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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Alan Dawson Interview 1994


















A nice interview with Alan Dawson from 1994 recently surfaced, so here it is:

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_7F439D25558C4ED3915E64E035319D51

Dawson is very articulate and tells some great stories. I was particular interested by his comments on the relationship between Jazz drumming and tap dancing at about the 24 minute mark. Check it out.

As per usual, when the Masters speak...we listen!

Here's some of my favourite clips of Dawson in action:







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