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Improvisation: Endless Variations by SceneFour

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Overview

A collaborative piece of art on canvas by one of the world's best drummers.

One of the greatest drummers in music history has unveiled a highly limited collection of artwork built from rhythm. Steve Smith, known for his influential catalog of work with Journey and Vital Information, created "Improvisation: Endless Variations" through the new medium of capturing rhythmic performance and putting it to canvas in a debut collection called "The Fabric of Rhythm." Highly limited, with just 15 in the edition, each canvas is numbered and individually signed by Steve Smith.

One the work, Steve Smith states:
"Improvisation is such an interesting phenomena. One takes a vocabulary they have developed and then use that vocabulary to express countless ideas. With my music, I embark on journeys of improvisation night after night. I feel that I can come up with endless variations of the drumming vocabulary that I have amassed over the years. To me, this piece evokes the mystery of improvisation and the endless variations of expression."

About Steve Smith
Best known for his work as the drummer for Journey and Vital Information, Steve Smith grew up in the Boston area and started playing drums at the age of 9 in 1963. He studied music at the Berklee College of Music from 1972 to 1976. Over the past 35 years he has toured and recorded with some of the biggest names in jazz and rock - appearing on recordings that have sold 100 million copies worldwide - including Journey, Bryan Adams, Mariah Carey, Zucchero and Jean-Luc Ponty.

Steve Smith was recently voted #1 Fusion Drummer in the 2012 Modern Drummer Readers Poll. Smith has previously been voted #1 All-Around Drummer in the Modern Drummer Magazine Readers Poll for five consecutive years from 1987-1991. The 2008, 2009, and 2010 Drum! Magazine Readers Poll voted Smith #1 Jazz Drummer. In 2001, Steve was named by Modern Drummer Magazine as one of the Top 25 Drummers of All Time.

In 2013, Steve Smith took on a new medium with his first collection of artwork titled "The Fabric of Rhythm." Working with art team SceneFour, the collection featured visuals crafted from a new medium led by drummers, "Rhythm-on-Canvas."

Features

  • An art piece created by legendary drummer Steve Smith (Journey, Vital Information)
  • 18" x 30" on canvas
  • Edition of 15: All numbered and signed by Steve Smith
  • Includes Authenticity Certificate

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