Features
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Dave Mattacks - Working The Studies
British session drummer Dave Mattacks has recorded with many of today's popular recording artists. Rejecting a technoflash style, Mattacks is happy complementing the styles of the performers he works with. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Colloquium III
Horacee Arnold. Billy Hart and Freddie Waits comprise the group Colloquium III. The three musicians are as devoted to each other as they are to the music they play. Each one discusses the foundation of the drummer's role today and…
Paul Motian - Drawing From Tradition
Jazz modernist Paul Motian has had a varied career, from his days with the Bill Evans Trio to Arlo Guthrie. Motian asserts that to fully appreciate the art of drumming, one must study the great masters of the past and…
Fred Begun: Timpani Virtuoso
Another facet of drumming is explored in this interview with Fred Begun, timpanist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C. Begun discusses his approach to classical music and the influences of his mentor, Saul Goodman. TO READ THE FULL…
Carl Palmer
As a youngster, Carl Palmer exhibited tremendous drumming ability to audiences in his native England. Years later, he exhibited his ability to audiences world wide as one third of the legendary Emerson, Lake and Palmer. With the breakup of E.L.P.,…
Bill Goodwin - Ultimate Sideman
Bill Goodwin has played with a variety of musicians over the years, including Art Pepper, George Shearing, Mose Allison and currently with Phil Woods. Goodwin discusses the styles and demands of the various musicians he worked with. And though Goodwin…
Britt Walford - Slint's Rhythm Machine Revs It Up With Watter
His list of recordings over the past three decades isn’t vast, and his drumming charms aren’t the type that 32nd-note junkies fawn over. But his contributions to landmark albums by indie-rock kings and queens cannot be overstated. TO READ THE…
Up & Coming - The Contortionist's, Joey Baca
This phenomenal young talent clearly takes the term progressive metal drumming at face value, pushing his playing in more and more compelling ways with each new recording. More proof of the amazing things that can happen when you give a…
On The Cover - Jojo Mayer
His passionate call for artistic dissent may at first seem at odds with his tireless historical research. But everything Nerve’s drummer/leader does and says has a singular purpose: feeding the fire of boundless creativity. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE…
Catching Up With... Tyshawn Sorey
The top-call jazzer’s output is a never-ending tribute to making the most of whatever materials are at hand. His latest solo collection continues the trend. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Catching Up With... Tony Palermo
The members of Papa Roach had planned to focus on heaviness for their latest album. But it soon became clear that there was going to be more to the story of F.E.A.R. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS…
Catching Up With... Nikki Glaspie
Just when you think that this groove merchant, who’s worked with Beyoncé and Dumpstaphunk, couldn’t possibly be any funkier, she takes her beats to the Nth Power. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Chet McCracken and Keith Knudsen: Takin' It To The Doobies
Keith Knudsen and Chet McCracken, drummers for the popular Doobie Brothers, relate how the advantages outweigh the difficulties working in a two .0drummer situation. The pair also evaluate their own performance styles and preferences within the musical context of the…
Talking Drums With Joe Cocuzzo
Having worked professionally since the age of 19, Joe Cocuzzo has an abundance of musical knowledge. His respect for and understanding of the drummer's position within the music has prepared him for affiliations with Buddy DeFranco, Gary McFarland, Don Ellis,…
