After ten recordings that have featured some of the greatest modern drummers ever, bassist and composer extraordinaire Antoine Fafard has a story to tell. He began by leading, touring, and recording five records with his own Canadian fusion band Spaced Out. In 2011 Fafard released his first solo record entitled Solus Operandi. It included drummer Martin Maheux (from Spaced Out,) but Antoine also asked Dave Weckl to play on three tracks as well. He sent the tracks to Weckl who recorded three amazing performances at his home studio, and Fafards’s “concept” was born. In the ensuing years, Fafard has written music for and recorded with Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman, Simon Phillips, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gavin Harrison, Todd Sucherman, and Gary Husband. Antoine Fafard has great taste in drummers and drumming, and his compositions and records let these drummers do what they do best. MD: How did you conceptualize this way of […]

June 2025 Issue