Well, it's certainly been a minute since my last column way back in January (!) but things have been on the go the past few months and here we are.
Thanks again for checking in and here's what's in the queue this month.
The Monday Morning Paradiddle - June 2025
1. Wonderful writing from Vinnie Sperrazza from his Substack Chronicles including pieces on:
2. Roy Haynes' long, unvarnished interview, 1996 from Howard Mandel's Substack Mandel's Media Diet
3. Bill King on the late Toronto jazz drummer Archie Alleyne
4. The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra interviews Principal Percussionist Chris Sies in the Notes from the Stage Podcast
5. Billy Martin on Finding Harmony in Rhythm and Life from Time Sensitive
6. and here's Billy Martin in solo performance:
7. Stanton Moore interviewed on the Drummers Pathway Podcast
8. Insights from New Orleans Master drummers Shannon Powell and Herlin Riley:
9. Concepts in Melodic Rhythm from Johnny Vidacovich:
10. Mark Guiliana SOLO Live in Rotterdam:
11. More great jazz drumming lessons from Jason Tiemann:
12. Duduka Da Fonseca with Kenny Barron:
13. And from the Drum Factory Direct and the Drum Candy Podcast:
10 Reasons to Love Ed Blackwell
10 Reasons to Love Philly Joe Jones
14. Roni Kaspi and Justin Faulkner play the new Kerope ride cymbals from the Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Company:
15. Neon Jazz interviews drummer and educator Holly Channell, curator of The Common Drummer's Dojo:
16. Dr. Jazz Samo Salamon interviews Allison Miller:
17. Fantastic footage of the great Tony Williams, recorded in Scotland circa. 1994:
18. Don't forget to tune into Instagram Live @fouronthefloorblog on Sunday, June 8th at 730pm mountain (930pm eastern) for my interview with the great Mike Clark!
19. What am I listening to these days?
Alan Dawson "Waltzin' with Flo" - Alan Dawson (drums)
Steve Nelson "A Common Language" - Eric Ineke (drums), Steve Nelson (vibraphone)
Sonny Rollins "Night at the Village Vanguard" - Elvin Jones (drums)
Fred Anderson/Steve McCall "Vintage Duets" - Steve McCall (drums)
Joe Henderson "Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn" - Gregory Hutchinson (drums)
Kenny Garrett "Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane" - Brian Blade (drums)
Marty Paich "I Get a Boot Out of You" - Mel Lewis (drums)
Yusef Lateef "Into Something" - Elvin Jones (drums)
Moe Koffman "Solar Explorations" - Claude Ranger (drums)
McCoy Tyner/Joe Henderson "Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs" - Jack DeJohnette (drums)
Bud Powell "Inner Fires: The Genius of Bud Powell" - Roy Haynes (drums)
20. And today's Final Word goes to Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach:
"Jazz IS Drums!"
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