079: Robby Ameen – Playing different styles, and why it’s necessary
In this podcast I’m joined by Grammy Award winning drummer Robby Ameen who has compiled a recording career stretching from Dizzy Gillespie to Paul Simon, while maintaining a more than twenty year relationship with Latin icon Ruben Blades as a member of Seis del Solar.
In addition to his studio work, Robby tours all over the world and has many TV appearances include The Tonight Show, 60 Minutes, Amnesty International Concerts, Cinemax’s “A Latino Special: feat. Jerry Garcia,” “The Return of Ruben Blades” film, Good Morning America, PBS’ Legends of Jazz, Europe’s Rockpalast and Later with Jools Holland.
“When you give it everything you’ve got, the people and opportunities you need will be drawn to you.” (Tweet this)
In this episode, you’ll hear Robby Ameen talk about:
- How he got started with playing drums
- Being the eternal student
- His view of Jazz now vs then
- The importance of studying multiple styles of music
- His approach to practicing and learning new things
- Failures and recovery
- Learning to play with a click-track
- Much much more
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