Preston is nervous to play with Antonio Sanchez, legendary jazz drummer and composer. Don't call it a "drum off" or you'll make Preston more nervous. It's just a "Drum Jam."
00:00It's hard to take an instrument that's been around for so long and give it a new sound and that's what I think our next guest has done and he comes loaded with accolades and is well vetted just a bit in the world of jazz music and I know that us being a rock station may not be familiar with him which is why we want to have him on this morning turning on to something ladies and gentlemen Mr. Antonio Sanchez is here this morning how are you man I'm good nice for having me nice to meet you my pleasure it's it's wild I I'm
00:29nervous talking to you because we have two drum kits set up in here and by the way it's their idea that you and I play together and we've we've done it a few times we've had some some pretty big names in the world of drums here I've played against or with Mike Portnoy Mike Portnoy Questlove have done it and but it's not more intimidated in sitting down playing with you than either of those guys don't worry I'll be I'll go really
00:58please don't worry about it I don't want to have a battle it's not a drum off it's a jam Preston's ambling on over and Antonio's getting in place and we have two drum kits here side by side
01:09hey I am so nervous I'm I'm actually I'm shaking a little bit Antonio do you know how to play wipe out can you play wipe out
01:19why don't we you want to like trade eight I'll start a beat and we can trade eight a little soloing or something like that
01:27yeah sounds good all right who's gonna start first we know well we'll start together all right oh well I you know what here's the deal I'll play a rhythm and uh Antonio will sync up with me because I don't he may start playing something I can't play yeah so let me start probably inevitable okay yeah so and uh and then at some point um I'll do like a a little uh eight beat riff and then he'll do it and we'll figure it out right yeah all right you'll figure it out
01:53I don't know what to do
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05:09Yeah!
05:12Jeez!
05:13That's awesome!
05:15Sorry, I have to say, man,
05:17come on, what are you talking about? You sound great!
05:19Oh, see?
05:20So Chuck was standing back here, and he goes,
05:23he points at Preston, he goes, he's a rock drummer,
05:25and then he points at you, Antonio, he goes, he's a jazz drummer.
05:28He said there was a difference, you know, and so I can't tell, I'm not a drummer, I can't tell between the...
05:33Well, to begin with, the sound of the drums is very different.
05:36You're sort of tuned like a rock kid.
05:38Yep.
05:38But man, but man, your time is really good.
05:41But man, your time is really good.
05:41Seriously?
05:41Yeah.
05:42Well, thank you.
05:42Dad, you see?
05:44I appreciate it.
05:44Beat yourself up for nothing.
05:45Listen to the man, he knows what he's talking about.
05:47I don't even know what just happened and what I just watched, but the beats and your hands going at different times and your feet going at different times, it was amazing.
05:55I think seeing, like, a really good musician doing what they do live is like going to see an amazing, you know, sports person.
06:02Yeah, yeah.
06:03You know, it's the only place where you can actually see somebody do that at that level.
06:09So I think it's really interesting.
06:10Hey, Chris, we only have a couple more minutes if you wanted to...
06:13Yeah, I want to get, if you don't mind, if you wouldn't mind doing a little improv for us real quick, just solo.
06:17Yeah, sure.
06:18So check this out, Antonio Sanchez.
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07:55I don't know.
08:25Oh, my God.
08:41Holy hell.
08:43That's freaking amazing.
08:44Oh, my God.
08:45I'm telling you.
08:46I'm telling you.
08:47This guy brings out voices of the drums you've never heard before.
08:51That squeaking at the end there.
08:53I thought something had fallen because he was kind of reaching down, but you went underneath the drum?
08:57He was playing with the snares.
08:59Yeah, and also hitting not only the hi-hat with the edges of the sticks, but the snare drum with the butt of the snicks at the same time.
