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What’s Your Favorite Dennis Chambers Performance?
Steely Dan’s "Alive in America" is amazing! the perfect groove for the perfect music. “Josie,”“Peg,” and “Babylon Sisters” are all awesome. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Paul Motian 1931-2011
He showed us new ways to think about jazz drumming. There will never be another like him. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Marty Morrell: Beyond The Glory
The night before I was to interview Marty Morrell, long-time drummer with the late jazz pianist Bill Evans, I sat up late in a downtown Toronto highrise listening to albums recorded in New York and Tokyo: Marty trading fours with…
Philly Joe Jones
In the early '50s, Tony Scott hired a young drummer from Philadelphia named Joe Jones. To avoid confusion with Count Basie's famous drummer (Jo Jones), Scott would introduce his drummer by saying, "This is the Joe Jones from Philly." TO…
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…
