Friday nite and Geo and I were at the Flynn listening to The Branford Marsalis Quartet. A rockin' knockout performance was anticipated, but not the virtuoso rhythms of 18 year old Justin Faulkner on drums.
Branford's replacement for Jeff "Tain" Watts graduates from high school on Tuesday. "I'm 49 years old," says Branford, and I never thought I'd be asking my lead drummer, "How's the prom?"
Why Justin? Seeing him at a high school performance, Branford was impressed with that left hand work. And, "he gets the music."
Justin not only held his own with this 10 year veteran group, he brought the house down.
Click on my title to see Justin in 2008.
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