Steve Pruitt has toured and/or recorded with Eddie Gomez, Mike Stern, Snarky Puppy, Oz Noy, and many others. He was a finalist in the 2000 Guitar Center Drum-Off and went on to study with Ed Soph at North Texas. In this episode, Steve talks about: Facing a lot of adversity quickly at North Texas The differences and similarities in his approach to straight ahead jazz vs. fusion How he things about the word "integrity" "Finding the dance" that makes the music work with certain musicians or groups Taking responsibility, "even when it isn't fair to" The chapter of his life and career spent in South Korea⁠⁠⁠Here's our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here's our Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here's our HomepageLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices