Mike Clark

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MD Podcast Episode 166: Jazz/Funk Great Mike Clark, Polyrhythmic Rudiments, Drumgees, and More

In this episode Mike and Mike discuss December featured artist and legendary jazz/funk drummer Mike Clark. The education segment focuses on how to use the paradiddle-diddle sticking to help you master a few different polyrhythms. Up for review is a…

Modern Drummer
Nov 9, 2018

KOSA NY Percussion Day

KOSA NY Percussion Day, featuring clinics, workshops, and concerts, will offer free admission on Saturday, November 19, 12-5 pm at Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Road, Bronx, 10468. Artists include Mike Clark, Marcus Santos, Aldo Mazza, Stacy Kovacs, Arnie Lange,…

Modern Drummer
Nov 9, 2016

The Collective School of Music Presents: Mike Clark Clinic Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 7 PM

Mike Clark is a jazz and funk drummer who is most noted for playing in the Headhunters, with keyboardist Herbie Hancock, and as a member of the UK fusion outfit Brand X, alternating behind the kit with Phil Collins. Clark…

Modern Drummer
Oct 7, 2013

Groove Alchemy by Stanton Moore

  DVD/BOOK/MP3 DISC LEVEL: ALL  DVD $29.99, BOOK/DISC $24.99 The DVD of the well-structured, in-depth multimedia package from New Orleans drumming great Stanton Moore reveals a concise chronological history of the rhythmic foundations and evolution of funky drumming, beginning with…

Modern Drummer
Sep 29, 2011

Mike Clark Carnival Of Soul

A big shout-out to my MD fans, and thanks for stopping by. Last year’s Blueprints Of Jazz, Vol. I (Talking House Records) was honored by Downbeat as one of the best CDs of the decade. While that put a big…

Modern Drummer
Jun 23, 2010
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The Four Tops' Drew Schultz

Hello, MD readers! My name is Drew Schultz. I’m new to this, and you’re probably wondering who I am. I’m a drummer and percussionist from Cleveland, Ohio, and I’ve been pursuing the dream for some time now. I am currently…

Modern Drummer
Nov 24, 2009

Earl Palmer Remembered

by Mark Griffith In drumming, the terms legendary and innovator are thrown around far too often. Yet Earl Palmer deserves both of these titles. Drumming legends have grooves that are instantly associated with them. True innovators come up with (or…

Modern Drummer
Jan 23, 2009

Felipe Torres

Hi to all my fellow Modern Drummer readers. My name is Felipe, and I've been playing drums for thirteen years. As I write my first blog for MD, I'm currently getting ready to tour with a new band for me,…

Modern Drummer
Oct 22, 2008

Drummer/Leader Gunnar Waage

Hi, MD readers, this is Gunnar Waage. I am an independent drummer/composer and educator in Iceland. I'd like to tell you a little bit about my drumming and my music and give you a chance to listen to some material…

Modern Drummer
Nov 4, 2007

Mike Clark

Ironically, jazzman Mike Clark will go down in history as the guy who cut one of the slickest funk tracks in history, "Actual Proof." Recorded in the '70s with Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, it featured a nimble Clark splitting up running…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004
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