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R & R Hall of Fame Concert - March 2005

O'Jays

Percy Sledge

BB King/Buddy Guy/Eric Clapton


Jerry Lee Lewis

 

R & R Hall of Fame Rehearsals - March 2005

Bo Diddley

Percy Sledge

O'Jays


Buddy Guy

 

with Elvin Jones - 2004


Elvin Jones
September 9, 1927 - May 18, 2004

Elvin Jones is an innovator, distinctive, and one of the most influential drummers of our time.
You can hear him a mile away - a true original. I was lucky enough to see him play on many occassions and I listened to him on record countless times.

He is an influence and an inspiration - and a gentleman.

Thank you Elvin.


Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction - March 2004

Onstage with Jackson Browne, Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Tom Petty and Keith Richards....

...another with Jackson Browne, Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Tom Petty and Keith Richards....
Booker T & The MGs - August 2003

Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T, Steve Cropper and Anton

live in Seattle, August 2003

live in Seattle, August 2003


live in Seattle, August 2003

 

Late Show with David Letterman - Drum Kit

[photo courtesy Lissa Wales]

view from behind the drum kit at The Late Show

 

Late Show with David Letterman - MISC


[screen grab by BostonBill]

In reply to viewer mail, Anton explains that he gets his "hip berets" from Saddam Hussein...


[screen grab by BostonBill]


With Ed Shaughnesy of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

Figments! - Kit & Recording Studio

Drum kit for recording Figments

Drum kit for recording Figments

Studio setup


rehearsal for Figments

 

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Induction 2002

Backstage with the immortal Sam Moore and wah wah guitarist Charles "Skip" Pitts, who was playing with Isaac Hayes
[Isaac is in the upper left of this photo]..

rehearsing for the big show!


With Green Day's Tre Cool
at Phil Spector's 2002 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Afterparty

 


With famed producer Phil Spector
at his Afterparty
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Induction 2001


with two legends at the 2001 induction: Sir Paul and Eric Clapton.

 

Open Mike with Mike Bullard - 2002

Before the show with Mike

After the show with my prized "Guest Cup"


with the Open Mike band [Wilson Laurencin on drums]

Be sure to check out the TV and Video page for more on the Open Mike interview!

The South African All-Stars
          
The South African All-Stars
[l-r] Tony Cedras, Renee Mclean [just sitting in
with the band], Anton, Moe G, Bakhiti Kumalo


Dinner and some spontaneous dancing!

 

          
August 2, 2002 @ Madiba Shebeen
Anton and the band at his [pre-] birthday bash!
Miscellaneous Pix

with Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins during Late Show rehearsal:
"These guys always rock heavy - and with sensibility - I love 'em"

with KISS drummer Peter Criss before a benefit performance for Families for Freedom
at Town Hall in NYC

with "Hi-Ho Babe" Andrea Sande...

... and with Nadine Hennelly, the other half
of the "Hi-Ho Babe" duo.

with Brian Wilson backstage at
The Late Show

with radio host Jack Diamond
backstage at Letterman

Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
Bottom Line, September 2002

John Platonia (guitar), Anton,
Carrie Rodriguez (vocals/violin), Tony Mercodante (bass)
& Chip Taylor (vocals/guitar)

Warren Zevon, Paul Muldoon and Anton
at Ng Studios in New York
after completing work on
"Macgillycuddy's Reeks" on Warren's record,
"My Ride's Here"

May 2002 Modern Drummer Festival

Billy Ashbaugh - 'n Sync
Danny Gottlieb - Jazz Independent
Rob the Drummer - Sesame Street
Carmine Appice - Rock legend

The Session for Steve Louw's
Beyond the Blue
[Recorded April 2002]
L-R
Blondie Chaplin, Kevin Shirley
Claus Mittendorfer [Kevin's assistant]
Steve Louw, Adam Holzman
Kieth Lentin, Pat Thrall


with Ace Frehley, Paul Shaffer and Sebastian Bach
at Paul's VH1 show taping.

9/11 benefit show with Richie and Baz

with John DeChristopher of Zildjian
at Charlie Watts' gig at The Blue Note, 2002

with Paul Shaffer and Jimmy Webb
at a party for Brian Wilson, 2001

Lenny Kravitz, Will Lee, Al Green, B.B. King and
Sid McGinnis at The White House, 2001

[courtesy Jeff Jatras]
with Richie Scarlet and Ace at
Richie's CD Release Party, April 13, 2002

from a recent Metropolitan Cafe gig

The Self Righteous Brothers
Frank Agnello (background vocals and lead guitar), Mike Merritt (Bass), Al Kooper (Lead vocals and keyboards) Jimmy Vivino (Lead vocals, lead guitar and keyboards), Rich Pagano (background vocals and percussion) and Anton.

with Richie Scarlet at
Richie's CD Release Party, April 13, 2002

from a Frehley's Comet gig

with noted drum expert and instructor, Freddie Gruber

from a recent Metropolitan Cafe gig
 
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