Jack DeJohnette
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A Six-Pack of Jazz and Fusion
This year has already seen its share of top-shelf jazz and fusion releases. Here are six that have been in high rotation at the Modern Drummer offices over the past few months. Chris Potter Underground Orchestra Imaginary Cities Drummer:…
Mark Egan On... The star bassist reflects on 15 world-class drummers
The February 2013 issue of Modern Drummer magazine features renowned bassist Mark Egan sharing some of the lessons he’s learned from working with drumming royalty. Here he focuses the discussion on the unique qualities and skills each of these players…
Jack DeJohnette 70th Birthday Tribute Concert
On August 12, 2012 a tribute concert in honor of drumming great Jack DeJohnette will be held at the Bearsville Theatre in Woodstock, NY. The concert will feature the world-renowned 2012 Grammy winner TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON + Her Quintet (Gerald Clayton/piano,…
International Jazz Day to be Celebrated with All-Star Concerts in Paris, New Orleans, and New York
Video Streams of all 3 Concerts Live on Jazz Day and Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz On Friday, April 27, UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova and UNESCO goodwill ambassador Herbie Hancock will kick-off the first annual International Jazz Day with a full day of…
National Music Workshop's 2012 Pat Metheny Summer Music Workshop
For intermediate and advanced jazz musicians, all instruments (limited enrollment) -- Event to be held August 20-24, 2012, The Spa at Norwich Inn, Norwich, CT-- The National Music Workshop is proud to announce the 2012 Pat Metheny Summer Music Workshop.…
The Evolution of Jazz Drumming by Danny Gottlieb
BOOK/CD/DVD LEVEL: ALL $29.99 Educator and renowned player Danny Gottlieb chronicles the history of jazz drumming in an entertaining and educational workbook format that offers a brief background, photos, transcriptions, audio, and video of the featured players. From Baby…
Steve Jordan: Web Exclusive
(from the October 2010 Issue) by Michael Dawson If you ask Steve Jordan who his favorite drummer is, be prepared to get hit with a never-ending list of influences, ranging from the obvious—like jazz greats Kenny Clarke and Philly…
Bill Laswell: Famed Bassist/Producer
Mention any major drummer of the past forty years, and Bill Laswell has shared a stage, studio, or rhythm section with him or her. Here the bassist/producer/remix engineer gives us his personal impressions of Tony Williams, Ginger Baker, Elvin Jones,…
The Greats: Jack DeJohnette
When Jack DeJohnette hooked up with trendsetting trumpeter Miles Davis in 1969, the drummer was immediately thrust into the media spotlight as he became a main rhythmic catalyst behind Davis’s revolutionary electronic jazz sound. With that band, Jack appeared on…
Jack DeJohnette
"When I play, I go into an altered state, a different headspace. I plug into my higher self, into the cosmic library of ideas." "The sound of my music was changing as fast as I was changing musicians," jazz legend…
Airto Moreira: Live Rhythms
The following is an excerpt from the May 2004 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, May 2004 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. He's typically surrounded by a multitude of percussion instruments. In the course of a tune he might incorporate any…
