Check out this great video of Steve Smith doing a jam with the Mike Stern Band recently at 55 Bar, NYC. This really shows off Steve’s amazing chops and feel throughout the tune with a killer solo at the end. In it he demonstrates a pretty slick use of odd groupings to create a very cool “metric modulation” if you will, even while stopping to plug in Mike’s amp
Steve Smith Jam with the Mike Stern Band
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The Mike Stern Band at 55 Bar, NYC, performing a jam during Stern’s song “Tipatina’s.” Features Anthony Jackson (bass), Bob Mallach (sax), Steve
