GERALD HEYWARD | U.K. Drum Show 2017

[@tbonepercussion]

I love the way Gerald plays the Drums....not to fancy, not too soft, but with enough precision to carry the gig.

[@suburbanflower]

0:41 smoothest hi-hat adjustment of all time

[@Olysterz]

One of the most entertaining drummers to watch

[@mr.tonenice8865]

One of the Greatest to ever do it!!!!! Brooklyns finest!!!!

[@jeighsonhester9923]

Hey Gerald u are one of my influence keep doing it .

[@DanMarcelino]

Always loved this guy.. love the tune too!

[@jjcool1194]

What an amazing player very calm and smooth and clean too

[@godbluffvdgg]

He looks like he's pushing to me...Check out Alphonse Mouzon to see what calm and smooth look like; kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqrFeq2Qg8qmjrc...He eats this guy for lunch...Kenwood Dennard or Billy Cobham...Those guys are chill...:)

[@AquaAnim]

godbluffvdgg someones always gotta make it a competition

[@ALjbebe1]

+godbluffvdgg check out the newest comment and chill...he killin it...he juzt FUKd up a move that ain't hiz...itz about innovation smh he grabbed that one...from me... 1:45

[@HaiiBoy1]

His Set is awesome!

[@cj8172]

Some good old badassary right there on the drums

[@jamsjr44]

Always loves this mans pocket presence! Gets yours GH!

[@BuckAugust]

Love it!

[@VitaE4Life]

Sooooo just adjust the hihat tension without any lapse in time whatsoever. That’s cool. I’m totally not bugging about how dope you are. No biggie.

[@DaeNooftheskys]

TWOC Poetry it’s not as hard as it looks. U gotta be prepared for just an occasion lol

[@laenaszone]

Paused at 1:17... is the stick in his right hand between his pointer and middle finger?

[@thetincan_man]

Ye

[@bartbeats7624]

Always bringin the killer backbeat!

[@Manneeyy]

Legend

[@ricardodelsilva3891]

I was there..........woo That's my claim to fame in the drumming community

[@gospelplayer2]

Ricardo Cojones haha lol had breakfast with him that morning it took us ages to find a cafe .. I was there also

[@drumtv7806]

Perfect Gerald Heyward!

[@jontaetaylor5766]

im a drummer as well but this guy rocks man good talent brother keep it up

[@kysofli3187]

He’s so good

[@larrytemp3063]

HE WAS THE FIRST TO ORIGINATE THE GOSPEL CHOPS STYLE BACK IN THE MID 1980s AND ALL THROUGH THE MID 1990s THERE ARE RECORDINGS OF HIM DOING THOSE CHOPS MOST ARE WITH GOSPEL ARTISTS HEZEKIAH WALKER AND THE LIKES OTHERS ARE ON THE EARLY CDs OF MARY J. BLIGE MISSY ELLIOTT P.DIDDY BEYONCE BUT IT WAS DOING THEIR LIVE SHOWS HE GOT TO SHOWCASE A LOT. HE WAS ONCE THE HOUSE DRUMMER FOR THE WORLD FAMOUS APOLLO THEATER SHOW

[@pelhamonetwothree1239]

GERALD IS A DOPE DRUMMER HE CAN REALLY REALLY KICK ASS

[@ALjbebe1]

thatz tru...I learn from him eddie... Grafton Nivens and how to play left handed from Michael Blackwell...smh

[@gospelplayer2]

Lol that’s not true it was in church way before ... but he was the first to do it around the pop scene

[@pelhamonetwothree1239]

TEMP GOT IT RIGHT BRO GENERALLY SPEAKING DRUM FILLS ARE ALWAYS BEING PLAYED IN ANY MUSICAL SETTING THE POINT IS THE WAY GOSPEL CHOPS IS PLAYED ACCORDING TO THE DYNAMIC/ACCENT STRUCTURE OF THE NOTES ACTUALLY DRUMMER JOEL E. SMITH WHO PLAYED ON A LOT OF THE HAWKINS ALBUMS DID CUTTING EDGE DRUM TECHNIQUE THAT WAS OF GREAT INTEREST FROM MID/LATE 70s THROUGH THE EIGHTIES BUT REALLY GERALD HEYWARD WAS LIKE THE DEF STREET JAM BREAK DANCE OF GOSPEL CHOPS BEFORE THE ERIC MOORE AND THOMAS PRIDGEN TONY ROYSTER JR. GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

[@megatronsroyalemissary382]

THAT’S AWESOME

[@ramongerald]

O melhor 💥

[@lorentat]

One of the coolest brothers I know. He also attends the same church as I

[@ALjbebe1]

he took my move tho smh 1:45 and stop runnin the same thing...you special juzt because he plays at your church...?! do y'all talk...?! doez he have your #?!

[@gjcart26]

Time to practice

[@ALjbebe1]

ha ha...

[@teddygrant5416]

LOL Okay.

[@andyham6094]

That is one small ride.

[@2daugust667]

Bom de mais mano.

[@AlexanderMininDR]

Super ☺ 👍 👌

[@vihro]

Such a POCKET! Is this a Kaz's backing track? At least sounds like his stuff.

[@MoonBull13]

Okaaaaayyyyy!

[@edgarallansoto9626]

Me.gusta que se mueva la bataca vibre y baile yeahh

[@__julio__]

Does anyone know the name of the backing track?

[@briangilmore5648]

Where can I get this track it has a kaz vibe to it

[@HalfTheBattleOfficial]

this shit goes hard

[@duongdrum]

can I ask what is that track name, please?

[@kkou6590]

Anybody might know the song?

[@roncollymore1330]

Gerald Heyward has change and adjust, imagine him on the ride cymbal

[@maxfish7854]

What is this track called??

[@seunojudun]

Whats the name of this track

[@NestorRamazotti]

Al minuto 1:50 se equivoca ...

[@luthfifitra2728]

what song is it???

[@DylanBergeron]

Song

[@brozay7855]

Eddie Hayward is his younger brother or nephew ?

[@pmillergroove1]

Isiah cousin

[@kevinwilliams1032]

His lil brother

[@kennyliu6611]

What’s the song?

[@kkou6590]

Kenny Liu reminds me of monstercat but can’t find it :/

[@ALjbebe1]

uze fb

[@maxchrome6388]

Kenny Liu

[@sanityinaseaofmadness7353]

Such tepid applause! Maybe the compression was dampening it, but man I would've been louder than that...

[@gospelplayer2]

Jon Richt mics aren’t picking up the crowd you wouldn’t of been

[@japaobatera4476]

👍 lembrar-se bateras unidos jamais será vencido!

[@krashboomboing]

Great playing, can't seem to get any mileage of those drum tones though

[@hyda-jameshill1035]

Take a shot each time Gerald has to adjust his glasses

[@ALjbebe1]

you can see he waz lyke 'here we go...'I'm bouta try it' then shook it off when he realized it could've been a lil more tighter smh damn man...smh he killed everything elze tho... ...thatz the only reazon I hate other Ppl recordin me smh

[@hendrik_smock]

Badass mf

[@jakubkrzanowski1603]

I saw the miniature: "ok, next no intresting drummer". I think I was wrong as fuck

[@kxq5]

earthquake in here

[@ALjbebe1]

He had to see me do that smh I'm the only one who that @ 1:45 he killed everything elze but thatz me smh and he almozt mezzed...I ain't hatin...I'm juzt tight...smh thatz my thing...smh ...you did the thing tho smh

[@Yaboroqe]

Being a fab. drummer and a mechanical technician at the same time....how does he do that? Even putting his glasses straight while playing....sigh....🤔

[@BunkleMcCrunkle]

heard he got fired from Beyonce's band for playing too many chops.

[@pmillergroove1]

Owen Burns not true at all

[@BunkleMcCrunkle]

@@pmillergroove1 fair enough.

[@Chopstickszryd]

yeah yeah just scratch your face and play with one hand xD

[@arturwachowski6827]

Thomas L. eats him on breakfast .

[@jamalturnermusician1016]

Never liked him hahah