Features
Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Adam Nussbaum — New York Dues
Adam Nussbaum is a part of a vanishing breed of young jazz drummers: those of the bootstrap method.
Joe English — Conviction
Joe English agreed to this interview in 1980. Then he disappeared.
Doane Perry — Global Rocker
“Some people have the wrong idea,” laughs Doane. “They say to me ‘Wow, you must have been lucky to get in Jethro Tull just from an audition ad in the newspaper!” Modern Drummer readers may remember an Update item about…
Jimmy Nicol
What thoughts could you generate if you were asked to step in and play for the most famous pop/rock group of all time?
Andy White
The group that was soon to revolutionize the music world was yet to make its first recording. This event occurred on September 11 of that same year.
Craig Krampf
Aside from his ongoing work with Carnes, he's become one of the busiest session drummers in Los Angeles, working on such projects as Santana, Jane Wiedlin, The Motels, Dwight Twilley, and Rocky III.
Terry Williams — Strait Foundation
He is a self-described instinctive drummer who plays for the joy of the beat, and his crisp, incisive, and dynamic style has developed through years of playing everything.
Alex Cooper
People think of Katrina & The Waves, and in their minds, no doubt, they see a future star in Katrina Leskanich, and a young, exciting band whose best work is yet to be heard.
Bud Harner — Stylistic Variety
From the time I started with music when I was 11 years old, I knew I wanted to be a professional drummer, and that's been it for the whole time.
Ralph Peterson Jr.
This energetic approach, combined with a deep respect for the history of the drums, has placed Peterson alongside some of the most respected jazz musicians today.
Jerry Marotta
If Jerry Marotta had his way, we’d still be doing this interview. That’s not because Jerry’s particularly enamored of interviews, but to continue means to never conclude. He’d much rather keep experimenting and trying to obtain the perfect interview than…
Marvin “Smitty” Smith Drum History In Transition
Affable, gregarious, and inquisitive, Smitty projected the kind of radiant enthusiasm and love off the bandstand that is the visible beacon of a soul at peace with himself.
Buddy Williams — Going For The Feeling
Williams has sometimes been accused by listeners of laying back too much—of underplaying, in fact.
