We all know the old saying, “Drummers don’t hire drummers, other musicians hire drummers.” So it makes sense to listen to other musician’s opinions of drummers. It doesn’t take much to get bassist Christian McBride to discuss drummers. As a sideman, he has played with everybody, but there are a choice few drummers that he has called upon to appear in his own bands and on his own records. His new band is called the New Jawn and features drummer Nasheet Waits. They have released two records so far, New Jawn and Prime, and the music (and the drumming) is unbelievable! Modern Drummer wanted to get a different view on drumming from the bassist’s perspective, and who better to ask but Christian McBride. Photo by Ebru Yildiz CM: When I put a band together the first call is always the drummer, every band revolves around the drums. As a bass […]

June 2023 Issue