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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.

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Michael Carvin: Spreading The Word

One might nickname Michael Carvin "Man Of 1,000 Albums." He's played drums on many albums, including 100 jazz albums. The artists with whom he's been associated run the gamut of jazz— bebop, traditional, to the avant-garde and soul-tinged. TO READ…

Modern Drummer
Feb 23, 2017

Bob Moses: Beneath the Surface

If I were asked to make a list of the most underrated drummers. Bob Moses would be the first name that would come to my mind. I first met Moses through Charlie Perry at a jazz drumming workshop Perry was…

Modern Drummer
Feb 23, 2017

Barriemore Barlow

Since their 1972 album "Thick As A Brick", Jethro Tull's music has become more and more layered, intricate, and demanding on both players and listeners. Also, since that time, Barriemore Barlow, a 29-year-old Scotsman, has been their percussionist. TO READ…

by Michael Shore
Feb 23, 2017

Danny Seraphine: The Rhythm of Chicago

"I loved to watch my uncle who was a drummer, when I was young, but he only played weekends because in those days, most of them didn't really devote their lives to it. It was such a long-shot," says Danny…

Modern Drummer
Feb 23, 2017

Roberta Crain - Navy Drummer

Roberta Crain is a rock drummer, currently employed by the United States Navy. Crain explains the competition she faced entering the Navy's music program and the prejudice encountered because she is a drummer. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO…

by Robert Stone
Feb 23, 2017
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Alan White - Yes-Man

As the drummer for the popular British rock group Yes, Alan White has many definite ideas concerning the position of the drummer within a rock band. White talks about the importance of the bass drum, the studios and writing for…

by Susan Alexander
Feb 23, 2017

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

by T. Bruce Wittet
Feb 23, 2017

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…

by Cheech lero
Feb 23, 2017

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…

Story and photos by Scott Kevin Fish
Feb 23, 2017

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…

by Harold Howland
Feb 23, 2017

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.,…

by Cheech Iero
Feb 23, 2017

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…

by Michael Rozek
Feb 23, 2017
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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…

Hank Shteamer
Feb 23, 2017

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…

Ben Meyer
Feb 23, 2017
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