During our Jam Summit, we were lucky enough to have two of the most in demand musicians on the scene as special guests, Jimmy Herring and Oteil Burbridge. Jimmy and Oteil have a long history together. They first came to prominence as members of Col. Bruce Hampton’s Aquarium Rescue Unit.

Oteil has been the bassist in the Allman Brothers Band for the last twelve years and Jimmy has been holding down the guitar chair in Widespread Panic. This fall both bands are heading out on a tour together. The combination of Oteil, Jimmy, Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks will be one you surely don’t want to miss.

The clinic was a great mix of some performances with our NGW faculty Drum Instructor Simon Lott and questions from the audience. Many topics were covered from live as a professional musician to the creative process.

One of the most interesting topics that Jimmy covered was the use of chord scales within the context of Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor and Natural Minor scales. Soon I will have a handout available showing these ideas.

This was one of the better clinics I have been to in recent memory and we look forward to having them back again!