In this episode, we discuss:
* Starting out working a day job as a computer analyst.
* Coming in second place out of 7,000 drummers at a Carmine Appice National Drum Battle - losing to Sonny Emory.
* Taking lessons from Gary Chester and how he pushed him into being a professional musician.
* Getting the chance to sub at “Bring It On” and later, “Hamilton.”
* What he learned subbing for Clint de Ganon at Beautiful: The Carol King Musical.
* Preparing for Ain’t Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations.
* Why he uses Yamaha drums, Innovative Percussion drumsticks, and Paiste Cymbals.
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As a freelance drummer Karl has performed with: Ali Ryerson; The Bernie Worrell Orchestra; Charlie Elgart; Michal Urbaniak; Jerry Vivino; Andy Snitzer; Edgar Winter; Johnny Winter; The Shirelles; The Real Deal Big Band; John Lee (Executive Director Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra); The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars; The Fantasy Band (Dave Valentine; Dave Samuels; Chuck Loeb, Noel Pointer, Victor Bailey, Cornell Dupree, Roy Ayers, Larry Coryell); Claudio Roditi; Slide Hampton; Clark Terry; Tomoko Ohno; Michael Dease; Sharrel Cassidy; Yotam Silberstein; Jon Faddis; Roy Assaf; Ed Cherry; Clifford Carter; Liz Queller; Johannes Mossinger Quartet (with guests Joel Frahm Joe Lovano, Bob Malach, Boris Kozlov, Seamus Blake, Kermit Driscoll, Calvin Jones, Rudi Engel, Johannes Enders, Thomas Lahns, Andy McKee, and Don Braden); Howard Paul with guests Tom Scott, Anat Cohen. Laurence Hobgood and Jody Espina; Johannes Mossinger Quartet (with guests Joel Frahm, Don Braden, Seamus Blake, Johannes Enders, and Joe Lovano); Bob Gluck; Christopher Dean Sullivan; Don Byron; Pete Levin; Dave Stryker; David Spinozza; Atilla Zoller; Oz Noy; Clifford Carter; Mattias Schieffel; Andy Hunter; Will Lee; Yotam Silberstein; Stefanie Schlesinger; renowned vibraphonist/composer Wolfgang Lackerschmid (John Lee, Cameron Brown, Michal Urbaniak, Attila Zoller, Randy Brecker, Stefanie Schlesinger, Henning Sieverts, Ryan Carniaux, Mark Egan).
Karl has subbed on the Broadway productions of “Bring It On,” “Hamilton,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations.” As a sideman, Karl has appeared on countless recordings. To date, Karl has released three CDs as a leader: “Dancing Spirits” (1999), “Resonance” (2007) and his latest release Karl Latham “Living Standards” with Mark Egan and Vic Juris as a co leader Karl has released Don Braden/Karl Latham “Big Fun(K) Live” (2012) and Karl Latham/Ryan Carniaux/Mark Egan “Constellations” (2014).
Karl is an instructor at three New York area colleges and an endorsing artist for Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Innovative Percussion, RME, AEA, Heil Sound, Avantone Pro, and Big Fat Snare.
For more: https://karllatham.com/home
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