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October 1997

Kit of the Month

Clean, Compact, and Consistent.

EYE CANDY

Payton Taylor’s Zara Larsson Touring Kit

In Memoriam

James Edward Gadson, June 17, 1939- April 2, 2026

Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe Edition

Out Now

Out Now May 2026

Collector's Corner

The History of Parade, Circus, and Vaudeville Drums

Teacher's Forum

The New Breed: (Some More) Advanced Reading

Jazz Drummer's Workshop

Master Studies II: Table of Time (Revisited)

Rock Perspectives

Progressive Drumming Essentials: Septuplet Fives

Basics

Strictly Technique

Silent Drum Practice – Part 3: The Imaginary Drum Set

Transcriptions

Chick Corea Elektric Band II “Ished” from Paint the World, drummer Gary Novak

Features

Steve Judd of Karnivool— Back Behind the Machine

Features

Elise Trouw: The Architect of Loop and Groove

Features

Gunnar Olsen: Inside Puscifer’s Normal Isn’t

Features

Adonis Rose: New Orleans Drumming, and Much More!

On the Cover

Devon “Stixx” Taylor: A New Era of Greatness

Industry Happenings

CHICAGO DRUM SHOW SCHEDULE, NEW ROLAND EL SEGUNDO HEADQUARTERS

Product Close-Up

OCDP: Orange County Drum & Percussion, The Loudest Name in Drums Returns!

Product Close-Up

Ebenor Quality Percussion: Noranda Copper Snares

New and Notable

SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR SPD-SX PRO V 2.0, LP IMPROVES THE CYCLOPS, THE NEW GRAHAM PEDAL, DW SOUNDWORKS METAL LEGACY 2

JAZZ INSIGHTS

Ichi Go, Ichi Ye

An Editor's Overview

Summer Drum Reading

Flipbook

May 2026 – Volume 50 • Number 5