Greatest African American Drummers: Thomas Pridgen

Thomas Pridgen born in November 23, 1983 in California. He won a four year scholarship in Berkley College Music at the age of 15, becoming the youngest musician to recive a scholarship in Berkley. He also won the endrosement of Zildjian at the age of 10. He was the youngest recipient of the endorsement of Zildjian (a cymbal's company) in all the 400 years of company's history. He had became more popular when joined to The Mars Volta, a bran new contemporary metal band with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. Nowadays, he started his new project: The Memorials. He parcitipated in events like Modern Drummer 2008 and Drumfest, and has played with greatest drummers like Thomas Lang.

Here you have a solo

Here you have a jazz fusion song with Christian Scott