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VIDEO! Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Stick Control Revisited, Part 3 (December 2013 Issue)
by Steve Fidyk Welcome to the third installment in our series on drumset applications of George Lawrence Stone’s classic book Stick Control. The variations in the article utilize the “72 Single Beat Combinations” found on pages 5–7. In this…
Presentation on the Evolution of Cuban Music and the Development of Afro-Cuban Jazz
Presentation Evolution Of Cuban Music and the Development of Afro-Cuban Jazz & Concert by the Ignacio Berroa Trio Noted jazz drumming legend Ignacio Berroa, who performed with Dizzy Gillespie for ten years, will take the audience on a fascinating…
VIDEO! Jazz Drummer’s Workshop: Approaching Standards, Part 2: Melody and Form (November 2013 Issue)
A Framework for Musical Practice, Part 2: Melody and Form by Steve Fidyk Welcome to the second installment in our series on approaching jazz standards. This article reveals ways of using the melodic rhythm as the source for creating…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Stick Control Revisited, Part 2: 3/4 and 6/8 Drumset Applications (October 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TAqAjMoVWE Welcome to the second installment in our series on drumset applications of George Lawrence Stone’s famous book Stick Control. The variations in this lesson utilize the “72 Single Beat Combinations” found on pages 5–7. Be sure to check…
Product Close-Up: Turkish Rhythm and Soul Series Cymbals
October 2013 Product Close-Up Turkish Rhythm and Soul Series Cymbals by Kyle Andrews Turkish is a company based in Istanbul that makes all of its cymbals from scratch. It begins with a proprietary bronze formula and casts each cymbal blank…
Jazz Drummer’s Workshop: Approaching Standards, Part 1 (September 2013 issue)
September 2013 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Approaching Standards A Framework for Musical Practice, Part 1: Phrasing by Steve Fidyk Jazz musicians spend a considerable amount of practice time learning standard tunes in a variety of keys. By doing so, they become…
Product Close-Up: Bosphorus Black Pearl Series Cymbals (UPDATED)
July 2013 Product Close-Up Bosphorus Black Pearl Series Cymbals by Michael Dawson Two of Bosphorus’s most popular jazz-style cymbal lines are the Master and the Master Vintage. The Master series comprises fully lathed, soft-feeling cymbals with traditional, warm, and dark…
Rock & Jazz Clinic: Double Bass Fills, Part 1
Powell Randolphphoto by Eddie Williams June 2013 Rock & Jazz Clinic Double-Bass Fills Overlapping Into the Next Phrase by Powell Randolph The purpose of this lesson is to show you how to overlap bass drum notes at the end of…
Mat Marucci Trio Concert in Syracuse, NY on May 12
Modern Drummer columnist Mat Marucci will be appearing with his trio at Jazz Central, at 441 E. Washington Street, in Syracuse, New York, on Sunday, May 12. The concert will begin at 7 pm and will be recorded live by…
Smithsonian Celebrates Global Reach of Jazz during Jazz Appreciation Month
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History marked the 12th annual Jazz Appreciation Month with a global cultural perspective on April 9, receiving jazz artifacts from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) jazz master Randy Weston, and Latin jazz…
Product Close-Up: Crescent Cymbals
May 2013 Product Close-Up Crescent Cymbals An Assorted Selection by Michael Dawson Crescent is a new brand created by Cymbal Masters, a company comprising the well-known drummers Jeff Hamilton and Stanton Moore and industry veterans Michael Vosbein and Bill Norman.…
NYC Generations of the Beat Festival
Giving the drummer some! With Jimmy Cobb, Jeff Watts, Billy Hart, Andrew Cyrille, and more. Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24. NYC’s first jazz drummer festival featuring headliners Jimmy Cobb and Billy Hart with performances by Andrew Cyrille & Oliver Lake,…
Keith Carlock, Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau, and Etienne Mbappe Form New Band the Ringers
Group To Debut With Five Shows In February Tour Hits Athens, Charlotte, Raleigh, New York, and DC Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau, Keith Carlock, and Etienne Mbappe will be performing as the Ringers, debuting in early 2013. This super-group…
Emil Amos of Grails, Om, and Holy Sons
Growing up in the ’80s, one was forced to pound the pavement and hit up older record heads for information on obscure and creative bands. You literally might have to locate someone who could remember who was drumming for Traffic…
