Jamire Williams video interview North Sea Jazz

NSJ 2010 on Drummerszone: 1000 pics in 49 photo albums

August 20, 2010 | area: Rotterdam NL | source: drummerszone.com | © musicpublishers.nl / drummerszone.com
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This year the North Sea Jazz festival once again booked many different and versatile artists for the annual festival held in July. Consequently airplanes full of drummers and percussionist were flown in to perform in Rotterdam. Drummerszone.com attended the festival like every year. During this edition we Dick de Waal interviewed the inspiring drummer Jamire Williams of trumpet player Christian Scott and we published 1000 photos of artist and bands like Steve Gadd, Keith Carlock, Joss Stone, and even Stevie Wonder.

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Video interview Jamire Williams
Young drummer Jamire Williams, originally from Houston, Texas, is currently living and working in New York. Known from his earlier work with Jason Moran, he played at the NSJ festival with Christian Scott\'s band. Scott (27), who at the festival received the Paul Acket Award �Artist Deserving Wider Recognition�, has an incredible musical insight.

In 2006 Jazzreview.com already put Scott on the right musical level: \"Every now and again there comes an artist who captures your interest from the very first prodigious note that is made.\" Four years later, and with his fifth album \'Yesterday You Said Tomorrow\' released, he is still there. His band consists of some incredible talented musicians. Naturally we\'re talking about drummer Jamire Williams, and with guitarist Matthew Stevens, Scott and the others this band is almost a miracle to experience live. The bands is tight in sound and mind, complete, and have 100% interaction and energy all the way through a show.

On Saturday, July 10 Dick de Waal interviewed Jamire in his hotel in Rotterdam. Watch the videos below to learn more of and from this beast of a jazz drummer.

Part I:
- How did Jamire end up playing with Christian Scott
- Is there a difference playing Jazz in the South compared to e.g. the North?
- Jamire\'s sources of inspiration

Part II:
- Jamire about playing with Jason Moran (& The Bandwagon)
- Openness in Music

Part III:
- Let\'s talk Sports... Miami Heat Basketball, World Cup Soccer Final
- \"I\'d rather be hated for who I am, then loved for who I\'m not.\"
- What can we expect from Jamire in the near future.

Part IV:
- The inspiration of recording in Jeff Porcaro\'s old studio

And don\'t forget to have a look at the 1000 pictures we - so handily- put down in a short list for you right below the videos.

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PHOTO ALBUMS NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2010

Friday, July 9 - Day 1

Rick van Wort with rapper Gery Mendes a.k.a. GMB

Rick van Wort

GMB

Guillermo Enrique Brown en Brian Wilson - Jamie Lidell

Guillermo Enrique Brown

Jamie Lidell

Ulysses Owens - Kurt Elling

Ulysses Owens

Kurt Elling

Joost Kroon, Jos de Haas en Frank van Dok with rapper Typhoon and New Cool Collective

Joost Kroon

Jos de Haas

Frank van Dok