We've known for some time now that Cathy Rich and Neil Peart will be hosting another Buddy Rich Memorial Concert this coming Saturday, October 18t at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. It will feature a number of drum virtuosos and musicians including Neil, Nick Rich with the Buddy Rich Band, John Blackwell, Terry Bozio, Chad Smith, Jeff Berlin, Will Lee and Tommy Igoe. You can check out the complete details in this Sabian.com press release and in this ad for the event. Michael of NeilPeartDrumsticks.com has obtained a photo of the drum kit that Neil Peart will be using for the concert (courtesy Neil's drum tech Lorne Wheaton). You can check out a full-res image by visiting Michael's website at this link. The concert will also be the debut of Buddy's 23 year old grandson Nick Rich playing for the first time in his grandfather's big band. Here's a picture of Nick and Neil from rehearsals:

The concert will be streamed live globally by the Drum Channel, and recorded in Hi-def for worldwide release sometime next year. To purchase tickets go to this link.

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