Hall Of Fame: 1984 Studio: 1979, ’80, ’81, ’82. ’83. ’84, ’85 All Around: 1979, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85 Recorded Performance: 1979 Steve Gadd hardly needs an introduction here. Maybe he would in People magazine or in the newspaper, U.S.A. Today, but not in Modern Drummer. Actually, if you’re a drummer and don’t know something of Gadd’s impact on drumming and contemporary music over the last eight or ten years, you haven’t been listening very closely. You probably haven’t been listening at all. Simply put, Steve Gadd has made his mark. His incredible precision behind a drumkit, and his ability to create rhythms and musical images that fit oh so nicely in whatever song he’s working on have made him a superstar session drummer. When you set out to speak with Gadd as I did, one thing you need in your corner is patience. Steve Gadd, you quickly […]

January 1986 Issue