Who would you jam with?

Lead guitar: Slash
Rhythm guitar: Malcom Young
Drums: Dave Grohl
Bass: Steve Harris
Vocals: Lizy Hale

I just picked all these without much thought. But they are pretty much my favorite artists except for Dave Grohl. My favorite drummer is probably Tommy Lee, but Dave Grohl just seems like he would be a really cool dude to hang out with. And he’s not bad on the drums!

 

All Deceased: Except for me obviously. LOL

Terry Kath Lead/Rythmn Guitar- Chicago
Neil Peart Drums - Rush
Chris Squier Bass- Yes
Keith Emerson Keyboards- ELP
Brad Delph Vocals- Boston
*Vince Rythmn Guitar-White Room

This would make one Helluva Band in Heaven...

 

Jerry Allison - Drums
Joe B Maudlin - Bass
Buddy Holly - Guitar
I would be completely satisfied to play with Buddy Holly and the Crickets.My first guitar hero.

 

Neil Peart - drums
Mark Knopfler - Lead
Malcolm Young - rhythm
Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke) - vocals/guitar
Victor Wooten - Bass


Very cool thread @strat81

 

Ry Cooder lead/rythm
GE Smith lead/rythm
John Densmore drums
Ron McKernan vocals/harmonica
Victor Wooten bass

I’d like to Daryl Hall there to just give me pointers and clues, and he could basically organize the whole thing.

Oh yeah, I am supposed to explain why I made my choices. I would like this Jam to be fun and enjoyable. I do not wanna deal with any prima-donna attitude or hissy fits.
I would like it to be educational. I would like to be around competent knowledgeable musicians who are going to broaden my view and help me build my skills at the same time.
I also wanted to pick people who had a unique sound, and seemed kind and interesting.

 

If we compile everyones list all into one big get-together, it would probably look a lot like the 1980’s USA for Africa ‘We are the World’.

 

Funny, but when I think of jamming its not with anyone "famous."

Yes, I did do so. Even did a longish duet once with Charlie Mingus. (He on upright bass, me on siatr)

But no, the most enjoyable playing for me was with people I'd developed a musical rapport with. Member's of my own various bands. People who could sense where I was heading and visa versa.

The guys in Tilton's market for instance.

Keith Tilton died not too long after that group, forced by circumstance (Keith's starting at the Brooklyn Conservatory, me having to move away to meet my alternative service requirements, etc.), had 'broken up, but he and I could read each other. As could Barry Edelman, the groups's stand-up (non instrument playing) vocalist.

The players I most love listening to I'd rather hear jamming with someone that they have that musical connection with already established.

What such musical rapport can lead to is evidenced here. This is a recording of the first take -- first "try" -- of a then brand new song Barry and I had written. We played it for the band, talked for a couple of minutes about where we wanted it to go, and then simply turned on the recorder and played.

Like the Living Dead, Lingering On​

It has been decades since I have experienced anything like that. The few "jams" since then -- even with some good and capable musicians, produced nothing that inspired me.

Of course, as the ads used to say, "you mileage may vary."

-don

 

Here we go....this is a list of MY dream band, because while they were here, I was too young......

Fiddle - My Grandfather Kenneth Edward Fields (1910-1998)
Piano and vocals - My Grandmother Marie Fields (1909-2003)
Accordion and vocals - my uncle Bob Fields (still here but at age 80 doesn't play much now)
Rhythm acoustic guitar - my uncle Arnold Fields (at 82 he can no longer play and is confined to a wheelchair)
Lead guitar - me

no bass or drummer needed, they played old 1920s-1940s standards....

 

Lord knows I don't have the chops to keep up with more than half of them, but I wouldn't mind a nice long Allman Brothers style jam with any of these guys:

Guitar: Gilmour, Hendrix, Duane Allman, Peter Green
Bass: Geezer Butler, Chris Squier, Geddy Lee
Drums: Neil Peart, Bill Ward, Phil Collins
Vocals: Jim Morrison, Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell
Keyboards: Rick Wakeman, Tony Banks, Geddy Lee

I know I am probably missing a few faves, but these guys are the ones that popped up first.

 

I guess the real question is “what am I playing?”. Being a better bassist than guitarist, I’ll put myself on bass.

Drums: Anderson.Paak - saw his tiny desk as was pretty impressed
Bass: me, but I’d also love to meet Flea
Guitar: John Frusciante - I’ve always loved the way he makes the guitar wail
Keys: Herbie Hancock - he’d blow us all out of the water, but seems down to earth enough to have fun jamming simple tunes.

I think I’ll leave it there. I used think jamming with Miles Davis would be the coolest thing ever...but having read more about the guy, that experience might just leave me feeling awful. He doesn’t suffer amateurs.

 

No way. I've been invited to jam with pros and I don't belong in the same room.

For someone famous I'll pick Groucho Marx and Leon Redbone. I think it would be fun cutting heads with them. Leon takes it hands down.

 

As this is a guitar forum, I'll stick to that instrument regarding the ideal players to jam with in all of the lead, rhythm, shredder, jazz, country, etc. categories. The list:

Danny Gatton.

 

Simple.
Queens of the Stone Age, Songs for the Deaf line up.

 

I'd probably have the most fun jamming with some decent unknown players. The pros are so far above my level that even if they politely went along with my playing, I'd know they were being nice to me more than really enjoying themselves.

 

Stewart Copeland, drums
Willie Dixon, bass
Johnnie Johnson, piano
Judy Henske, vocalist

TP

 

Wing on over to England and jam with the Stones.

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/d79e4b04-dd95-4326-85da-28a09bebd145

 

At this time in THIS year, I just wish I could jam with buddies. Like we did every week until March 15th.