Luciana Padmore, drummer

[maren]

Just heard this amazing drummer last night, playing in Bob Stewart's "Swing Shift" (along with Amina Claudine Myers and Jerome Harris). She is completely stunning: skilled, subtle, swinging and -- well, a force making the music cohere. And only around 20 years old!!!

[Big Wheel]

If she is who I think then she is about 22-25. She went to LaGuardia High School in NYC. I remember she was a very good player who carried their whole big band, though it sounds like she's gotten more tasteful than she used to be. That was about 6 years ago.

[maren]

If she is who I think then she is about 22-25. She went to LaGuardia High School in NYC. I remember she was a very good player who carried their whole big band, though it sounds like she's gotten more tasteful than she used to be. That was about 6 years ago.

I think you're right, Big Wheel. And DEFINITELY tasteful.

[JSngry]

Love to hear her. Any recordings yet, since Texas is not a stop on the upcoming European tour?

[maren]

Love to hear her. Any recordings yet, since Texas is not a stop on the upcoming European tour?

No recording with Bob Stewart yet. From googling, I see she's recorded with "Stratospheerius... the illegitimate child of Dave Matthews, Frank Zappa, Phish, and Mahavishnu Orchestra" but I can't listen on my computer at work [and anyways, the looks of the self-proclaimed "Jimi-Hendrix-of-the-violin" bandleader makes me think "screaming fusiony electric violin solo" (not my cup of tea) and hints at the backstory behind Big Wheel's "gotten more tasteful" comment...].