Fri, Aug 7 - 8pm - $22 adv/$25 day of show

World-class drummers Steve Smith (Journey/Vital Information), Mike Mangini (Dream Theater), and Benny Greb (independent) sit in with an all-star band featuring legendary bassist James Genus (Brecker Brothers/Herbie Hanock), guitarist Vinny Valentino (George Benson/Vital Information), singer Chrissi Poland (Bette Midler/Scissor Sisters), and Chicago native Stu Mindeman (Fareed Hague/Gloria Estefan).This is an all-ages show! Join us for a night of jazz, rock, and funk with these amazing musicians!Hurry: tickets are selling quickly for this special event. Buy tix: $22 ($25 at the door if available)...........BUY A DISCOUNTED TICKET FOR BOTH NIGHTS HERE!.....http://www.martyrslive.com/both-nights-drumming-all-star-festival-shows-1-2

Legend Steve Smith is the current and longtime drummer for the iconic rock band Journey. His jazz fusion group, Vital Information, is in its 36th year touring the world. Steve is also known for his work with Steps Ahead, Jean-Luc Ponty, Ahmad Jamal, Zakir Hussain, and more!

 In 2010, Mike Mangini won the drum seat for the Progressive Rock icons Dream Theater in an audition that was captured in the internet documentary, “The Spirit Carries On.” The online release of this documentary on April 29, 2011 trended as the 2nd most popular tweet behind the Royal Wedding. Mike has made a career out of joining established artists like Dream Theater. He has worked mostly with Annihilator, Extreme, Steve Vai and U.K. The career constant for Mike while teaching, or being in a band, has been being an International Solo Drum Clinician.

Benny Greb is a prolific German drummer and clinician. He plays a large variety of music and can be seen playing rock with Stoppok (de) and The Ron Spielman Trio, jazz with The Benny Greb Brass Band and Sabri Tulug Tirpan, funk with Jerobeam, reggae with Bobby McFerrin, fusion with the NDR Big Band on their Frank Zappa Project, with 3erGezimmeR and Wayne Krantz, and acoustic punk with Strom & Wasser. He has also performed at the Modern Drummer Festival 2010 and at many clinics and drum festivals around the world. Greb appeared on the scene in 2009 with his Hudson Music DVD "The Language of Drumming", and in 2015 on his dvd "The Art And Science Of Groove" .