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Teacher's Forum - Joe Morello On Clinics, Symposiums and Seminars
RM: You’ve been involved with clinics for quite a few years. JM: I’ve been doing clinics since the early ’60s. For a while, I was doing a lot of them—twenty or thirty at a time. In those days, the Brubeck…
Expanding The Paradiddle – Part II
In Part I we used different placements of accents to expand the paradiddle. In this article, we will expand the paradiddle rhythmically. As I explained in Part I, you must keep your muscles relaxed and concentrate while playing these exercises.…
Jazz in the 21st Century
Many scholars argue that jazz, which was first documented on record one hundred years ago by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, is America’s greatest musical gift to the world. I couldn’t agree more. I mean, what other art form encapsulates…
50 Crucial Jazz Drumming Recordings
From classic LPs of the golden age of bebop to cutting-edge contemporary releases, MD guides you through some of the genre’s most important albums of all time—with one or two surprise gems thrown in for good measure. TO READ THE…
Antonio Sanchez Soars Beyond Birdman
The success of his unique film score blew open the doors of perception for many a curious drummer. His latest projects are no less exploratory— or inspiring. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Derek Hess - Rossington Collins Band
Derek Hess plays drums with the Rossington Collins Band, a group made up of Lynyrd Skynyrd band members plus some new faces.
Bobby Colomby: Past And Present
Many drummers have cited Bobby Colomby us one of the driving forces behind a new sound during the '60s. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Santana's Percussion - A Profile in Latin Artistry
Santana's percussion section has been a consistent thread through the band's twelve-year existence.
Drum Soloist: Billy Cobham
Blues March From the album: Montreaux Summit Vol. I TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Rock N Jazz Clinic - Linear Coordination: Part II
Linear coordination is a tasteful learning concept and the groundwork for dexterous coordination and good counter-rhythm playing.
Rudimental Symposium — Scottish Pipe Band Rudiments
Basically the rudiments used in Pipe Band drumming are the same as the American 26, with a few very interesting variations.
South Of The Border — Latin Rock Patterns
In this article I'll deal with a technique popularized by Steve Gadd, that incorporates Latin rhythms with contemporary drumset patterns.
Video Interview with Buddy Rich Writer and Arranger John LaBarbera!
John LaBarbera is a Grammy-nominated composer and arranger whose works have been recorded and performed for nearly fifty years by many of the top artists of jazz, including by Woody Herman, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Tormé, Bill Watrous, Phil…
Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth
The Boston-based sextet Bent Knee makes the most of the aesthetic freedom that it demands, creating some of the freshest-sounding art-rock of recent times. You’d be right to assume the drumming is pretty awesome. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE…
