German-born, New York based Jazz drummer Jochen Rueckert has recently produced and released a series of wonderful ...

Well, looks like Spring is finally here. Personally I've had enough of this never ending Winter and it seems like it drag...

A couple of short lessons today from the legendary Butch Miles: a cool brush pattern and some tips on how to play the hi-hat...

Thanks to Nick Ruffini from the Drummer's Resource Podcast Instagram page (check out his webpage here: www.drummersresour...

Thanks to Ireland's Noel Martin Jr. who posted a great clip of Han Bennink over on FB the other day that eventua...

I was inspired by this brief faculty profile of Master drummer Jabali Billy Hart via the Oberlin Conservatory (check out his last comment Lo...

I've posted parts of this one before but those clips are long gone on the YouTube....so here's some killing ...

I had the opportunity to hear Steve Lacy play and speak in Montreal back in 2004, not that long before he passed awa...

I've been on a bit of a Bernard Purdie kick for the last while and I think these next two clips are amazing resources ...

Those who know me will recognize my appreciation for the art form of tap dancing and of its important relationship to the...

Not sure about you or wherever you are, but around here Winter has been dragging its heels for some time now. Enough of Winte...

This rare resource recently popped up on the Tube, featuring Baby Dodds and a host of other drummers from the Crescent Cit...

About five years ago I had the opportunity to work with saxophonist Ralph Bowen and play a concert of his music arrange...

Today marks the first of what will hopefully be a regular, on-going series of guest blog posts from my friend and gr...

Further to Monday's post, here's more footage from Kris Davis' album "Duopoly", this time featuring p...

One of my favourite recent albums of the past couple of years is pianist Kris Davis' "Duopoly". This album ...

Four on the Floor correspondent Tim Mah recently attended the 2018 edition of the Ottawa Winter Jazz Fes...

Just some great trio footage today featuring the late Idris Muhammad with Joe Lovano circa. 2000:

Welcome back and this is officially the very first Monday Morning Paradiddle column of 2018! Here's a vast assortment of ...

Not at that long ago (in the last ten years anyways...), Bob Gullotti was a big help towards my own doctoral research th...