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Awesome performances by outstanding musicians...
This title is the first Dvd for the musician market, and it sets a really high standard. The performances included are simply breathtaking. The level of playing reaches its peak with the monster drummer Horacio Hernandez with saxo player Michael Brecker and mark quiñones, and also with the great vinnie colaiuta and his band. Plus,with the DVD* you can switch camera angles while watching those performances!. Japanese phenom Akira Jimbo and Billy Ward are incredible as well. There are some nice interviews and behind-the-stage footage. As the bottom line: I would highly recomend this DVD to any musician or music lovers, not only drummers.

*With this DVD edition you get superior sound and picture(than VHS) and other cool features too.

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Huge contract between the drummers on this DVD
The first thing I noticed was the big differences between the quality of drummers. I define quality by, creativity, technique and speed. Some drummers on this video doesn't have the creativity and speed and some are not as technical. Funny to see was that they edited the video in a way that you can see "Don Brewer" first, whom is constantly covering himself by saying that he isn't a technical drummer (Well he lacks everything) and after Don Brewer comes Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. The contrast between these two is so very big, that you can really laugh about good old Don, with all respect (but man, what the hell are you doing in a famous festival, go back to you garage).

I really like Akiro Jimbo on this DVD, he's a very technical drummer and I can listen to him for hours, because he's also a very creative drummer. He's combining electrical drums with acoustic, which gives a good show. Vinnie Colaiuta is a perfect drummer, though a bit "overmature" with all respect. The music they make on this DVD is very complicated, but very good!

The DVD is of good quality, both video and sound, though it's too bad it isn't 16:9 or widescreen. And I miss "Dave weckl" and "Dennis Chambers"! Though it was nice to see other drummers who I didn't know, who are quite good. Hilary Jones is also pretty good, I like female drummers.. somehow they are very attractive :)

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A few Highlights- Mostly Low-points :(
This is sometimes thrilling but mostly disappointing DVD collection highlighting the 2000 Festival. The sound is good, if uneven drummer to drummer (tom sounds vary greatly in quality/level).

The best performances (those you'd return to watch repeatedly) are put in by (1.) Hilary Jones- who displays phenomenal independence & the deepest of pockets flowing through (the best written) set of African (6/8!) grooves & a funk/fusion play-along piece; and (2.) Horacio Hernandez- playing inhumanly complex & independent Afro-Cuban grooves with a Latin-Jazz group (Marc Quinones/ percussion, Michael Brecker/tenor sax, Hilario Duran/piano, and John Patitucci/bass.)- check out his earlier (1996?) MD festival performance (wow!)!

Vinnie's performance with Karizma is OK- but disappointing. It has feel (of course) but little musical interest (suffers from "musical maturity"- more Keltner than early Vinnie/Weckl). Aside from the (neat to see live) "I'm Tweaked," Vinnie's set is relatively mundane blues & rock (c'mon Vinnie.... PLAY damn you, PLAAAAAAAYY!). Akira Jimbo is (as always) technically amazing (simultaneously playing drum grooves & triggering keyboard sounds)- but alas, is (as always) remarkably devoid of feeling. Lombardo's performance is sophomoric, Brewer's is sad (his self-description as a garage band drummer is fitting), Leim is simply adequate, Ward was a little disappointing for all the hype (more clinic instruction than performance).

The performances of Street Betas, & those of the 2 MD Best Undiscovered winners (Tony Medeiros & Mike D'Angelo) are interesting once (as a curiosity) but do not warrant another viewing. The behind the scenes footage gets repetitive/redundant, & navigation is a little annoying (can only track to the beginning of each performance (not to individual songs!).

Too bad you cannot purchase individual DVD's by performer to avoid the filler. SPECIAL FEATURES: Drum Cam- has potential- but is only on 2 performances (not ones I'd have chosen) and could be improved. Play along to 2 songs w/ transcriptions downloadable from the Hudson music website is cool.