New Orleans Legend: Johnny VidacovichYou Play What’s Pertinent to the Music! To be a true drumming legend in a town steeped in drumming is quite an accomplishment. But how does that happen? In the case of Johnny Vidacovich, you play and record with musical legends like Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Mose Allison, Johnny Adams, Ellis Marsalis, and John Scofield. You also co-lead a band of first calls called Astral Project, releasing eight records to date. You release six solo records, adding to the dozens that you have done over a 50-year career. You get the deepest respect from your musical and drumming peers. You teach at the best music programs in New Orleans, and you pay it forward by teaching a new generation of influential drummers like Stanton Moore and Brian Blade. Photos by Alex Kluft MD: In New Orleans there is music and drumming happening everywhere, when did you […]

October 2024 Issue