Johnny Vidacovich Explained

Johnny Vidacovich
Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:	John Joseph Vidacovich Jr.
Birth Date:	27 June 1949
Birth Place:	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genre:	Jazz
Occupation:	Musician
Instrument:	Drums
Associated Acts:	Astral Project

John Joseph Vidacovich Jr. (born June 27, 1949) is an American jazz drummer and a member of the band Astral Project with James Singleton, Tony Dagradi, and Steve Masakowski.^{[1] [2]}

He has also worked with Bobby McFerrin, Stanton Moore, Charlie Hunter, Willy DeVille, Robert Walter, Mose Allison, Johnny Adams, Professor Longhair, James Booker, and Alvin Tyler.^{[3] [4]} He began teaching at Loyola University New Orleans in 1982.^[3]

Discography

• Mystery Street (Chebasco, 1995)^[5]
• Banks Street (Chebasco, 1996)^[6]
• Vidacovich (Paw Maw, 2002)^[7]
• We Came to Play with June Yamagishi, George Porter Jr. (Trio, 2003)^[8]
• 'bout Time (Paw Maw, 2020)^[9]

With Ray Anderson

• Blues Bred in the Bone (Enja, 1988)^[10]

With John Scofield

• Flat Out (Gramavision, 1989)^[11]

Awards and honors

• Lifetime Achievement in Music (2020, Gambits Big Easy Entertainment Award)^[12]
• Best Drummer (12 wins between 1997 and 2018, OffBeat magazine's Best of the Beat Award)^[13]
• Lifetime Achievement Award (2016, OffBeat)^[14]
• Best Contemporary Jazz Drummer (1995 and 1996, OffBeat)^[13]
• Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Banks Street (1996, OffBeat)^[13]
• Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Mystery Street (1995, OffBeat)^[13]

External links

• Official website: Astral Project
• Johnny Vidacovich Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2017)

Notes and References

1. Book: Kennedy, Gary W. . Kernfeld . Barry . 2002 . New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . Vidacovich, John (Joseph Jr.) (Johnny V.) . New York . Grove's Dictionaries . 2nd . 3 . 844 . 9781561592845 . 46956628 . 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J717200. Barry Kernfeld.
2. Web site: Vidacovich, Johnny, 1949- . . January 9, 2018 . id.loc.gov . Library of Congress . February 11, 2020.
3. Web site: Johnny Vidacovich Biography . Witmer . Rose of Sharon . n.d. . AllMusic . February 11, 2020.
4. Matthews . Bunny . March 1, 2002 . BackTalk with Johnny Vidacovich . OffBeat magazine . New Orleans, LA . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928015057/http://offbeat.com/artman/publish/article_245.shtml . September 28, 2007 . February 11, 2020. Bunny Matthews.
5. Vidacovich . Johnny . 1995 . Mystery Street . CD . Diamondhead, Mississippi . Chebasco . 787993149526. 45126176.
6. Vidacovich . Johnny . 1996 . Banks Street . CD . Diamondhead, Mississippi . Record Chebasco . RC1496. 44677015.
7. Vidacovich . Johnny . 2002 . Vidacovich . CD . New York, NY . Paw Maw Music . PM02 . 2004585920 . 70595970.
8. Vidacovich . Johnny . Yamagishi . June . Porter Jr. . George . 2003 . We Came to Play (vol. 1) . CD . Trio Records . 022181 . 136087535 . June Yamagishi . George Porter Jr..
9. Web site: 'Bout Time by Johnny Vidacovich . . 2020 . HearNow.com . August 20, 2022.
10. Anderson . Ray . 1988 . Blues Bred in the Bone . CD . Munich, Germany. Enja. ENJ-5081 2 . 94748365 . 30103629.
11. Scofield . John . 1989 . Flat Out . CD . New York . Gramavision . R2 79400 . 23932563.
12. News: Coviello . Will . Big Easy Award nominations announced for music and classical arts . Gambit . New Orleans, Louisiana . March 16, 2020 . May 19, 2020.
13. Web site: Best of the Beat Award Winners: Complete List . . 2018 . Offbeat Magazine . May 19, 2020.
14. News: Spera . Keith . January 24, 2017 . Best of the Beat Awards Salute Drummer Vidacovich and Other Music Makers . The New Orleans Advocate . May 19, 2020.