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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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Famed Jazz Drummer Billy Hart to Conduct Free “Evolution of Contemporary Jazz Drumming” Zoom Presentation

On Sunday, July 19, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, world-renowned drummer and educator Billy Hart will conduct a free Zoom presentation, “The Evolution of Contemporary Jazz Drummers.” Hart has recorded over six hundred albums, including seminal dates with Miles Davis,…

Modern Drummer
Jul 7, 2020

Drummers on Record: Current and Upcoming Releases of Note

Louis Cole Live 2019 (Louis Cole) Louis Cole has released Live 2019 (Brainfeeder), an aural and visual compilation of live performances from last year. It includes Louis’s last major, big band shows from 2019, live from Lodge Room in L.A., and…

Modern Drummer
Jul 6, 2020

Iconic Singer, Songwriter, and Multi-Instrumentalist Prince Dies at Age Fifty-Seven

Prince from the January 2005 issue of Modern Drummer; photo by Afshin Shahidi As music fans are still reeling from the recent passing of music legends David Bowie, Maurice White, Merle Haggard, Glen Frey, Paul Kantner, George Martin, and Keith…

Modern Drummer
Apr 21, 2016

John Andrews on Quilt’s Plaza

Quilt’s charms are subtle but significant. The Boston-based group doesn’t beat you up with angry vocals or tax your brain with impenetrable polyrhythms. Rather, like the open-air public space that its latest album’s title references, the group’s sound-world is positive…

Modern Drummer
Feb 26, 2016
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