Steve Gadd

Steve Gadd

Born: April 9, 1945
in Rochester, New York, USA
Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1984. Gadd's performances on Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "Late in the Evening" and Steely Dan's "Aja" are examples of his style. He has worked with other popular musicians from many genres including Simon & Garfunkel, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Harry Chapin, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Raitt, Grover Washington Jr., Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Lee Ritenour, Paul Desmond, Kate Bush, Chet Baker, Al Di Meola, Chuck Mangione, Kenny Loggins, Eric Clapton, Pino Daniele, Michel Petrucciani, and Toshiki Kadomatsu.

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Movies for Steve Gadd...

Eric Clapton - The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
Title: Eric Clapton - The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
Character: Drums
Released: November 12, 2021
Type: Movie
The project was initiated as the result of the forced cancellation of Eric’s concerts scheduled for May 2021 at the Royal Albert Hall due to the continued disruption caused by the pandemic. Looking for a viable alternative and hoping to keep his options open, he reconvened with his band to the English countryside and staged a concert in the presence of only the participants themselves while letting the cameras roll. (Eric’s wife, Melia, the sole outside observer inspired the Sessions title.) The mostly acoustic set was envisioned to be like an "Eric Clapton Unplugged II," but not quite, as three songs are played with electric guitars. The result became far more than simply a sequence of greatest hits. Rather, it’s one of the most intimate and authentic performances of his entire career, an offering flush with real insight into the make-up of his indelible catalogue.
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James  Taylor - Austin City Limits Festival
Title: James Taylor - Austin City Limits Festival
Character: Self - Drums
Released: November 14, 2015
Type: Movie
Iconic singer-songwriter James Taylor performs beloved classics and selections from his chart-topping new album Before This World, his first collection of original music in 13 years.
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Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Title: Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Character: Drums
Released: September 14, 2015
Type: Movie
2015 was a year of landmark events for Eric Clapton. He turned 70 in March and then in May he performed his 200th concert at London's famous Royal Albert Hall fifty years after his first performance there with The Yardbirds. Clapton's 7 night run at the venue was acclaimed by the critics and adored by the fans. The set list blended vintage blues tracks and Eric Clapton classics from across his astonishing career. Clapton has become synonymous with the Royal Albert Hall and this concert is the perfect combination of artist and venue creating a truly magical night for Eric Clapton fans everywhere.
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Chick Corea & Three Quartets Band -Rendezvous In New York
Title: Chick Corea & Three Quartets Band -Rendezvous In New York
Character: Batteria
Released: September 20, 2005
Type: Movie
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Steve Gadd: In Session
Title: Steve Gadd: In Session
Character: Himself
Released: January 27, 2003
Type: Movie
90+ minutes of incredible music and dialogue by Steve Gadd with Will Lee, Eddie Gomez, the late Richard Tee and Jorge Dalto. This classic video will give you a behind-the-scenes look at masters at work as they arrange tunes, work on grooves, and play funk, Latin, reggae, shuffles and ballads. This video comes with its own accompanying instructional booklet, contains a wealth of teaching by simply showing Gadd playing his relentlessly impeccable licks in loose improvisatory jams, and fleshing them out with illustrative voiceover comments.
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Eric Clapton and Friends
Title: Eric Clapton and Friends
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
In 2001, Boková was approached by musician Eric Clapton to direct a music video, but ended up filming a feature-length documentary film called Eric Clapton and Friends which covered Clapton's band's rehearsals and preparations for a world tour.
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Drummers Collective 25th Anniversary Celebration
Title: Drummers Collective 25th Anniversary Celebration
Character: Self
Released: November 24, 2002
Type: Movie
On Sunday, November 24, 2002, Drummers Collective, the world`s premier drum school, celebrated its 25th anniversary with an incredible evening of music. This extraordinary 2-DVD set features fantastic footage of this historic night of music, with performances by some of the most creative and influential drummers and bass players in the world: Steve Gadd & the Gadd Gang, Dave Weckl & the Dave Weckl Band, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, John Patitucci, Victor Wooten, Felix Pastorius, Steve Smith, and the Collective Faculty Ensembles.
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Eric Clapton - Live in Hyde Park
Title: Eric Clapton - Live in Hyde Park
Character: Himself - Drums
Released: November 20, 2001
Type: Movie
Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton is filmed performing live in one of the most beautiful parks in his native England, London's Hyde Park, for the annual Prince's Trust Charity Concert in 1996. In his usual breathtaking way, the man they call "Slowhand" masterfully performs renditions of some of his most adored classics, including "Layla," "I Shot the Sheriff," "Wonderful Tonight," and "White Room."
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Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
Title: Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
Character: Self - Drums
Released: August 17, 2001
Type: Movie
Clapton, live from Los Angeles' Staples Center on August 18, 2002, part of the sold-out worldwide tour that followed Clapton's 2001 album "Reptile." This concert DVD features live material spanning his entire career. Recorded in concert at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, August 18 2001, this performance spans Clapton's entire career and even throws in a cover of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" for good measure. Based around the album REPTILE, which had just been released at the time, this footage also includes the songs "Layla," "Tears in Heaven," "Sunshine of Your Love" and many more.
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Eric Clapton Live at Budokan, Tokyo
Title: Eric Clapton Live at Budokan, Tokyo
Character: Himself - Drums
Released: April 12, 2001
Type: Movie
Eric Clapton recorded live at the Budokan in Tokyo, December 4th 2001; performing his best tracks and tracks from his then most recent release "Reptile". Track list: (1) Key to the Highway, (2) Reptile, (3) Got You on My Mind, (4) Tears in Heaven, (5) Layla (acoustic), (6) Bell Bottom Blues, (7) Change the World, (8) River of Tears, (9) Goin' Down Slow, (10) She's Gone, (11) I Want a Little Girl, (12) Badge, (13) I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man, (14) Five Long Years, (15) Cocaine, (16) Wonderful Tonight, (17) Layla (electric), (18) Sunshine of Your Love, (19) Over the Rainbow.
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Paul Simon: You're The One
Title: Paul Simon: You're The One
Character: Drums
Released: October 30, 2000
Type: Movie
Recorded live at Theatre de l'Olympia, Paris October 30-31, 2000 Tracklisting: 1. That's Where I Belong 2. Graceland 3. One Man's Ceiling is another Man's Floor 4. You're The One 5. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover 6. That Was Your Mother 7. Me And Julio Down By The School Yard 8. The Teacher 9. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes 10. You Can Call Me Al 11. Old Friends 12. Homeward Bound 13. I Am A Rock 14. Darling Loraine 15. Old 16. The Boy in the Bubble 17. Pledging My Love 18. The Late Great Johnny Ace 19. The Coast 20. Late In The Evening 21. American Tune 22. Hurricane Eye 23. Kodachrome 24. Bridge Over Troubled Water 25. Still Crazy After All These Years 26. The Boxer
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Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
Title: Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
Character: Self
Released: October 26, 1999
Type: Movie
In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua is a live concert film featuring performances by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and invited friends, such as David Sanborn, Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige and Bob Dylan.[citation needed] The DVD and VHS releases hit the market on 26 October 1999 under license of Warner Bros. Records. The concert tickets revenue was donated to the Crossroads Centre Foundation. It was the first Crossroads Guitar Festival, although titled differently at the time.[1] The release reached various national charts and sold more than 225,000 copies worldwide.
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David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II
Title: David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
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Steve Gadd & Giovanni Hidalgo - Live at the Modern Drummer 10th Anniversary Festival Weekend
Title: Steve Gadd & Giovanni Hidalgo - Live at the Modern Drummer 10th Anniversary Festival Weekend
Character: Steve Gadd
Released: June 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A live performance from legendary percussionists Steve Gadd and Giovanni Hidalgo at the 1997 Modern Drummer Festival Weekend.
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Paul Simon's Concert in the Park
Title: Paul Simon's Concert in the Park
Character: drums
Released: August 15, 1991
Type: Movie
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Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park
Title: Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park
Character: Musician
Released: February 21, 1982
Type: Movie
The Concert in Central Park is a live album by Simon & Garfunkel. On September 19, 1981 the folk-rock duo reunited for a free concert on the Great Lawn of New York's Central Park attended by more than 500,000 people. They released a live album from the concert the following March (Warner Brothers LP 2BSK 3654; CD 3654). It was arranged by Paul Simon and Dave Grusin, and produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Phil Ramone and Roy Halee. The concert was also shot on videotape, televised by HBO in 1982, and subsequently released on various home video formats. The VHS and DVD contain two songs that were omitted from the live album: "The Late Great Johnny Ace" and "Late in the Evening (Reprise)". "Johnny Ace" was disrupted by a fan rushing the stage who came very close to attacking Paul. This incident was both frightening and coincidental, as the song is an elegy upon the murder of John Lennon just one year earlier.
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Grover Washington Jr. - In Concert
Title: Grover Washington Jr. - In Concert
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Multi Grammy Award-Winner Grover Washington, Jr. blends the best of jazz fusion, R&B, blues, funk, pop and soul to create his own innovative and distinctive musical voice. The hottest star in jazz-pop fusion, backed by an all-star band was captured in this rare concert appearance at the very peak of his powers.
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One Trick Pony
Title: One Trick Pony
Character: Danny Duggin
Released: October 3, 1980
Type: Movie
An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.
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The Gadd Gang Live
Title: The Gadd Gang Live
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Steve Gadd – American Drummers Achievement Awards
Title: Steve Gadd – American Drummers Achievement Awards
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
In recognition of Steve Gadd's incredible impact on the art of drumming and music, Zildjian presented Steve with an American Drummers Achievement Award (ADAA) at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, MA on September 13, 2003. This once-in-a-lifetime event was hosted by Mr. Bill Cosby and featured an all-star band that included Vinnie Colaiuta and Rick Marotta on drums; Michael Landau, Jimmy Johnson, Larry Goldings, and special guest appearances by Will Lee and Tom Scott. The evening culminated in a incredible performance by Steve with James Taylor. This double-disc DVD features over six hours of footage, including the evening's great performances, exclusive rehearsal footage; a 20-minute documentary on Steve's career; backstage interviews; rare, early film footage of Steve, and more.