Grammy Award-winning drummer Robby Ameen has lived in New York City since the early ’80s and has established a recording and touring career stretching from Dizzy Gillespie to Paul Simon, while maintaining
a more than 20-year relationship with Latin icon Ruben Blades as a member of Los Seis del Solar.
Although he is of Lebanese origin, Ameen is best known for the unique and powerful Afro-Cuban jazz style he has developed.
Other long-term musical relationships include Dave Valentin, Eddie Palmieri, Jack Bruce, Kip Hanrahan, and Conrad Herwig’s
multi-Grammy nominated Latin Side All-stars.
He has recorded on over 200 records and played on numerous major film scores
and television shows including the hit series Sex and the City.
As a leader, Ameen wrote, arranged, and produced his CDs Days in the Life, and most lately, Days in the Night, which Down Beat magazine recently awarded 4 stars.
As a co-leader he has recorded three records with the El Negro and Robby Band alongside drummer Horacio “el Negro” Hernandez. In addition he helped found the Latin-jazz power trio Overproof, and also made two latin-jazz records with Seis del
Solar.
Robby is also featured in the PBS television series “Arab-American
Stories” Episode 101.
In this Episode, Robby Shares His Journey, Approach as a Composer and
Favorite Heroes.
Show Notes
00:00 - Show Open & Intro
01:46 – Dave Valentin – Live @ The Blue Note
05:22 – Meeting Lincoln Goines
07:27 – Discovering Coltrane
08:51 – Developing Chops
10:10 – Getting Into Latin Music
12:04 – Going to Mexico, TV Commercials, Film Scoring
14:18 – Session Drumming
20:45 – Navigating Expectations
23:43
– Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Simon
26:02 – Heroes
29:54 – Quality Music
33:01 – Challenging Auditions
35:39 – Elvin & Gadd (Again) & Aaron Spears
38:46 – Always Learning
41:10 – Composing
45:52 – Authoring a Book
49:29 – Barry Miles
50:47 – Electronics
52:50 – Drum Replacement, Tuning & Recording
54:32 – LinkedIn Question (Lawrence Payne)
59:16 - Show Close
Enjoy!
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Theme Music is "YOYO" written by
G.H. Beulah, Jr. & J. Herod, Jr.
Performed by SounDoctrine © 2002 Soul Food Music (BMI) All Rights Reserved
YOYO - Original Composition - ALL Rights
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ISRC: ushm80313063
BMI Work #: 5852411
ISWC: T-071.347.654-0
MLC Song Code: YA2UJ9
SOUL FOOD MUSIC IPI: 00231529687
Publisher Number: PV45SE
Publisher share: 100%
US Copyright Office Registration Date: May
24 2002
US Copyright Office Registration Number:
PA1-145-851
