If you were one of those kids, you would cherish and remember this for the rest of your life, getting to play with Jimmy.

that drummer played it almost perfect

This is actually fantastic. I love how jimmy doesn't dumb down his playing for them.

Jimmy is officially the coolest person alive. Awesome that he did this.

Girl nailed the solo though. Rock on

i am so happy School of Rock provides music education for struggling drummers like this one.

Left foot keeping time on the hi hat like a freaking atomic watch while hands are all over the set. Always a sign of a high quality drummer schooled in jazz. One of the greats. JC.

The singer actually looks a bit like young Billy Corgan, right? Amazing video. What a great drummer Jimmy is.

i love jimmy chamberlin's drumming... it's a mix of power, subtlety, simplicity, and creativity all in one.... so unique

Singer looks like Billy somewhat! Haha! Billy is a ginger Irishman... Lucky kids got to meet the greatest drummer of all time from my favorite band of all time! The Smashing Pumpkins! SP forever........

The young lady playing the green strat is pretty darn good. Nice job with the solo. Good job by them all.

The smile on the kids face at 4.20 when Jimmy turns on the power. Priceless.

This makes me smile knowing the path that Jimmy was on for so many years with his drug problem. It would be such a waste of talent if he wasn’t still here and able to share his gifts with everyone.

That girl nailed the solo!!

He hits his flams with so much power and yet it's all coming from the wrists and fingers. So cool to watch.

You kids have noooooo idea how lucky you are to have Jimmy in the same room with you guys. Terrific job!

Drum students: How many times can you hit crash cymbals in one song? Jimmy: Yes.

Oh my god, playing along with Jimmy would have been my #1 dream in life when I was a teenager. It's crazy that even though this is probably one of his simpler drum parts for a SP song, it's still far beyond 95% of the rest of rock drumming out there.

Awesome. These kids learned a valuable lesson here. Having an on point drummer is everything to a band. Great job guys

0:23 that cymbal hit sent straight to the soul of the lead guitarist. Awesome!

The grin on the face of the guitarist on the left is great.

The kid playing bass is fucken amazing!

The best drummer these kids will ever play with!

What a inspiration, kids nailed it!! And Jimmy still makes it sound like he hasn't played that a million times, he is such a one of a kind, always practicing to be the Best he can be and it shows in so many ways!! This made my day!!

I am so proud of those kids for getting in there and committing themselves to music. That song is not necessarily an easy one to play, but they rolled up their sleeves and learned it, then played it at the pace that Jimmy set for it . Awesome job guys, happy to see it.

at 0:49 when he does the snare fill with one hand...god tier

Absolute goosebumps watching this! I was lucky enough to meet JC, my biggest drum hero, a couple years back at the UK London Drum Show just before he released his second Jimmy Chamberlin Complex album...they say you should never meet your heroes; man, am i glad i got to meet him! He had all the time in the world for us and was totally down to earth and real... a real cool dude! :) The kids done great here, the young lady who played the solo section towards the end of the song really impressed me, but you were all fantastic! This is what music should be - giving back to the next generation and inspiring them to enjoy one of the greatest feelings in life; the love of playing live music with friends, and the joy of honing your skill on an instrument! Well done one and all, and JC, you just get cooler as time goes by man!

KIds faces glowing in awe and joy, smiling, playing with "the real deal" who's both committed and humble, this is what music really is about... Much respect to JImmy Chamberlin.

insanely cool that this happened, this makes Jimmy THE coolest person from any of the 90s hands down.

Jimmy locks in….and the comfortable thunder is something to behold.

You’ve got to live Jimmy Chamberlin guesting at the SoR!

The kid singing looks like a young Billy Corgan. For what I could hear, he sounded pretty good. I did not expect the girl to play the solo. She did a fantastic job.

most of these kids have no idea how lucky they are to have been in a room for something like this. they're like "wow... that was cool" and then they'll grow up and learn way more about tons of music and look back and go "ok. that was actually the coolest moment in my entire life."

Absolutely epic. These kids are great and Jimmy plays like this is the take that was going to get used in the studio.

The torch is being passed, little dudes and ladies. Make us proud. Write some great music!

Wish I could have heard more of the kids. Sounded like they were pretty good, but all I could really hear well was Jimmy and we all know he's going to kill it.

I am so envious of the KZfaq generation! I had to wait for Chamberlain to play on TV or find VHS bootlegs! Now everything is so accessible. Anyway I'm glad Jimmy has cleaned up and kicking ass! This performance is awesome. The kids are so happy!

"Who is righteous, what is bold!!!" Jimmy is a living legend. Man this was cool for those kids, they can't have any full concept of it...maybe some of their parents did though! 👍

Small kit and still sounds like gold.. Jimmy is 🔥🔥🔥

Man, you kids are so lucky to jam Cherub with Jimmy. How cool is that and what a great dude 👍

love this....one of my favorite drummers and obviously a down to earth guy!

You just don't get any cooler than Jimmy Chamberlin as a rock drummer, and with him doing this for this group of kids, it just left the atmosphere. So awesome

Jimmy sets the bar high for these aspiring musicians! Love Jimmy's playing, freaking amazing. Huge fan.

he's seamlessly jammed with the young musicians like he was in the band for a long time... great playing by the students certainly helped :D

What a treat for the kids. Once in a lifetime.

the face of jimmy "ok kid, you wana play "

I love this! Jimmy is the greatest drummer EVER!!!

Jimmy to this day is still one of my favorite drummers!

This is awesome man. Jimmy is on a different level to most rock drummers. That kid on the left is like "holy shit!"

This is so cool. Imagine beeing one of those kids. My hat's off to good guy Jimmy.

like how cool is it, " hey i play a band and the drummer was jimmy chamberlin

Jimmy your a legend for doing this, you’re a great human being. What a great performance from them all, love the smiles on the faces. Great stuff lead singer love the passion, lead guitarist you nailed the solo, bass player got the groove and love the thumbs up at the end and guy to right of lead guitarist awesome stuff! 👍👊 you’ve all got big futures as musicians 👏♥️

JIMMMMMYY !!!!! YOUR THE BEST, DUDE !!!! The kids did a freakin great job!

I can't believe how lucky they were! What a drummer! Best I've ever seen live by miles

She is a total axe queen. Brilliant.

Jimmy's the man. How cool of him to stop by and perform with the kids.

What a great guy. Imagine how lucky those kids must feel!

The bass player was KILLING IT! Love it!

I don't think we have enough guitars in the mix! Lol. Although I heard they dubbed up to 50 guitar tracks in Siamese Dream for that wall of sound effect.

This is so wholesome. Besides the kids having so much fun - they have Jimmy Fucking Chamberlin on drums!!!!!! You know those kids will never forget this moment for all their lives. What an experience. Love the joy!

I have watched this 20 times !!!! I can’t get enough

Criminally underrated drummer.

That was so cool! She really nailed the solo too! I can't imagine how awesome it would feel to have an opportunity to play with JC killing the drums behind you. They'll remember this forever.

Having Jimmy behind the kit must be like having a jet engine behind you car

That was amazing! obviously jimmy was awesome but so were those kids on the guitars, the girl nailed the solo too..! loved it!

I love it. So good see them jamming with a master.

This give me chills, it's so tender to see the Master with the kids.

The best sound i´ve ever heard, Chamberlin!

This is the absolute best. Jimmy is a class act through and through. Not to mention, one of the best drummers ever to sit behind the kit. He can wow anyone at any time with the best of them, but has always preferred to play with emotion and heart instead. Love this guy.

Jimmy is a savant level drummer so glad to see him alive and well after what he's been through

it's just so awesome that a rock god like jimmy chamberlin is willing to take time to spend with some kids and jam... he is even more of a rock god for doing this!

Absolutely fantastic! Jimmy was such a gentleman to agree to do this and you can tell he was impressed!

Jimmy is so solid. He makes any band sound great. And he totally explodes...

My son did school of rock, it’s an awesome organization. Hope they survive covid. These kids rock

That drummers gonna make it one day lol. THIS IS HOW OUR MUSIC LIVES ON!!!

Jimmy is the man !

Jimmy is an absolute master of GrooVe and dynamics:]

This video just made my day! Very good talented people, i bet everyone would be so proud to play music with Jimmy Chamberlin!

So cool of Jimmy to do that, the kids looked really stoked, he's a great drummer and a great guy, big up to him!!!🤗

love it!!!!!!!!! Great job Jimmy spending time with those lucky kids. You're an inspiration

Amazing energetic performance from everyone!! Jimmy looks at home

Jimmy was and always will be an inspiration for me as a drummer. What a man

Iam Sure the Drummer have the potential to be a Rockstar 🤘🏻

Thats pretty cool , as a dad i know this would be a very memorable experience for those kids.

Awesome! Wish the vocals were louder, they sounded good from what little I could hear.

Boy, that drummer kid may have a future in Rock .... ;)

Fabulous! Drummer freaking nailed it! (-;

I absolutely ❤ this video!! Jimmy Chamberlain’s intricate little fills and awesome snare rolls drive the Smashing Pumpkins songs and always leave me playing air drums when listening to em. What an awesome, talented, underrated drummer!

Everything about this is awesome. Kids nailed it whilst having the time of their lives and Jimmy continues to play and rock it with passion. He's the reason I started drumming and if I could become half as talented as this man I would be very happy :) very lucky kids! Also the singer is the spitting image of Billy. Doppelgänger?

What a privilege for those kids. jimmy my favorite drummer ever. Props to the girl for the solo.

Jimmy is an absolute beast behind the drum kit.

Jimmy is the best drmmer that i have heard

what a drummer..and a great person too!!

Teal stratocaster killed it!

Super cool of JC to do that. This kids will never forget playing with one of the greats

The lead guitarist and vocalist even remembers me young Billy|! :D

JC is one of the greatest drummers of all time!

The kids were superb and what a pleasure it was to see Mr. Chamberlein at work.... just crushing that freakin drumkit!! Great job all around, singing and playing at the same time isnt easy and the young man up front did wonderfully considering his youth and experience level. Great tune!!

The kids did great! Jimmy was awesome as always, too.

Jimmy is a true legend