Our Joe Morello Day event was a huge success. Joe was greeted by over 100 people who came in to pay tribute to him. Joe was extremely gracious and spent time with each person who came by and he also signed autographs. The entire event was free of charge and we also had sandwiches and refreshments for everyone on hand. Visitors ran the gamut from fans to former students, to pros such as Peter Erskine and Matt Wilson, both of whom stopped in to see Joe and to thank him for his years of inspiration.  Other prominent players had schedule conflicts the prevented them from attending. John Riley, Cindy Blackman, Steve Jordan and Charlie Watts all sent their regards and their regrets for being unable to attend in person. Early on during the day Steve presented Joe with a one-of-a-kind snare drum built specially for a one-of-a-kind talent.  Steve gave Joe a Craviotto solid shell snare drum created from Johnny Craviotto's personal stash of the last 700 year old Timeless Timber birdseye maple shells. The drum is 5.5x14 with highly figured birdseye maple, brass hardware with engraved rims and all hardware is 24k gold plated including the strainer. The drum has a personalized name plate identifying the drum as 1 of 1 and built specifically for Joe Morello from the Steve Maxwell Collection of Craviotto Timeless Timber snare drums. 

We're honored to have been able to sponsor this event and hope that all who attended enjoyed themselves. Many photos were taken and we'll be posting some shortly.

Thanks again to all who attended! Your presence made this a wonderful day for Joe! 

Steve