Simon Phillips with Protocol at The Catalina jazz club in Hollywood, Jan 23 2022.

Simon Phillips and Protocol V. This performance was on January 23rd, 2022 at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. Band members are Simon Phillips - Drums (I know obviously), Ernest Tibbs - bass guitar, Otmaro Ruiz - keyboards, Jacob Scesney - sax, and Alex Sill - guitar.

The sound is ok. It's taken with a cell phone, what can I say. Not great but if you can get past it you'll really dig the music. I sure did. The beginning of the show showcases the band's newest material from their fifth album. Really good. Unfortunately, I didn't capture any of that as I wasn't planning on videoing. But I did manage to get The Long Road Home at the top of the vid which is from the new album and got a good chunk of the show including an engaging drum solo (beginning at the 23-minute mark). But does one really need three snare drums? Well, yes. And Simon shows us how it's done. Amazing. As a drummer myself I got the best seat in the house. (If it wasn't for that confounded gong bass drum!).

Enjoy.

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