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Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic - The Musical Drummer
One of the questions that has come up the most times in conversations is: "What is this about form in music? How do you know where you are? How do you approach playing with other instruments on specific tunes? TO…
Teacher's Forum - Technique
Drumset technique is the means by which the drummer expresses his musical intellect and feeling. Technique and expression function together as part of the central directive system which incorporates the mind and body (or inner and outer self) in producing…
Buddy Harmon: Nashville Superstar
A pioneer of the Nashville recording scene, Harman was really the first full time studio drummer in that area, and he has certainly not limited himself to any one style, having done an excess of 15,000 sessions. TO READ THE…
Paul T. Riddle: Dedicated
Paul T. Riddle is a super, warm human being. He has been a member of The Marshall Tucker Band since before his high school graduation. We spoke at his hotel room in New Jersey and proceeded to cover everything from…
Concepts - Heroes
All young musicians have heroes or people they admire. Musicians learn from and often emulate their heroes. This is an important part of the learning process, especially in the early stages. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…
In Memoriam - Cozy Cole 1909-1981
Drum great Cozy Cole died on January 29, 1981 at the University Hospital of Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Cozy ColeHe was born William Randolph Cole in East Orange, New Jersey in 1909. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO…
Show And Studio - Irv Cottler
Irv Cottler's recording, radio, television and motion picture credits would stagger anyone's belief. Since 1955, Irv has done most of the drumming for Frank Sinatra, an association which places him among the most recorded drummers in musical history. TO READ…
South Of The Border - Getting The Latin Flavor
There is a vast area overlooked in playing Latin drums. There's much more to it than working out and memorizing some "authentic" licks. The real difference in listening to a "Latin" Latin drummer and a "non-Latin" Latin drummer is the…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop - The Music of the Drums - Part 1
Most of the questions I get from drummers concern "technical" problems. How to develop quicker hands; more independence and/or coordination. Technique is important, but it is not the most important part of playing music. Having a concept, playing with feeling,…
Rock Perspectives - Converting Those Old Rhythms, Part 1
One of the most basic rhythms in rock. In this study, the focus is on: TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Double Play: David Peters, Bobby Campo of Le Roux
While the plight of the drummer is strenuous enough in Los Angeles and New York, it is almost impenetrable for those living in various other parts of the country, which is most often the case. While the opportunities are surely…
Gil Moore: The Drums of Triumph
As drummer with the rock band Triumph. Gil Moore is conscientious about his art, stating that in order to expand technically, it is most beneficial to experiment with a diversity of musical styles. Moore is also very attentive to his…
Famoudou Don Moye: Drawing on Tradition
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an organization that was formed in Chicago by a group of African-Americans led by Muhal Richard Abrams. The organization was designed as an alternative to the traditional music business institutions…
Hal Blaine
To chronicle the career of Hal Blaine is an almost awesome task. The office walls of his Hollywood Hills home are adorned with gold records that span the last two decades of music, such memorabilia as a mounted "thank you"…
