Will Lee
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Def Leppard's Rick Allen to Host All-Star Jam Supporting Mental Health of First Responders
(New York, NY) Raven Drum Foundation - the organization founded by legendary drummer Rick Allen of Def Leppard and singer-songwriter / healing arts practitioner Lauren Monroe - has announced its first benefit concert taking place in New York City. On…
Lee Finkelstein of the Blues Brothers and Funk Filharmonik
Talking About Musical Heroes, Records, and Bands “You can come over to my house any time with that backbeat,” says guitarist John Tropea. “Lee’s band Funk Filharmonik reminds us of why we all started playing music in the first place,”…
Drummer, Clinician, Composer Peter Szendofi in On The Beat
Talking About Tours, Clinics, And Gear Hello everyone! Peter Szendofi from Hungary here “On The Beat!” I would like to share some news from 2019. I’ve played on more than two hundred albums of all kinds of music since 1992.…
On the Beat With Terry Silverlight
New Billy Ocean Album and Other Projects Hello Modern Drummer readers! Terry here and I wanted to let you all know that I’m the drummer on Billy Ocean’s new album, Here You Are: The Music of My Life, released in…
Roland Showcase Makes a Big Splash in the Big Apple
Roland US hosted an East Coast VIP Showcase on September 21 to highlight the many products that were unveiled at its twenty-four hour global online music festival “The Future. Redefined.” Nearly two hundred respected musicians, engineers, leading retailers, members of…
Legendary Percussionist Ralph MacDonald Passes
Ralph MacDonald, a Grammy-winning writer, producer, and percussionist who worked with an enormous number of top musicians over a fifty-year career, passed away on Sunday, December 18, from complications stemming from a stroke he suffered several months ago. MacDonald, who…
Toph-E & the Pussycats’ Chris Parker
Hi, MD readers! The making of Toph-E & the Pussycats’ new CD, No Ordinary Day, featuring Clifford Carter on piano, Will Lee on bass, Ralph MacDonald on percussion, David Mann on tenor and soprano saxes, and me on drums, was…
Pat Petrillo: Smooth, Groovin'-And Proud Of It
(October 2005 Issue) At a recent smooth jazz festival in Philadelphia, drummer Pat Petrillo was performing with guitarist Ed Hamilton when an elderly, "old school-looking" gentleman shuffled up to the bandstand and started screaming, "This ain't no @#!%# jazz! Where's…
