An excellent demonstration here today of how a good Jazz drummer uses the idea of Melody while playing the drums: And thanks again to Bret P...

I never get tired of watching Joe Farnsworth's slick moves with the brushes: Also, notice the absence of any toms or extra cymbals in hi...

Yesterday I checked out the last of several shows as part of what I have been billing this week as the 2011 "unofficial" Calgary J...

Yesterday's Calgary Jazz experience took me to the Ironwood Stage & Grill in Inglewood to catch the Prime Time Big Band with special...

Still lots of great Jazz music to be heard in Calgary this week. Last night took me back to the Beatniq Jazz & Social Club to hear Polis...

Just a few words with regards to a couple of great shows I caught yesterday in Calgary. There is no official Calgary Jazz Festival this year...

Today I'd like to share an exercise/concept with you that Montreal drummer Michel Lambert showed me many years ago. The book Stick Contr...

A real gem here. Here's the MAN himself, rudimental snare drum legend Frank Arsenault performing the snare drumming standard "The D...

Not the greatest footage but still some wise words from Buddy Rich (with a little bit of wit thrown in for good measure!):

Well, unfortunately due to last year's debacle and last-minute cancellation of the Calgary Jazz Festival we still don't have a local...

Two of my favorite musicians featured today - Greg Hutchinson on drums with Baltimore's Warren Wolf on vibraphone (who also happens to b...

Bill Stewart never ceases to impress! Here he is with Zildjian R&D chief Paul Francis demonstrating some really nice cymbals courtesy of...

Percussionist Fritz Hauser is a force in the contemporary percussion world. His solo multi-percussion compositions and performances are impr...

I came across this great footage of drummer Dennis Mackrel and had to share it with you all: Dennis is an amazing drummer and somebody that ...

More burning playing here today from a favorite of mine these days, drummer Victor Lewis, playing here with Stan Getz on Kenny Barron's ...

Drummers Anton Fig, Sheila E., Roy Haynes and Neil Peart all got nice features on the Late Show with David Letterman last week but Joe Morel...

The ProArts Society of Calgary presents: The Jon McCaslin Trio Featuring: Jon McCaslin - Drums Jim Brenan - Tenor Saxophone Rubim DeToledo -...

During my travels over the course of the past few months many artists have been generous enough to give me copies of their latest releases. ...

Composer Guillermo Klein's contemporary Jazz orchestra "Los Guachos" recently played at the Village Vanguard featuring drummer...

There's not many drummers from this generation left so if you ever have the opportunity to hear one of the "old guard" and see...