Frank Zappa
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Kate Gentile
Gentile’s debut album, Mannequins, recalls Frank Zappa’s intricate polyrhythms if performed by a programmer, a classical percussionist, and a multi-limbed trap set player.
Chad Wackerman - Enjoying All Challenges
We had done a series of sessions. Most of it was adding drums to 'Wendall,' the drum machine, tracks. For some reason Frank wanted to add live drums to the stuff he had already recorded for the new album. TO…
Chester Thompson Up For The Challenge
You've seen the ad: an enormous double-bass outfit with eight deep-shell tom-toms, and behind the mighty set, the affable, but powerful, Chester Thompson. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Vinnie Colaiuta
A producer once told Vinnie Colaiuta that if you threw Tony Williams and Steve Gadd into a blender, Vinnie would be the tasteful concoction.
Ed Mann - Expanding Percussion
What exactly is a "percussionist" anyway? It sounds rather imposing. To a lot of people, a percussionist is someone who plays in a symphony orchestra. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
