Each album will be released as a blu-ray + 2CD set (and at least one of the two also as a 4 LP set).
The first album got recorded at Yoshi's on Friday 29/09/2006 and the second on Saturday 30/09/2006.
Featuring Allan Holdsworth plus Alan Pasqua, Jimmy Haslip, and Chad Wackerman !
Canadian composer, bass and guitar player Antoine Fafard has released 9 albums. If you also count the two that he did with Gavin Harrison, that is.
"Fusion", is what I was told.
What a discovery. This sounds really great.
And while enjoying some clips, I also noticed that he has worked with several Frank Zappa drummers !
From "Ad Perpetuum" :
Chad Wackerman and the L.A. All Stars performed at the Paradox jazz club in Tilburg, NL, yesterday.
Reason enough to cross the border.
Chad Wackerman on drums. Alex Machcek on guitar, Jimmy Haslip on bass, and Steve Hunt on keyboards.
Here's a recap from Jan:
It was a phenomenal concert. Amazing musicians. And Chad's drums sound so good. No electronics can compete with that.
They played a number of songs from the new album ("Quube") and some older work by Chad (including ‘All Sevens’ and ‘Between the Dog and the Wolf’).
The encore was ‘Fred’ by Allan Holdsworth (originally found on "Believe It" by the New Tony Williams Lifetime and, of course, on "Blues for Tony", with Chad and Jimmy Haslip).
I can only agree with Jan.
Jeff Aug opened solo with some energetic pieces the acoustic guitar.
Chad and his buddies performed an incredible first set. Technically astounding. Fusion jazz, without any sharp edges. It ended with Chad's 'New York City", which sounded almost as a suite with a drum solo opening and various movements. Nice.
Their second set was a bit more powerful. Louder as well. I thought about mentioning it to the person that took care of the sound but I imagined he'd probably be nearly deaf, so that would be a useless effort...
Second set: short and sweet, plus an Allan Holdsworth piece as a bonus.
No Zappa piece, which in my humble opinion was a missed opportunity, but an excellent second set.
Bought "Quube" and will be enjoying that a lot the next couple of days.
A message from the MoonJune Records label:
New York City based Uruguayan born multi-instrumentalist, predominantly a guitarist and pianist, BELEDO, will record a new studio album for MoonJune Records after two concerts in Los Angeles with
CHAD WACKERMAN (drums)
ANTHONY CRAWFORD (bass guitar)
NICK MANCINI (vibraphone)
January 14 - Los Angeles, CA
The Baked Potato, 2 shows
thebakedpotato.com/events/beledo-january-14-2026
January 15 - San Pedro, CA
Alva's Showroom
alvasshowroom.com/event/beledo-mechanism-featuring-chad-wackerman
BELEDO NEW ALBUM CROWDFUNDING
Following two above listed warm-up shows in Los Angeles, Beledo, Anthony Crawford, and Nick Mancini will gather at with Chad Wackerman at Chad's recording studio in Long Beach, California, to record a new album to be released by MoonJune Records between May and June of this year. For the occasion, Beledo prepared 4 short demo audio snippets that you can listen to on Bandcamp:
beledo.bandcamp.com/album/new-album-crowfunding
Beledo - electric guitar, electric bass, midi drums, keyboard, composer
These are just ideas, and each tune will be between 5 and 10 minutes long, in addition to several others that will be recorded. The collection of short audio clips serves the purpose of this crowdfunding campaign to help with travel expenses, car rental, accommodations, musicians, and studio fees.
New concert dates for Chad Wackerman & the L.A. All Stars
The legendary drummer Chad Wackerman and the L.A. All-Stars is a unique showcase of incredible musicality, chemistry, and energy that is not to be missed. This is a very rare chance to see this group of contemporary musical heavyweights perform together on the same stage.....Chad WACKERMAN drums (Frank Zappa, Allan Holdsworth,… ) ** Alex MACHACEK guitar (Terry Bozzio, Brand X, Planet X, CAB, ...) ** Jimmy HASLIP bass (Yellow Jackets, Jeff Lober Fusion, Allan Holdsworth,…) ** Steve HUNT keys ( Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Allan Holdsworth,..)
The Impossible Rock Fusion Tour
-- info: Philippe Lamoot
-- info: Dirk Verschaeve
Former Frank Zappa bass player (and clonemeister) Arthur Barrow has just released 'The Shift' through Bandcamp.
The piece features none other than Chad Wackerman on drums.
March 15, 2025, will see the Chad Wackerman Group performing at The Baked Potato.
A message from Chad Wackerman (on FB):
Plotting surprises for Saturday with Dweezil Zappa and his killer band.
Chad Wackerman mentioned that he performs with The Cranktones from time to time.
Seems like a lot of fun.
May 2022
The Cranktones,
Carl Verheyen… guitar,
Jim Cox… B-3 organ,
Chad Wackerman… drums,
John Mader… drums,
Tom Child… bass,
rehearse for their gig at The Baked Potato on a front lawn in a Long Beach Neighborhood
I couldn't fine a date for the second track, but the final one got recorded in concert in 2016: David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'...
What an album...
Here's the first track !!
