This is a rare opportunity for drummers and music enthusiasts alike to learn directly from this iconic master drummer. Bernard Purdie will share information on his career and legacy, demonstrate diverse styles including his famous “Purdie Shuffle,” hold a question-and-answer session and talk about his drumming philosophy, ghost notes, dynamics, time, tune, and more. Whether you’re a drummer, drumming enthusiast, or simply a music fan wanting to deepen your groove, this is a priceless opportunity to learn directly from one of the greatest of all time!
This legendary, iconic artist has performed and recorded with Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Hank Crawford, Gene Ammons, Bette Midler, Hall and Oates, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Quincy Jones, BB King, James Brown, Simon and Garfunkel, Benny Golson, Albert Ayler, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Freddie Hubbard, Yusef Lateef, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Donny Hathaway, Steely Dan, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, and countless more.
Happening at Barbara Morrison Performing Art Center throughout the month of September “Keyboard Kings” will be featured. Every Monday at 8 PM PT blues piano and keys master musicians will be featured. Each concert opens with a set of traditional acoustice and slide guitar blues with Bernie Pearl and his trio.
Sept 6: Louisiana LaLa Music with L.A. Zydeco accordion star Dennis Gurwell
Sept. 13: Boogie-Woogie Stomp with Pianist, writer, Entertainer supreme Rob Rio
Sept. 20: Legendary pianist, composer, producer, recording artist Hense Powell
Sept. 27: A stroll down Blues Alley with popular local favorite Mo Beets
For all to enjoy legendary jazz performances virtually on the Barbara Morrison Music social media platform at: https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraMorrisonMusic/
Born on June 11, 1942, in Elkton, Maryland, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie is an American drummer, considered an influential and innovative funk musician. He is known for his precise musical time keeping and his signature use of triplets against a half-time backbeat: the "Purdie Shuffle.
He hit the New York music scene in the early 1960’s and landed his first hit with Mickey and Sylvia — the beginning of a stellar career. This led to his 25-year association with Aretha Franklin. Purdie started working with Aretha Franklin as musical director in 1970 and held that position for five years. His best-known track with Franklin was "Rock Steady", on which he played what he described as "a funky and low-down beat". Drummer, musician, producer, arranger and musical director, Bernard Purdie can be proud of a discography of over 3,000 recordings.
Who provided the backbeat for Steely Dan's "Aja”? And for whom have Isaac Hayes, Donny Hathaway, B.B. King, Joe Cocker, Jeff Beck and Alan Jackson reserved that stool behind the drum kit? Bernard “Pretty” Purdie. He has anchored sessions with the Rolling Stones, James Brown and Tom Jones with equal ease.
His grooves have been sampled, cut and pasted on dance tracks and his groove is sought after in all genres of jazz, soul and funk. He is now a reference point in the basics of modern drumming with the innovation of the Purdie Shuffle, which was the inspiration behind Jeff Porcaro’s ‘Rosanna’, a fusion of Purdie’s Shuffle and John Bonham’s 'Fool In The Rain.' His definitive style has anchored sessions on some of the greatest songs of the modern era.
More recently he was the drummer for the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair and appeared on the associated Broadway cast recording. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. For more information visit our website at; https://www.bernardprettypurdie.com
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