The Pace Report: "The Illmatic Impression" The Brandon Sanders Interview

#musicinterview #jazz #jazzmusician #thepacereport ========================================= Welcome to another edition of The Pace Report featuring drummer and composer Brandon Sanders. Brandon's current Savant Records release "Lasting Impression" has been on the top of the jazz radio chart and received a lot a positive press from the international and national press. His third album and most progressive, "Lasting Impression" was produced by Willie Jones III and features Grammy-nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn and some of jazz music's accomplished leaders and sidemen in the business. Musicians Warren Wolf, Stacy Dillard, Eric Scott Reed, and Eric Wheeler. The Kansas City born, Compton, California native is a social worker but has been in demand as a leader as his hit recordings have lead him to his real calling, music. It was Kansas City where his grandmother owned a jazz club and established Brandon's roots in music. While on college he played on the basketball team he eventually transferred to Berklee College of Music in Boston where after finishing school he moved to New York and became a sideman and eventually was mentored by drummer Lewis Nash. While in school he was classmates with vibraphonist Warren Wolf who's appeared on all three of his recordings. In this edition of The Pace Report you'll see highlights of Brandon's official NYC "Lasting Impression" Record Release Performances at Dizzy's and The Jazz Club in NYC. The two sit down and discuss Brandon's Compton and Kansas City roots. how the music and his journey led him to this new album, and reflect on some of his musical influences. For more info on Brandon's upcoming club dates or to order his latest CD, please visit him online at www.BrandonSandersMusic.com. -------------------------------------------------- 📺 Currently Watching: The Pace Report: "The Illmatic Impression" The Brandon Sanders Interview→https://youtu.be/JqabOF_s26Y 👍 Subscribe to my YouTube channel Chelsea Winstead→ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGdS2YJfHVZigC8hx2VYu6A Custom URL: https://www.youtube.com/c/BrianPacethepacereport ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =========================================== Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:09 Welcome to The Pace Report – Brian Pace intro 0:30 Introducing drummer Brandon Sanders 0:43 Album “Lasting Impression” overview 1:25 Performance highlights begin 6:08 Interview begins – Lasting Impression album 6:27 First album “Compton’s Finest” story 7:05 Message behind “The Tables Were Turned” 7:24 Meaning of “Lasting Impression” 7:45 Tribute to Bobby Hutcherson 9:12 Meeting Warren Wolf at Berklee 10:52 Success and recognition discussion 12:35 Live performance segment 17:07 How Brandon Sanders started playing drums 17:55 Early instruments: guitar & saxophone 18:38 Growing up around jazz music 19:18 College, basketball, and discovering music 21:00 Influential jazz drummers 21:51 Mentorship from Lewis Nash 23:44 Balancing social work and music 24:03 Leading his own band philosophy 26:20 Live performance segment 29:04 Working with vocalist Jazzmeia Horn 30:15 Why he includes vocalists on albums 31:48 Live performance segment 35:44 Final question – What Black American music means 36:23 Influence of Nas and the album Illmatic 40:23 Closing remarks =============================================== Related searches: Core Related Searches The Pace Report Brandon Sanders interview Brandon Sanders interview The Pace Report The Illmatic Impression Brandon Sanders Brandon Sanders The Illmatic Impression The Pace Report jazz interview Brandon Sanders jazz drummer interview Topic-Based Searches Brandon Sanders jazz drummer Brandon Sanders Lasting Impression album modern jazz drummer Brandon Sanders Brandon Sanders live performance Brandon Sanders jazz trio Show / Channel Searches The Pace Report interviews The Pace Report jazz series The Pace Report music interviews The Pace Report artist spotlight Long-Tail SEO Searches Brandon Sanders jazz drummer interview The Pace Report Brandon Sanders full interview Brandon Sanders Lasting Impression jazz album interview jazz drummer Brandon Sanders discussion The Pace Report Illmatic Impression episode Extra Discovery Keywords jazz drummer interview 2025 modern jazz artist interviews contemporary jazz musicians interview jazz album discussion interview ==================================== Hashtags: #musicinterview #livemusic #jazzmusician #thepacereport #jazz #drummer #jazzmusic #drums #savantrecords #brandonsanders