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Kenny Aronoff Offers Free Lesson on Functional Practicing

Rock drummer Kenny Aronoff will be teaching a free online lesson on Functional Practicing at Drumeo.com on Friday, August 2, 2013, starting at 1 pm PDT. Kenny Aronoff has performed and recorded with some of the world’s most prominent artists,…

Modern Drummer
Jul 29, 2013

Famed Afro-Caribbean Drummer Steve Berrios Passes

Steve Berrios in 1994, standing at the corner of Broadway and 52nd Street in New York City, where the original Birdland club once stood   Modern Drummer is sad to announce that Steve Berrios died this past week at the…

Modern Drummer
Jul 29, 2013

Stubblefield and Starks Webcast at Mycymbal.com

Memphis Drum Shop will host funk-drumming legends Clyde Stubblefield and John “Jabo” Starks in a free live webcast from Mycymbal.com studios on August 7, 2013 at 2 pm CST. Clyde Stubblefield (born April 18, 1943) is a best known for…

Modern Drummer
Jul 24, 2013

September 2013 Issue of Modern Drummer Featuring Dino Danelli of the Rascals

(on newsstands August 6, 2013) On the Cover Dino Danelli Once upon a time, the Rascals were the coolest, most innovative American rock ’n’ roll band—and they featured the scene’s coolest, most innovative drummer. Today, forty years after their breakup,…

Modern Drummer
Jul 23, 2013

KoSA 18th International Percussion Workshop, Drum Camp, and Festival

The KoSA International Percussion Workshop Camp and Festival will take place July 23–28 at Castleton State College, nestled in the mountains of Vermont near the resort destination of Killington. The KoSA Workshop is a hands-on intensive percussion camp. Courses of…

Modern Drummer
Jul 17, 2013
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An Evening with Steely Dan’s Keith Carlock

An Evening with Steely Dan’s Keith Carlock will take place Tuesday, November 5, 2013 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Huntington Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, New York. Carlock has recorded and toured with such musical luminaries as…

Modern Drummer
Jul 17, 2013

Al Foster Quartet to Headline Northampton Jazz Festival

The Northampton Jazz Festival has announced that the Al Foster Quartet, featuring Eric Alexander on saxophone, will headline a star-studded lineup for its third annual event. The free festival will occur on Saturday, September 7, from 11am to 9pm, in…

Modern Drummer
Jul 17, 2013

Philly Drum Hosts First-Annual DrumPhil Summer Workshop

Philly Drum Project, an organization dedicated to helping drummers in the city share gear, lessons, and beats, will host its first summer program, DrumPhil, a one-day drumset workshop for high school students. On Tuesday, August 13, twelve Philly-area students, who…

Modern Drummer
Jul 17, 2013

Rebeats to Release The Gretsch Drum Book

The North American release of the newest Rebeats publication, The Gretsch Drum Book, by Rob Cook with John Sheridan, will take place on August 3 in New York City as part of the Gretsch 130th Anniversary Celebration Event. The event…

Modern Drummer
Jul 15, 2013

Producer/Songwriter Greg Wells Creates Drum Giveaway Program

To help foster a sense of excitement and enthusiasm in the next generation of musicians, producer/songwriter/musician Greg Wells has initiated a program where he gives away complete drumsets to deserving young players. Greg began playing drums when he was three-years-old…

Modern Drummer
Jul 11, 2013

World’s Fastest Drummer Contest Returns to Summer NAMM

The World’s Fastest Drummer contest is returning to the Summer NAMM Show, which is being held this week at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN. The contest, which consists of two categories: Fastest Hands and Fastest Feet, will be…

Modern Drummer
Jul 8, 2013

Big Kids Rock - Little Kids Rock Benefit Concert

Music changes kids, and kids change the world! It's up to all of the "big kids" out there to support the little kids' right to rock, and we know three bands of "big kids" that will battle it out at…

Modern Drummer
Jul 3, 2013
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Modern Drummer’s 2013 Readers Poll Winners

The results are in for the longest-running, most prestigious drummer poll in the world. Without further ado, here are your winners for 2013.   Bernard “Pretty” Purdie The renowned stylist continues to set an example of soulfulness and strength for…

Modern Drummer
Jun 28, 2013

August 2013 Issue of Modern Drummer Featuring Zigaboo Modeliste

(on newsstands July 2, 2013) On the Cover Zigaboo Modeliste MD listens long and hard as the original Meters drummer describes his lifelong love affair with the drums and his highly personal approach to timeless rhythms.   FEATURING UPDATE •…

Modern Drummer
Jun 27, 2013
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