3871]

@@1musikgeek Check out the interview about it. Most of it is improvised except for a few written melodies.

[@1musikgeek]

@@hermanmelville3871 where u been? Been waiting for 2 years for someone to correct me!

[@Fabelnegros]

Robert sput on keys😲😲😲 and plays incredibly well ....unconceivable !

[@Fabelnegros]

😅

[@Drumminsince89]

Believe it or not, keys is/was his first instrument. He started on the road as a keyboard player.

[@cuahutemoctorres9934]

Kirk Covington and Gary Husband are equally absurd good at keyboard. Not to mention they are gods at drumming.

[@ocbfdog]

Drumminsince89 actually, drums was.

[@Phoenix2772]

When all the players are so high in creativity like this,, its not even a challenge to express yourself... its all soul...

[@zsebestien7050]

he's so good at matching with any ensemble its crazy, you can really see who he is as a person through his playing

[@NOORPHANSTUBE]

I would really really like to see an album put out with all the Vf jams recordings. The arrangements mannnnn

[@darry_lavis]

Jesus. This is deep.

[@drumrit]

right on. i'm shaking :'D

[@JazzDunn1]

Amrit Mehta mos def

[@jimthesalad]

Eric Harland is just so goddamn goood. And for most ppl hes been under the radar. The guys playing is soooo melodic. Insane.

[@smoovoperator5475]

I love the open beginning, gives the sax player a lot of freedom

[@carlop3019]

wow.. An amazing 70s free jazz tune in the Digital Era. God bless u Vic!

[@marksimmonsjr.4520]

One of the most tasteful out of them all. Houston coming strong 💪🏾 Erick, Chris Dave , Kendrick Scott, Mark simmons , those 4 houston culture

[@alexleedrums311]

I was not prepared for this, but I’m so happy about it! Masterful musicianship. Wonderful! Thanks for this!

[@yangarza]

Got incredibly excited as soon as I saw that thumbnail!

[@ericmickens6287]

Dude on that sax was destroying out there. Never heard anyone play like that before. Crazy skills bro and that drummer eric goodness gracious amazing.

[@yarpyarp85]

God Eric is truly one of the best musicians ever. Thank god for this series.

[@uncavallo2580]

Are we watching the same movie?

[@matthewschaeffer4656]

Eric went in HARD!!! Damn I keep smiling

[@joshuajosiahcolumbus]

Omg the crazy polyrhythmic feels here this performance got me teary eyed so fucking good!

[@cjg786]

sooo smooth! I love this production.

[@tontinbagnole]

If Snaky puppy took more LSD than usual xD

[@chrispiccirillo6724]

not only could I not play this in a million years, I couldn't even come up with the thought process to even try it. This is some next level drumming. literally smh.

[@brianmendelsohn2789]

So inspiring! Thanks Y'all..

[@byroncapalot3376]

I have been waiting for this

[@davidmichaelsen9805]

Holy cow this is the house of badass musicians👍

[@Copedrumz]

Love his style ... it’s always good to have some what of your own sound

[@user-bs6du8fz9q]

The most jam-like performance of all vfjams, sounds like some bootleg from 55bar. Completely spontaneous, obvious hesitations and mistakes, but somehow they just put it all back together, that's the beauty of it.

[@jamespacia8610]

Man they went at it, killers 🔥🔥🔥

[@beachtreenet]

Wow, thank you!

[@63Baggies]

Michael Brecker has cast a very LONG SHADOW.....

[@jostonhorton2191]

definitely the best one yet

[@CarlHamilton1914]

I think I heard the transcriber throw his pen and paper on the ground

[@treyGivens1]

no way someone was actually transcribing this?

[@eliborg]

Kelvin GivnensIII Tim Buell does thr transcriptions

[@th3gam3rsloung37]

Good job guys loved the Devon Taylor and Stanley Randolph

[@gagsman2]

You're the man, Eric!!!

[@kamipaul6547]

The amazing Eric Harland 🙏🏾

[@ohrid59mk76]

those SAKAE drums sounds so gooooood !

[@mar-zgarcia429]

This is at another level I’m sorry to say. Bring the jazz Eland

[@miguelangelgarrido5128]

Que bonito y que asombroso!!

[@BBT609]

Sax player was basically a resurrected Michael Brecker….like WTF...ERIC was FEELINNNN HIM

[@WendellHolmesJr]

Amazing🙌🏾

[@vipersix3]

Awesome sax and awesome bass drum beaters!!

[@pedroahets]

INSANE!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤

[@wesleyhermanus6646]

This guy is crazy!!

[@meetgadhia2524]

What an interpretation if rythms and arrangement !! Fab. Fan

[@raulmorales2236]

Love it

[@kishorekrishnan04]

INSANE alien time signatures.

[@ddrum1090]

majority is in 6/8 and 4/4

[@kishorekrishnan04]

Jack Heet Sorry but I'm quite new to drumming.

[@TronciM]

Kishore Krishnan its more subdivisions and polyrhthyms

[@tonylancer7367]

Tim Buell, you gonna have fun with this one for sure. 🤣🤣

[@WhelanDrums]

LOVE IT! Tony. He's a challenge here that's for sure. He's got this 😀

[@VicFirthCompany]

Hate to say it but we decided to not do a transcription for this one.. kind of too free for anything that’d make sense

[@WhelanDrums]

Makes complete sense. I love the beauty in all this spontaneity. You all do such an amazing job putting these together. Thank you!

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

Still love it!!

[@JoshEllis]

Killing!!!!

[@LunyMilky]

feeding from the groove! x')

[@brandmeow9014]

7:35, one of the most soul driven transitions and grooviest finishes of all time.

[@llanckin]

OF ALL TIME????

[@dayvddygital5246]

Yep.....ALL TIME 🤷🏾🤲🏾🌬🤲🏾

[@tylerkenyon-rice9315]

His playing is so free!

[@3MFDS]

SO SICK

[@matthiasfoyer4029]

Good luck transcribing that 😂 Great playing tho

[@alonsolopez8732]

hahahahahaha

[@othmandjuliarso7049]

hm, does VFs website has no transcription too? apparantly the only VFJam that doesn't have the transcription.. 🤷‍♂️ @matthias FOYER

[@japaobateradrums2067]

Só tem mestres da música aí show d+

[@drumcorpsboy1]

Have fun transcribing this! It's too much man

[@classixdrummer]

Highly Zappa-esque, the work with Micheal Brecker specifically. Loved it.

[@kyleeagle5563]

This has got such a snarky puppy feel. And I looooooved the sax player!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@alanuren5635]

snarky puppy wishes!

[@drumrit]

I could've cried

[@yarpyarp85]

dude thought i was the only one.

[@boogie_napps7880]

I was so confused but I loved it

[@gunnars1346]

Love the softer part at 07.38 :)

[@armesto2.086]

Que genial seria grabar un video asi con vic firth

[@unknownyoutubechannel6196]

This is awesome! Btw, is there an interview for Stanley Randolph?

[@kyleeagle5563]

unknownyoutubechannel I really hope so

[@stevevorass]

Oh my gawd!!!!!!!! 🤯

[@johnharing5204]

What the hell is going on with the cymbal on the far left? Is that a drum head?

[@Regorsnare]

I’m guessing it’s so that there’s no stick definition?

[@miguelees]

sput was not the musical director in this episode, Harland was. the question that comes to my mind is whether they talked about this before they start playing cause sput is no smiling while he plays

[@adrianlyord3978]

Reminds of Herbie Hancock's music and Eric's Drumming is dope!

[@tonimanuel2416]

and the king is...Eric harland¡¡¡¡

[@camilomateus]

Esto si es un jam

[@sonsauvage]

j. mones killing as always

[@anotherdemian9090]

Extrem jazz Harland

[@japaobateradrums2067]

Eita e muito som galera QQ isso pegaaaa tooop lembra-se bateras unidos jamais será vencidos.

[@nicolacilli6183]

Saw him whit Dave Holland and Charles Lloyd too...Incredibile drummer

[@Atarijunkie72]

Harland!!! OMG

[@justinalexander1056]

On everything this is life

[@jdion79]

ooh i like that lil snare sizzler brush deal!

[@DRUM011]

yeaaah ! Nice video #VFJ

[@scottson2]

Reminds of Herbie Hancocks pivotal 3 1970s albums... ;) and why I HAD to thumbs up this masterpiece. :)

[@diegomojica6362]

First comment ❤ the bests musicians

[@MattOsborn98]

fucking insane

[@juanpabloponce2233]

Que mostros!

[@fomo8177]

what is that stacks dude, sounds amazing!

[@ikurasake]

2:34 "oo damn that's some nice wtaiuergfiege" I'm weak

[@daviddebuhr8995]

Gnarly!

[@Yitzelin]

Yooo does anyone knows that what is below the A EFX 10? That stack sounds fantastic!

[@badvinton]

Man.. where is the one ? 😂😂 This is insane !!!

[@NoStickTricks]

So I can't find the transcription for this one. Is there one? Or was this actually to crazy to put into notes as it is to put into words.. :O

[@blakebortles23]

sput on keys got damn

[@ericullom7870]

what is the bottom cymbal in his mini stack?

[@cruz2767]

sakae drums!!

[@joshnsolomon]

Holy shit

[@jonathanprawira2022]

J Mones on the money!!!! #phew

[@SamuelSmithDrums]

The only thing funkier than his perfect mustache is his perfect playing

[@uncavallo2580]

Same as told to another guy: are we watching the same movie?

[@melvinondrums7034]

Modern day “ A Love Supreme “ .

[@unknown8332]

Good lord.

[@gtbgnation843]

That sax though

[@penguizmo]

Spotify album? Please?

[@tylerr5121]

Hi, I’m here to help!

[@aaaaa_zzzzz]

good job,bass

[@joshuaduquez9835]

Can’t really tell the brand but Is he rocking sakae drums now? Whatever brand those drums are, they sound THICC

[@vladeguignimusic]

Joshua Duquez He has been using Sakae since they separated from Yamaha..

[@marconoto4261]

Sakae Almighty Maple.

[@ddrum1090]

what drum kit is that?? Sounds incredible

[@andreasbreitwieser1449]

Sakae

[@Desalisme]

looks like Sakae Almighty

[@marconoto4261]

Sakae Almighty Maple. Birch kits have black finished interiors, maple are clear. Aux snare is a Sakae stave Cypress.

[@andreasbreitwieser1449]

8:08.... then the 16" is a birch.......@@marconoto4261

[@marconoto4261]

Andreas Breitwieser I think you are right. Leave it to Eric to be eclectic and mix it up. The birch would be a more focused sound in the larger FT. Good eye for detail Andreas!