I received this recent collaboration between Toronto artists Ted Warren (drums), Mike Murley (tenor saxophone) and Rich Brown (electric bass...

A few gigs of note coming up this weekend... I'll be joining pianist Bruce Pethrick and bassist Brendan Rothwell at the Beatniq Jazz ...

I recently had the pleasure of spending some time interviewing Kenny Washington for my ongoing doctoral research project. Kenny has an encyc...

Perhaps a little early considering it's not Halloween yet...but here's a very interesting series of clips that Bill Stieger hipped m...

More from my favorite swashbuckling dutch improvisor Han Bennink. I think someone gave these little "lessons" to me from notes the...

Just a few more clips to follow up on my last post of Han Bennink, one of drumming's unique improvisors:

Thanks to Toronto guitarist Reg Schwager who recently posted this 1968 Dutch television documentary on drummer Han Bennink on Facebook. It...

It's Friday here at Four on The Floor and also the first day of Fall so what better way to start the weekend than with some smokin' ...

Looks like someone was finally smart enough to write a book about Papa Jo Jones. My copy is in the mail so I can't really tell you anyth...

A few today of J@LC drummer Ali Jackson Jr. from a recent hit of his, leading his own group at Dizzy's in New York City, featuring Donal...

John Riley recently pointed me towards this incredible footage the other day....ironically found in my very own collection of DVDs (but that...

A few all too short ones today...but here's drummer Billy Drummond on some raw clips taken from the bar (!) at New York's Birdland, ...

If you happen to be in the Queen City today, I'll be appearing with the Regina Jazz Quartet (or also known as the RJQ !) on vibraphone t...

Here's a drummer that we should definitely pay more attention to: With special thanks to Jeff Cosgrove who found this one!

It's always a good challenge to practice playing on a minimal and very basic drum set-up. Here Joe Farnsworth demonstrates how it's ...

Just a quick one here for the weekend...my attention is soon to be very focused on today's upcoming Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Winnipe...

I first met drummer Andrew Dyrda six years when he took a few lessons with me in Calgary. He's now based in Montreal and has become ...

Today's post goes out to my good friend Matt Wilson. During my lessons with him in 2004, Matt talked extensively about his time playing ...

A nice find if I may say so myself! Here's a couple of drummer Roy Haynes leading a band in Rome circa. 1976: John Riley ...

Thanks for your continued support and nice words about my blog everyone. I've received a lot of nice messages from people around the...