I was standing front row in front of Jeff during a concert in 1990 in The Netherlands. His kit was on the right side during this tour, we were standing at the right, so I was lucky. I was a kid then, first time seeing Toto live... I was enjoying Jeff grooves with my whole body language and smiling all the way; at one moment Jeff looked to me, saw that I had so much fun, looked in my eyes and gave me a big smile back. Damn, as a kid and Jeff fan, those 10 seconds are still in my head. What a man and drummer...
Cool story. Jeff was a big influence for me. Although there are great young musicians out there it seems as much of the newer music lacks feeling and groove, which Jeff was a master of. Rock on!🤙
The first time I had seen him was when he & TOTO had won all the Grammy's on T.V... I don't know what happened but he touched me in the way he handled all the FAME!!! He lived his life the same way he loved his music & family & friends... 🥁🕊❤️🕊🥁
I met Jeff when I was 16 once backstage at the Universal Ampitheater after a Toto concert(1984?). I was too shy to walk over to him trying to think of what I was going to say to him and he was surrounded by friends laughing and having a good time. Jeff looked over once probably knowing I wanted to come over since I wasn't talking to anyone just standing there like a fool. hehe. I finally got the nerve to walk over to him and his friends and the conversation stopped as soon as I came over. I was a tall lanky kid (probably wearing my fake satin Ziljian Jacket I just got for my 16th Birthday.... I got another story about that too. lol) and Jeff just looked up at me and smiled. I said something like, "Great concert... I'm a huge fan....shook his hand...THEN I put my foot in my mouth by saying, "Do you teach anymore". I didn't realize I mixed up his Father, Joe who worked I think for a time at M.I. teaching drums/percussion. His friends who had been quiet till I asked that question ...then exploded into laughter...Jeff initially laughed too getting a kick out of a kid asking for drum lessons only 15 minutes after he got off stage! lol I tried to compensate for my error with, "Wellll after seeing such an amazing show like tonight....". Jeff saw I was getting smaller and smaller and was so embarrassed after realizing I said that. While his friends were almost falling on the floor laughing Jeff abruptly stopped laughing and looked at me with that smile and calmly said, "I'm sorry I don't. You're thinking of my dad." What was so cool about this is not only that I have told this story a million times over the years but that Jeff saw I was feeling like a stupid kid and stopped laughing immediately just to be the cool guy he was. Jeff Should be in the RRHF as a musician who has played on many big hit records and separately I think Toto also deserves to be inducted as well. :-)
I knew Jeff when he was still in Junior High. He played the drums at my Bar Mitzvah!! (His only bar-mitzvah gig?) All you see in this video is true, his talent and his humility and humor! Thank you Lee Sklar, for posting. Btw, if you look it up, I wrote the first published article about Jeff, for Downbeat Magazine. I think it was 1978 or 79.
Humble is an understatement. He was a master and acted like he was an apprentice. I never realized how large his body of work was until I heard he died and started reading about him back in the early 90s. He was greatness personified. He seemed much older at the time when he died, but now I am 12 years older than he was when he passed. RIP.
I'll never forget the day I heard the news of Jeff's passing, hit me the same when I heard Terry Kath passed. Devistating loss to there families and music community.
Thank you for sharing. Jeff was THE KING of feel. This video was such an honest display of his humbleness and personality. So thank you for this video.
Amazing flashback thanks to Sir Leland Sklar which will surly enlighten people as to Jeff Porcaro and his unprecedented musical genius! He was easily one of the great drummers (percussionists) from the 1970's until his tragic early and untimely death at age 38 in 1992. One of music's greatest losses, among so many more incredible musicians that we all lost much too early! At least we have their music which will live on forever in our hearts and minds... Shout out to another genius possessing his unique individual brilliance as was Carlos Vega who also tragically passed away at age 42 in 1998...
Man!, what a find!.....thank you for sharing!. Sometimes you forget what someone sounds like when speaking. He had one of those really cool speaking voices. Chill, confident, and still humble. Every few generations, someone comes along with that magic feel, and you just can't teach that. btw.....I've gotten lots of nice compliments on my beard T ;:-)
I can never get enough of Jeff and stories about him. Please feel free to talk about him as much as you want. Oh to be a fly on the wall on one of those studio dates. Keep well Lee.
You do mention Jeff so much and always honor his legacy in music. You are a great friend Leland you always keep your friends with you and Alive by sharing his stories with us and let us hearing his drumming. That dude can play.....@ 8:05 is sick and done with ease! That man loved what he did!!!! He doesn't have to think it is like you Lee the drums are an extension of his arms like the bass is of yours. He mentions Bonham did that beat.......and then he plays that style and it is like Bonham on Levee!!!! He can just switch so easy.
Fuckin’ A. Watching Jeff just puts “ease” into my head. So when I sit down, I see him and I try to emulate his feel. I’m talking about his 1/2 time shuffle he does here. And how he brings up the volume on the LH grace notes. He gets into this “lope”. And you can dig exactly whar a “lope” is. Incredible, really, What a guy. Like your best friend who learned the drums, got real good then famous and he was still the guy you lived next to.
Amazing to see this! I was there in the classroom when this video was shot!! Sweet memories!! Jeff Porcaro was, is and will always be one of its kind!! A true Genius! Love and Peace!
Thx Lee for honoring Jeff. He was a great human being and I am so grateful I got to know him and had him play on my album. He was beyond amazing. I miss him too and think about him often. You are also my favorite bass player of all time and I most definitely put you up there with Jeff. I am grateful to have had you play on my first and second album Cecilio and Kapono. A few times I ran into you at the Rose Bowl swap meet. Thx Lee for who you are and what you’ve done for so many artist. Big Aloha, Henry Kapono
I had just watched this video 2 nights ago~ the GREAT JEFF PORCARO! His impact on drummers and the music world will still "RESOUND LOUDLY "100 years from now.His son Miles Porcaro passed in 2017 and is buried beside him. Rest in peace Joe, Jeff, Miles, and Mike Porcaro.We'll see you guys in heavens band on the other side.🎵🎶🥁🥁🥁🎸
The "all it is is just" comment was Jeff not knowing just how good of a drummer he really was. To him it was simple. To us, it was inspiring and pure talent. He is one of my all-time favorite drummers. Thanks for sharing Lee
Whenever I see Jeff doing these sessions I laugh a little, I cry (sometimes alot) and I reminisce about those days. I was 17 in 1983 and our drumline was trying to figure out how to do Roseanna. And lot of the tracks I played to back in the 70s/80s I now know that I was playing to Jeff, or Jim Gordon, or Bernard, or Gadd. What a time to be a drummer. Nothing like it in my book, and the greatness of Steve's personality makes me so wish he was still here. As you say, his humility is off the charts as he effortlessly plays sixteenths between head/rims/hi hat/bass and doesn't even really know what he just did. So happy for you Le that you had the chance to meet such a talent. And he you!
It's amazing, I saw him play many times but never met him, and yet you feel like he is talking directly to you in video's like this, I am sure he was a very approachable man in life, and like you explained in the video, a very humble man. thank you for posting this Mr Sklar.
Thank you for sharing this, Lee. It is easy to see how much you loved Jeff, and how much you miss him to this day. I can feel your sadness, but I also know that you feel blessed to have had him in your life, both as a treasured colleague and as a brother. This is the first time I’ve heard him speak, and he seems to be a truly humble, kind and gentle spirit, who just happened to have been given a great gift. Not unlike yourself. I can see why you both meshed the way you did.
I desperately wanted to play drums in the early 70’s and Jeff Porcaro and Toto were the driving force behind my desire. My parents were not as eager to have my attention diverted from school and work but I still listened and tapped along with my sticks. Thank you for sharing this.
Man that was awesome thank you 👍. What a beautiful soul . I actually have the video Jeff made with his brother and keyboard player forget his name ? . The drum instruction video where he demonstrates that groove and Rosanna and talks about Bernard and the John Bonham fool in the rain. Just such a humble man. But what an amazing feel and drummer wow . I’m old school I love the groove. Jeff ,Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner, Bernard purdie . The purdie shuffle man . I remember listening to Bernard talking about living next to the train line and he Imitated the groove of the train on the tracks Awesome. Clyde Stubberfield . Playing the song is what these guys do . Today for me personally yeah I can Appreciate where these guys are today drumming wise they are Freaks . But man there is more chops than a butchers shop to much . RIP Jeff always in our hearts ♥️. Amazing musician.
My impression of Jeff Porcaro: A true musician who was always refining his craft. Always aspired to be better. Wildly accomplished and humble. It doesn't get any better than that.
I started playing drums at 10 years old. I am 45 now. I grew up listening to Jeff Porcaro. I remember the day he died. He left so many great chops for us to never forget him.
I love watching him in almost any situation because he was such a cool, laid back, friendly person to almost anyone. And once he starts getting into a groove on the kit you see his face light up. It's like that was him. Him being on a kit and getting into a groove was who he was, and he lit up, and he lit up the people around him.
That’s one of my favorite Jeff moments caught on tape. The inverted sticking samba thing he plays near the middle is insane. Was lucky to get to know him just a little bit while he was still with us. Can only imagine what an indescribable experience it was to actually play with him as a bassist. Man. Hope everyone is well. Peace.
I was a guitar student at MI back in '81, so I saw his dad around frequently. Of course I didn't realize then the legacy he would leave and the impact his boys would have on the music world. Thanks for sharing that!
All it is is just...Jeff Porcaro. Drummers fascinate me. How they can divide time like they do with both feet and both hands going all over the place is beyond me. This was fun. Stay safe and stay well.
Studied w Joe @ PIT and was able to see Jeff at Baked Potsto and a couple clinics. He got his humility and love of the instrument from his dad. And Joe taught me soooo much. Beyond technique just life stuff. And Jeffnwoyld say, "I wish I could play like this cat or that guy but,, all those cats were wishing they could play like Jeff!!!
Thank you, Leland. The first time I heard Jeff he was at Steely Dan's Gaucho, later I knew he was playing with Toto, then I started to follow both Toto and Jeff until the end. His Rosanna's shuffle was the Bernard Purdie's perfection.
This channel is a real gift. Love the things you share Leland. Watched you many years ago play with Phil Collins, which was an absolute joy. Heard so many great things about Jeff Porcaro, but this video is such a great example of how talented and humble this man is. Many thanks!
I love when I see a master at this craft sitting and talking to these folks not at them or feigning congeniality till the gigs over. I wish I had gotten deeper into his playing when he was with us...can you imagine what he might be doing today? What a tremendously special human being.
Thank you, Lee, for always keeping Jeff present. An amazing drummer, for me especially on the „the seventh one“. Mushanga, Can‘t stop loving you, a thousand years, etc. Great, not only the songs, but also the drumming.
Being a drummer and a longtime fan of his work, I always love listening to reflections on Jeff from the people that knew him best. Thank you so much for sharing, Lee!
The humble nature you speak of, I witnessed first hand. I was attending Drum clinic in MN with Jeff and he was playing something with one hand that normally takes two, so I raised my hand and asked him how he was doing that. He invited me right up to the kit, shook my hand and demonstrated the technique up close. He was not at all put out or bothered, and you could just feel that. He is my biggest musical influence, by far. I can't thank you enough, Leland, for sharing this.
I feel fortunate to have been in a place and time to have seen him play. I uded to go up to Dantes to see Larry Carlton and the core group was Jeff and Pop's Popwell and either (usually) Robben Ford or Greg Mathieson. He was so cool and just having joy in playing.
@@lelandsklar6363 so many great clubs we got to go to that are no longer around. The Palomino; The Lighthouse; Concerts by the Sea; The Golden Bear! We were lucky to have been or played there and seen the giants that passed through those venues.
LOVED WATCHING YOU REMEMBER JEFF, I AM 54 AND ONLY THE LAST 10 YEARS HAVE I BEEN EXPOSED THE THE GREAT STUDIO MUSICIANS, ITS REALLY MY PASSION NOW, MR. SKLAR, YOU HAVE MY PRAISE ! THANK YOU BOTH YOU. AS A MUSICIAN, YOU HAVE RE-INSPIRED ME.
Mr Sklar, my great buddy bassist James Higginson often talks of the video message you sent him once (doubt you'll remember, you must have that a lot) but it was via his Dad at a show of some kind. Anyway, that brought me to your channel and I have been binging on it. I have known about you for 30 years, as many of us have, but really wanted to comment on this video. I can totally feel the love you have for Jeff, not just a player but as a person. I am in no doubt, there's an audience of people and musicians that feel that way about you sir. Best wishes from UK
Lee, I’m all in with you. The significance of Jeff’s musicianship and taste for all of us drummers… man, your words means a lot for acknowledging this. Thanks a lot!
I really want to hear more about Jim Gordon too.. Jim and Jeff are 2 of my favorite drummers but there is just so little video of Jim and not many people talk about him any more I guess because of his tragic circumstances. All 3 of my favorite Musicians all have tragedy around them... Jaco, Jim, and Jeff.
Jeff, one of my favourite drummers, I have seen this before and hopefully learned a bit from him in my roll as an amateur drummer. He has serveral links on You Tube and I have listened to it serveral times Thanks Lee för a reminder!
I hope that squeaking is ACTUALLY the chair😁🤪(after your Greek Easter feast). So glad you had a great time with friends. Thank you for this great posting today, what a special friend and very happy you had such a wonderful relationship with Jeff P. It is so special that you are able to reflect on times gone by. Thank you for sharing Leland. He was one great musician.
A few months ago, I never heard the name Porcaro. Now I do. I was always a Skaggs fan, but didn't pay enough attention. Well, talent brings talent about I guess. A tragedy for him and all of us, but some great moments still.
Thanks for sharing this, Lee. What I wouldn't give to have been one of those students in that room! What a generational talent Jeff was, and I wish he was still around putting down his groove.
Hi Lee . This is beautiful. What a lovely soul Jeff was, and one of those drummers who was truly great. It's a great combination to have someone so excellent and so humble at what they do. My heart goes out to you, as I know what it's like to lose a close friend. It's good to know that you spend many happy times recording and hanging out, for that always stays with you. Life is always a balance that way. All the best.
I’m a jazz drummer primarily yet I’m profoundly inspired by Jeff Porcaro’s playing & professionalism and personality - starting with when Rosanna came out and he was talk of the town - I learned that beat/feeling & still steal that Purdie-Porcaro magic once in a while.
What a combination of humility and talent! I suspect he came down the birth canal with drumsticks in his hands, but he still had to work to hone his craft. Great to be a fly on the wall. That is me, every time I pick up any musical instrument, even a kazoo.
This JP footage is from room 370 at Musicians Institute. The other JP Joe Porcaro taught classes in that room. Would have love to seen him at MI back in the days. Love the stories Leland! Keep em coming.
Hi Lee - I am also losing sense of linear time. I so wish I could make that book signing - trust it goes swimmingly. Thank you for this awesome snippet of Jeff Porcaro's genius.
Jeff foi uma lenda, um mestre de uma era. Tanto ele.como seus irmãos Mike que também já foi. E seu pai Joe também foi a inspiração destes brothers. Steve continue sempre representando sua família. I love forever.
Thanks so much Lee. I "discovered" Jeff Porcaro recently, although I knew about Toto in my youth. This footage and other videos and interviews that I have found have opened my eyes to his blinding talent and huge influence. It took me several close listens to appreciate his incredible groove and feel, but once I got it, I was completely spoiled. Now, when I listen to some early Boz Scaggs, or other tracks where he performed, he's instantly recognizable and everyone else (with some rare exceptions) sounds much the same. I'll thrilled that I'm finally able to appreciate and listen and watch (thanks to RUclips) Jeff in action. Peace and love Jeff - your legacy will live on!!
Hello sir! I have posted this before but I was there and Jeff's Dad Joe was one of my teachers. Terrific times : ) I bought "It's about Time" the book by Robyn Flans which is quite good. Be well and thank you so much. I think I keep saying that because I had the opportunity and I feel like I won the lottery. But I feel like I should spread the word what that family really was great people and great musicians.
Lee, I think I have seen this video from a different camera angle; really cool... Thanks! He was definitely a great musician. I was so happy he mentioned Jim Gordon as one of his favorite drummers. (Btw, my friend is going to try to make to the book signing, depending on the traffic.) Best...
So wonderful to see his humility. Wish I could have seen him live, but so thankful for the wealth of music he has left behind. Thank you, Lee, for showing this amazing video!
this video of Jeff explaining how he laid down rosanna shuffle,i've watched it a 100th time lol. jeff was so great at exposing his way of thinking as sessionist. because of jeff i discovered some of the pioneers in the style. well done MR Sklar.great example on how Jeff was working.
I was standing front row in front of Jeff during a concert in 1990 in The Netherlands. His kit was on the right side during this tour, we were standing at the right, so I was lucky. I was a kid then, first time seeing Toto live... I was enjoying Jeff grooves with my whole body language and smiling all the way; at one moment Jeff looked to me, saw that I had so much fun, looked in my eyes and gave me a big smile back. Damn, as a kid and Jeff fan, those 10 seconds are still in my head. What a man and drummer...
Damn that had to be such an amazing experience.
Lovely story, must be a great memory for you!
What a treasured moment my friend!
Cool story. Jeff was a big influence for me. Although there are great young musicians out there it seems as much of the newer music lacks feeling and groove, which Jeff was a master of. Rock on!🤙
The first time I had seen him was when he & TOTO had won all the Grammy's on T.V...
I don't know what happened but he touched me in the way he handled all the FAME!!!
He lived his life the same way he loved his
music & family & friends...
🥁🕊❤️🕊🥁
Jeff recorded Katy Lied with Steely Dan when he was 20 years old. A real testament to his incredible talent.
He’s the man. The best of the best. Thanks for sharing your experiences with him.
I met Jeff when I was 16 once backstage at the Universal Ampitheater after a Toto concert(1984?).
I was too shy to walk over to him trying to think of what I was going to say to him and he was surrounded by friends laughing and having a good time. Jeff looked over once probably knowing I wanted to come over since I wasn't talking to anyone just standing there like a fool. hehe. I finally got the nerve to walk over to him and his friends and the conversation stopped as soon as I came over. I was a tall lanky kid (probably wearing my fake satin Ziljian Jacket I just got for my 16th Birthday.... I got another story about that too. lol) and Jeff just looked up at me and smiled. I said something like, "Great concert... I'm a huge fan....shook his hand...THEN I put my foot in my mouth by saying, "Do you teach anymore".
I didn't realize I mixed up his Father, Joe who worked I think for a time at M.I. teaching drums/percussion. His friends who had been quiet till I asked that question ...then exploded into laughter...Jeff initially laughed too getting a kick out of a kid asking for drum lessons only 15 minutes after he got off stage! lol I tried to compensate for my error with, "Wellll after seeing such an amazing show like tonight....". Jeff saw I was getting smaller and smaller and was so embarrassed after realizing I said that. While his friends were almost falling on the floor laughing Jeff abruptly stopped laughing and looked at me with that smile and calmly said, "I'm sorry I don't. You're thinking of my dad."
What was so cool about this is not only that I have told this story a million times over the years but that Jeff saw I was feeling like a stupid kid and stopped laughing immediately just to be the cool guy he was. Jeff Should be in the RRHF as a musician who has played on many big hit records and separately I think Toto also deserves to be inducted as well. :-)
I knew Jeff when he was still in Junior High. He played the drums at my Bar Mitzvah!! (His only bar-mitzvah gig?) All you see in this video is true, his talent and his humility and humor! Thank you Lee Sklar, for posting. Btw, if you look it up, I wrote the first published article about Jeff, for Downbeat Magazine. I think it was 1978 or 79.
Humble is an understatement. He was a master and acted like he was an apprentice. I never realized how large his body of work was until I heard he died and started reading about him back in the early 90s. He was greatness personified. He seemed much older at the time when he died, but now I am 12 years older than he was when he passed. RIP.
Jeff...my favorite drummer.
The best...EVER! Can't believe he's gone...
Jeff: the master of understatement!! and the KIT master!
I'll never forget the day I heard the news of Jeff's passing, hit me the same when I heard Terry Kath passed. Devistating loss to there families and music community.
Thank you for sharing. Jeff was THE KING of feel. This video was such an honest display of his humbleness and personality. So thank you for this video.
Amazing flashback thanks to Sir Leland Sklar which will surly enlighten people as to Jeff Porcaro and his unprecedented musical genius! He was easily one of the great drummers (percussionists) from the 1970's until his tragic early and untimely death at age 38 in 1992. One of music's greatest losses, among so many more incredible musicians that we all lost much too early! At least we have their music which will live on forever in our hearts and minds... Shout out to another genius possessing his unique individual brilliance as was Carlos Vega who also tragically passed away at age 42 in 1998...
I could watch Jeff Porcaro like this all day!
Jeff was a natural teacher which he probably got from his dad. Imagine the waiting list of students he would have had today.
I can imagine if he was still with us he would be showing a video of you with the same admiration and awe.
Man!, what a find!.....thank you for sharing!. Sometimes you forget what someone sounds like when speaking. He had one of those really cool speaking voices. Chill, confident, and still humble.
Every few generations, someone comes along with that magic feel, and you just can't teach that.
btw.....I've gotten lots of nice compliments on my beard T ;:-)
Excellent
A Jeff day is a good day👍
Damn right!
I can never get enough of Jeff and stories about him. Please feel free to talk about him as much as you want. Oh to be a fly on the wall on one of those studio dates. Keep well Lee.
You do mention Jeff so much and always honor his legacy in music. You are a great friend Leland you always keep your friends with you and Alive by sharing his stories with us and let us hearing his drumming. That dude can play.....@ 8:05 is sick and done with ease! That man loved what he did!!!! He doesn't have to think it is like you Lee the drums are an extension of his arms like the bass is of yours. He mentions Bonham did that beat.......and then he plays that style and it is like Bonham on Levee!!!! He can just switch so easy.
What a great fellow RIP legend 🇬🇧🇺🇸🏴
You're such an honorable man & a Good friend to Jeff...🕊💔🕊
Fuckin’ A. Watching Jeff just puts “ease” into my head. So when I sit down, I see him and I try to emulate his feel. I’m talking about his 1/2 time shuffle he does here. And how he brings up the volume on the LH grace notes. He gets into this “lope”. And you can dig exactly whar a “lope” is.
Incredible, really, What a guy. Like your best friend who learned the drums, got real good then famous and he was still the guy you lived next to.
Amazing to see this! I was there in the classroom when this video was shot!! Sweet memories!! Jeff Porcaro was, is and will always be one of its kind!! A true Genius! Love and Peace!
You were there? Wow! Had you seen the video before? Did you have a good memory of the occasion?
So fun, Andreas - I was there too! MI PIT '87-88
Yup. Down to earth and, at this point, he was an full-on superstar.
Thx Lee for honoring Jeff. He was a great human being and I am so grateful I got to know him and had him play on my album. He was beyond amazing. I miss him too and think about him often.
You are also my favorite bass player of all time and I most definitely put you up there with Jeff. I am grateful to have had you play on my first and second album Cecilio and Kapono. A few times I ran into you at the Rose Bowl swap meet. Thx Lee for who you are and what you’ve done for so many artist. Big Aloha, Henry Kapono
Have a great day everyone. Lee, you put as many videos as you want of Jeff on here.
I had just watched this video 2 nights ago~ the GREAT JEFF PORCARO! His impact on drummers and the music world will still "RESOUND LOUDLY "100 years from now.His son Miles Porcaro passed in 2017 and is buried beside him.
Rest in peace Joe, Jeff, Miles, and Mike Porcaro.We'll see you guys in heavens band on the other side.🎵🎶🥁🥁🥁🎸
Very sad to hear about his son
The "all it is is just" comment was Jeff not knowing just how good of a drummer he really was. To him it was simple. To us, it was inspiring and pure talent. He is one of my all-time favorite drummers. Thanks for sharing Lee
I could listen to and watch Jeff for hours. Such depth of knowledge, matched by sheer talent.
Whenever I see Jeff doing these sessions I laugh a little, I cry (sometimes alot) and I reminisce about those days. I was 17 in 1983 and our drumline was trying to figure out how to do Roseanna. And lot of the tracks I played to back in the 70s/80s I now know that I was playing to Jeff, or Jim Gordon, or Bernard, or Gadd. What a time to be a drummer. Nothing like it in my book, and the greatness of Steve's personality makes me so wish he was still here. As you say, his humility is off the charts as he effortlessly plays sixteenths between head/rims/hi hat/bass and doesn't even really know what he just did.
So happy for you Le that you had the chance to meet such a talent. And he you!
It's amazing, I saw him play many times but never met him, and yet you feel like he is talking directly to you in video's like this, I am sure he was a very approachable man in life, and like you explained in the video, a very humble man. thank you for posting this Mr Sklar.
Thank you for sharing this, Lee. It is easy to see how much you loved Jeff, and how much you miss him to this day. I can feel your sadness, but I also know that you feel blessed to have had him in your life, both as a treasured colleague and as a brother. This is the first time I’ve heard him speak, and he seems to be a truly humble, kind and gentle spirit, who just happened to have been given a great gift. Not unlike yourself. I can see why you both meshed the way you did.
beautifully put Helene
@@dmlevitt thank you, David...
Nice x
I desperately wanted to play drums in the early 70’s and Jeff Porcaro and Toto were the driving force behind my desire. My parents were not as eager to have my attention diverted from school and work but I still listened and tapped along with my sticks. Thank you for sharing this.
What a spectacular time capsule of Professor Porcaro. Transformative creativity behind the kit, and he was quite the teacher. Thank you for sharing.
Man that was awesome thank you 👍. What a beautiful soul . I actually have the video Jeff made with his brother and keyboard player forget his name ? . The drum instruction video where he demonstrates that groove and Rosanna and talks about Bernard and the John Bonham fool in the rain. Just such a humble man. But what an amazing feel and drummer wow . I’m old school I love the groove. Jeff ,Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner, Bernard purdie . The purdie shuffle man . I remember listening to Bernard talking about living next to the train line and he Imitated the groove of the train on the tracks Awesome. Clyde Stubberfield . Playing the song is what these guys do . Today for me personally yeah I can Appreciate where these guys are today drumming wise they are Freaks . But man there is more chops than a butchers shop to much . RIP Jeff always in our hearts ♥️. Amazing musician.
My impression of Jeff Porcaro: A true musician who was always refining his craft. Always aspired to be better. Wildly accomplished and humble. It doesn't get any better than that.
I totally dig Jeff. I could listen to him talk about drums for days.
Thanks for sharing Jeff with us. Thanks Jeff!!!!!
I started playing drums at 10 years old. I am 45 now. I grew up listening to Jeff Porcaro. I remember the day he died. He left so many great chops for us to never forget him.
Such a humble, honest guy, a real loss on every level.
I always feel a tinge of sadness when Jeff's name comes up. I have loved his work for 50+ years. He will always be the greatest for me.
Amen to that.
I love watching him in almost any situation because he was such a cool, laid back, friendly person to almost anyone. And once he starts getting into a groove on the kit you see his face light up. It's like that was him. Him being on a kit and getting into a groove was who he was, and he lit up, and he lit up the people around him.
That’s one of my favorite Jeff moments caught on tape. The inverted sticking samba thing he plays near the middle is insane. Was lucky to get to know him just a little bit while he was still with us. Can only imagine what an indescribable experience it was to actually play with him as a bassist. Man. Hope everyone is well. Peace.
that was great. it was the first time I ever heard him talk. very touching watching Leland.
Check the „new“ insane ending of YOU ARE THE FLOWER from 4:33 till the end. ruclips.net/video/AHcQQk_DYyI/видео.html
I'm not even a drummer and have learnt so much just by listening Jeff's records or hearing his talks. What a fantastic musician.
I was a guitar student at MI back in '81, so I saw his dad around frequently. Of course I didn't realize then the legacy he would leave and the impact his boys would have on the music world. Thanks for sharing that!
All it is is just...Jeff Porcaro. Drummers fascinate me. How they can divide time like they do with both feet and both hands going all over the place is beyond me. This was fun.
Stay safe and stay well.
My absolute favorite drummer! Thanks Lee!
All of my greatest influences were all studio guys! Jeff is certainly in the top 3!
Studied w Joe @ PIT and was able to see Jeff at Baked Potsto and a couple clinics. He got his humility and love of the instrument from his dad. And Joe taught me soooo much. Beyond technique just life stuff. And Jeffnwoyld say, "I wish I could play like this cat or that guy but,, all those cats were wishing they could play like Jeff!!!
Thank you, Leland.
The first time I heard Jeff he was at Steely Dan's Gaucho, later I knew he was playing with Toto, then I started to follow both Toto and Jeff until the end.
His Rosanna's shuffle was the Bernard Purdie's perfection.
Ah, that smile...always loved watching him play, making it all look so easy. Thank you for sharing this with us, Leland. 🧡
What an amazing family and Connecticut natives❤👍🥁🥁This was cool and I watch his videos often🙏
This channel is a real gift. Love the things you share Leland. Watched you many years ago play with Phil Collins, which was an absolute joy. Heard so many great things about Jeff Porcaro, but this video is such a great example of how talented and humble this man is. Many thanks!
I love when I see a master at this craft sitting and talking to these folks not at them or feigning congeniality till the gigs over. I wish I had gotten deeper into his playing when he was with us...can you imagine what he might be doing today? What a tremendously special human being.
Jeff is a legend. Miss him so much.
He was always smiling when playing. 🙂
Thank you, Lee, for always keeping Jeff present. An amazing drummer, for me especially on the „the seventh one“. Mushanga, Can‘t stop loving you, a thousand years, etc. Great, not only the songs, but also the drumming.
Being a drummer and a longtime fan of his work, I always love listening to reflections on Jeff from the people that knew him best. Thank you so much for sharing, Lee!
The humble nature you speak of, I witnessed first hand. I was attending Drum clinic in MN with Jeff and he was playing something with one hand that normally takes two, so I raised my hand and asked him how he was doing that. He invited me right up to the kit, shook my hand and demonstrated the technique up close. He was not at all put out or bothered, and you could just feel that. He is my biggest musical influence, by far. I can't thank you enough, Leland, for sharing this.
What a great musician and inspiration years still listening to Jeff Porcaro just great missed so much.
What an abundance of humility that amazing Jeff Porcaro possessed!
Jeff's drumming on Zevon's MR. BAD EXAMPLE record exemplary!
When you've been gone for 30 years and you can still amaze an amazing musician such as Leland, that's the definition of being irreplaceable. RIP Jeff.
I feel fortunate to have been in a place and time to have seen him play. I uded to go up to Dantes to see Larry Carlton and the core group was Jeff and Pop's Popwell and either (usually) Robben Ford or Greg Mathieson. He was so cool and just having joy in playing.
Loved Dante’s. One of the best clubs ever.
@@lelandsklar6363 so many great clubs we got to go to that are no longer around. The Palomino; The Lighthouse; Concerts by the Sea; The Golden Bear! We were lucky to have been or played there and seen the giants that passed through those venues.
You're so funny, squeaky tummy. Jeff is one of my all time favorites, I wish I could have known him. The best!
LOVED WATCHING YOU REMEMBER JEFF, I AM 54 AND ONLY THE LAST 10 YEARS HAVE I BEEN EXPOSED THE THE GREAT STUDIO MUSICIANS, ITS REALLY MY PASSION NOW, MR. SKLAR, YOU HAVE MY PRAISE ! THANK YOU BOTH YOU. AS A MUSICIAN, YOU HAVE RE-INSPIRED ME.
what a special post. I see why you miss him so much. love the shuffle lesson. Bernard is the master. thank you Lee.
Mr Sklar, my great buddy bassist James Higginson often talks of the video message you sent him once (doubt you'll remember, you must have that a lot) but it was via his Dad at a show of some kind. Anyway, that brought me to your channel and I have been binging on it. I have known about you for 30 years, as many of us have, but really wanted to comment on this video. I can totally feel the love you have for Jeff, not just a player but as a person. I am in no doubt, there's an audience of people and musicians that feel that way about you sir.
Best wishes from UK
As sad as I am after seeing this (yet again), he still brings a smile to my face... The GENIUS of Jeff Porcaro.... Thanks for this Lee.
Thanks for celebreting Jeff Porcaro. Awesome musician.
Jeff clearly was a amazingly honest human being and its that , that made him the great player he was !! He left us too soon !!
Thanks for the tribute, Lee. He was a very special musician. A master. You can talk about Neil Peart but I love Jeff even more.
Lee, I’m all in with you. The significance of Jeff’s musicianship and taste for all of us drummers… man, your words means a lot for acknowledging this. Thanks a lot!
I really want to hear more about Jim Gordon too.. Jim and Jeff are 2 of my favorite drummers but there is just so little video of Jim and not many people talk about him any more I guess because of his tragic circumstances. All 3 of my favorite Musicians all have tragedy around them... Jaco, Jim, and Jeff.
Jeff, one of my favourite drummers, I have seen this before and hopefully learned a bit from him in my roll as an amateur drummer. He has serveral links on You Tube and I have listened to it serveral times Thanks Lee för a reminder!
I hope that squeaking is ACTUALLY the chair😁🤪(after your Greek Easter feast). So glad you had a great time with friends. Thank you for this great posting today, what a special friend and very happy you had such a wonderful relationship with Jeff P. It is so special that you are able to reflect on times gone by. Thank you for sharing Leland. He was one great musician.
Man, I loved Jeff Porcaro. He was the shit, fo sho. Just such a class musician who always put down exactly what was needed.
A few months ago, I never heard the name Porcaro. Now I do. I was always a Skaggs fan, but didn't pay enough attention. Well, talent brings talent about I guess. A tragedy for him and all of us, but some great moments still.
Thanks for sharing this, Lee. What I wouldn't give to have been one of those students in that room! What a generational talent Jeff was, and I wish he was still around putting down his groove.
What a feel. Soo musical. Soo fluid. Humble man.
Thanks for that! Such a treat to hear what type of person he was. A true artist with great humility. Be safe!
Bless you Lee. That was one of the most touching tributes. Stay safe!
Hi Lee . This is beautiful. What a lovely soul Jeff was, and one of those drummers who was truly great. It's a great combination to have someone so excellent and so humble at what they do. My heart goes out to you, as I know what it's like to lose a close friend. It's good to know that you spend many happy times recording and hanging out, for that always stays with you. Life is always a balance that way. All the best.
And how did I not know about Bernard Purdie. Must pay more attention. The human metronome. Amaaaazing.
I’m a jazz drummer primarily yet I’m profoundly inspired by Jeff Porcaro’s playing & professionalism and personality - starting with when Rosanna came out and he was talk of the town - I learned that beat/feeling & still steal that Purdie-Porcaro magic once in a while.
Number 5 today..Still not close enough for a prize..Nice Tribute to Jeff..Old enough to remember..
@@hanspeterlillese2225 Hey!!..I got a prize..Thanks Hans..
What a combination of humility and talent!
I suspect he came down the birth canal with drumsticks in his hands, but he still had to work to hone his craft. Great to be a fly on the wall.
That is me, every time I pick up any musical instrument, even a kazoo.
This JP footage is from room 370 at Musicians Institute. The other JP Joe Porcaro taught classes in that room. Would have love to seen him at MI back in the days. Love the stories Leland! Keep em coming.
Leland playing the squeaky chair deserves a Grammy in and of itself. Such a muso joke
Fantastic.Thanks for sharing this with us, Lee.
Hi Lee - I am also losing sense of linear time. I so wish I could make that book signing - trust it goes swimmingly. Thank you for this awesome snippet of Jeff Porcaro's genius.
Thank you for sharing and speaking about one of the Greats. Your are and inspiration.
Thanks for the Jeff tutorial. There's been talk of a Porcaro brothers docu-movie being made. Would really love to see that happen!
Drummers and bass players are so interlocked! I loved my drummer buddies!
Jeff foi uma lenda,
um mestre de uma era.
Tanto ele.como seus irmãos Mike que também já foi. E seu pai Joe também foi a inspiração destes brothers. Steve continue sempre representando sua família. I love
forever.
Thanks so much Lee. I "discovered" Jeff Porcaro recently, although I knew about Toto in my youth. This footage and other videos and interviews that I have found have opened my eyes to his blinding talent and huge influence. It took me several close listens to appreciate his incredible groove and feel, but once I got it, I was completely spoiled. Now, when I listen to some early Boz Scaggs, or other tracks where he performed, he's instantly recognizable and everyone else (with some rare exceptions) sounds much the same. I'll thrilled that I'm finally able to appreciate and listen and watch (thanks to RUclips) Jeff in action. Peace and love Jeff - your legacy will live on!!
Hello sir! I have posted this before but I was there and Jeff's Dad Joe was one of my teachers. Terrific times : ) I bought "It's about Time" the book by Robyn Flans which is quite good. Be well and thank you so much. I think I keep saying that because I had the opportunity and I feel like I won the lottery. But I feel like I should spread the word what that family really was great people and great musicians.
Lee, I think I have seen this video from a different camera angle; really cool... Thanks! He was definitely a great musician. I was so happy he mentioned Jim Gordon as one of his favorite drummers. (Btw, my friend is going to try to make to the book signing, depending on the traffic.) Best...
So wonderful to see his humility. Wish I could have seen him live, but so thankful for the wealth of music he has left behind. Thank you, Lee, for showing this amazing video!
Very touching. Thanks!
this video of Jeff explaining how he laid down rosanna shuffle,i've watched it a 100th time lol. jeff was so great at exposing his way of thinking as sessionist. because of jeff i discovered some of the pioneers in the style. well done MR Sklar.great example on how Jeff was working.