Todd Stewart - Drums with Brad Turner
Todd played jazz drums as a sub with the Brad Turner Quartet on December 15, 2021 at Numbers Cabaret. He talks about it.
On the Rhythm Changes Podcast, Todd Stewart talks about playing drums as a sub for Jazz at Numbers gigs, including with the Brad Turner Quartet.
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We talked about:
- How Todd came to Capilano University, with an assist from an event, Dave Robbins, and Kristian Braathen
- The Pat’s Pub jam and his recent time sitting in with David Sikula there
- The 2nd Floor Gastown’s key role in the jazz scene through the pandemic
- How Todd got his gigs at Numbers with Chris Davis and Brad Turner, subbing on drums for their groups
- The things that can make a gig tricky for a sub
- Tim Reinert’s positive impact on the scene, and the videos he posts on social media
- Making voice memo recordings of your own gigs to help your studies
- What John Lee taught Todd about playing jazz drums at a high level
- Why Todd thinks Brad hired him for the gig
- Todd’s style as a bandleader and composer
- How bandleaders can plan solos to make the audience happier
- Playing at Tyrant Studios with Dan Howard, Feven Kidane, and Noah Franche-Nolan
- Being grateful for the time to work on yourself
- Our shared love of cats
- A bit of pandemic talk and the psychology of getting together in-person these days
- Venue struggles, but also our gratitude for how exciting this fall has been for live Vancouver jazz
- The winning attitude of Atley King
- The social importance of student gigs
- Bringing more gigs to the suburbs
- Todd’s quick take on Jazz at Presentation House
- What he submitted to the 2022 Vancouver International Jazz Festival
- Whether or not Todd will drop an album in 2022
- Ardeshir Pourkeramati’s new skill and how he’s applying it to the community