#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 7 - Robert 'Sput' Searight
feat. Rueben Lael - Vocals
Brandon Phillips - Trumpet
Joe Cleveland - Bass
Weedie Braimah - Percussion
Song - 'Be Somebody' by Robert 'Sput' Searight
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:
#vfAJ1 - American Jazz® AJ1
vicfirth.com/products/drum-sti...
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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:
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...
ERIC HARLAND: • #VFJams LIVE! - Eric H...
BENNY GREB: • #VFJams LIVE! - Benny ...
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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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[@SeanSentDaBeat]

GOAT!!!!!

[@JWillDrums]

It use to be my biggest pet peeve when the band leader would grab a stick and start hitting random things on the drums while I was playing 😂 I use to start hiding my sticks. During the set he would walk his ass back there and look confused: “you ain’t got no extra sticks?!” He would walk away so defeated 😂😂

[@robmurray2310]

It looked like Eric Harland. In that case I wouldn't mind!

[@nickdebeky2338]

Percussionist got dem handsss

[@bradmodd7856]

shame he didn't make it in the mix, except the solo

[@george9065]

@@bradmodd7856 He pops well out of the mix, he just blends so well with the other musicians.

[@tonylancer7367]

Robert Searight is dream for all us drummers, be ambidextrous on the drums. Knocked this left and right out of the park 😏

[@raneyboy9937]

Tony Lancer I see what you did there

[@demarrcocannon]

Love him definitely 1 of the first ever Drummer's I watched on television 📺 remember seeing him on OUT THE BOX TONEX AND THE PECULIAR PEOPLE such a huge inspiration to the way I play drums 🥁🥁🔥🔥💯💯‼️

[@trismurray]

Sput...”If I don’t acknowledge him he might go away.”

[@jcrawford068]

he didn't get the non hint

[@STUDIO99MUSIC]

So disrespectful

[@j.r_drums6696]

The kids at church

[@filipkasprzyk9564]

Did he really say that?

[@davidurias6778]

Every time I see this vid I smile through the percussion solo. Dude is nasty good and enjoys it!!! His facial expression!! Haha

[@souldoutmusic7206]

Sput is one of the greats touring the world today. He deserves all the recognition that will be coming his way...

[@davidbcg286]

Great advertisement for that Tama Cocktail kit!

[@pierreg8562]

a) he can make sound any kit sound good, b) i love Tama even more than i realized he plays them - Tama make fantastic kits, i have the metro jam and it sounds incredible.

[@normanwilmoth7404]

Those cocktail kits are cool, I play a star classic maple 7 piece but would like to own one of those little kits! There just cool but with a surprising amount of attack with nice tone plus easy to take with you on the fly✌

[@normanwilmoth7404]

Those cocktail kits are cool, I play a star classic maple 7 piece but would like to own one of those little kits! There just cool but with a surprising amount of attack with nice tone plus easy to take with you on the fly✌

[@TrevWILL79]

I bought one because of watching him play on one

[@jacobishere718]

The dude standing to the right of Sput wearing the red flannel is a mood. When Sput does something subtly amazing, that guy just smiles, and it makes me smile haha.

[@anthonytwompstompambriz6167]

whole performance is killing but mmaaaaannnn Weedie is all time!!!

[@asaarnold8893]

The Whole performance was 🔥 A true testament of fantastic workmanship. Robert searight is a legend, biggup brotherman.

[@JamaelJarrett]

Im excited before I've watched it

[@EEeE3771]

Isn't that the definition of excitement?

[@jaredmerls9393]

Eric Harland killed it. When he picked up the tambourine I got so stoked! lmfao

[@jcrawford068]

that Tamborine was so annoying

[@raneyboy9937]

I have never heard a percussion solo without the drum set for vf jams live

[@Jesus248]

Uncle Sput u were born for such a time as this

[@boarhead5573]

You see he's the band leader. Just smoothly played that tune.

[@ryanpotts5791]

Love his work with Snarky Puppy! Absolute monster on the drums.

[@bigtimedrum]

Joe smashed the shit out of that solo on bass and sput ,is never a dull moment on drums, dayum!!!!

[@ZareP1]

When you can have all the Tama drums you want and you choose a cocktail kit and use a snare (prob worth more than the whole kit) as a tom/snom :v amazing!

[@halcoy4373]

Sput's one of my favorite drummers and he sounded awesome! If the Harland thing wasn't prearranged, guessing most drummers would be annoyed. Never met Sput, but he always seems to smiling... my guess is he has the temperament to completely ignore what happened...

[@samuelwayleejr6619]

Just can't stop feeling amazed by these instrumentalists ...🇱🇷👏

[@mattamponah2597]

the drummer ive been waiting for

[@RefugioDoFogo]

8:10 nasty!!!!! sweet lord

[@asaarnold8893]

Have mercy 😖!!

[@ninjadashxr2565]

Talk about a Jam Session, true to the word!! Sput Searight!!!

[@tomasbach]

Love the musical joy of these Cats!!!!

[@mpmcd81]

These folks are all flipping fantastic.

[@samuelmuriel1125]

Just amazing!!! I was waiting so bad for this!!!

[@kyleeagle5563]

I can’t even!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Scarecrow6459]

Really dug all of the vids up to now, but THIS was the one I've been dying to hear since the beginning of the year! Awesome stuff and killer groove. p.s. weedie be good!

[@tonylancer7367]

8:03 Tim Buell should note Eric Harland's part as "Extra noise from an extra friend.

[@satopsycho2152]

Tony Lancer Then did you notice? Other drummers did their job on the other side of the room.

[@TestPlay613]

...do you really think they would allow him to do that if he wasn't "allowed" to? Robert plays normally with a second drummer check out ghost note!! Also I dont know what the fuss is about it sounded sick with Eric!! So quit hating!!!

[@RobertSearight]

TestPlay613 thanks for following me and my career enough to know those details my friend . That’s said , I wouldn’t call what the two gentleman spoke of hating at all . Watch closely and u may have a different perspective .. but peace and Love to everyone ✊🏾

[@satopsycho2152]

Robert Searight I couldn’t fully get what you and TestPlay613 are talking about just because English is not my mother tongue, but I do want to tell you guys that I’m not hating about what Eric did and other great drummers did.Rather,I enjoyed them.

[@TestPlay613]

@@RobertSearight yooooo is this really you!??!! I'm going to see ghost note in Oslo!!

[@OfficialATD24]

The best birthday gift!!! Robert Sput Performance!!! Oct 2nd

[@fabuloushumanbeing747]

Holy Mother!!! Awesome band!!!!!!!!!!

[@logjamstomper1280]

Love this ...just great.

[@MrAnniemae]

Sputacularlly Brilliant!😍🥁🎶❤️

[@RolfWamFjell]

AMAZING!!!!!!!

[@tonylancer7367]

7:22 I guess I don't have finger technique. 😂😂😂😂

[@ZonadaBatera]

Amazing!!!

[@DrumTeacherManila]

I LOVE THAT SET UP!

[@fernandosevendigital]

Até que enfimmmmmm !!!!

[@jocquidixonmusicproduction988]

6:47 This whole lil section of drums and percussion was so dope !

[@drummerr95]

Daamn thats was AWSOMEEE! Aslo the percusionist

[@jaybreen1010]

Outta this world! But anyone else notice how the snare was super loud and the toms were real quiet? I bet it sounded so much better in person due to that imbalance in the audio mix of the kit.

[@telmosubira5217]

Te amo Robert!

[@musicboxyy]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@athomp2006]

Nice..love those fills

[@WendellHolmesJr]

Killin🙌🏾

[@japaobateradrums2067]

Q Groove bonito eita pegaaaa 👍

[@genesis_tracks]

That snare poppin!! Also, Weedie goin real hard on this one! EDIT: 3:48 rip

[@gustafsone]

I know they usually have a "drum cam" version of these videos that lets you watch the featured drummer the whole time (which is awesome) but I really want a "Weedie Cam" so I can watch him the whole time. Everytime the camera is on him, he always has the best expressions on his face. You can tell he really loves what he does and he's damn good at it, too! Nate Werth is my #1, but Sput knows talent when he sees it and I'm very glad he found this guy to do this series.

[@peytonsmith9390]

Cryinggggggg

[@sergeverret6407]

yessieur...... ca c est du beat...funk..!etc..! full spirit and energy..of god..1

[@dannylugo5016]

Wow!!!!!!🔥

[@Johnbobon]

8:02 - I hate it when people fiddle with my drums while i'm playing.

[@kicksNdrums]

I was just so pissed watching him play while he was playing that’s so disrespectful

[@timothy2204]

Except when its eric harland

[@timothy2204]

You guys probably don’t know him but he is just as bad / badder than sput

[@krioni86sa]

regardless if you're the better the drummer, it is still rude

[@captainkiwi77]

@@krioni86sa sput has an extra friend do that often with his performances, look at all the other drummers across the room, do you really think hed be allowed over there if it weren't intentional on sputs part

[@yybr85712]

Wow!

[@dls212004]

YEESSSSS!!!!!!

[@elwlgus]

crazy!!!!!!!!!

[@juliusopaleye]

Sput one💕

[@sangatsingh3378]

Hard to explain but he plans like a person that’s used to pitched notes and he has so much perfect spacing like he’s playing piano on the drums or sum

[@loempia5017]

wow that snare!!!

[@jichojic]

i bought Tama cocktail jam because of this video LOL

[@RebelBean]

Tight!

[@syarifalfani9503]

yeah

[@rafaelfernandes5507]

top plays too much👏👏👏👏

[@MrPistons4life]

Dopeness

[@joshualewis8077]

7:22 Wooooo this guy 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@ThatWasLoud]

dope

[@rabahninho6277]

❤❤❤

[@satanicpunker182]

7:57 That is just nasty...

[@mjgamerboy]

I want that little set so bad

[@MusaTariq25]

diggin the minimalist/cocktail set-up

[@Panupanplaydrums]

Damn!

[@guillaumemarty8384]

Ces musiciens sont vraiment incroyable VF Jams a de la chance d'avoir des artistes d'un tel niveau pour notre plus grand bonheur Putain¡!!!!!! Ça joue vraiment.... Merci beaucoup et encore, encore.,

[@dikbeats2720]

Wicked.. And, fucking excellent trumpet man

[@Awesomethunder16]

That has to be he sickest drumset I've ever seen

[@diariodrumer59]

Wooooo

[@manu93able]

wow they are good and more than that, they're having fun this percussionist tho 😮 #FingersTechnique

[@Spudliteyear]

Let’s go Dallas

[@Scarecrow6459]

Also need that transcription boiiiiiiii

[@THEEBlackAnime]

4:08-4:10 🔥🔥🔥🤦🏾‍♂️👌🏾

[@gabrieljoseph7580]

Everyone complaining about Eric needs to chill out... they’re called VF jams for a reason! He was playing with a single stick on a floor Tom, not trying to steal the show just having fun. My god

[@yoheeehzee]

Actually i have to agree with most of the people commenting on how off-putting it was. It's just disrespectful to the artist playing. I am not saying Sput took it that way, or that that was the intention by Eric, but that is how it comes off. Just let the man play his set. All things aside though this track is freaking killer.

[@lorenzojohnson816]

It doesn’t matter, NOBODY was tapping around while he or anyone else was playing. Show some respect! He had his turn...🤷🏾‍♂️

[@JWillDrums]

Gabriel Joseph he need to VF Jam on a floor tom alone in the corner not mic’d 😂

[@mustafamalimi]

This looks like fun for percussion and drums and tedious hell for everyone else! 😂😂

[@kunjshah1895]

Goddamn!

[@Oledrix]

amazing... O_o

[@thinktank8389]

Took me a week to teach Sput how to relax legs. See he's doing well!!

[@joshuajosiahcolumbus]

Pocket is unreal

[@fivebyfivesound]

HOTTT!!!

[@user-hg3ws2lu6g]

Why is this video played 250k times only???

[@samuelmaney1250]

His kit is so mysterious

[@Slipstream0001]

Samuel Maney yeah I wonder if it made any sound before he put those heads on it.

[@brrosskiee]

now don't get mad at me but i think they should have put mono neon on there with spot. not because the bassist was bad his performance was amazing. but because mono and sput were on a band together so i think they have more chemistry. and its an excuse to see mono play

[@yybr85712]

Robert reminds me of Airto Moreira

[@joshualewis8077]

What was that thing Weedie was doing with his fingers called ? 7:21

[@xgrafitox]

T H A T S N A R E . O M G ! ! !

[@joshlucasdrums9826]

18th!!

[@Fabelnegros]

Eric Harland😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@GuilhermeRodrigues-ob9wx]

Spotify link?

[@KikAssBlakos]

850 Bpm

[@raneyboy9937]

Transcription?

[@constantlydrums]

Say that again bro, can't hear you. 8:42

[@blabla-qz6mn]

Cmon Eric U Had your Spot, Just enjoy the music.

[@prabinrana2657]

Eric Harland got too exited ha ha this was more of a jam was getting really exited for this