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Thanks for taking some out of your day to read what I have to share. Here is the January 2025 edition of the Monday Morning Paradiddle, my monthly jazz drumming variety column.
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The Monday Morning Paradiddle - January 2025
1. More great writing from Vinnie Sperrazza's Substack series Chronicles including:
A tribute to the late Mr. Anthony Pinciotti
2. Toronto's Bill King writes The Dream Rhythm Keepers, a summary of his drumming bucket list
3. Kenny Clarke on Davey Tough, Sid Catlett and his first days as a band leader at Minton's Playhouse from his 1977 interview with Helen Oakley Dance
4. Portland's Alan Jones (one of my all-time drum heroes) interviewed by the Portland Arts Watch
5. Allison Miller on her favourite B3 drummers and drum duos from JazzTimes magazine and an older interview from I'd Hit That (a podcast for Drummers):
6. Bill Stewart with his trio:
7. Dr. Jazz Salmo Salamon interviews Roberto Gatto:
...and Kresten Osgood:
8. Thanks to Ken Micallef for this wonderful three-part series with Paul Wells:
9. More fantastic lessons, of course, from Quincy Davis' Q-Tips jazz drumming lesson channel on YouTube:
Make sure to check out and sign up for Quincy's latest endeavour, Q/munity.
Come join the fun, get to work, learn something and....Let's Go!
Check it out here: https://www.skool.com/jazzdrumming
10. Steve Reich on his seminal piece Drumming:
11. Ali Jackson Jr. demonstrates Max Roach's approach to playing in 3/4:
12. A year-end show from Drummer Nation featuring Adam Nussbuam:
...and some fantastic footage of Adam with Michael Brecker:
13. Christian Vander solos on John Coltrane's Impressions:
14. Willie Jones III interviewed by Sounds of the Diaspora:
15. Mike DiRubbo interiews Nasheet Waits:
16. Emmet's Place Miami interviews the great Herlin Riley:
17. Thanks to Toronto jazz drummer Ernesto Cervini for taking the time to transcribe my drum solo from the title track of my album Sunalta:
18. A beautiful solo piano composition entitled Home written and performed by Jack DeJohnette:
19. What am I listening to these days?
Allison Au, Jodi Proznick & Mili Hong "Dunbar Heights" - Mili Hong (drums)
Leap Day Trio "Live at the Café Bohemia" - Matt Wilson (drums)
Lamy Istrefi Quartet "Sparkle from the Infinite" - Lamy Istrefi Jr. (drums)
Michael Shrieve "Drums of Compassion"
Jon Ballantyne "A Musing" - Dave Laing (drums)
Barry Elmes Quintet "Climbing" - Barry Elmes (drums)
Brian Dickinson "In Transition" - Bob McLaren/Barry Romberg (drums)
Peter Leitch "Jump Street" - Terry Clarke (drums)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra "Live in Swing City: Swingin' with Duke" - Herlin Riley (drums)
Joel Jeschke "Time & Place" - Joel Jeschke (drums)
20. And today's Final Word goes to Kenny Werner:
Music never dies in terrible times. To the contrary, it flourishes. At those times, the essence of what music can provide really comes through. The music that gives strength to deal with the atrocities of the day, a song that can articulate our pain, the dance that plays out our longing, the poetry that restores for us a moment of tranquility or incites us to riot - that's what becomes important.
- Kenny Werner, Effortless Mastery
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