[NewMusic] which reminds one of a drummer joke

Robair, Gino grobair at emusician.com
Sat Mar 10 15:00:14 PST 2007


Drum audition:
He sits at the drums and the band leader says, "Can you play a samba 
pattern with your bass drum?"  The drummer obliges with a boob b boom 
samba pattern.

The leader then asks "can you add a Mozambique cowbell pattern along 
with that with your right hand?"  The drummer thinks "I can do that, no
problem" and obliges, giving it his best Steve Gadd possible.

He is then told, "Now add a 2-3 clave with your left foot on hihat" 
..The drummer's struggling a little but gets it happening.

Next he hears "Now add a cascara pattern on the snare with your left 
hand." Years of studying Gary Chester and listening to world music 
finally come to fruition and the relieved drummer finds he can play
the whole pattern with no problem.

Pleased with himself, he asks the band leader "So, do I get the job?

"No " says the band leader.  "That's why we fired the last guy!!"


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