John Daly makes the whole Ireland workshop happen! I am so grateful for him for all of his support, and I know all the other players involved in the workshop are as well. John is a dynamo of energy, I can't believe how he just keeps going!

He's the best! Here he is warming up with a blues.

When John wanted to learn improv he realized there were no classes in Limerick.... so..... John started a class and it's been going for over 2 years now. John is amazing!

Doug is an up and coming percussion from the U of Cincinnati. He's a musical cat and he's getting into jazz!

Jordi is from the Canary Islands and is a great Latin percussionist. He was out playing congas with local groups here in Ireland the second night he was here!

He's getting into the vibes now and has a great feel. I dug his Stefan Harris mallets and just ordered a set from Steve Weiss!

I seem to get all the hard math questions and then I just give up.

I think Norbert has great chops! He's a classical musician crossing over into the jazz world. I think he's doing a good job! I dig his hands!

Check Out Javier! (Ireland 2011 Workshop)

Check out Javier from Spain. He's a classical percussionist that has started studying vibes. He studies with Arturo Serra. Arturo must be a great teacher! I think Javier plays really good.

I had him play just drums and vibes. Check it out. I think he sounds great!

We are having fun and learning a lot here in Limerick Ireland! Meet the guys!

Come check out all the guys from the Ireland workshop this Saturday at 8pm +0100 UTC .

TIME HAS BEEN MOVED FROM 8PM TO 7PM +0100 UTC

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That's 7pm in Ireland
8 in Germany
2 East Coast USA
11AM West Coast

These guys are working hard! Countries represented are Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Belgium and USA!

I've seen some of you guys around for a while now. Dimitri, Tarik, my great buddy John Daly, Barry. And there are others. You guys have become friends of mine and I'm blown away watching you guys get better on this instrument. In AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) people get a lot of strength by hearing of others journeys in getting sober. I think that's pretty powerful stuff.

I would love to hear some of you guys talk about your journey's with this instrument over the last several years and how you progressed. What did you do, how did overcome some of the obstacles in your way!!!