Just a short one today, but here's Billy Drummond with a quick demonstration of his unique drum beat for his orig...

From a recent tribute to the late Ed Shaughnessy, here's Jeff Hamilton on his highly melodic version of the Duk...

Okay, time for a little self-less self-promotion! Here's a few exciting concerts of mine coming up over the next few weeks. Come on by a...

I'd like to thank my father for forwarding me this brief but clever clip of drummer Glenn Kotche (of Wilco Fame) redefin...

This is an amazing story about two high school students who interviewed Louis Armstrong! http://blankonblank.org/inter...

From South Korean television, here's a reasonably comprehensive and thought provoking interview with modern Master jazz drummer Billy H...

Well it's finally September. Welcome back and now that summer is pretty much over (yikes!) the office staff over here at...

Thanks to Irish bassist and rhythm guru Ronan Guilfoyle who sent along this fine clip via the Facebook: This is a great reminder of what...

I came across this very profound documentary from Vancouver percussionist Sal Ferreras: Learn more about Mr. Ferreras and his music over...

I think this one speaks for itself...

Drummer Mark McLean has always impressed me with his versatility and musicality whether laying down backbeats or swinging cymb...

You've probably noticed the banner on the right side of my blog that has been advertising a fine website entitl...

This is a pretty rare album (originally released in France) that has popped up on youtube.com. The entire album is...

For the last post of July, here's a preview of a GREAT upcoming documentary featuring the great Steve Gadd:

Still in summer mode over here at Four on the Floor, but in the meantime here's some rare footage of the great Kenny Clarke with guitari...

Jimmy Cobb recently visited Russia and here's some footage of the master trading some phrases with Oleg Butman, a grea...

Well, I thought this was pretty bad ass when I stumbled across it... Here's Cuban-born percussionist Pedrito Martinez and drummer/visi...

Jake Hanna was a great drummer, equally comfortable in larger ensemble settings such as Woody Herman and Toshiko Akiyoshi...

Thanks to the miracle of isolation technology, here's a little lesson in drumming from Stewart Copeland:

Last month I had the pleasure of playing with New York clarinetist Oran Etkin and his Timbalooloo project at the Calgary I...