An Editor's Overview
Thanks to Jack and Chick: One of the Best Days of My Life
Kit of the Month
Joe’s Offset Kits
JAZZ INSIGHTS
Touring and Remembering Jack DeJohnette
Features
Words of Wisdom, Quotes of the Year
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
NEW EVANS ACCESSORIES, PROMARK 4 PACKS, LUTEFISH UPDATES, JK HOOVES, YAMAHA ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC DRUMS, ROLAND V-DRUMS 3 AND 5 SERIES, MORGENSTEIN TOOL’S WING THING PRO, ALESIS UNVEILS THE NITRO ULTIMATE.
A YEAR IN REVIEW
A Year In Reviews
On the Cover
2025 Modern Drummer Hall of Fame Inductee: Jim Keltner
MODERN DRUMMER’S 2025 READERS POLL
Transcriptions
Steely Dan, “Josie,” from Aja, Jim Keltner drums
Jazz Drummer's Workshop
Master Studies II: Control Studies, Accents on the Last Note, and First and Middle Notes, of the Triplet
Basics
The Two Objectives: Clarity and Trust
Rock Perspectives
Progressive Drumming Essentials: Advanced Beat Displacement
Rock 'n' Jazz Clinic
Rhythmic Vocabulary Development, Part 8: Exploring 15/8
Teacher's Forum
The New Breed: Melodies to be played with the Systems
Industry Happenings
2025 Year in Drum Shows
A Year in Concerts
A Year of Modern Drummer’s Metal Sticks Podcast
2025: A Year In Tour Kit Rundowns
Collector's Corner
Donn’s Favorites of 2025
Out Now
Out Now December 2025
Best of the Best Recordings from 2025
The Best of the Best Drum Books from 2025
EYE CANDY
Adam Reed’s Ice Nine Kills Touring Kit
In Memoriam
2025: In Memoriam
Flipbook
December 2025 – Volume 49 • Number 12
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