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Jazz Drummer's Workshop - Approaching Standards
Welcome to the second installment in our series on approaching jazz standards. This article reveals ways of using the melodic rhythm as the source for creating accompaniment (or “comping”) patterns. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
George "Spanky" McCurdy
His infamous “off time” approach has been the source of many a drummer’s woodshed frustrations. An eye-opening DVD now offers insight. But, as with so many players who live on the front lines of innovation, true understanding becomes clear only…
Rich Redmond on Stewart Copeland
Synchronicity. By 1983 it may no longer have described the interpersonal relationships between the members of the Police, but it’s the perfect term to illustrate Stewart Copeland’s masterful rhythmic blend inside the tunes on the group’s final album. TO READ…
Portraits - Sparks's Tammy Glover
Few musicians have the opportunity to enjoy simultaneous—and significant—careers on stage and in the conference room. Here the veteran drummer with the iconic cult band Sparks connects the dots between the two vastly different worlds. TO READ THE FULL STORY:…
Victor Indrizzo
The public profile of top studio cats might not be what it was during the heyday of ’60s star Hal Blaine, ’70s icon Steve Gadd, or even ’80s “it” guy Dave Weckl. But day in and day out the work…
What Do You Know About...Karen Carpenter?
One of the most iconic vocalists in pop history was also a drummer—and a damned good one. So why do we still need reminding? TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
In Memoriam - Alan Myers
The drummer from the classic Devo lineup of the ’70s and ’80s died this past June 24 at age fifty-eight. Josh Freese, who’s been manning the throne in the band since the mid-’90s, pays tribute to the highly creative, super-precise…
Strictly Technique - Chops Builders: Hemiolas, Part 3
In this final installment of our hemiola series, we’re going to add yet another accent to the half-note-triplet patterns we covered in parts one and two. Part one had one accented note within the three groupings of four 8th-note triplets,…
Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic - Bembe-Inspired Half-Time Shuffles
The original inspiration for these patterns came courtesy of Brady Blade’s wonderful groove on the tune “So Damn Lucky” from Dave Matthews’ 2003 solo album, Some Devil, and the parts have roots in traditional rhythms found in Afro-Caribbean bembe music.…
Rock Perspectives - Part 5: Paradiddle-Based Hand Patterns
In this lesson we’ll explore double bass groove ideas that incorporate paradiddle-based hand patterns. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Jazz Drummer’s Workshop - Stick Control Revisited Part 3: 5/4 Variations
Welcome to the third installment in our series on drumset applications of George Lawrence Stone’s classic book Stick Control. The following variations utilize the “72 Single Beat Combinations” found on pages 5 TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS…
Catching up With…
The musical chameleon has used every color in his palette during his decorated career. Right now, it’s all about silver. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
McClenty Hunter
McClenty Hunter’s current tenures with guitarist Dave Stryker’s band (five years) and tenor sax star Kenny Garrett’s quintet (three years) are putting the drummer in the spotlight he’s long deserved. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
John Hadfield
The drummer/percussionist with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist and composer Petros Klampanis, and other big thinkers simultaneously plays traditional drumset and traditional ethnic percussion, in the service of some decidedly un-traditional musical statements. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS…
