Zildjian Performance - Aaron Spears

Aaron Spears performs "Emancipation" by Gary Willis at the final concert of his Armand Zildjian Artist-in-Residence program at Berklee College of Music with an ensemble featuring Berklee students. Filmed live at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, MA.
In the video, Aaron plays (from left to right):
18" Spiral Trash / 18" Gen 16 Crash Ride (stack)
15" K Custom Special Dry HiHats
19" Kerope
10" K Splash
10" A Custom EFX / 16" A Custom EFX (stack)
22" K Constantinople Prototype
20" K Constantinople Bounce Ride
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[@GeoffGillDrums]

LOVE this tune. Aaron destroys this w/ so much pocket, passion & poise.

[@lauvarrewilliams7832]

Much love and respect man!....you did it....your doing it!...and I pray that God gives you the strength to keep doing it!!!.... you blessed my ears!!!....

[@johnniesmith3041]

Nice to see Aaron branching out musically, and giving us another side of himself, this has great jazzy " Snarky Puppyesque " sound to it with all horns and all.. keep up the great work.!!

[@Convisis]

Shout out to the biggest talent in this Video, Gary Willis, for writing this tune and scores of others, and for being the most criminally underrated bass player of the last 40 years.

[@Seblo_]

So chilled and laid back yet still somehow intense as anything!

[@lumyrumnorris2778]

One of favorite Zildjian videos 👏🏾👏🏾

[@wonderfilled6048]

The tone of that bass is something special...

[@KeithCopeland778]

Killer tone!

[@antoinedsawyer]

Wow. It is always a pleasure to watch Aaron Spears. Always something new!

[@benndalima]

Great composition!! Tension and Resolution is on point! Aaron Spears and these Berklee Musicians 🙌🙌

[@KeithCopeland778]

Aaron Spears is one of the most gifted drummers on the planet! And he makes the impossible look easy-it ain't!

[@jlcannady]

Keith Copeland and also Calvin Rodgers

[@Nariji197]

@@jlcannady and also a thousand more...

[@citybuks]

Dat bass is stealing the show low key👌

[@Steven-bk3ye]

the bassist is just as beastly!!!!

[@KGEntertainment365]

The Bass Player Though!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KeithCopeland778]

For real!

[@maxkazakov589]

Man, Aaron should make a band with these people to put more music like this out there :D!

[@skyewasthelimit]

aaron always so relaxed. perfection !

[@j88k001]

SICK performance Aaron....

[@TheCondrum]

2:15 that fill!!

[@janetholzlohner6578]

Seems so relaxed and enjoying the vibes

[@francomartinayelef7574]

Unos de mis favoritos!!

[@john5619]

I'm done......another sik man who needs to give out his secrets...awesome as always

[@ThibaultTresca]

So nice !!

[@thelifeofjaywilliams476]

I want to go to berklee college now after seeing these people playing good music. arroan spears kill it. But if that was tony royster jr. Playing that song it will be something to remember.

[@MathewxThexHuman]

I need to get me those hats they sound great and I love the way he plays

[@ahsanrogers]

Awesome

[@kaduhangar]

The best forever Zildjian. ..

[@rawtwhylahthadrummer6256]

Love this more and more each day!!!

[@kbdrumz713]

Man I watch this atleast twice a day lol

[@rawtwhylahthadrummer6256]

i feel you on that man!! lol

[@soulwunder85]

my brother Darryl Woodson on organ

[@youngdrummermnisi320]

DAYYUM the guy on bass

[@kissirumpans]

Beast!

[@terrancebenjamin1768]

Wow!!!! This is craaaziii. Lord one day I believe imma own my own DW drum OK! And who the heck is that on bass???? Sick!!! I can't forget the organ. But this vidoe blessed my life here! It really did. I'm a Aaron spears fan . . .

[@jlcannady]

Terrance Benjamin yeah that organ is killin too

[@ThilinaBlyz]

wow!!!

[@groethej]

Nice...real nice!

[@Drums1696]

I'd love a lot that Aaron had a website teaching how to drum!

[@kevinnanderson1647]

who is that bass player?

[@yishoneshirelkregbe39]

Nice 😍

[@Rockfounded]

always inspiring

[@crunchie757]

The one and only Aaron spears top class drummer

[@joshuaconnor9012]

Raging 🔥 that's how you hit the drums!!!!👍👍👍

[@mhcdrum]

good one

[@jonatabiondiJsLover]

Great drummer

[@DouglasSantos-hs6go]

Se loko dahora fusion de primeira!!!

[@vinigameplays5831]

Douglas2015 Santos verdade

[@KeithCopeland778]

As others have noted, the bass player is killing it! I can't tell who it is, but the bass looks a Carvin SB5000.

[@clarkkent3730]

Really good drumming

[@keionjones1077]

This the aaron i know not the one playing lord u are good

[@daveedr.8682]

What type of ride is that????

[@marcossilva2675]

👍👍🤘🤘🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@budda777pl]

Very musical, not overplayed! :)

[@marlondejuanmorrow]

What snare head is he using?

[@pastornathanmwila]

1:18 onwards,,,goodness!!!!

[@gomezed7]

1:22 the sax comes in ahead of the beat.

[@jlcannady]

Edward Gomez yeah I noticed that too

[@almavieja3219]

I was too busy focusing on Aaron that I didn't notice it. Pretty evident though hahah

[@Nariji197]

Quite a few times they did that that's why the keyboardist and the guitarist are laughin' on something.

[@BurnTheNuance]

That Spiral Trash is so unique looking! I am normally a Sabe guy, but I recently bought a A Custom china and I absolutely love it. My band mates are getting annoyed of me over using it, haha. My need to try a crash or two out next.

[@gospelplayer2]

you can have it spiraling down as well check out chris daddy dave he has it down

[@Swedish_Drummer]

+gospelplayer2 - General RAWR Ray from Korn had two spiral cymbals hanging at his kit when he was sponsored by Zildjian.

[@wesleygalvao1081]

Top

[@bsm6776]

Dat brotha got soul

[@MrKairys]

What kind of ride is that?

[@williamwermeling6319]

I think it's a Zildjian prototype of some sort! Maybe a prototype of the Zildjian K constantinople ride before they got released?

[@AnthonyGhazel]

GAHHHHHHH!!! So filthy!!

[@enzotrancoso2999]

Esse cara podia me ensinar a tocar

[@keithhollis8246]

What’s the name of that tune? Is that a Tribal Tech tune?

[@enochjohn]

Who the HECK is on Bass?

[@kbdrumz713]

Ross smith he's a dc Kat

[@victormarcelo1657]

What is name for this music?

[@rockeroochentas3831]

"Emancipation" by Gary Willis

[@drumrsmith]

Good recovery after that 16th roll.

[@jeremiahbrentum5200]

His rolls kraa can't be seen mpo hmmmm what a beast

[@giahkalebsokoguru7837]

gilebeneerr

[@Ben-ji1se]

What kind of cymbal/stack is that on the left hand side?

[@ZildjianCompany]

18" Spiral Trash / 18" Gen 16 Crash Ride

[@LifeLongDrummer1]

16" Hi Hats?

[@ZildjianCompany]

15" K Custom Special Dry HiHats

[@dariusfitz]

Where can you get them? I can't find them online.

[@rafaelestrada1846]

+LukeTague Anything smaller and it's a splash.

[@MathewxThexHuman]

LukeTague they look 14 but they might be 15 I wouldn't say 16

[@MathewxThexHuman]

LukeTague nvm it says 15 in description

[@antiago1983]

WTF with that Gen 16 with a spiral trash on?

[@Cjbaker_]

The end sounds like a Tyler perry play

[@elite1591]

Not too bad. Not in the Joe Morello class, but not too bad

[@bateradabaixada5316]

Play along???? Music??

[@larrytemp3063]

THIS CAT IS FILTHY NASTY

[@clarkkent3730]

Imagine how big he would be if he didn't play drums?

[@retop56]

Fat drummers store all their chops in their rolls. Don't @ me.

[@rafaelalmeida3653]

He's looking too tired...

[@OldAu06]

He had the flu.

[@marcusthomas3479]

Awesome