Adam Nussbaum
Adam Nussbaum is a part of a vanishing breed of young jazz drummers: those of the bootstrap method. A voiding, for the most part, the more lucrative routes of fusion and studio craft, Nussbaum has avidly pursued a jazz direction. Had he, in fact, tapped into the commercial stream—the choice …
Adam Nussbaum’s Leadbelly Project, Matt Cameron solo album featuring Mark Guiliana, and more!
Mark Schulman, Adam Nussbaum, Patrick Keeler, Ron Tutt, Lindsay Jamieson, Kevin Talley, Tom Brechtlein, Jim Keltner, Chris Pennie
Jon Fishman, Hal Blaine, Vinnie Paul, Paul Wertico, Tom Hambridge, Mike Joyce, Pat Torpey, Michael Cartellone, Bruce Guttridge, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jim Keltner, Adam Nussbaum
In this Issue: Adam Nussbaum, Jimmy Chamberlin, Bill Bruford, Tony Williams, Steve Smith, Billy Cobham, Ed Shaughnessy, Danny Gottlieb, Cactus Moser, Louie Bellsom
In this Issue: Vinnie Colaiuta, Rob Affuso, Mickey Curry, Terry Bozzio, Louie Bellson, Dave Abbruzzese, Adam Nussbaum, Ginger Baker, Dennis Chambers
In this Issue: Kenny Arnoff, Ralph Peterson, Adam Nussbaum, Victor Lewis, Marvin Smith, Smitty, Lewis Nash, Billy Drummond, Kenny Washington, Jeff Watts, John Hernandez, Vatos
Features Kenny Aronoff – 16 Adam Nussbaum – 22 Joe English – 26 Doane Perry – 30 Focus On Hi-Hat – 38 Columns Education Rock Charts – 34 Concepts – 44 In The Studio – 52 Taking Care Of Business – 68 Rock Perspectives – 78 Strictly Technique – 86 …
Posted: October 13, 2022
Drumming’s Biggest Names To Play LIVE Tribute to Their Big Band Heroes
Seven All-Star Drummers Including Peter Erskine, Dennis Chambers, Russ Miller and Steve Smith will Perform October 20 and 21 HITKOR (www.hitkor.com) today announced its first-ever charity event which will take place over two days in mid-October. “A Salute to the Big Band Greats” will feature performances from all-star drummers Peter …
Posted: March 1, 2016
News: Study With World-Class Players at Rhythm Retreat Spring 2016
Rhythm Retreat 2016 takes place April 3-8 and April 17-22 in Skaneatles, NY, and is presented by legends and new voices at the forefront of modern drumming….
Posted: November 2, 2015
Dom Famularo’s Teachers List
Over the course of his forty-year career traveling the globe to teach, perform, and conduct clinics, Dom Famularo has interacted with some of the finest drummers and drum instructors in the world. The following list contains many of those names, organized by country/continent. If you’re looking for top-notch drum instruction, …
Posted: February 10, 2015
Showroom: Zildjian 21″ Organic and 20″ Renaissance Rides
The 21″ Organic ride is the latest member of the K Custom series, and the 20″ Renaissance ride joins the K Constantinople series. Both are said to offer clean stick definition coupled with dark ride and crash sounds for a variety of genres and performance applications….
Posted: February 4, 2015
Modern Drummer Education Team Weighs In On: Learning Other Styles
We asked the members of the Modern Drummer Education Team if they felt that it’s important for all drummers to study Latin music and other musical genres, even if they don’t intend to ever perform those styles. Here’s what they had to say….
Posted: November 25, 2014
Broadway Drummer Dave Ratajczak Remembered
In October of 2014, the drumming community lost an esteemed member, veteran Broadway drummer Dave Ratajczak, whose credits included the shows City of Angels, Sweet Charity, Titanic, The Music Man, and Mary Poppins. Ratajczak, who was a graduate of the famed Eastman School of Music, also worked with jazz and …
Posted: July 10, 2012
Zildjian K Constantinople 22" Renaissance and 20" Bounce Rides
Developed in conjunction with the renowned jazz drummer Adam Nussbaum, the 22″ K Constantinople Renaissance ride features smoother lathing on both sides and a bell that’s unlathed underneath to add stick definition….
Posted: July 10, 2012
Zildjian K Constantinople 22″ Renaissance and 20″ Bounce Rides
Developed in conjunction with the renowned jazz drummer Adam Nussbaum, the 22″ K Constantinople Renaissance ride features smoother lathing on both sides and a bell that’s unlathed underneath to add stick definition….
Posted: June 20, 2012
Mathias Künzli
Music has guided my career for over two decades. I was born in Switzerland, and I started to play drums at age thirteen, playing rock ’n’ roll and then becoming the drummer for the Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra. After receiving two scholarships from Berklee College of Music, I moved to …
Posted: May 3, 2012
New Gear For 2012! Highlights From Winter NAMM (S–Z)
Here are some of the coolest new products coming down the pipeline for 2012, all of which were on display at the annual Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, this past January (Part 4).
Posted: January 10, 2012
Mel Lewis: A Quiet Fire
For big band great Mel Lewis, the drums were his easy chair and the band his hearth. He was the fire.
Posted: October 31, 2011
Freddie Gruber
Right up until his passing on October 11, Freddie Gruber was a source of deep and important knowledge for many top drummers.
Posted: May 12, 2004
Adam Deitch with John Scofield
“He’s a bad boy, that’s for sure,” says guitar star John Scofield of his talented young sideman Adam Deitch. On the Sco gig, Deitch comes across like a composite of two great drummers that the guitarist has worked with before’the original funky drummer himself, Clyde Stubblefield, and highly regarded jazz …
Posted: May 12, 2004
Elvin Jones
On the eve of his seventy-fifth birthday, Elvin Ray Jones exhibits the relaxed demeanor and lean physique of a weathered–but still dangerous–championship athlete. When he smiles, which is often, he still looks like he’s twenty-five. His sense of humor is sharp, his intellect acute. And as anyone who has seen …
Posted: January 26, 2023
John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Paul Francis
John’s guest is independent, master cymbal maker, Paul Francis. John and Paul discuss their long history and share stories of their time working together at Zildjian, including remembering their friend and mentor, the great Armand Zildjian. Paul talks about his early years of developing cymbal ideas with legendary drummers like …
