Well, the boxes are packed and the movers come tomorrow morning. I've had a wonderful time in Toronto over the past two years but it...

Some interesting comments, opinions and dialogue here - especially about the role of the bass drum and it's time keeping role. The drumm...

Lewis Nash is one of my all time favorite contemporary jazz drummers. Here's a couple clips of Lewis playing some duets with saxophonist...

When I was making my treks to NYC during the winter/spring of 2004 to study with Matt Wilson on my Canada Council for the Arts sponsored soj...

My DMA recital last Wednesday was a resounding success and I'd like to thank the following people for making it such a great experience....

Don't miss my upcoming DMA recital next week ! Here's the details: Jon's DMA Performance Recital Wednesday, May 20th 2009 7:30pm...

...one of these unique contraptions ??? It's like a regular 16x16 floor tom, except it has a pedal attached and you can change the pitch...

Tonight I heard Diana Krall and her quartet perfrom at Massey Hall in Toronto. I originally had a ticket to see Charlie Haden's Quartet ...

I spent the afternoon today in the recording studio playing with the University of Toronto Jazz Outreach Ensemble. I've been playing wit...

Seeing that spring is here and barbque season is nearly upon us, check this one out. My brother in North Carolina has already got his "...

Here's some Elvin Jones to get the weekend off to a good start : ) That's Toronto's own Pat LaBarbera on soprano saxophone !

I love it how the fact that a pink gorilla and cookie monster are playing ragtime on a NYC subway platform and yet most of the commuters are...

My other favorite pastime besides jazz and drumming is eating. My brother sent me this recipe for an interesting Spanish dish called Paella....

I came up with these variations on the rudiment commonly known as the "Swiss Army Triplet." Tony Williams was known for his creati...

I thought this was great. Ali Jackson Jr. (fine drummer with the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis) demonstrates a music gam...

Two of my heroes going at it on "Solar" I think I'm going to go practice now... LEWIS NASH & BOBBY HUTCHERSON - S...

wow. Check out this guy's crazy moves ! CRAZY KOREAN DRUMMER Okay...now on a more serious note....here's some Tony Williams from 197...

Someone sent me this great speech given to the freshman class at the Boston Conservatory as given by Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of...

People often ask me what music I am listening to. Here's some albums that have been making the rounds lately: Eric Dolphy     "Ou...

Much to my surprise I discovered how much I enjoy playing the vibraphone about 3 years ago. I had two experiences in 2006 that convinced me ...