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PASSION DRUMMER FOR JESUS!
I'm listening to the rhythm that comes from heaven,
can you hear the beat? (prophetic worship)

ROD LAMBUR - MUSIC BIOGRAPHY (updated for 2012)
Rod has been a professional drummer & percussionist for years. He has been playing Christian music since the 80's and started playing at the age of fourteen. He has played locally in the Midwest among world class musicians in Christian, Pop, Country, Rock, Funk, Jazz and Alternative. As a percussionist Rod plays
He has also been a Composer & Singer. Rod has written some outstanding and thought provoking Christian songs. As a drum instructor Rod inspires and has his own drum circle called Passion Drummer For Jesus!
Rod currently lives in the St. Louis area loves to jam and doing session playing, sit-ins with local Christian bands and worship events.
Rod writes an online Blog named Passion Drummer for Jesus!.. each week, that discusses the role of a drummer in Christian Music and Worship playing environment. Currently He has talked about such topics as The Heart of Worship and The Prophetic Stream in worship playing. Rod is best known for His Groove and Feeling, the ability to bring the Spirit of God into the music when it comes to drumming.

SOME OF THE BANDS

RAIN 3 (Rockin-Roll Band)
ECLIPSE (Hard Rock Band)
BLUEBERRY JAM (Rock Band)
JIM POWERS BAND (Rock Band)
RAW BIRCH (Betsy Bircher Rock Band)
KEYTONES (Jazz Band)
SECOND TIME AROUND (Jazz Band)
DAN BROWN'S DIXIELAND BAND (Jazz Band on the boat)
BUDDY KEELE (Country, POP, Rock Band)
THE RAGTIME BOYS (Jazz Band on the boat)
FULL HOUSE BAND (Pop-Rock Band)
FUNKAPEDIA (Funk Band)
BROTHA FUNK (Funk Band)
ST. LOUIS (STL) BOP-SWING KATS (Jazz)
ZING ZANG ZOOT! (Jazz)
CLAV SOL (Jazz Band)
DAN THACZ BIG BAND (Jazz Band)
BEAT STREET POETS (Soul-Funk-Hip Hop)
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CHRISTIAN BANDS and BAND Projects -

CELESTIAL (Christian Rock Band)
BETH BOSHERT & "THE GOOD NEWS" (Christian Jazz Band on the Spirit of St. Charles riverboat)
ZION SAKE (Acoustic Rhythm)
RIDDLE & RHYME (Celtic)
NEON SOUL TATTOO (Christian Soul/ Rhythm & Blues)
TERRY MORRISON (Big Band Worship Orchestra)
ZUBE (Youth Worship)
SACRED JAZZ (Christian jazz worship)
PAINTED ZEBRA(Reggae-Ska)
KISS THE CROSS (Christian Blues)
NEAR EARTH (Christian Funk)
MOSAIC FISH (Christian Rock)
GLORY TRAIN GOSPEL REVIEW band - (Southern Gospel/ Christian Country/ Americana)
SHAGGY YANKEES (Christian Americana Country Music)
GOSPEL SHIP (Southern Gospel)
BRAND FROM THE BURNING (Contemporary Christian)
WAYMAKER (Christian Contemporary)
PURE BRIDE (Christian Rock)
BYRDWING (Christian Folk-Rock)
JUSTIN SCHWARTZ (Acoustic)
JUSTIN CHURCH Band
DAYSMAN (Acoustic Unpluged)
HOLY VIGIL Band (Alternative)
MAEL band -(JC-Rock)
DESERT ROOT (Rock) band
THREE SIXTEEN (Christian Rock) band
REGION OF AWE Band
ENRING band

AND THE LIST GOES ON...
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CHURCH WORSHIP BANDS -

WANDA KUNTZ
AARON LATINA
CORREY PURSLEY
SCOTT BOWLES
ROBIN MAY
MARK HERMAN
KENT HENRY
JIMMY DUNN
STEVE BURKETT
MARY WETZEL
DENISE DENNY
TERRY MORRISON
KINGSLEY WALKER
WAYNE SWENSON
DEMOND ROBINSON
NATHAN GONZALEZ
DANN WEBBER
BRANDON BOATNER

AND THE LIST GOES...
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ARTISTS COMMENTS - REVIEWS!!!

These comments came before, during, and after playing...

Keith Yaw (Guitarist)"Yup...Ok, You're in the band!"

Jim Powers (Known in the U.S.A.- Rock Guitarist)
"Rod is my personal friend and as creative a drummer that you will find musically, also I love his golden singing voice."

Cindy Dugan (Singer-Actress) "From a Singer-Actress point of view, Rod has a 'theatrical ear' which hears the big build-up dramatics of the songs I would sing."

Tim Dugan (Bass player now with the Ginkgo Biloba band) - Once Rod played a triplet solo on Tim's bass strings, "Rod that was very COOL!"

Norman Gerike (STL Keyboardist - also Southwest Christian Church Music Director)..."I grew up with Roddie... I saw him through the years develop into one of the fine drummers of our area... I remember Roddie doing some fancy drum fills (to Neil Diamond Songs)including some bass drum kicks when I auditioned him for our group."

Besty Bircher Kloeckener (Known in the U.S.A. - Singer) "Roddie always backed me well."

Bob Berges (Guitarist Full House band) "Man, you make me feel like dancing!"

Dan Stevens (STL "Buddy West" Guitar/Banjo/Clarinet) - "I have personally recommended Rod to people I have known that needed a drummer with a 'Kicking' downbeat."

Buddy Keele (Nashville Artist - STL Band) "Rod, you are my favorite drummer!"

Tom Cramndon (SIU Guitar Instructor, STL Jazz Guitarist) "Rod, you are dynamic!"

David Moore (keyboard) - "Rod you did a great job on this boat gig as the band leader, thanks for this opportunity!"

Vince Clark (STL Bass Player) "Rod and I locked in the first time we played together."

Kent Henry (Vocalist/Keyboard/Guitar/Songwriter/Worship Leader - "Rod... you really play in the Spirit."

Carla Riehl (Super singer) just listening "Rod you play good" (Celestial Band) ...

Steve Nelson (Guitarist for Ken Hensley & Danny Liston) - "Hey, I liked what you did there with that music line, nice fill."

Glen Smith (Super Jazz Bass & Guitar player) "I always liked Roddie's playing, he's very innovative in his playing."

Susan Beshears (Super Jazz Trumpet Lady) "You're a gas to play with" (Thacz Big Band).

Doc (Jim) Evans (STL Bass Player)"Rod... my favorite is Buddy, I personally like your playing... and I like those special sticks you use... you definitely got it going on kid...or else you wouldn't be playing here!"

Denise Denny (Known STL Organist)- "Roddie, I love the way you play those drums."

"The Dan Band" (Dan Thacz Big-Band)... "Rod you put so much life into the music... your enthusiasm is great!"

Pat Holt (Pat Holt Singers) - "Rod your doing a fantastic job"..

Phil Gomez (Keyboard Extraordinaire -Clava Sol) - "Rod makes the music.. so much feeling comes through those sticks.. his phrasing.. I love the way he plays it."

Bill Gerdel (STL Trumpet - Mr. HIGH NOTES!)"Rod is one of the finest drummers I have known or played with... and a great fellow to work with."

Bill Oliver ("Sassy Jazz" Trumpet -Dixieland Style) "'Sticks'...(as Bill calls Rod).. always plays it cool!"

Michael Liss (Mr."In-There" Bass Guitar St. Louis) "Rod is solid, he's right there making the groove happen."

Tim Roberts (UK Guitarist ? Electric Violin) ? "Rod Lambur is John Bonham / Keith Moon meets Praise & Worship!"

Robin May (Christian Guitarist, Composer, Singer of Worship) - "I really love your drumming"...

Michael Feldman (Guitarist, Singer, Composer) - "Rod, you are a fine drummer!"

Rocky Rowe (Bass Guitar & Drummer) - "Rod you light up when you play Christian/Gospel music!"

Kevin Dascotte (Guitarist, Mosaic Fish band) - "Rod is all about the very heart of God!"

Aaron Latina (STL Worship Leader - Music Director/Vocalist -Keyboardist) ... Rod, I like those off beat (Celtic) accents you do (Doxology Theme).

Matthew Kury (Bass Guitarist, now playing for Reverence)- "Yah, love those drums!"

Corey Pursley (STL Worship Leader - Music Director/Vocalist -Guitarist) ... Rod loves the Spirit of God... he is a true worshiper of Jesus.

Mike Mora (Lead Guitarist-Songwriter) ..."I'm into the music...you groove!"

Kingsley Walker (STL Worship Leader- Music Director/ Vocalist/Keyboardist)..."that's...some good percussion playing!" (Rod playing 8 piece conga set)

Scott Bowles (STL Worship Leader,Singer,Guitarist) ...Rod - "You're right in there!"... (Rod spots Scott looking over his shoulder every time he does something special."

Barry Seigel (Mr. Fabulous... Bass Player and instructor)- "Rod, Call me anytime... I have work for you!"

Rev. Jimmy Dunn - (Pentecostal COG) ... (just sitting in the pew in the audience) "Rod come on up here and play for us some good drums!"

Justin Schwartz (Pastor - Acoustic/Songwriter/Singer) - "Thank you for doing a fine job on my original music, everything you did complimented and fit right in."

Wanda(Kennedy)Kuntz-(Worship Director, Singer,Songwriter, Keyboardist)..."Fantastic Job!"

Stacy Swenson (AWE Leader Singer) - "...you did good, Rod.."

Mark Herman (Bass player) "Great working with you."

Drew Titone (Singer-Guitarist - former Kiss The Sky) "an excellent drummer, I'd say!"

Jim Titone (Guitarist) - "I'm down with it!"

Wayne Swenson (Pastor The Bridge, AWE Prophetic Worship) - "good job!"

Anna Swenson (Keyboardist The Bridge, AWE Prophetic Worship band) -
"I love the way you flow, you're spontaneous when the music changes, you go along with it naturally, you play in the Spirit well!"

Allan Moore (Trumpet, Singer) - "When it comes to prophetic drumming, Rod is possibly the best! - I know he is the best I have ever heard...it is the gift of God in him and upon him as he plays under God's Spirit."

Harley Smith (Keyboards, Song writer) - "I love playing with Rod in the prophetic stream!"

Paul Budde (Worship Director) - "Rod, your really good on drums."

Demond Robinson (Worship Director) - "Nice job Rod!"

Lavell Thompson (Percussion, Drums) - "Your a Drum Machine, Rod!"

Nathan Gonzalez (Worship Director) - "I liked what you're doing tonight."

John R. (Keyboards) - "You sound so good over there!"

Travis Lewis (Nashville Guitarist, Mandolin, Songwriter) - "Great job dude."

Paul Nixon - (Son of Nick Nixon, Bass player) - "It was a pleasure playing with you!"

David Allen - (Steel guitar) - "Real nice job, Rod."

Dann Webber - (Keyboard/Music Director)- "Thank you Rod for all you did in playing with us tonight."

Freddie Hausmann - (Lead Singer for 3:16 band) - "So, can we call you the new drummer for "3:16"? Today really ROCKED!!!!"

Freddie Hausmann - "I think you are an AWESOME drummer!"

Matt Landreth (Bass player for 3:16) - "Rod you sounded fantastic on our original music, you are a really good player."

Tom Ogden - (Guitarist/ Writer/ Singer for 3:16) - "When I played today creatively you were are on top of it. I think that is really something, cause most guys don't pick up on that."

Tony Ierardi (awesome bass player)- "We musically and spiritually connect!"

Brandon Boatner -(Lead singer/ song writer/ worship leader/) "Rod, you sure know what you're doing! You're playing everything just like I heard it."

Brandon Boatner - "Rod is one of those guys who is musically flexible, who can not only play different types of music, but can even span the gap between changes to fit different generations of musical expression, that's simply amazing to me to imagine and experience!"

SPECIAL MUSIC COMMENTS -
UK Guitarist/Vocalist /Electric Violinist "Tim Roberts" which has played with Rod is quoted here... Tim coining the phrase - "Rod Lambur is like John Bonham / Keith Moon meets Praise & Worship!" ... "Roberts" is only expressing a comparison in what he saw and heard in Rod's exuberant dramatic drumming which was nothing short of "Pure Power, Passion and Feeling!" Rod can be very powerful or very sensitive, and always a taste player..."I have always believed I was somewhere in the middle between jazz funk, rock, and pan celtic -indy music, but my styles have had to change to accompany whoever I was playing for at the time! The world is rich in different rhythmic expression."
Rod always thought of Keith Moon as an dynamic rock player... "If you listen to Moon's fills, you are stirred immediately, he was full of moving energy."
One of Rod's Favorite Worship Drummers is Terl Bryant which replaced Bonham style with Led Zepland (for studio Work)... played for Iona and many others. Christian worship drummers encourage each other.
Terl is founder of UK's "Psalm Drummers"... and Carlos Benson is founder of Nationally based -"Drummers For Jesus U.S.A." Rod highly endorses them both for skill, encouragement and spiritual perspective.

INFLUENCES -
One of my personal favorite drummer influences... would be the renown Christian Drummer that has been playing through the years that has cut so many recordings with so many pioneers in the Christian Jesus Music Scene that everyone should already know just by the mention of his name... Mr. Dynamics - 'Jack Kelly'(who I think is creatively awesome). More Christian Drummers that brought influence to me is 'Keith Thibodeaux' (David Huff's drummer for David and the Giants - and as Little Ricky on Lucy show)"This guy is Holy Smoke on the drums." I met Keith and the band several times in town and on the road.
My [Christian] Influences: Terl Bryant (Iona, Edens Bridge, John Paul Jones), Chad Butler (Switchfoot), Duncan Phillips (Newsboys), Jeremy Lutito (Jars of Clay), David Carr (Third-Day), Art Gonzales (Salvador), Mike Clemons (Israel Houghton -New Breed), Alex Acuna (Koinonia and others)renown "Bill Maxwell", John Sferra of Glass Harp! Al Sergal(Jason Upton band), Bill Blestine (Ceili Rain)...

[Rock] Influences: Ronny Tut (Elvis),Peter Rivera (Rare Earth), Danny Seraphine (Chicago), Kenny Jones (The Who), Stewart Copeland (Police), Pat Mastelotto (Mister Mister), Larry Mullins Jr.( U2),Pete de Freitas (New Wave -Echo and the Bunnymen),Neil Pert (Rush),Steve Smith (Journey),Joe English (Wings), Abe Laboriel Jr. (Crystal Lewis, McCartney)....
[Jazz] Influences: Krupa,Rich,Bellson, Manne, Shaughnessy,Morello,Miles,Burns,Gadd ...
Rod approaches each project with different perspectives
relative to each style and feel that is needed for the groove.

Rod's Musical Interpretation...
Quoting from Drummer John Desmore (the doors) says, "The Melody of the Music - the song tells you what to play!" John learned much about phrasing from drummer Elvin Jones! "Keith Moon (the who), interpreted everything that was musically happening in the song," says Roger Daltrey. Rod - "Both drummers are products of their generation who learned to phrase drum fills according to the lyric and melody. It is almost lost art that many new drummers haven't learned in my estimation. We have our work cut out for us." "First comes listening to what is going on musically, then the reaction," Buddy Rich said on Johnny Carson. Rod - "Jazz drummers learn the art of musical conversation in phrasing, that art is applied when playing, without it things are dull and stiff. That is why most drum instructors tell their students to go back to jazz and study there to pick up some desired basics of developing applying interpretation with feeling." "My good friend Phil Gomez told me one time that he could identify that in my playing." What most of the other musicians are listening for is that phrasing and feeling, it makes the music come alive!"
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ROD'S HISTORY MUSIC BIO

EARLY SINGING -
By age 7 Roddie was singing in a recording studio to Disney child hit "Got No Strings" with his voice trainer from Clayton. Rod's close friend Donald Van Giles (now plays bass for several worship plays) who lived just down the street would get all the latest Beatles albums and they would go down in the basement to sing them regularly. Rod could pick the harmonies at a early age which later would be used as a backup and lead singer in the bands he worked with.

THE JOURNEY- My Start, Dedication, Professional Instructors
"I started to take accordion lessons when I was little. My Grandparents bought me and adult sized accordion. Back then, I asked my grandmother to play the drums but she said, your parents will never put-up with all that noise, little did she know!
Then at eight years old I met Ike and Tina Turner's Drummer Billy Gayles of St. Louis. It was there in that small little music store where I was taking lessons that I came upon this guy who was playing the High-Hat with a unique (Soul) style. He said, Do you wanna play drums? Yup! Well, if you do remember little boy that you've got to lay out that groove! He continued to go on playing magically on the high-hat cymbal in front of me with shuffle patterns and things that would dazzle any on looker! It was right there in that store that I decided someday I will be playing the drums.
Roddie took up playing drums at the age of 14, it was around the time Gene Krupa died. Since that year Rod has always felt a special sense of gratitude and appreciation for His style of playing. "My Dad was from the WW2 era so he lead me into all the Big Band stuff." Rod played in Jazz Lab Band.. also playing outside of school with the original "Keytones-Second Time Around (jazz)" (Richard Smith, Dan Jersan, Dennis DeQuette, Susan Smith) Band at "Lake St. Louis Country Club" every weekend! Rod had a unique opportunity to jam every Saturday at a local all day music hangout... the experience was fantastic for Rod! He studied most days from 3:00pm M-F after school till 9 or 10:00pm. His parents were obviously in support. For Rod's High School he played before the assembly Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" (Drummer Danny Seraphine - Chicago's rendition)and also sang the popular hit "Color My World."
Rod studied privately with percussionists Bob Matheny [Joe Bozzi Band], Joe Buerger [River City Ramblers], Carl Albright [Hosanna Integrity Music Tom Brooks], Kevin Gianino [Wester University playing currently Gary Dammer Big Band]. Rod is more of a 'Natural' Drummer though has been taught by some of this areas best drummers... Rod; "I think I have tried to learn, listening, and watching the greats...myself I'm still learning (I have personally met many) but all that effort never makes up for the 'Natural' gift from God that is within us... Gene and Buddy talked about the topic and others who were 'Naturally Gifted' drummers outside of themselves." "Some people on the fly can just pick up the sticks and do this thing,and I love when the spontaneous happens... the 'Natural' gift flows an the unexpected excels it makes the 'Naturally' gifted stand out head and shoulders from the rest...Oh,now I'm back quoting from Gene and Buddy, but its so true"...

MY FIRST DRUM SET -
Roddie- "I started out playing on pots and pans and boxes from the supermarket. I cut lawns to earn enough money for a set of bongos.
I still believe that there is something to studying and playing those raw primitive rhythm patterns that gets into us and fuzes into our playing. I heard Steward Copeland talk about the same experience of how that influenced what was being used in what he does on the drum set.
Once I stared playing them my parents heard me doing some rhythms as I would listen to records in my bedroom. I would play along. My Dad came home one day while I was cutting grass and told me he signed me up for lessons and presented me with my first snare drum and sticks. I went to one of those music store to take lessons where they teach you a beat and try to sell you a drum set right away. My Dad said, "If you stick with this for six months we'll try to get you a used set." My first set was a black white swirl Ludwig drum set just like the Ringo Star kit. I played for hours on it. It was the same setup as the Ginger Baker (Cream) kit with double bass drums, two rack toms and two floor toms. I started playing the smaller version of this kit with my first jazz band at Lake St. Louis Country Club every weekend! It was the bee's knees. I still have pictures of playing of me and that kit, pictures that my Mom got instead of my senior pictures from High School."

MORE ON MUSIC BIO
Roddie was a student of Bob Matheny and Joe Buerger here in town. Dave Weckl and I were students together at that time with Joe Buerger. Rod was one of Joe's best students. Rod also studied some with Carl Albright and Kevin Gianino after that.
"I cut my teeth on jazz, so I'm the type of player who listens and draws upon what other guys are doing... I feed upon that energy and something spontaneous and passionate happens when it comes out! (conversation with Rod)"
Roddie started playing drums here in St. Louis at the age of 14 and shortly was playing at the Lake St. Louis Country Club each week with the original "Keytones". "I learned early that the feeling thing was everything!" During his early days Rod also played with such bands as "Rain 3" Beatle Type Rockin-Roll Band(Yaw, Powers, Lambur)..also "Raw Birch"(the Betsy Bircher Band). Rod played with the original "Full House" Band (Berges, Dugan, Dugan, Lambur)." Rod subbed for Joe Buerger when he was booked up locally.

RIVER BOAT DAZE! (Spirit of St. Charles Riverboat)
Rod played on both the "Admiral" riverboat in St. Louis and the the "Spirit" of St. Charles riverboat. With "The Ragtime Boys" - What a gas to play jazz on the boat! Watch that turn and hold on the your drum kit when this thing turns against the current. Dan with his banjo strummin away singing with his mellow voice, and Rod clinking the cowbell and the woodblock trading 8's with the band as heard in the bijou picture show tune. That is "Rag" my friends. Just a roll of the drum and we're off rollin down the river. (The Ragtime Boys - Dan Stevens and others), Rod Lambur being interviewed by the St. Louis Post Dispatch and County Journals on His music and playing.

Club Engagements - Country, Popular, Rock

NASHVILLE LOCAL -
Roddie was Nashville Country Artist "Buddy Keele's" Main & Favorite Drummer in St. Louis. Rod also sang backup for the Buddy Keele Band (Xavers off the Lindberg strip by STL Airport). The "Buddy Keele Band" was competing with the Rod Scott Band, & Nick Nixon Band and was written up several times in the Post Dispatch of which Rod was named as Buddy's drummer. From articles in the Post and other news papers at the time read... "Keele's 15 year record at Xavier's," naming Rod on drums for his band.

CHRISTIAN CONTEMPORARY & WORSHIP - "Christian Drummer Rod Lambur"
Rod has played Christian Music & Worship at Grace Church St. Louis in the 80s with Kent Henry and others. Rod as the band leader played with guitarist/songwriter Steven Nelson and bass player Sam Bailey, and singer/songwriter Laura Bidwell in a group called Celestial.

AS A BAND LEADER -
Rod led and played on "The Spirit of St. Charles" Riverboat with His "Gospel" music group called; "Beth Boshert (singer) & The Good News." "The Good News" (Clark, Melton, Moore, Lambur) were written up in the Post Dispatch, St. Charles Post and 52 other local news papers on their fine playing- the heading entitled: "Rollin On The River - A Cruise With Spirit!" and "The Spirit Riverboat!"

CHRISTIAN JAZZ ON THE BOAT
David Moore is a smooth jazz Keyboardist, hook that with the slick mellow Bass tones of Vince Clark, couple that with the melodic Guitar of Steve Melton, and Drums of Rod Lambur and you have a combination for smooth Christian jazz. Most of the songs we did were worship tunes which we added solos to. The "Good News" was not only a backup band for singer Beth Boshert but stood on their own as the newspaper writer commented in astonishment about the tightness of the group that did smooth jazz "inspirational tunes" on the cruise.

VAST BAND EXPERIENCE -
Roddie has played drums here in town with a vast amount of bands which would include world class musicians... bands such as with "Blueberry JAM," (Dugan Brothers BB King type blue music/ Yard Birds type rhythm and blues), "Jim Powers" Band (Power Rock Group - In Concert Rod sang "Oh Darling," and "My Love" Paul McCartney score), Jazz Guitarist/ Bass Player - Glen Smith (Departure), "Raw Birch" (Singer Artist) "Betsy Bircher" Band (Eddy Frits' singer STL) recently backup singer with Ken Hesley -Glimps of Glory and her own new Cd "Believe on the road to Damascus"), Guitarist Bob Berges & Orginal "Full-House Band," Nashville Country Artist - "Buddy Keele," "The Pat Holt Singers," Spirit of St. Charles "Ragtime Boys," "The Good News" - (Lambur,Carson,Moore,Stevens), "Dan Brown's Dixieland Band" (on the down town Admiral river boat), Guitarist Doug Carson of the (Bob Kuban Band),Guitarist-Banjo-Clarinet Buddy West (Dan Stevens), Blues Guitarist Steve Nelson, Keyboardist -Phil Gomez of "Clav Sol," "Funklopedia," "St. Louis Bebop Review," 'Doc' Jim Evans (Bass Player touring with Merle Hagard, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, 38 Special)also has played with Bass player "Michael Liss" (with internationally known Blues Star -Boo Boo Davis) and has played modern Christian music and worship, (Jazz Worship with The Good News), played with well know organist (STL) "Denise Denny," played with Mosaic Fish, "Kevin Dascotte" (Guitarist with Mosaic Fish),"The Beatwoods,"(Worship Artists "Kent Henry," "Steven Burket," "Mary Wetzel," "Aaron Latina," "Corey Pursley," "Kingsley Walker" and "Scott Bowels") Modern Contemporary Worship Styles.... Contemporary Spirit Lead Worship/Black Gospel/ Southern Gospel, etc. for large Mega-Church and Churches in the STL area. Rod has played with the largest (a 16 piece worship orchestra) at Living Word Ministries (Full Gospel Pentecostal - Arkansas) [South County] not to leave out LWM's modern youth band "Zube" totally modern worship style! (171 passionate worship performances which ran 1 year and 2 months at Living Word Ministries) Rod has been played at Grace World Outreach (Grace Church STL), Liberty Christian Center (Independent), Church of God, Assemblies of God, Calvary Church... (Evangelical Free), Discovery Church (Independent),Hope Lutheran ELCA, Living Waters Ministries (AIGA), The 'Life' Church House Of Prayer, (including The Gathering -Friday Night), United Methodist Churches, Pentecostal Church of God, Four Square, The Bridge Fellowship (AWE Prophetic worship band), Independent Evangelical Community church of St. Charles, New Voice Church, Praise Worship Jam Session 2011, Church of The Shepherd, ...

Rod combines a Rock, Pan Celtic, Indy, Jazz-funk and Prophetic drumming style in worship and Christian bands.
In 2012 he aspires to do more ... looking for other dedicated musicians to play with.

Now Rod sometimes gigs around town musically... continuing playing with many outstanding professionals...

SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION -
Roddie's Born-Again/ Baptism In The Holy Spirit Experience With Jesus Christ...
In the 1980's Rod was in a deep search for the answers of life. Professionally he came to see through the facade and emptiness of his own success and others in the professional music business having the same struggles. "There was something missing that is all there was to it," said Rod. "My search came to a climax when Jesus personally made Himself real to me through several special ways in prayers that I had said." Through a short 2 year journey a series of profound events that took place and through the tail-end spiritual influences of the 'Jesus' Movement and some faithful testimonies of personal friends, Rod he came to the truths of the Gospel message that changed his life. "The Spirit of the living God is so real to me... when Jesus becomes your 'Friend and First Love' everything changes." 'I play drums with the passion that I am filled with when I spend time with Him!" "If you do not know Him personally contact me and I'll help you get a connection going... just you and the Lord." (Rod went on to study for a number of years for the ministry and holding an Full Gospel ordination for over 25 years. Rod plays exclusively for the Lord. "My inner spirit is my strength and drive in all I do. I share in 'The Passion of Jesus,' and as His ambassador on drums I seek to promote the Christian Music worldview and perspective in my playing, my speaking, and my teaching on drums."

PROPHETIC, And INTERCESSION, SOAKING ELEMENT OF DRUMMING
Rod started playing under the unique influence and inspiration of the Holy Spirit during services and played very powerfully in which there came interpretations out of that playing of which the congregation received numerous times. Rod has used his drumming in spiritual warfare in times of intercession and worship in which it brought breakthroughs! All of this was done according the the Spirit' will and ability (the gift of God) which Rod gives all the praise and glory to, dedicating it all to his Lord Jesus Christ. Prophetic is different than Soaking style drumming. It is declarative by proclamation, resounding in clarity, and always giving its voice to a specific theme. The Intercession and Soaking element incorporates hand drums and effects along with the drum set. There are musician interludes which rise and fall in which the backdrop is filled in with various percussion. Soaking music is meditative... so the music can either be very powerful or delicate at times. The point of Soaking music is to take us into a journey, ministering to the individual spirit, soul, and body. For more info on the prophetic stream of music check out my blog at "Passion Drummer for Jesus."

Rod has started a new Christian worship rock group. Rod now leads an electric rock band...doing Drum set plus percussion hand drums. This band does original Christian music and worship.

Join now...
"PASSION DRUMMER FOR JESUS - DRUM CIRCLE!"
Rod Lambur's own weekly worship drum circle meets to promote passionate worship of Jesus Christ through hand drum percussion instruments. Contact Rod for more details!

His Hand Drum Playing
Rod also plays various hand drums which include: (thai) ramwong (means: festival sm.drum - two headed),spanish bottle drum (like UDU or IBO type vessel drum), native indian drums,jembe (african), doumbek (mid-east), bodhram (frame drum), congas, cahun (means: fat conga -wood crate south-america), india bells, shells, ratan, taptan, baboo wall, chatter shells and other percussions instruments as a backup player behind local acoustic musicians in smaller groups.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND ROD AT FACEBOOK!
Rod Lambur - Worship arts / Christian band performer / Prophetic musician / prophet/ speaker/ teacher/ minister/ instructor - Percussionist, Speaker & teacher at Christian Worship events, churches, and music training events...
Rod is the founder of "PASSION DRUMMERS FOR JESUS!" Check out the BLOG at - http://passiondrummerforjesus.blogspot.com/

For Scheduled Bookings...contact Rod through Facebook!!!

Looking a Drummer for your Christian band? /A Sub Drummer for a night or week? Rod is versatile in different styles of music.
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CHECK OUT MY DRUM GROOVES!
Consider Rod for your project...
My Experienced ... My time playing out... I've got what your looking for. I'm local to the St. Louis Metro and Surrounding Areas...
Check me out at an audition... call me if you are looking for a drummer just call 6363669673 give me all your details...... I do play regularly out.. so booking me into your Christian band or church gig is a call me as soon as possible situation.

Thanks,
*Passion Drummer For Jesus!

Rod Lambur
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If you are interested in having some sessions and learning email me back!

NOW TAKING IN NEW DRUM STUDENTS...
"Some Things Are Taught - Some Things Are Caught! Approach."
Topics Covered:
Basic Stick And Finger Control
Basics Around The Set
Fills And Phrasing
Different Musical Styles And Feels
Music Ear Development
SESSION RATES AS FOLLOW...2012
30 MIN. = $16.00
60 MIN. = $26.00
Incentive Discounts for prepaid sessions.
ALL SESSIONS ARE MAY BE BOOKED MONTH TO MONTH OR
BOOKED AT LEST AHEAD ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE.
CANCELLATION TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE.
$7.00 OVERRIDE CHARGE FOR NON-NOTIFIED CANCELLATIONS.
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Most musicians know that all 'Rock' music (along with other types) have come out of the roots of Jazz fundamentally ... so being a 'Jazz-Rock' type player flexing also between Africa, Latin, and Celtic styles of music...which styles are in today's modern contemporary Christian worship and Gospel music, I thought I would list some of my favorites below. (My Dad got me into the whole Big-Band thing!)

Some Of My Jazz Favorites
Dorothy Lamour (Jazz Singer)-"There is this rumor going around that Mary Leta "Dorothy (Slaton)Lambour-Lambur-Lamour" is actually my distant Aunt Dottie who was adopted into the Lambour family (Clarence) and later change her name to "Lamour?" Is it true?! or not?? (Dorothy Lamour - outstanding jazz singer (sang with both the Herbie Kay and Eddy Duchin orchestras and became the an American Icon - actress, comedian with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby!... Bob Hope said of her... "She (Dorothy)is the classiest Lady I have ever known!" I never got to know her personally (I did read her book), but my family would sure talk of her coming by to visit family members in St. Louis. My own Grandfather (the Banker) had a relationship with her in that when she came in town they would have dinner and talk about many things and that would especially include U.S. War Bonds (she did more for U.S War Bonds than any other in raising those funds for the World War II effort). ... she passed Sept. 22, 1996)

Jimmy Dorsey - I never met this Big Band leader but my Father had during the 2nd world war. The sound of this band was hot as a pistol. My Father introduced me to the whole Big Band thing. Thanks Dad!
Gene Krupa - My Father gave me a vintage drumstick of Gene Krupa. That was hot stuff! I just had started playing, I heard all his records. Gene had a style like no one else, his playing actions just floor me to this day, he was supreme!
I personally relate to Gene because he's all heart in his playing. Gene like myself studies for the ministry. In Gene's times ministry and playing drums didn't mix like it does today. I sometimes wonder what an impact the world would have had if Gene would have been able to bring his playing and faith together publicly. Thank God that those taboos are in the past so great players can be free with their Christian beliefs.
Buddy Rich - I met Buddy personally here in St. Louis, his salt was everything I heard it was. He was the man! No body I know worked as hard for being the world greatest drummer. To most they thought it all came easy for him. Buddy always made playing look easy, but his devotion to his playing was like one no I've every known. He was powerful, he was a driving force, and he is forever "BUDDY."
Louie Bellson - I met Louie here in St. Louis and personally talked with him. Louie is a soft and gentle guy... he has great grace around the set. Bellson's sound is clean... and sharp. The clinics he did in this area were outstanding. When Louie got to the hall and off the road his first question to me was......"Is there anywhere around here were I could get some soup." "I always try to eat light before playing..."
He was a amazing person to meet with many approaches on drums and deep in his view on life itself. Louie Bellson is one of the renown 'Big Three' Big Band Jazz Drummers of his era, as Duke Ellington calls him the world's best. Louie was a Christian and is listed at http://www.drummersforjesus.com/ under Christian Drummers.
Butch Miles - Well, when I heard Count Basie, Butch was humming on the tubs and when the orchestra all stood up and started whaling in sequence side to side the whole audience came unglued and got up on their feet. I must say that Butch Miles should be rated along side the Big Three in my book because of his experience with playing with some of the greats in big band jazz.
Roy Burns - I met Roy three times, first at the Lake St.Louis Warf in the 1970's after that at the award celebration presented at U-City High School to Dave Weckle, then sometime later I talked in depth with Him at the Breckenridge Hotel(playing with keyboardist Eddy Fritz and singer Betsy Bircher) in St. Louis right before he started the Aquarian Company. I always have enjoyed Roy's insights.
Ed Shaughnessy - I met Ed here in St. Louis. He went over the Mid-Eastern/India drum counting methods and playing around the set. Ed is huge in my book... what dynamics, double-bass tech., etc..
Influences
Straight ahead great back beat.. improvisation according to what is creatively happening or the song calls for... and can play all styles ...
Equipment List
Beat Of Heaven
Rod Lambur's Studio Setup
10 Sabin Cymbals (for better sustain)-
YE OLD STUDIO DRUM SET- for Studio Recording or Gigs - 7 piece "Acoustic Set" (12 sm. tom -14 medal snare -13 sm. tom -16 fl.tom -16 ft. tom -20 bass drum sizes w/double bass pedal) - 1960's Japanese Drum set 'sounds like original drum sets used to cut all that good-time music we listened to for years on the radio. Great for jazz and that warmer sound...

Various Hand percussion drums... listed in Music History Bio.

Influences
Love those first takes...
Straight ahead great back beat.. improvisation according to what is creatively happening or song calls for... can play all styles ...

Equipment List

Rod Lambur's Cymbals Setup
Sabin AAX and OMNI Cymbals - 14" AAX Studio Hats, 18" fast crash, 17" fast crash, 16" fast crash, 18" Omni, 22" Omni, 10"splash, 18" china, 15" Ozone, 7" Ice Bell.

BIRCH EQ READY STUDIO DRUM SET- for Studio Recording or Gigs - 7 piece
7 piece "PEARL Acoustic Drum Set" (10, 12, 13 rack tom -14x5 Pearl steel snare -14 floor tom -16 floor tom -22x18 bass drum sizes w/double bass pedal). Overhead Toms, Snare mic and Bass shure mics - dedicated PA system for sound and special effects (like slap back, etc.).
Various Hand percussion drums... listed in Music History Bio.

Influences

Love those first takes...
Straight ahead great back beat.. improvisation according to what is creatively happening or song calls for... can play all styles ...

What I really love about my "Omni" Cymbals is you get 2 cymbals in 1. Drummers always want to mix things up to make it more interesting, so my Omni's give me that opportunity... which causes people's heads to turn and say, "What is that guy doing on the drums?" Nice! Thanks Sabian. =-)

Equipment List

Rod Lambur's Cymbals Setup
Sabin AAX and OMNI Cymbals - 14" AAX Studio Hats, 18" fast crash, 16" fast crash, 18" Omni, 22" Omni, 11"splash, 18" china, 15" Ozone, 7" Ice Bell..

BIRCH EQ READY STUDIO DRUM SET- for Studio Recording or Gigs - 7 piece
7 piece "PEARL Acoustic Drum Set" (10, 12, 13 rack tom -14x5 Pearl steel snare -14 floor tom -16 floor tom -22x18 bass drum sizes w/double bass pedal). Overhead Toms, Snare mic and Bass shure mics - dedicated PA system for sound and special effects (like slap back, etc.).

Various Hand percussion drums... listed in Music History Bio.
(Acoustic gigs)includes hand percussion instruments from the old world!