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| Join us as Cathy Rich, daughter of legendary drummer Buddy Rich, and Emmy Award-winning drummer Gregg Potter take you on a journey through the life and music of Buddy Rich, with Cathy telling stories and Gregg talking you through, and demonstrating, some of Buddy’s iconic arrangements and his fearsome technique which earned him the title “the World’s Greatest Drummer”. If you’re a drummer, you don’t want to miss this! |
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| "Live and Let Drum" We are on our way back to the England. Ronnie Scott's UK Lights Out in London See you over the pond February 1, 2, 3, 4, 2023 Get your tickets before all 8 shows Sell Out! |
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| Gregg and The Buddy Rich Big Band Machine with the lovely Cathy Rich will be returning to the Milwaukee Summerfest stage Thursday July 7th, 2022 at 2:00 PM The Briggs & Stratton Stage (bring your own lawnmower) Not since 2014 have they graced the Cheese Curtain and played the world's largest Music Festival! See you there! |
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| The Buddy Rich Big Band Machine comes to Hollywood for one night! First time the Buddy Rich Band has been on the Whisky A Go Go stage since Buddy recorded the iconic "Buddy & Soul" album! Come celebrate 35 years of Buddy's life, and 50 years of the album recording. Gregg Potter, Cathy Rich, and a full Alumni Band on stage! April 2, 2022 Saturday night at 8:00 PM |
| Just added to this list of 40 of the most incredible drummers in the world!! See Gregg at the 2021 Modern Drummer Festival!!! View online on December 25, 2021 Get your online tickets today. |
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| Watch Gregg, along with Cathy Rich and the Holiday Super Rock Group "Jet Velocity" on the 89th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade airing on the CW Television Network, Friday December 17, 2021 7:00 PM CST |
| Watch Gregg with 100 of the Greatest Drummers in the World, including Ringo Starr, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Stewart Copeland, Jim Keltner and many many more... play along to the Beatle's classic "Come Together" arranged by Randy Waldman to help support the Why Hunger Organization. Even Yoko approves!!! |
| I have joined an incredible team at Prologix Practice Pads. This quarantine has not only taught me to wash my hands, but also what a great practice pad should feel like! Getting to my drum sets around the world was pretty tough for these past 18 months. I have blown out every practice pad I had......one stood out.....the PROLOGIX Method pad. Sure there are other Prologix Pads offered, but this is a simple, 10 3/4" round Green Logix playing area double sided practice pad. Fits on your snare drum, or mounts on a snare drum stand. Feel the difference, work out for hours and get that real feel rebound and bounce that you want from a pad. Never goes dead, and doesn't drive your neighbors nuts! Click the photos below and check these pads out. Thank you Jason Edwards and Andrew Cappuzzello and the whole Prologix Team.....All American Made! |
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| Welcome back POTTER!!! Looks like we made it......we are coming back to Sunny California, Hollywood U.S.A. First gig in 16 months. Come see Gregg, Cathy, and the Buddy Rich Band at Catalina Jazz Club on Sunset Blvd. One Show, 8:30 PM Chock full of Alumni players ripping through Buddy charts from the newly released "Just In Time" album. See you Sunday, July 25, 2021......just five months until Christmas!!! |
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| Check out this GP interview from across the pond! From the streets of London, to the depths of the Dungeons, from James Bond to Bugsey Malone, to the Thames Panel Truck to the Aston Martin, to the Beatles and Ringo.....with Tom O Mitchell and Drumwise, the UK's hottest drummer's video blog to hit the internet!!! Hear what Gregg has to say about everything from Buddy Rich to the Creature from the Black Lagoon!!! |
| Check out Gregg Potter and his buddy Matt Starr (drummer with MR BIG and Ace Frehley) both Ludwig Artists for their premier show, " Ludwig Legends" The BeatCast on the Ludwig YouTube Channel and Facebook, Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 12:30 CST |
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| Back in the New York Groove!!! We will be back in the Big Apple with a killer Buddy Rich Alumni Band and Cathy Rich playing all of the Buddy "Classics!" Joined by legendary drumming Icon Carmine Appice!!! Get a piece of Appice!!! One Show at The Cutting Room NYC. "Brunch With Buddy" 2:00 PM Get your tickets today!!! Click photo below! |
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| GP and Cathy Rich along with the incredible Buddy Rich Band, chock full of BRB Alumni players will be back in Hollywood, CA! Sunday, September 29, 2019 to celebrate Buddy's Birthday!!! Bel Air to be exact...at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Jazz Grill Etc. The band's debut at this iconic posh elite club in the hills of Beverly. Watch the Stars come out at night!!! (In the sky!) Click photo below for full details and tickets! |
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| Are you ready fro the Summer? We are going to CAMP!!! Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas June 27th thru the 29th, 2019! Walk this way to jamming with Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Vince Neil of Motley Crue, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, and many more ROCK luminaries! It will feel like the first time when you join this Motley Crue for this ROCKING event! See you at the Hard Rock Hotel in Sin City! Be ready to ROCK! |
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| Going back to Jolly old England May 2019! Space Truckin' round the stars with The Buddy Rich Band and special guest drumming legend Ian Paice from Deep Purple! Starting at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club and London and then the rest of Europe! More dates to be announced! |
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| Gregg returns to LA and then on to New York with The Buddy Rich Band. Catch this cross country jaunt in March and April 2019 |
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| GP back in HOLLYWOOD!!! January 24, 2019 BONZO BASH, January 25 & 26, 2019 NAMM Show, Anaheim, Convention Center, January 28, 2019 Master Class at Musician's Institute with The Buddy Rich Band and January 29, 2019 GP, Cathy Rich and The BR Band will blast thru a blistering set at Catalina's Jazz Club! Don't miss the California excitement! |
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| Gregg Potter and Cathy Rich return to HOLLYWOOD with The Buddy Rich Band featuring all Alumni players, playing all of the "Classics" One Show, Saturday November 3, 2018 |
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| GREGG POTTER will be going back to camp! Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in Vegas with Paul Stanley and more...October 4 thru 7 in Sin City. What happens in Vegas.....stays on the internet! If you missed Chicago's Buddy Guy Camp.....get yourself to Vegas. Paul Stanley (KISS), Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake, OZZY, PT) Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake) John 5 (Mariylin Manson), Michael Devin (Whitesnake) Craig Goldy (DIO) Matt Starr (MR BIG, Ace Frehley) and many more......Cathy Rich will be there too, to tell us all how to play!!! |
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| GP & Paul Stanley RRFC Vegas 2018 |
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| GP & Rudy Sarzo 1986 Hamer NAMM |
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| GREGG POTTER and CATHY RICH will be a part of the 2018 DRUMMATHON "Breast Cancer Can Stick It!" September 30, 2018 in Dallas, TX. Joining drummers Rich Redmond, Sandy Genero, Mark Schulman, Chip Ritter, Tiny Abuiso, and many more... even YOU!!! To help April Samuels' Fundraising oganization fight Breast Cancer ! Bring your sticks!!! |
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| As soon as I get back from our East Coast Buddy Rich Band Tour I am packing for Summer Camp! I will be a counselor at the 2018 Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp in Chicago, June 28 through July 1st l will be joining The Blues Legend Buddy Guy, Nancy Wilson from Heart, Chris Layton, and the list goes on....click below for all of the information! See you at CAMP! |
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| Gregg Potter on Tour with The Buddy Rich Band 2018 Tour starts on the U.S. East Coast... New York, New Hampshire, Manhattan |
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| The Buddy Rich Band featuring Gregg Potter with Cathy Rich are now represented by Jim Lenz TKO Booking |
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| The Buddy Rich Band is coming back to Hollywood at Catalina's Jazz Club, Monday, January 29, 2018 One Show featuring a full BR Alumni Band! |
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| The BONZO BASH 2018 will have GP giving Misty Mountain Hop a beat down! See you Thursday January 25, 2018 at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, CA! |
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| The BONZO BASH Buddy meets Bonzo! |
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| Celebrating 100 Years of Buddy Rich at the GRAMMY MUSEUM LA Cathy Rich, Gregg Potter, and RHCP drummer Chad Smith November 30, 2017 |
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| Going back to NYC...from Brooklyn to Manhattan! The Buddy Rich Band continues Buddy's 100th Birthday Centennial Celebration |
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| Gregg Potter LIVE ON THE AIR! Check out "Midwest Beat" with Tom Lounges Friday September 22, 2017 GP on this LIVE two hour show, talking about everything from Teenage Radiation to Buddy Rich....with Cathy's finger on the dump button! It's LIVE.....anything can happen! 12:00 to 2:00 PM |
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| The Buddy Rich Band in Hollywood continues the Buddy Rich Centennial 1917-2017 after Palm Springs Walk of Stars presentation September 30, 2017 |
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| THE PALM SPRINGS WALK OF STARS BUDDY RICH PRESENTATION 9-30-2017 INFORMATION |
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| GP and The Buddy Rich Band European Tour! Blue Note Milan, Italy SOLD OUT Ronnie Scott's in London May 2017 |
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| GP going back to Life In London! |
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| GP & The Buddy Rich Band back in New York at The Cutting Room Saturday April 29, 2017 Alumni Band and Special guest Dennis Chambers |
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| GP & The BR Band back in the New York groove |
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| Roar of 74 back in the Big Apple |
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| Before we go to Europe! We will be in Texas at The Katy Jazz Festival, Katy TX, Saturday April 22, 2017 |
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| Coming back to HOLLYWOOD January 17th thru the 23rd, 2017 Celebrating Buddy Rich's 100th Year starting at Musician's Institute, NAMM, Bonzo Bash, Catalina's Jazz Club |
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| DRUMHEAD LEGENDS Special Commemorative Issue Available Now at fine book stores, newstands, music stores, drum shops & on line. November 2016 through January 2017 |
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| GP included in this issue. Name on cover! |
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| Meeting Buddy! |
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| Gregg Potter and Buddy Rich go " Back To School! " with The Nation's premier Marching Band, University of Illinois's Marching ILLINI. Big 10 football U of I VS Purdue, Saturday October 8, 2016 Halftime extravaganza. 355 marching ..... 1 drumset on the 50 yard line! |
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| GP on the MEMORIAL STADIUM JUMBOTRON |
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| Behind The Scenes Highlight Reel from 10-8-2016 Buddy Rich Tribute Show University of Illinois Marching Illini |
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| Gregg Potter & The Marching Illini October 8, 2016 |
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| Gregg Potter & The March Illini October 8, 2016 |
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| MODERN DRUMMER Magazine coverage of Gregg & The Buddy Rich Band at the LA Jazz Institute's Time Check Buddy Rich Band Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles May 2016 |
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| THE BUDDY RICH BAND featuring GREGG POTTER with CATHY RICH and an All Star Alumni line up (That's an all LA Band) will be back in HOLLYWOOD for 3 big shows May 21, 22, & 23!!! |
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| THE BUDDY RICH BAND at TYPHOON SANTA MONICA AIRPORT Sunday May 22, 2016 (Click pic for more info) |
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| THE BUDDY RICH BAND at Catalina Jazz Club Monday, May 23, 2016 in Hollywood (Click pic for more info) |
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| "Time Check" A Buddy Rich Alumni Reunion May 19 thru 22, 2016 presented by The Los Angeles Jazz Institute See Gregg and The BR BAND with Cathy, and a whole LA band, just like Buddy would have wanted! |
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| THE BUDDY RICH BAND at TIME CHECK Saturday May 21, 2016 (Click pic for more info) |
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| THE BUDDY RICH BAND at TIME CHECK Saturday May 21, 2016 (Click pic for more info) |
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| See Gregg and The BR Band Saturday May 21, 2016 |
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| THE BUDDY RICH BAND In Concert and GREGG POTTER Drum Clinic, Youngstown, Ohio, March 19 and 20th, 2016 Click links below for tickets and information! |
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| The Buddy Rich Band In Concert Youngstown, Ohio |
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| GREGG POTTER Clinic at Hubbard Music |
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| BONZO BASH 2016 at M3 in Anaheim, CA during NAMM Check out what Bill Burr had to say about it at the 24:20 mark on his podcast |
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| BONZO BASH 2016 |
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| BONZO BASH LUDWIG 2016 |
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| Check out what 2016 BONZO BASH Host Bill Burr had to say about it! |
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| BONZO BASH 2016 Heartbreaker |
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| "We're going to need a bigger band!" The Buddy Rich All Star Alumni Band live at Typhoon by the Santa Monica Airport, One Show, Sunday January 24, 2016 at 7:30 PM |
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| THE BUDDY RICH BAND LIVE at Typhoon in Santa Monica, CA Sunday, January 24, 2016 |
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| Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Southern California |
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| Musician's Institute Hollywood, U.S.A., College of Music, Gregg Potter Master Class, January 22, 2016 |
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| Click here to go to BONZO BASH, Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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| BONZO BASH 2016 |
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| LUCKY STRIKE LIVE in Hollywood, Ultimate Jam! Wednesday, January, 20, 2016 |
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| Hal Leonard Publishing releases Buddy Rich Play-Along Series Book and Tracks for 2016. Gregg recorded all of the tracks with The Buddy Rich All Star Alumni Band, you too could play along and follow the charts. |
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| Gregg demos the Modern Drummer 40th Anniversary Snare Drums...all three. Exclusively on Reverb.com |
| Check out WWW.THEBUDDYRICHBAND.COM web page. All NEW ...packed with videos, pictures, cool band swag, tour updates, and exclusive BR BAND info! |
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| Columbus Day Parade featuring Gregg Potter and Cathy Rich on The Buddy Rich float ABC 7 Chicago TV coverage 10-12-2015 |
| Gregg & Cathy on Drumsmack TV Episode #130 filmed in Hollywood 10-7-2015 |
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| Watch GP & CR on DrumSmack TV # 103 from Hollywood 10-7-2015 |
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| Gregg Potter in Hollywood at Jam Night Lucky Strike Live #37 10-8-2015 Deep Purple Classic "Burn!" |
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| Gregg Potter drum solo! The Buddy Rich Band Captured LIVE June 11, 2015 |
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| Going back to Hollywood Fall 2015! Clinic, Concert, and Drum Show! |
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| GP Drum Clinic / Meet & Greet at MI Friday Oct. 9th, 12:00 noon |
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| GP solo Drum Clinic Hollywood Drum Show Saturday, Oct. 10th 3:00 PM Click photo for more info! |
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| DrumTalkTV.com hosted by Dan Shinder Interview |
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| Ludwig 4/4 with Gregg Potter from Bonzo Bash 2015 |
| DRUMline (drum-line.net) covers The Buddy Rich Big Band's 'Whiplash' Inspired Party celebrating the film's three Oscar wins. |
| The Buddy Rich Band playing in Hollywood for a Post Oscar's Bash at Catalina Jazz Club. February 23, 2015 |
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| BR BAND Back in Hollywood February 23, 2015 |
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| DRUMsmack.com interview 2-18-2015 |
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| Don't miss Gregg's Bonzo Bash performance of the "Feedback" Classic! |
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| The Hollywood Drum Show, Gregg & The Buddy Rich Band playing the "Roar Of 74" Classic, "Nutville" |
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| GREGG POTTER clinic with THE BUDDY RICH BAND live on stage! Saturday OCtober 18th, 2014 |
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| THE BUDDY RICH BAND at the Blue Note Tokyo, Japan June 27, 2013 |
| THE BUDDY RICH BAND All Star Alumni Line up, back at Catalina's Jazz Club on Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, Sunday, October 19, 2014, 8:00 PM |
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| The BUDDY RICH All Star Alumni BAND, Sunday, October 19, 2014 8:00 PM |
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| Gregg and the University of Illinois Marching Illini Buddy Rich Tribute Halftime Show at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Urbana 9/20/2014 |
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| The Buddy Rich Band is represented by The Phoenix Talent Agency 321-441-9139 Call today and get The BR Band for your event, concert, or festival. |
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| See The Buddy Rich Band with Cathy Rich featuring Gregg Potter June 26th, 2014 at Milwaukee Summerfest 8:00 PM |
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| Back by popular demand! Coming back to Hollywood! BUDDY RICH BAND goes PSYCHO in Nutville! |
| BUDDY RICH BAND is coming to SUMMERFEST 2014 |
| The BUDDY RICH BAND in Hollywood at Catalina's on Sunset with the All Star Alumni Band 3-17-2014 |
" I'll get an all L.A. band... It's very #$@!* n possible... Try me!!! "
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THE BUDDY RICH BAND plays Hollywood for the first time since Buddy left us twenty-seven years ago. The BR Band will be playing at the world famous Catalina's Jazz Club with the All Star Alumni Band. The first time this group has played in the United States. They first played together at the Blue Note Tokyo in the Summer of 2013. Now they will begin their assault of the U.S. Great players playing Buddy's great charts, with all of the intensity, power, and drive that Buddy made sure of night after night, set after hot set. Chuck Findley, Charlie Davis, Matt Harris, Alan Kaplan, Greg Smith, .........all who played and recorded with Buddy day after day. I guess when Buddy said he'd get an all L.A. band, he meant it.
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BONZO BASH NAMM JAMM 2014
January 6, 2014 at 7:33am
BRIAN TICHY UNLEASHES “3 NIGHTS OF MUSIC AND MADNESS” STARTING JANUARY 23rd, FEATURING MEMBERS OF GUNS N’ ROSES, BON JOVI, OZZY OSBOURNE, RIHANNA, WHITESNAKE, FOREIGNER, ROLLING STONES, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, MARILYN MANSON, MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, KORN, SCORPIONS, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, AC/DC, QUEENSRYCHE, DIO, BILLY IDOL, SLAYER, BUDDY RICH BAND and LYNYRD SKYNYRD!
CELEBRATING THE LEGEND JOHN HENRY BONHAM OF LED ZEPPELIN
THURSDAY JANUARY 23rd - WORLD FAMOUS BONZO BASH NAMM JAMM 2014
VIP PACKAGES INCLUDE GREAT RATE ON COURTYARD MARRIOTT (EXPIRES JAN. 10th!)
We recently caught up with Brian Tichy as he had a guitar in one hand and sticks in the other trying to learn Bonzo and Rhoads licks. He informed us about some exciting news within the 3 days of music and madness. He said, “You don’t want to miss this! Bonzo Bash has gotten bigger than ever!
This is our 9th show and it gets more fun every time! It’s so cool to get so much positive energy from all the awesome players that get involved in this celebration! Without that energy, the shows would not have the passion that I feel the audience gets from start to finish!”
I am psyched to announce some new baddasses to the fold! On top of recent awesome additions
like Athena (Femme Fatale / TV’s Ex-Wives Of Rock,) Cortney DeAugustine (Montrose / Frank Hannon,) Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots,) Bernard Fowler (Rolling Stones,) Chris Frazier (Foreigner,) thrash drumming legend Dave Lombardo (Slayer / Philm,) Robert Mason (Warrant / Lynch Mob,) Gerry Nestler (Philm,) Gregg Potter (Buddy Rich Band,) Mick Sweda and Shaun Williamson (Atlanta Rhythm Section,) we are also excited to include these other amazing players; Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds,) Gene Hoglan (Testament / Dethklok,) Oni Logan (Lynch Mob / Dio Disciples,) James LoMenzo (Megadeth / John Fogerty,) Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob / Tred) and rock bass legend Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs / Mr. Big,) and Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne / Big Noize.)"
DRUMMERS INCLUDE:
Seven Antonopoulos (Opiate For The Masses)
Carmine Appice (Cactus / Vanilla Fudge / Drum Legend)
Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty / Smashing Pumpkins)
Athena (The Ex-Wives Of Rock / Femme Fatale)
Charlie Benante (Anthrax)
Will Calhoun (Living Colour)
Michael Cartellone (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Fred Coury (Cinderella)
Jimmy D'Anda
Cortney DeAugustine (Montrose / Frank Hannon Band / Michael Lee Firkins)
Chris Frazier (Foreigner)
Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds)
Gene Hoglan (Testament / Dethklok)
John Hummel
Brandon Kachel (Barbarian Overlords)
James Kottak (Scorpions)
Dave Lombardo (Slayer / Philm)
Ray Luzier (Korn)
Khurt Maier (Salty Dog)
Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction)
A.J. Pero (Twisted Sister / Adrenaline Mob / Tred)
Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs / Dream Theater)
Gregg Potter (The Buddy Rich Band)
Van Romaine (Steve Morse)
Rikki Rockett (Poison)
Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow / Black Sabbath)
Chris Slade (The Firm / AC/DC)
Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper)
Matt Starr (Ace Frehley)
Jason Sutter (Marilyn Manson / Chris Cornell)
Brian Tichy (Whitesnake / Foreigner / Billy Idol / S.U.N.)
Joe Travers (Zappa Plays Zappa)
Steven Wolf (Avril Lavigne / Britney Spears)
Simon Wright (AC/DC / Dio / Queensryche)
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots)
Bernard Fowler (The Rolling Stones)
James LoMenzo (John Fogerty / Megadeth)
Oni Logan (Dio Disciples / Lynch Mob)
Robert Mason (Warrant / Lynch Mob)
Gerry Nestler (Philm)
Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob / Tred)
Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs / Mr. Big)
Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne / Big Noize)
Mick Sweda
Shaun Williamson (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
THE MOBY DICKS:
Michael Devin (bass)
Stephen LeBlanc (keys)
Brian Tichy (guitar / drums)
Chas West (vox)
Brent Woods (guitar)
“There’s never a bad time for a Bonzo Bash”
~ Brian TIchy
FUN Post-Bonzo Bash Interview with Brian Tichy===> http://youtu.be/k7xkgh6IihQ
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"Oh No, There goes Tokyo!"
The Buddy Rich Band going to Japan. Playing the Blue Note Tokyo, June 24th thru the 27th, 2013
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The first time the Buddy Rich Band has been back to the "Land Of The Rising Sun" since Buddy himself manned the drum throne back in 1978. The BR Band will be made up of all Alumni. All band members have at one time or another played with Buddy. Players including Tony Levin on bass guitar, who recorded the "Roar Of 74" album with Buddy, to Matt Harris on piano, Chuck Finley, trumpet, Al Kaplan leading the Bone section, and even Eric Myashiro who played in Buddy's last band thru 1986. Not to be missed, these performances will be documented for an in depth feature film. Gregg certainly has his work cut out for him. If sharing the stage at the London Palladium last year with Dave Weckl, John Blackwell, Ian Paice, and Gavin Harrison wasn't enough, this year he will have the opportunity to play along side Buddy's band and two other drumming legends, Peter Erskine, (Maynard Ferguson & Weather Report) and Nick Rich. (Buddy's Grandson)
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Hello, Modern Drummer readers. This is Gregg Potter. I last spoke to you in January. At that time, I was just beginning this Buddy Rich odyssey, which to this day still feels like a dream. No, not a nightmare; a nightmare is watching Buddy playing through “Time Check” on your cell phone eight minutes before you hit the stage with the band, knowing that’s looming in the book. Or, standing in the wings of the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City with six-time Grammy Award winning jazz trumpet virtuoso Arturo Sandoval, ready to walk on, and he turns to you and asks, “Do you have brushes?” Yeah—I had them in my stick bag, at the hotel. “I thought you were playing something out of Buddy’s book—there are no brushes in ‘Birdland’ or ‘Beulah Witch.’” Mercy! All of that and more has happened in just the last seven months.
Then there was England. We did the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert at the London Palladium this past April 2. That lineup consisted of me, Dave Weckl, Gavin Harrison, John Blackwell, Ian Paice, and Ginger Baker, among others. The rehearsals the day before the show were intense enough, with Gavin Harrison and Ian Paice in the room. It was the soundcheck the next day that got to me. I’m in the middle of going through “Nutville,” checking my drums, my monitors, etc., on the same stage Buddy had played for the Queen back in 1978—not to mention the Beatles and a few others whose drums have graced that venue. The band is peppered with Buddy Band alumni, and I see Dave Weckl walk around behind me—you know, the Buddy Band has only toured or been fronted by Weckl or Steve Smith since his passing in 1987—so not only do I have the nerve to take on this drumming task in front of Buddy’s daughter, Cathy Rich, but now I have Weckl making sure I’m playing the proper Latin figure throughout this “Roar Of 74” classic! To add to it, he’s going to join Gavin Harrison, who’s been standing behind me the whole time. It’s like a Modern Drummer Festival going on backstage! Yes, dream-like, to say the least. Nerves of steel are required at all times. I have it all on video, so I know it really happened.
All of these experiences were incredible. It’s so amazing to play this music with musicians of this caliber. We are now getting ready to do our first extended tour, starting in mid-August. Some highlights include the New Hazlett Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA, on August 26; the New York State Fair, in Syracuse, NY, August 27; Nite Town in Cleveland on August 28; and the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis on August 29. We also have a festival date with James Darren on the bill. For you real drummer trivia buffs, he played Gene Krupa’s trumpet-playing friend in the classic 1959 Sal Mineo film The Gene Krupa Story. Now that’s going to be a ride in the time tunnel. I’ll keep you all updated.
I’d like to thank the drumming community for always being such a tight-knit, supportive group, continuing to give such a positive uplifting vibe to all of this that we are doing. And thank you, MD! See you on the road.
http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2012/08/gregg-potter-youre-no-buddy-tour-2012/
For more on Gregg Potter and the Buddy Rich band, go to greggpotter.com or thebuddyrichband.com. To watch live highlights of the group, click here.
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| August 2012 Tour Dates
Sunday 8-26-2012 The New Hazlett Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 7:00
Monday 8-27-2012 New York State Fair, Chevy Stage, Syracuse, NY 2:00PM
Tuesday 8-28-2012 Nite Town, Cleveland, OH 7:00
Wednesday 8-29-2012 Jazz Kitchen, Indianapolis, IN 7:00
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| The Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert takes place for the first time in the UK at the world-famous London Palladium on 2nd April 2012. The world-class lineup is confirmed as Dave Weckl, Gregg Bissonette, John Blackwell and Gregg Potter from the USA with Ian Paice, Ginger Baker, Gavin Harrison and Elliott Henshaw from the UK. Plus singing supremo Tony Christie will also appear.
One of legendary drummer Buddy Rich's last requests to his daughter, Cathy, was to keep his band working, his music alive, and to do something for young people. No easy task, but eventually Cathy decided that an annual memorial concert seemed the way to go. The first sellout memorial concert was in 1988 at the celebrated Carnegie Hall in New York. Since then, shows have followed in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Boston with the who's who of the drumming world taking part and the shows being described as the 'The Greatest Drum Show Of All Time.' Artists to grace the stage in previous years have included Mel Tormé, Joe Williams, Stan Getz, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta and Dennis Chambers.
This year, on the exact date of the 25th anniversary of Buddy's death, it is the turn of the London Palladium to host this prestigious event. The show, co-hosted by Cathy herself, features the US-based Buddy Rich Big Band supported by UK session musicians who used to play with Buddy. Cathy will also present Lifetime Achievement Awards to three rock drumming legends.
On his involvement, the highly-respected Dave Weckl said, “anytime I get to pay tribute to one of the greatest players of our instrument, I am first in line. To be able to play with a great Big Band and play songs from the Buddy Rich book is one of my favourite things to do as a drummer." Joining Dave Weckl are Gregg Bissonette, known most recently for his work with the Ringo Starr band; John Blackwell, currently playing with Prince; and Gregg Potter from the Buddy Rich Big Band. From the UK, Deep Purple's distinguished drummer, Ian Paice; the renowned Cream drummer, Ginger Baker; respected session drummer Gavin Harrison; and Elliott Henshaw, veteran of over 20 West End shows and drummer for Tony Christie.
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Hello, Modern Drummer readers, this is Gregg Potter. It’s been a while since I’ve graced the pages or computer screens of MD. This is definitely a high point of any drummer’s existence, being allowed to communicate with the coolest, most up-to-date drumming community on the planet!As I had written in my First Person article “Hey, Rock Star” in the January 2004 issue of Modern Drummer, this business is a lifelong process, and you have to take in every great experience along the way. Writing an MD blog is one. I’ve stayed my drumming course throughout the years. More touring, recording—I even picked up an Emmy award in 2009 for my drumming performance on a CBS television special. What I am about to embark on now is not only living proof that following your dreams is the only path to take in life, but also that dreams do come true.
I’m going to be fronting the Buddy Rich Big Band, barnstorming venues across the world. Yes, that Buddy Rich—the best drummer that ever lived, the most influential man to ever pick up a pair of sticks and bang on things. Buddy could make anything sound rhythmic—drums and cymbals especially. I even saw him bang on a Muppet head once, and even that sounded incredible!
I’m going to be playing with a sixteen-piece big band, playing Buddy charts, and bringing Nutville to the youth—just as Buddy did! (He played more high schools and colleges than Chuck Taylor.) Now, of course you’ll ask, “How did I come up with such a concept?” I didn’t do it alone. This is where Buddy Rich’s daughter Cathy enters the blogosphere. One day we were sitting in our living room, looking at the 1991 Buddy Memorial Concert poster for the show at The Ritz in NYC (where I actually first met Cathy). She’s done many Memorial Concerts in the twenty-five years since Buddy’s passing. The drumming elite of the business were always well represented—Peart, Gadd, Smith, Weckl, Colaiuta, to name a few. But those were all one-night stands in L.A., NYC, and Boston—what about Lincoln, Nebraska or Dayton, Ohio?
Buddy always wanted the “kids” to hear his music. “Keep my music alive with the young people” is what he asked Cathy to do. Touring a big band was a tough enough concept for Buddy back in 1966. For us to take on the task in 2012, we had to think of a concept that would make it interesting to more than just the jazz enthusiasts studying music theory at the community college. Cathy has exhausted the “get the drumming greats to sit in with the band” concept; she has done that for twenty- five years now. The new approach is to have a fresher vision of Buddy’s music—like Buddy did! Juice up the band.
No one has more respect for Buddy than we do in our household. Everything being done is just what Buddy would have wanted. Believe me, Cathy knew Buddy better than anyone blogging on a vintage drum website. We’re not disrespecting the medium; it’s in the name of art and Buddy. This is show business, and besides being the world’s greatest drummer, Buddy was an entertainer.
With no interest in creating a Buddy Rich clone or finding a leftover big band stalwart, Cathy and I are taking it to the streets ourselves. This will not be a Gus Van Sant shot-for-shot copy of Buddy Rich. No one will ever replace the magic that Buddy performed with a pair of sticks on a drum set. I’m certainly not claiming to be Buddy in any way, shape, or form, even if I’m playing with traditional grip—as opposed to my barbaric, plodding matched grip, which I’ve used throughout the years. (Check out this video on why Buddy didn’t play matched grip.)
You guys and girls are definitely on the ground floor of this adventure. Our first show is headlining the Beaver Creek Jazz Weekend in Dayton, Ohio, this coming March 3. I’m nervous already, so let me get back to rehearsing.
Thank you, MD!
For more on Buddy Rich, visit his official website, www.thebuddyrichband.com
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“Your stage volume is a bit loud, you were louder than Moonie.”
John Entwhistle, The WHO
“You are my hero.” Bun E. Carlos, Cheap Trick
“I wish I played the drums like you.” Eric Carr, KISS
"You're not just a drummer, you're an artist.
Greg Lake, ELP
“Nice hair kid.” Buddy Rich
Gregg recieved an EMMY Award along with BLACKBOX front man
Damon Ranger and Cheap Trick guitar legend Rick Nielsen for
their CBS News televised 2009 live performance.
Gregg, began his professional career after winning the
Slingerland/ Louie Bellson National Drum Contest
at the legendary Frank’s Drum Shop in Chicago.
While still a teenager, he landed the drumming spot with
radio icon Steve Dahl. Along with Dahl and his band
Teenage Radiation, Gregg scored two hit singles, performed
on Dahl’s daily radio show, syndicated national shows,
Emmy Award winning television specials, feature film
soundtracks, daily morning television shows, and live
concert appearances.
Gregg played with national recording artists Joe Walsh,
Steve Stevens, and Rick Nielsen, among others, which
lead to his first major label record deal with the band,
SIREN. Recording, videos, and tours followed. SIREN’S first
album, “All Is Forgiven” garnered two hit singles which
received heavy MTV rotation and massive radio airplay.
Another of Gregg’s career highlights is his affiliation with
Modern Drummer magazine. Not only was he a featured artist, he
also became a contributing writer for the magazine.
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