Dennis Chambers & Gary Grainger Masterclass

Join The Guitar Sanctuary and the Noe B Music Studio as we present a special Rhythm Masterclass with Dennis Chambers and Gary Grainger on Friday August 18th at 8pm (Doors open at 7) at The Sanctuary Music & Events Center.

Gary and Dennis will be performing, and will demonstrate how the iconic bass and drum grooves were created from the two albums with The John Scofield Group, Blue Matter & Loud Jazz.

They will also be discussing the making of the Pick Hits Live & In The Pocket Video/ DVD.

After the demonstration, there will be a question and answer segment.

Come join us for this very exciting and informative Master Class event!

Individual seats on the main floor and upstairs balcony are $35 each (First Come, First Serve)

About the artists:

Dennis Chambers was born on May 9, 1959. He began drumming at the age of four years, and was gigging in Baltimore-area nightclubs by the age of six. He was recruited in 1981 by the Sugar Hill Label to be their “house drummer.” Chambers played on many Sugar Hill releases [?]— sounds like Keith LeBlanc [not Chambers], who was the Original Sugar Hill Rhythm Section drummer [“White Lines,” “The Message,” “8th Wonder,” and so on], with Skip McDonald (guitar) and Doug Wimbish (bass)]. Contrary to popular belief he did not play on “Rapper’s Delight” which was revealed in a recent interview on Drumeo.com on 6/8/2017.

In an interview by Bonedo in 2011, Chambers was asked who some of his influences and favorite drummers were and he mentioned Clyde Stubblefield, Al Jackson Jr., Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Husband, Jack Dejohnette, Billy Cobham, Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, and Tony Williams.

These days you're most apt to find Gary Grainger working on his soon to be released third album "Grainger Phase III" with his brother Greg. "Grainger Phase I and Phase II" was very well Received by the public winning 3 Wamma awards, 1997,1998 and 2000.

When Gary Grainger speaks, its usually in clean bass tones articulated in musical dialects ranging from fusion to pure jazz. Music aficionados everywhere have heard a lot of what Gary has to say. From his early days with soul singer Luther Ingram to his years as a member of Earth, Wind and Fire's Protégé band " Pockets" to his contribution to John Scofield's celebrated quartet, Gary Grainger is

Gary’s latest endeavors include, The Meritxell Project, a CD with a blend of Contemporary, World, Latin, Funk and R&B. This CD features the vocal styles of Meritxell Negre . Gary is now touring with the international group Acoustic Alchemy and promoting his own signature 5 string bass guitar made by PRS (Paul Reed Smith). The bass was released in private stock on the market in January of 2009 and also released the GG product line basses in 2013.

Just recently retuning from a very successful clinic, performance tour in China with the PRS Band in Oct 2015 and also retuning from the International Korean Jazz Festival with Acoustic Alchemy,

Gary just was on tour with Robben Ford in July 2021 and was on tour with Mike Stern, Bill Evans and Dennis Chambers in MAY 2022. He is currently on tour with Acoustic Alchemy.