2008-03-25 (Stewart Copeland)

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Stewart rehearsing in Savannah, GA
Stewart and Joseph Patrick Moore - photo provided by JPM
Stewart rehearsing - photo provided by JPM
Date: 2008-03-25
Location: Savannah, GA, USA
Attendees: Stewart Copeland, Joseph Patrick Moore

In Savannah, GA at the Trustees Theatre: Between 4 and 8pm Stewart Copeland and his band rehearse for the following night.


Excerpts from Joseph Patrick Moore's blog:

Recently I got the call to perform a concert with legendary Police drummer Stewart Copeland at the Savannah, GA Music Festival. As a Police fanatic and a S.C. fan, I was excited to get an opportunity to play and make music with one of my many musical heroes. It would be safe to say that as a young kid growing up in the 1980’s, The Police were “My Beatles.” After The Police broke up, I would continue to follow the careers of Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland.

After accepting the invitation, I received the music (printed/audio) on the road and while finishing a West coast tour with Austin based blues guitarist Chris Duarte. I practiced as much as time would allow in between soundchecks, concerts, car/plane rides and hotel changes. I completed the C.D. tour on March 23rd in Denver, Colorado; and quickly flew to Savannah, Georgia for a rehearsal with Stewart on the 25th and the preceding concert on the 26th. I had less than 5 days to go over the music before hitting it with Stewart, however I was pumped.

My first encounter with Stewart: I found him to be a very polite, humorous, warm, well tempered and courteous man. He made an effort to reach out to everyone in the group and politely introduced himself. We chit chatted a bit and off we went, down that musical journey from the Rhythmatist. In the hours that followed, it would be an intense yet rewarding experience playing the music of and with this musical genius. I was mostly a silent observer and did my best to take it all in. In short, let me just say that Stewart wasn’t there to play checkers. His passion for his craft was nothing short of inspiring.

See also

2008-03-26 (Stewart Copeland)

External links

Joseph Patrick Moore's original blog with photos

References

sources: Joseph Patrick Moore (Stewart's bass player)


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