John Scofield’s Piety Street Band featuring
George Porter Jr., Jon Cleary & Shannon Powell
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
That’s Enough, Motherless Child, reggae jam, Never Turn Back, Over In The Gloryland (ending), Let The Good Times Roll, I’m A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord:
The Lee Boys
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
So Much To Live For / Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough [Michael Jackson cover], Going For Glory:
Jon Cleary: Piano, Bass & Drums featuring James Singleton & Doug Belote
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
I Get The Blues, Tipitina:
Jon Cleary: Piano, Bass & Drums (w/ Johnny Vidacovich)
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
Reconsider Baby, Get Low Down:
Chris “Daddy” Dave (drums)
Pino Palladino (bass)
Isaiah Sharkey (guitar)
Cleo ‘Pookie’ Sample (keyboards)
Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow
1 of 4 – unknown tune or improvisation:
Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow
2 of 4 – Cosmic Slop > Actual Proof (Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters):
Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow
3 of 4 – Conant Gardens (Slum Village) > unknown ending/outro:
Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow
4 of 4 – The Line (D’Angelo):
BONUS DOWNLOADS:
Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
November 18, 2012 London, England @ Ronnie Scott’s
Set One: http://www.mediafire.com/?r7ddgaqzrtdv3gh
Giant Steps [John Coltrane cover] / Let’s Ride [Q-Tip cover] >
Actual Proof [Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters cover] >
Mainstream [Outkast cover] >
??? >
Fred [Tony Williams Lifetime cover] >
???
???
Set Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?jwdqjkyvzadc6ru
Conant Gardens [Slum Village cover] (inc. I Can’t Help It & other teases) >
Guitar solo > ??? >
Send One Your Love [Stevie Wonder cover] >
Zombie [Fela Kuti cover] >
drum solo >
??? >
Hey Joe [Jimi Hendrix cover] >
??? / band intros >
Encore:
???
Move [Q-Tip cover] >
Elevators [Outkast cover]
Chris Dave – Drums Kebbi Williams – Saxophone & Flute Jermaine Williams – Bass Isaiah Sharkey – Guitar, Vocals
Pino Palladino & Friends
May 10, 2011 London, England @ Ronnie Scott’s
Set One: http://www.mediafire.com/?q6i46q8mj6a45l4
Off The cuff
???
Crisis [Bob Marley cover]
Sno’ Peas [Phil Markowitz cover] (with Adam Glasser)
Who’s That Lady [The Isley Brothers cover] (with Hamish Stewart & Adam Glasser)
??? > Zombie [Fela Kuti cover]
Fred [Tony Williams Lifetime cover]
Set Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?8w1chszc5h8pqb1
??? > Conant Gardens [Slum Village cover] (inc. Radiohead and Stevie Wonder teases) > ??? (reprise) >
Just Wrong
It’s A Desperate Situation [Marvin Gaye cover] (with Hamish Stewart) >
Water No Get Enemy [Fela Kuti cover] (with Adam Glasser)
??? >
Guitar [J Dilla cover]
Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix cover]
Encore:
The Line [D’Angelo cover] (with Adam Glasser) >
Mainstream [Outkast cover] (with Adam Glasser)
2nd Encore:
Chicken Grease [D’Angelo cover] >
???
???
Pino Palladino – Bass Tim Stewart – Guitar Chris Dave – Drums James Poyser – Keys Mark Crown – Trumpet Harry Brown – Trombone Jason Yarde – Saxes
Guests: Adam Glasser – harmonica Hamish Stewart – guitar, vocals (Average White Band)
CREDITS:
Photos by Anja Sorge. Chris Dave videos by Anja Sorge.
D’Angelo videos:
Playa Playa, Devil’s Pie >Chicken Grease, Lady by Rapha.El
Shit Damn Motherfucker by Anja Sorge
Untitled video by AEILM67
Sugar Daddy video by SLeeuw68
It’s not often you get to see master New Orleans drummer Johnny Vidacovich play outside the city of New Orleans. But last November at Bear Creek Music Festival the man was everywhere sitting in with at least 5 different acts. I captured quite a big chunk of Bear Creek with my video camera, and I got some great footage of JohnnyV.
First I want to share a few videos of The Trio (which is the name of Johnny’s weekly Thursday night gig at the Maple Leaf, whether it involves 3 players or not). This particular Trio gig featured George Porter Jr on bass along with Jennifer Hartswick on trumpet. Freekbass was also a special guest for this set.
The Trio: Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr & Jennifer Hartswick
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
(4 of 4) Big Chief:
The Trio: Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr & Jennifer Hartswick (w/ Freekbass)
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
(2 of 4) Don’t Be Squeezin’ My Heart:
The Trio: Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr & Jennifer Hartswick (w/ Freekbass)
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
(3 of 4) Don’t Be Squeezin’ My Heart (cont.):
The Trio: Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr & Jennifer Hartswick
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
(1 of 4) Careful Who You Idolize:
Next up is JohnnyV sitting in with Jon Cleary‘s “Piano, Bass & Drums” group, which features Johnny’s longtime Astral Project collaborator James Singleton on bass. BTW, the drummer on the second video here is Doug Belote, a drummer of quite some repute down in Cajun country. [Interesting factoid, Doug Belote briefly replaced Raymond Weber in Dumpstaphunk for a short run of shows in December of 2010 when Raymond was busy filming episodes of the HBO TV show Treme.]
Jon Cleary: Piano, Bass & Drums (w/ Johnny Vidacovich)
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
Reconsider Baby, Get Low Down:
Jon Cleary: Piano, Bass & Drums
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
I Get The Blues, Tipitina:
Finally, I have some videos of Johnny sitting in with Marco Benevento performing the James Booker classic, Junco Partner. After that is a few more Marco Benevento videos, including one where Marco passes me his bottle of Makers Mark from the stage. That was a good start to the afternoon!
Marco Benevento (w/ Johnny Vidacovich)
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
Junco Partner (James Booker cover) (1 of 2):
Marco Benevento (w/ Johnny Vidacovich)
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
Junco Partner (James Booker cover) (2 of 2):
Marco Benevento (w/ Robert Walter)
Sunday, November 13, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
You Know I’m No Good (Amy Winehouse cover):
Marco Benevento
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
Greenpoint, The Real Morning Party:
Marco Benevento
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
The Real Morning Party (cont.), Atari:
Marco Benevento
Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ Bear Creek Music Festival
Hearbeats (The Knife cover):
And if you made it this far, then you are certainly a big JohnnyV fan. At that, you will be glad to know that Johnny was recently added to the Live Music Archive. I have recently uploaded over 30 audio recordings spanning from 2001 to 2011 and they are all available to be streamed or downloaded for free over at http://www.archive.org/details/JohnnyVidacovich.
