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Jimmy Griego
"Basically I love to play music, all kinds as long as it
is good with good musicians.
I've been fortunate enough to meet Bobby Kimball and he took
me around the world playing music in Japan, Europe, Canada,
North and South America."
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Right now I am
very interested in Latin Music and I am learning a great deal
about music that has been under my nose for a long time. I have
also spent a long time playing the Blues and listened to the
old time drummers of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter
and many of the New Orleans drummers like Zigaboo Modelest.
Jazz has been in my blood since I was a little boy learning
to play and when fusion was discovered I was right there trying
to imitate drummers like Billy Cobham, Lenny White and Jack
DeJohnette. Tony Williams has and always will be my favorite
drummer of all time from Miles Davis to his rock fusion band
with Allen Holdsworth.
I've also had some great drum teachers to name a few Jimmy Robinson,
George Walker, Ray Torres and Stan Lunetta all from Sacramento
and from Los Angeles Glen Sobel, Richard Wilson and Mark Craney.
Since I've been in Amsterdam A good friend of mine Joeri Baldinger
a master drummer of a gadzillion World music & latin styles
has helped me to open my eyes to this wonderfull music and he
also taught me how to count 3/2 & 2/3 claves which is the
basis of most of the music that we play, Latin and Pop music.
Other drummers that were influencial are Elvin Jones, Steve
Gadd, Mike Clark, Jeff Porcaro, John Bonham, Art Blakey, Buddy
Rich, Vinnie Colautia, Horacio Hernandez,Dave Garibaldi, Terry
Bozzio and Trilok Gurtu.
Other important composers for me are Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane,
Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Chick Corea, John
Mclaughlin, Tony Macalpine, Steve Lukather, Mike Landau, Scott
Henderson, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter and the
Brecker Brothers.
This is a short list of some of the bands that I played and
recorded with.
ROCK BANDS
Iain Hersey /Fallin Angel/cd
Mental Center/Princess of Erotica/cd
Paul Shortino/Rhythm Junkies/cd
J.A.W./Raw Jaw/cd
Bobby Kimball Band
BLUES BANDS
Allie & the Delta Disciples/Delta Swamp Stomp/cd
Blues Summit/Too Many Chiefs/cd
Capitol Homeboyz
Blues Farm
Blue Souls
JAZZ/FUSION/CROSSOVER BANDS
Puerto Cha Cha/4 cds /Get Up and Percolate/Eyes/Under Layers
1/Live & Studio
Birds of Fire
I also played club and concert shows that featured Chaka Kahn,
Jack Bruce, Steve Lukather, Jessica Williams, Alex Liegertwood,
Slash and Mike Landau
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