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At 20 years old Eric Greene
proudly seats himself on the drum throne for R 'n' B diva
Jill Scott, who makes a welcome return to the U.K. to play a
sold-out Brixton Academy in London. Eric Greene is also a
related cousin to fellow SABIAN endorser and drummer Eric
Tribett who is currently on tour with British R 'n' B act
'Floetry'. His enthusiasn and confidence combined with his
rhythmic talent makes him another drummer to watch out for
as he provides those R 'n' B, funk and jazz grooves for this
gig.
Jill Scott's four year absence from the U.K. was made very
evident as she walks on to an ecstatic welcoming roar from
the whole audience - she's been missed. Performing songs
from her current CD 'Beautiful Human Words' and her previous
studio album 'Who Is Jill Scott?' including her singles '
Love Rain'. 'Gimme' and her current single 'Golden', the
rich tones of her voice echoed through London's Brixton
Academy grabbing her audience, getting them to join in the
chorus lines - she used their energy to ignite her brilliant
performance. As the band are individually introduced, Eric
Greene is the one left 'til last and with that, explodes
with a blinding solo leaving everyone impressed. Jill Scott
gave her personality and talent to her U.K. audience - her
performance will be long remembered.
Eric Greene's tight combination of cymbal sounds comprise of
14" AAX Fast Hats which were crisp and sharp cutting through
pumping low bass lines whilst the tonal projection of his
18" HHX Evolution crashes and 10" HHX splash blended with
the lightness of the ballads and the power of his hard
hitting R 'n' B rhythms. His 21" HH Raw Bell Dry Ride had a
distinctive stick notation whilst his 16" AA Bright Crash
had a an explosive impact especially for accenting and the
10" AA Rocktagon served as a great effects with it's quick
'trashy' qualities.
Jill Scott continues her tour in the U.S. - catch Eric
Greene and one of the great modern-day R 'n' B divas in
performance at a city near you soon.
Sabian Cymbal Set-Up:
- 14" AAX Fast
Hats
- 21" HH Raw Bell Dry
Ride
- 18" HHX Evolution Crash
x 2
- 16" HHX Evolution
Ozone
- 16" AA Bright
Crash
- 10" HHX
Splash
- 10" AA Rocktagon
Eric Greene meets fellow U.K. endorser
Aaron Fagan (Dizzie Rascal) after the show
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Eric Greene (Jill Scott)
Eric Greene providing the R 'n' B, funk and jazz grooves for
this gig
Behind the kit view, with his chosen combination of
cymbals comprising Sabian AA, AAX, HH and HHX
Jill Scott uses the energy of her audience at
London's Brixton Academy to ignite her performance
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