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Modern Drummer (May 2009): "Drummer Yonrico Scott displays a loose, jazzy style that flows smoothly over each of the musical journeys. His is not a defined style, but rather a homogeneous, chameleon-like adaptation that fits well with this southern-flavored blend of worldly blues-based music." Read more

Brad Buchholz, Austin 360, 'Peace, Love, and Slide' (Yonrico re: Derek March 2, 2009): "Derek has what my mother, a gospel singer, liked to call an anointed voice," says his friend Yonrico Scott, who plays drums for the Derek Trucks Band. "The first time I heard him play slide guitar - he was only 13, 14 at the time - I had chills. The kind of chills I had the first time I heard `Precious Lord, Take My Hand' in church. I knew he was speaking through his instrument. It's all about the art with him. That's all that matters." Read more

Reuters (Jan 21, 2009): "The Derek Trucks Band Debuts at Number 19 on the Billboard Top 200 After Spellbinding Performance on Conan and Critical Acclaim..." Read more

Jazz.com - review 'Footprints' (single from 1996 CD release): "Derek Trucks' version of Wayne Shorter's "Footprints" provides ample proof of Trucks' designation as one of Rolling Stone's 100 Best Guitarists... The recording contains tasty jamming and group interplay... Both Smallie's animated bass and Scott's hard-hitting, fleet-footed percussion seem to solo alongside Trucks, yet they never shift the focus away from him. The musical subtlety and grace places all three of the players in the top tier of musicians..." Read more

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March 2010 Newsletter Extra:
My Trip To The Grammy's by Yonrico Scott (Click Here!)

>> Feb 1, 2010: Yonrico Scott, a Grammy Award Winning Music Artist
Yonrico Scott has attained many professional goals in his musical career as a professional drummer, but none more meaningful than winning the Grammy Award forBest Contemporary Blues Album at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, CA, January 31, 2010. As a member of the Derek Trucks Band, Yonrico's contributions have been a driving force in catapulting the band's recent release, Already Free, to the highest level of industry recognition. Promoting the album in 2009 began with a live performance on the Conan O'Brien Show. The band toured more than sixteen countries and played to millions of fans throughout 2009.

Yonrico currently headlines concert halls across the U.S. and abroad while also giving generously of his time and talent to support music education and the arts. A natural extension of his work includes press coverage with interviews and personal appearances on local and national television, radio, and other outlets.

Yonrico Scott Press Coverage Highlights

>> Apr 2, 2010 : Yonrico Scott to Join Earl Klugh at Eric Clapton's CrossRoads Guitar Festival 2010 Read more

>> Feb 15, 2010: The Greensville Newspaper, DTB's Yonrico Scott Finds His Vibe in Greenville, Read more

>> June 17, 2009: Athens Banner-Herald, Drummer swings mightily among several bands, Read more

>> May 30, 2009: Pearl Drums, pearldrum.com, Reference on Tour -- Top drummers choose Pearl Reference Series: Yonrico Scott, ranks among eight other notable world-class drummers featured in this special article by Pearl Drums. Read more

Yonrico Scott Band Press:

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 'Students and Faculty Use Music and Lobbying to Aid Northern Ugandan Children,' (March 7, 2007): "Recently, the students worked with Hackett (Professor Rosalind Hackett, Executive Producer)... to create the Knoxville Jazz for Justice CD featuring tracks donated by the concert performers... Contributors include Ngqawana; Fernandez; Grammy-winners Jeff Coffin and Victor and Roy "FutureMan" Wooten of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones; UT's Donald Brown... the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra; the Yonrico Scott Band; Rich Walker; Ira Sullivan; and bass vocalist Jonathan Blanchard..." Read more

T. Ballard Lesemann, SoundCheck, Charleston, SC City Paper (2006): "...drummer and percussionist Yonrico...is currently carving a niche as a bandleader...with the musically adventurous Yonrico Scott Band. The trio features the entire DTB rhythm section... The threesome dedicate their efforts as a group to serious rhythmic and melodic investigation." Read more

On the Yonrico Scott Band's debut CD release: Hittin' The Note Magazine (2004): "A true celebration of life from this fine band of stellar musicians... Turning the Corner is 12 tracks of outstanding jazz instrumentals with some very choice covers sprinkled in between well crafted originals... outstanding effort from... Yonrico (Scott), Kofi Burbridge, and Todd Smallie." Read more

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