Lennie Tristano

Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.

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Ed Thigpen: “Mr. Taste"

Ed Thigpen, an important element in the music of jazz luminaries including Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, was known as “Mr. Taste.” Thigpen was most noted for his brush technique and articulate sense of pulse and swing. Thigpen was born…

Modern Drummer
Oct 5, 2010

Drori Mondlak

Sometimes the truth about drums will come to Drori Mondlak at night. He'll stay up late, long after the gig, changing heads and tuning. Sometimes it will come to him during a jog in the forest, away from inner-city New…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004
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