Tommy Igoe

and

The Birdland Big Band

 
 
Birdland Big Band Schedule “Completely blown away!”- Jazz Improv Magazine August 29- Come down and get blown away before the long weekend. Special guests? Definitely! New York Bass God Dave Anderson is playing with us this week!!!! Every Friday in September (5th,12th,19th, 26th) and October (3rd,10th, 17th, 24th 31st) will feature new music in anticipation of the anticipated DVD and CD release party! Just recently, Cathy Rich (Buddy’s daughter!) was in the audience and the legendary Will Lee sat in as a surprise guest on “The Chicken”. See? You never know what’s going to happen... Ya gotta be there! Coming Soon: DVD Release Party! Check back for details (and get on the private email list!) Reservations are strongly encouraged and often necessary to guarantee a table. Bar seating is available most nights without a reservation but why risk it?. However, if you want to experience the full power of the band from the front, reservations are the way to go. 212-581-3080 See the BBB page for more about the band and musicians! Get on the over 2000 member BBB email list. It’s private, confidential and makes you instantly magnetic. “Hey, I see you’re on that really cool BBB list? Right? So, are you, like, single...?” You’ll get an email about once a month detailing what we have planned. The rest is up to you... mailto:bbb@tommyigoe.com?subject=I%20gots%20to%20get%20me%20on%20da%20BBB%20email%20list!Birdland_Big_Band.htmlmailto:bbb@tommyigoe.com?subject=I'm%20so%20cool%20that%20I%20NEED%20to%20be%20on%20the%20BBB%20mailing%20list.shapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2

Filmed live at Birdland !

NEWS! I’m honored to be involved (playing, contracting and music directing) with one of the most cherished events in the world of drumming: The Buddy Rich Memorial Concert. Look at this lineup and get your tickets now. It will be sold out. This event will be huge with a live DVD filming happening during the concert, so you know it’ll be crazy great. Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan on October 18.   Have you seen this new video clip I did for Evans Drumheads? Get your chops ready! Groove Essentials 2.0 Is getting very close to being finished! 53 NEW grooves, including odd-meters. More advanced play-alongs and more... Hang tight, we’ll have it to you soon. Thanks for all the email threats demanding an advanced copy. Ha ha... GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR DRUMMERS!: You can submit videos of yourself playing along with tracks from “Groove Essentials: The Play Along” and have them posted right on this website for all to see. Tommy Igoe.com has thousands of visitors each week so you can be seen, get feedback and share your groove! All levels are welcome to participate! Check out the video page for details.http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0000407CCCC36A06?artistid=1211833&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=4http://www.tothestage.com/MediaDetail.PAGE?ActiveID=1142&MediaType=5&IType=2&MediaId=875Video_Clips.htmlhttp://www.buddyrich.comshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2

A transcript of the live Zildjian.com chat is posted in the “blog”.