Boy, it was strange typing that title. After all, when you’re in the information biz like Modern Drummer is, you’re generally trying to get people to do the opposite. But we’re also in the music biz, and the aim there, at least when you’re on stage, is to connect with an audience. And that’s hard to do when you’re staring at notes on a page. Recently I had the thrill of watching all three of my kids perform at their annual middle school string concert. A week earlier, I had the pleasure of helping out at our local high school’s jazz festival, where I spent a lot of time on the side of the stage. The jazz festival was uniquely cool because I got to be a fly on the wall as each group prepared to go on. Like most parents of teenagers, I find mine and their friends fascinating […]