Another great barbque recipe for asparagus that my mother passed on to me: Asparagus with Fresh Basil Pesto 1 bunch fresh, local asparagus o...

Last nights trip to the Calgary Jazz Festival took me to the Gateway Lounge at the SAIT campus where we saw the John Abercrombie Organ Trio ...

Last evening I had the opportunity to see one of my jazz drumming heroes, Jimmy Cobb and his "Kind of Blue" tribute band at the Ca...

Last night I had the opportunity to hear the critically acclaimed electro-acoustic groovy jazz trio Medeski, Martin and Wood at the Calgary ...

For anyone who's interested, here's where I'll be appearing for the next while: Thursday, June 25 Circles Trio with Neil Whitfor...

Joe Harris is a great jazz drummer who was well known back during the 1940s and 50s during the Bebop era. He played with the seminal Dizzy G...

Jon Wikan is a GREAT drummer from New York (orginally from Alaska, I think ?). I used to see him play in Montreal from time to time as he...

Thanks again to all who replied to my questionnaire. Here's my answers and recent contributions by one of my favorite drummer's from...

Here are some of the first responses to the questionnaire that I sent out. There are lots of interesting bits of info here. Thanks to all th...

I recently sent out a questionnaire to many of my friends, associates and teachers. This was inspired by a similar set of questions that Eth...

Sorry - I've had to curtail my blogging recently. Been very busy lately having moved back to Calgary and trying to get settled in. But i...

This is a great find. An interview with the late, great Tony Williams. He talks about his early days with Jackie McLean and Miles Davis amon...

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 ...