I met Quintin at NAMM back in January. I’m not going to lie, at first I kind of stuck my nose up at his upside down playing style until I really sat and listened to his crisp tone and mean phrasing. It’s more than a gimmick. The dude is good. Real good. The greatest part of meeting him was that he had a show in the Hilton later that night in which Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey came up for a guest spot and it was Quintin who brought the house down…it was like watching someone’s career blossom overnight. I’m not sure how much has happened for him since then, but I hope him the best.
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Videoblog 12: The NAMM Blues
Roger came hustling up to me at NAMM and told me he spotted a sick jam session going on a couple booths over. We ran on over to check out the action and it was some really good stuff. So good, in fact, that I had to grab my bass and fill in the void of no bass player. The line up? Drums, bass, guitar and three organs.
By the time I set up, the funky vibes were finished, but at least I got to get a nice blues thing going…it’s been a while for me since I’ve played the blues and it was a PLEAAASSURREE.
These guys could really play and that made for a few great moments that I always look for in a good jam. Check out 1:15 for one of those moments when just for a few seconds, we all hooked up and played a tasty slow blues lick together, not because we planned it, but because it’s what we all wanted to hear. It’s moments like that…
Also, note that complete lack of expression on my face. That, ladies and gentleman, is what playing every single day at NAMM for his first time does to a 23 year old who didn’t practice as much as his teachers told him to.
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Videoblog 4: Breakfast with the Multiwave
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