Some very insightful wisdom from Peter Erskine here discussing his philosophies on using cymbals in a drum solo context: I'm always impr...

From Italy circa. 1977, the master speaks: Not a bad piece of inspiration before the weekend starts !

I came up with these useful sticking patterns after working on some Elvin Jones type of patterns found in John Riley's "Beyond Bop ...

From my friend Scott Prebys, here's Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa in action from the Sammy Davis Jr. show: Sammy sure had the best seat in t...

Move over Martha Stewart, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay.....this is how it's done:

- Thanks to everyone who came out to hear my new band play and to those that sat in at the Broken City Jazz Jam Session on Saturday afternoo...

A very tasteful rendition of the jam session favorite tune "Softly as In A Morning Sunrise" brought to us by Milt Jackson on vibra...

Some pretty slick playing here from Clark Terry and Alvin Queen: Alvin's not a drummer that I'm terribly familiar with but I think h...

A really fine band today featuring Buster Williams on bass with Mulgrew Miller on piano, Stefon Harris on vibraphone and Cindy Blackman on d...

Percussionist Bobby Sanabria is an incredible player and a real historian when it comes to Afro-Cuban music and the musical/rhythmic traditi...

If you haven't heard of Portland's Alan Jones, check him out! A documentary about Jones, his life and his music recently popped up ...

I've had a few inquiries lately from people interested in studying with me online. I do teach from my home studio located in Calgary, Al...

- Thanks to everyone who came and sat in at our jam session at the Beatniq Jazz & Social Club last Thursday featuring myself on drums, J...

A few nice clips that recently showed up featuring some fine drumming from Adam "Nut tree" Nussbaum and his stellar band with Seam...

Dynamics are an important element for any serious drummer and musician to consider. However, some drummers think of dynamics in linear terms...

The Buddy Rich/Sammy Davis Jr. album "The Sounds of 66" is one of my favorite big band albums and features Sammy Davis Jr. with th...

I've blogged before about the important relationship between tap dancing and Jazz drumming. Well, in case you didn't believe me chec...

This past Friday and Saturday evenings I had the distinct pleasure of hearing the Renee Rosnes Quartet perform at the Cellar Jazz Club in Va...

From a recent masterclass, drummer Billy Hart talks about the important influence of Philly Joe Jones and specifically his influence on Elvi...

Just a brief clip today of Beyonce drumer Kim Thompson tearing it up with the brushes: