Issue: April 2015

Shop Talk

The Evolution of the Tom-Tom

Concepts – Building, Not Burning, Bridges

Drummer Matt Starr (aka Dr. Starr)

Diamonds in the Ruff, Part 2: The Sexy Four-Stroke

Traditional Percussion on Drumset, Part 1: Congas

Creative Comping – Crossing the Barline Using Seven-Note Groupings

Bill Bachman

Hemiola shifter With Three Stickings

Chloe Saavedra

Gabor Dornyei

John Colpitts

Mark Stepro

Kenny Washington

In The Pocket

“Rock Steady” Demystified – Four Steps to Mastering an Advanced Funk Groove

In The Pocket

"Rock Steady" Demystified – Four Steps to Mastering an Advanced Funk Groove

Catching Up With… Terry Silverlight

One The Cover – Bernard "Pretty" Purdie

One The Cover – Bernard “Pretty” Purdie