“Whirlpool”

Composed by McCoy Plaisted

Jean-Baptiste Rousseaux - Trumpet
Luis Burger - Alto Saxophone
Theo Kollross - Piano
Mario Angelov - Bass
McCoy Plaisted - Drums

Performed Live at The New School (Sunday, June 26, 2022)
for The International Association of Schools of Jazz Annual Conference

 

Just Friends
(Live at Smalls Jazz Club)

McCoy Plaisted - drums

Footage from SmallsLIVE in Greenwich Village, NY (Sunday, November 28, 2021)

 

Hub-Tones Drum Solo

Here’s a solo from McCoy’s junior recital over their arrangement of Hub-Tones by Freddie Hubbard. McCoy would be remiss if they didn’t credit Dillon Pinard for his trades on percussion and Dakota Koester for his mixing.

“I am very proud of how this turned out! I hope you dig this, I know I still do.” - McCoy

 

“The MP2 Experiment”

McCoy Plaisted, drum set
Matthew Padula, tenor saxophone

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Grand Central - John Coltrane (1926-1967)

The Nearness of You - Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)

Nothing Personal - Don Grolnick (1947-1996)
arr. Matt Padula

Backwoods Song - Dave Holland (b. 1946)

King Cobra - Herbie Hancock (b. 1940)

Big Girls - Victor Lewis (b. 1950)

Help Me - Joni Mitchell (b. 1943)
arr. McCoy Plaisted

Hub-Tones - Freddie Hubbard (1938-2008)
arr. McCoy Plaisted

Andrew Wilcox Trio

“Self Doubt”

Composed by Andrew Wilcox

Andrew Wilcox - Piano
Zwelakhe-Duma Bell le Pere - Bass
McCoy Plaisted - Drums

Recorded at Connecticut Audio and Theatrical Supply, East Hartford, CT
Thanks to Doug Fay
Audio Production: Johnny Larsen
Video: Tre Davis

“You Stepped Out of A Dream”

Composed by Dexter Gordon

Andrew Wilcox - Piano
Liam Keaney - Bass
McCoy Plaisted - Drums

Recorded at the UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center, Amherst, MA

Thanks to Tom Giampietro for the footage and, most importantly, his mentorship