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Bonus Lesson: Kent Slucher Live With Luke Bryan
Live with Luke Bryan: Digging into some of the country and rock powerhouse's grooves and approaches on the road.
Moving Around the Kit
In this workshop, we’ll explore moving fills around the kit easily in two directions: clockwise and counterclockwise.
New Gear from DW, Aquarian, Gon Bops, Tama, Pearl, and more
New gear from DW, Aquarian, Gon Bops, Tama, Pearl, UK Percussion Concepts, Latin Percussion, and more!
New Releases by Mark Heaney, Dream Theater, Huntertones, John Hubbell, and more
Mark Heaney's new solo album reviewed—including comments from the electro-acoustic rhythmic auteur—plus the latest from Dream Theater and more
In Memoriam: Avant-Garde Jazz Drummer Alvin Fielder
The jazz and experimental music world lost a giant this past January 5 when drummer, pharmacologist, drum historian, Alvin Fielder passed away.
The Cherry on Top
“I really like this set kit for its tonal and resonant sound, and the cherry wood is warm like maple but with even more attack and an all-around great vibe.”
Stan Levey
Like most other young, searching musicians, Stan Levey became a dedicated disciple of the ideas of Gillespie and Parker.
Eliot Zigmund
Eliot Zigmund played with Bill Evans Trio, Eon with Richie Beirach, Frank Tusa, Don Friedman, Bob Kindred, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, and others.
John F. Williams: Studio Pioneer
Greatness in music is greatness in character. No more fitting epitaph could pay tribute better than this statement on the loss of drumming great Johnny Williams.
Odd-Beat Subdivisions
Almost all styles of music now deviate from normal duple- and triple-beat subdivisions, and use divisions of five, seven, or more.
MD Subscriber Exclusive: P!nk’s Mark Schulman On…
We had so many more cool stories left over from Mark Schulman’s May 2019 feature cover story that we decided to share them here.
Bow Thayer’s Jeff Berlin On His Solo Album Random Misfires
Berlin continues to reclaim musical ground and technical facility he thought he might lose forever.
