Hal Leonard American Drummers Achievement Awards Honoring Steve Gadd DVD
On September 13, 2003, Steve Gadd was honored by the Avedis Zildjian Company at the second American Drummers Achievement Awards (ADAA) at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, MA-an historic evening that included a special tribute to the late Armand Zildjian.
The once-in-a-lifetime event was hosted by Mr. Bill Cosby and featured an all-star band that included, Vinnie Colaiuta and Rick Marotta, drums; Michael Landau, guitar; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Larry Goldings, keyboards; and special guest appearances by Will Lee, vocals and Tom Scott, saxophone. The evening culminated in an incredible performance by Steve with James Taylor.
This double-disc DVD features over six hours of footage, including the evening's performances; exclusive rehearsal footage; a 20-minute documentary on Steve's career, narrated by Tony Levin; backstage interviews; rare, early film footage of Steve, and a video tribute to the late, Armand Zildjian.
Special DVD Features:
• Rehearsal Footage
• Interviews with Eric Clapton, Chick Corea, Vinnie Colaiuta, Rick Marotta, Will Lee, Tom Scott
• 5.1 Surround Sound mixes of all of the performances mixed from the drum chair
• A 35-minute interview with Steve
• Rare performance footage of Steve, circa 1970, with the U.S. Army Band; live, footage of Stuff, circa 1976 and footage from 1977 of the band, L'image, featuring Steve and Mike Mainieri
• Photo Gallery
ENCODED FOR ALL REGIONS-NTSC. Playable on any DVD player as well as any computer with a DVD ROM or DVD RAM drive.
