Ralph Peterson Drum Workshop

Some excellent masterclass footage today of Berklee drum professor Ralph Peterson recorded recently at the Prins Claus Conservatorium (is this somewhere in Europe?) Ralph talks about a lot of important musical issues in these clips, so some more great information here. Also, not bad trumpet playing...for a drummer after all !!!









And in these clips Peterson talks about his extensive career and the realities of pursuing a career in jazz music in today's environment:







Here's another blazing clip of Peterson in action from the 1990s with saxophonist Charlies Lloyd (?) Dig his real aggressive and over-the-top Art Blakey inspired style:




btw - on an unrelated topic, check out Peter Hum's brilliant post today over at jazzblog.ca where he interviews drummer Ian Froman:

http://communities.canada.com/OTTAWACITIZEN/blogs/jazzblog/archive/2010/03/24/ian-froman-interview-outtakes.aspx