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Ginger Baker
Cream’s Pioneering Double Bass Wonder ( 0 Issue)
Ginger gained fame as a member of Cream, featuring Jack Bruce on bass and Eric Clapton on guitar.
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Jeff Ballard
Drum Wizard (July 2007 Issue)
This much is unanimously agreed upon: In the hierarchy of jazz drummers, Jeff Ballard has climbed so high he can clearly see the summit.
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Travis Barker
Action Man (May 2005 Issue)
After a brief photo shoot at a Hollywood recording studio, Travis Barker is off to lunch. In his
brand-new, jet-black, V12-powered BMW sedan, he rides shotgun and fiddles with the stereo. Swapping discs in the changer,
Barker finally lands on something he's into.
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Travis Barker
Life After Blink (July 2005 Issue)
With Blink-182 on an "indefinite hiatus," master slammer Travis
Barker has his sights
set on his next release with another group'the
sophomore album, titled Haunted Cities, from The Transplants.
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Travis Barker
Not Just
A Punk Drummer (July 2005 Issue)
Most of our favorite
drummers could go days, weeks, or months without
being stopped and
recognized in public. Such is not the case with Blink-182's Travis
Barker.
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Travis Barker
Blink-182’s Man About Town ( 0 Issue)
Though he’s largely known as a high-energy punk drummer, Travis in fact studied jazz and was exposed to many different styles of music early on.
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Julio Barreto
Mountain Moving Time (July 2005 Issue)
With the release of Iyab', his premiere album as bandleader, Barreto
is destined to climb his own pinnacle of success.
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Matt Barrick
Walking To His Own Beat (November 2008 Issue)
All drummers should add seeing The Walkmen’s Matt Barrick playing “The Rat” live to their “bucket lists."
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Russell Batiste
Spreading The Groove (July 2005 Issue)
It wasn't that Russell Batiste needed
another project when the
idea of Vida Blue was presented to him last
year. But once he sat down to jam with Phish's Page McConnell and
The
Allman Brothers' Oteil Burbridge, the deal was done.
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Ray Bauduc
His Own Inimitable Style (January 2010 Issue)
Bauduc was a skilled, fiery soloist who knew how to combine showmanship with musicality. A loose, relaxed player, he was one of the first to utilize two small toms on the bass drum, and has also been credited with inventing a pedal tom-tom that was operated like a timpani.
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Eddie Bayers
Studio Start Joins
Two Bands (July 2005 Issue)
Eddie Bayers is blown away by the fact that, after thirty years of
first-call recording status, he's recently become a member of two bands.
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Marcus Baylor
Total Awareness (December 2008 Issue)
The Yellowjackets are a bit of a mystery in a jazz world that likes to conveniently categorize its various styles. You can’t describe them as smooth jazz or fusion, but they’re certainly not a revisionist bebop group either.
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Frank Beard
ZZ Top, XXX, And Other Monsters (July 2005 Issue)
Frank Beard of ZZ Top has created his share of monsters. See if you
recognize one of them in the following scenario. You're barely into your first set with your local bar band when somebody
howls, "Play some ZZ Top!"
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Carter Beauford
Dave Matthews’ Ace In The Hole ( 0 Issue)
I’m at a point now where I want to get that into our music in the heaviest way possible.
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Jay Bellerose
Vintage Twists With Joe Henry (July 2005 Issue)
Watching Jay Bellerose climb behind his kit as troubadour Joe Henry
walks on stage is an eye-catching moment. The mishmash assortment of vintage drum gear looks just as likely to fall apart as it
does to offer uniquely resounding percussive tones.
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Jay Bellerose
All In A Year’s Work (March 2009 Issue)
If you caught Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on 2008’s Raising Sand tour, you couldn’t help but focus on the guy providing the heartbeat to the harmony-laden, roots-and-roll revue, Jay Bellerose.
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Louie Bellson
Still Swinging At 80 (July 2005 Issue)
When one of the greatest drummers of all time turns eighty,
celebrations are
held all over the country - from coast to coast for months.
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Charlie Benante
Comin' For You (July 2005 Issue)
The New York-based thrash metal drummer isn't just about getting
behind his Tamas and churning out blast beats to whatever material is present. Benante's service in Anthrax plays a much
larger role than what's typically expected of a metal drummer.
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Mike Bennett
With A Nod To Percussion (September 2008 Issue)
We weren’t kidding when we featured Mike Bennett in our On The Move section a couple of years ago. Back then, Bennett was occupied with a host of gigs in the LA music scene.
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Han Bennink
Solo Snare Escapades (May 2008 Issue)
Known to solo with anything that will instantly augment his kit, from clogs to a fire alarm, Han Bennink is Holland’s most radical drumming export.
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Han Bennink
Things No Drummer Has Ever Done (December 2009 Issue)
In his video, Solo, Dutch phenomenon Han Bennink does things no drummer has ever done in any performance, much less on video. Han ties ropes around a drumset and then crashes the drums and cymbals together like dominoes spinning in a percussion blender. He plays a bird whistle while sticking it between the cymbals of a hi-hat. He makes art from broken drumheads. He plays the drums with wooden clogs. He plays a chair, he plays a cardboard box. He screams, he growls, he covers the drums in white cloth and walks away.
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Ignacio Berroa
Havana Hot Head (September 2006 Issue)
Imagine growing up in a country where playing music is illegal, where practicing religion can get you yanked out of your home in the middle of the night, and where the only available drum instructor is some moldy Russian guy with enough ear hair to start a small forest.
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Pete Best
The Original Beatle Grooves On New Solo Album (February 2009 Issue)
Pete Best, the original drummer for The Beatles, has returned to performing in recent years. He’s also just released his first-ever CD as a leader, Haymans Green, which will definitely remind you that he was once a Beatle.
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Timm Biery
Coming Up With Options (October 2006 Issue)
Timm Biery is in the midst of a lengthy tour with Nils Lofgren, supporting the guitarists recent album Sacred Weapon, which was recorded at Lofgren’s home in Arizona.
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Jason Bittner
Proving Speed, Power, And Musicality Can Go Hand In
Hand (July 2005 Issue)
"I don't really work on foot speed at
this point, because I think I'm fast enough. I would rather spend my practice time on something that will bring a new and
different aspect to my drumming."
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Jason Bittner
Dedicated Metal (July 2005 Issue)
Want to know the true
meaning of a dedicated drummer? How about warming up
your chops on
practice pads in the back of a U-Haul trailer at 9:30 A.M. and in 95 degree
weather, all in preparation for taking
the stage at 10 A.M. on the
grueling second stage at Ozzfest.
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Jason Bittner
Man Or Machine? (May 2007 Issue)
In the wee morning hours of 2004, Jason Bittner put on his slippers, leashed the hounds, and left his Albany, New York home to pick up the latest issue of Modern Drummer.
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Brant Bjork
Fu
Manchu Rocks (July 2005 Issue)
Let's put it this way: Brant Bjork's parents were all for him playing the
drums. He got a snare and a hi-hat for his eleventh birthday, and his folks eventually bought him an entire kit - but they
weren't about to give it to him gratis. "They wanted me to work in the yard for each drum," he recalls.
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Jimmy Carl Black
Hearing Is Believing (May 2008 Issue)
Jimmy Carl Black, of Mothers Of Invention and Captain Beefheart fame, just turned seventy–and says last year was one of his busiest ever.
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Cindy Blackman
The Lady Comes To Play (June 2008 Issue)
Last year, drumming dynamo Cindy Blackman left behind her big-ticket rock gig with Lenny Kravitz to unleash the jazz devil inside.
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John Blackwell
Playing With Royalty (July 2005 Issue)
John Blackwell always listened to his dad's advice, and it's paid off,
big time. "Growing up, my dad used to tell me, 'If you want to make any money in this business, play in the
pocket.'"
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John Blackwell
Helping JT Bring SexyBack (February 2007 Issue)
John Blackwell had a problem most drummers wouldn’t mind dealing with. Does he wait around for Prince to decide what his next adventure will be? Or does he work on his solo record, Forever Jia (dedicated to his late daughter).
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Brian Blade
Always Be Reacting (July 2008 Issue)
Brian Blade has performed and recorded with some of the greatest musicians of this or any era.
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Hal Blaine
A Hit Record’s Best Friend ( 0 Issue)
Blaine came to define the drum beat of Top-40 radio.
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Art Blakey
Hard Swingin' Primal Groove (January 2010 Issue)
It's safe to say that nobody swung harder than Art Blakey. Just check out any recording with the hard-bop pioneer at the throne, and you're bound to find the drummer's primal groove at work.
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Michael Bland
Former Prince Sideman Joins Soul Asylum (September 2006 Issue)
Most MD readers know Michael Bland as that funky R&B drummer who played with Prince for seven years during the ’90s. And in fact, you can hear him on the title track of Prince’s latest recording, 3121.
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Eric Bobo
Cypress Hill'stretching Percussion Boundaries (July 2005 Issue)
Although Eric Bobo would tag Cypress Hill as his
main gig, his current focus is a solo project. "It's a Latin jazz album, a return to roots for me, because that's my
background," Bobo explains. "It's not really anything that goes with the whole recent Latin explosion.
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Jim Bogios
Following The Leader (July 2005 Issue)
Jim Bogios was amazingly calm for someone who was about to perform two huge
concerts at separate venues in one night. Earlier this year he was scheduled to perform with The Dixie Chicks at the Universal
Ampitheatre in Los Angeles for a Recording Artists Coalition (RAC) benefit. That performance would follow a show at the LA Forum
with Sheryl Crow. He'd have to do dual soundchecks and performances in very diverse areas of LA. But Bogios was pumped
for it.
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Jim Bogios
From Sheryl Crow To Counting Crows (March 2008 Issue)
Many drummers are aware that Jim Bogios left Sheryl Crow for Counting Crows back in 2003. But Jim hasn’t really talked about the transition, until now.
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Cyrus Bolooki
Fan Turned Drummer? (July 2005 Issue)
Florida's New Found Glory has been rocketing in popularity over the past
few months, thanks in part to their hit, "Hit Or Miss," which hails from the band's self-titled MCA debut.
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Cyrus Bolooki
The Commander Returns (July 2005 Issue)
Cyrus Bolooki and his bandmates in New Found Glory have successfully
climbed over the hump of their 2002 sophomore release Sticks And Stones, returning with their third major-label recording,
Catalyst.
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Cyrus Bolooki
New-Found Fame (July 2005 Issue)
Cyrus Bolooki doesn't take life or fame for granted. In October of last year, while on tour with his fellow New Found Glory bandmates--vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Steve Klein and Chad Gilbert, and bassist Ian Grushka--Bolooki had a freak accident. "We had finished a show in New York City," he recalls, "and at the end of the show all the lights went out as planned. Unfortunately, there was no barrier on the back of the stage, no railing or anything. I got off my drum riser and proceeded to walk to the left side of the stage--or what I thought was the left side of the stage--and actually walked off the back of the stage. I fell about thirty feet and landed on my left arm, breaking it in half and breaking three bones in my back. That night I didn't think I was ever going to be able to play drums again."
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Jason Bonham
UFO And Beyond (August 2005 Issue)
After taking time off to get sober, re-prioritize his life, and bond with his family,
Jason Bonham is back on his drum throne and staying busy.
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Jason Bonham
Son Of Thunder (February 2008 Issue)
The rumors started spreading months before the official press release went out: “Led Zeppelin is getting back together and they’re going on tour.” MD, like everyone else, was getting excited at the possibility.
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Mike Bordin
Ozzy's Master Of Metal (August 2005 Issue)
It's beyond belief when we found out we were playing for the
Queen
of England," Mike Bordin gushes about his latest gig with the hugely
popular Ozzy Osbourne. And "amazing" just
about describes Bordin's
healthy career as a highly sought-after rock drummer. Through two
decades of touring and
recording experience in various name-brand rock
acts, including Faith No More, Korn, Jerry Cantrell (of Alice In Chains
fame),
and most recently Ozzy Osbourne, the lively and talkative
dreadlocked super-slammer still appears bewildered by the
accelerating
caliber of gigs and challenges thrown his way.
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Paul Bostaph
Downsizing For Speed (August 2005 Issue)
When one thinks of the quintessential Slayer drummer - whether it's Dave
Lombardo, Jon Dette, or in recent years, Paul Bostaph - a mammoth drumkit is what one pictures him seated behind. But Paul
Bostaph is about to change that notion.
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Paul Bostaph
Metal Risk-Taker (June 2008 Issue)
Slayer, Testament, Exodus, Systematic, Forbidden: Over the past couple of decades, drummer Paul Bostaph’s résumé reads like a “wish list” of heavy rock, metal, and thrash acts.
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Paul Bostaph
Risk-Taking Metal Journeyman ( 0 Issue)
Over the past couple of decades, drummer Paul Bostaph’s résumé reads like a “wish list” of heavy rock, metal, and thrash acts.
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Rob Bourdon
Midnight Confessions (July 2007 Issue)
Back in 1999, Rob Bourdon was just another drummer in LA, playing with his band Linkin Park, doing the rounds of clubs, and working on his loops, beats, and pieces.
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Terry Bozzio
Two Of A Perfect Pair (August 2005 Issue)
Terry Bozzio and Pat Mastelotto have much in common.
They've both worked with legendary rhythmic compositional masterminds, they both left LA for Austin, Texas, and when they
finally had a chance to get together, the obvious thing to do was...play!
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Frank Briggs
Burning The Fuse! (November 2008 Issue)
Best known for his top-selling instructional book/DVD, The Complete Modern Drum Set, LA-based drummer/educator Frank Briggs exposes his jazz-fusion roots on his first solo recording, China Ranch.
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Billy Brimblecom
Overcoming The Losss Of A Limb (April 2007 Issue)
In early 2005, drummer Billy Brimblecom was excited about his new band, Blackpool Lights. The fledgling group he’d recently formed and was on the cusp of recording its debut album. Then Billy got the kind of news no one wants to hear. “A week after we played our first show, I found out that I had cancer,”
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Jim Brock
On The Nature Of Drumming (March 2007 Issue)
Jim Brock’s new CD/DVD set, The Nature Of Drumming, is an inspirational look at what makes this fine drummer/percussionist tick.
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Michael Brueggen
Solid With Supagroup (August 2005 Issue)
New Orleans-based rock 'n' roll traditionalists Supagroup spent
half of 2003 and most of 2004 on the road with bands like Queens Of The Stone Age, Fu Manchu, and Drive By Truckers, touring in
relentless support of its much praised, self-titled fourth album.
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Bill Bruford
Our Prog Forefather (October 2007 Issue)
Progressive rock’s evolution from its nascent days in London’s university halls and local clubs to stadium-filling global phenomenon has its roots in the tumultuous melting pot of 1960s rock and psychedelia.
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Bill Bruford
Envelope-Pusher ( 0 Issue)
Bruford has spent most of his playing career on a never-ending quest for new musical vistas.
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Sam Bryant
Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Grooveologist (August 2005 Issue)
It took a little inside politics and a lot of passionate
playing to get Sam Bryant into The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band four years ago. Shepherd and his band were running up and
down the East Coast to support their 1995 release Ledbetter Heights when they made a stop in Bryant's hometown of
Wilmington, North Carolina. Bryant heard Shepherd was looking for a new stickman, so he wrangled his band the opening slot.
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Bob Bryar
The Long Road To Success (April 2007 Issue)
As the drummer for one of the hottest acts working today, you might think that Bob Bryar is a “flash in the pan” success story. But he’s had to go through a lot to get to where he is today.
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Brendan Buckley
Ready For The Good Times (August 2005 Issue)
Brendan Buckley is on a roll. Besides touring and recording
with
South American superstar Shakira, he's been involved with co-writing
and producing her Pepsi commercial and the
track "Fool" off her first
English multi-platinum CD, Laundry Service
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Dave Buckner
Paramour Drumming (March 2007 Issue)
When the members of Papa Roach chose to live for several months in LA’s historic Paramour Mansion while recording their band’s fifth album, drummer Dave Buckner got a bit more creative inspiration than he expected. “The Paramour is definitely haunted,” Buckner explains.
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Chuck Burgi
From Broadway To Billy (October 2006 Issue)
When Billy Joel decided to tour this year, Chuck Burgi went from holding the drum chair in Billy’s Broadway musical Movin’ Out to being the drummer in the legendary artist’s band.
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Jordan Burns
Punk Attitude, Prog Chops (August 2005 Issue)
'You can put a Rush record on and steal a drum fill today,' says
Strung Out drummer Jordan Burns. 'It's endless just how many drum fills you can steal from Neil Peart.'
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Gary Burton
A Fifty-Year Vibe (August 2005 Issue)
In 1999, as Gary Burton was celebrating his fiftieth year as a
vibraphonist, the
vibraphone itself turned seventy-five years old.
Burton felt the time was right to pay tribute to the instrument and the
players
who pioneered jazz vibraphone. The result is his recent album
on Concord, For Hamp, Red, Bags, And Cal.
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Brian Burwell
Neve's Nerve Center (August 2005 Issue)
Just when Brian Burwell's studio drumming career looked like it was
about to take off, along comes pop/rock band Neve, asking him to join.
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Matt Byrne
On The Rise (August 2005 Issue)
You know that warm, fuzzy feeling you get with certain people? Well, when Matt Byrne first
joined Hatebreed in 1998, that feeling just wasn't there.
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