Joe Farnsworth is back with more beautiful brushwork and ballad patterns, this time inspired by the likes of Louis Hayes, Vernel Fournier, I...

Max Roach once referred to the drum set as being the "Four-Limbed Monster", speaking to the coordination and independence skills r...

I was recently reading about Cindy Blackman Santana's latest album release "Give the Drummer Some!" in the pages of Jazz Times...

Today's post features the great Joe LaBarbera, a fantastic drummer, overall musician, selfless teacher and a wonderful human being. This...

I shared this one several years ago (10 years ago in fact!) but I keep on returning to it and find it compelling and inspiring. This short ...

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Thank you to Bret Primack for sharing this 1970 Danish television interview with Kenny Clarke:   As per usual, when the Masters speak...we l...

I've really been enjoying Andrew Cyrille's solo works of late and this took me down a bit of an internet rabbit-hole (which is alway...

Quincy Davis, Assistant Professor of Drum Set at the University of North Texas, recently released his latest musical offering Q Vision . The...

Well, it's been a minute since our last monthly column. Welcome back, thanks for checking in and I hope you are all keeping safe out the...

Joe Farnsworth takes a moment to talk about and demonstrate an important topic that is all too often neglected in the realm of jazz drumming...

A big thank you to Jeff Lederer who recently shared this VHS footage of a 1996 duet performance, recorded at the 5th House performance space...

I am always excited when I hear about a new book on the topic of rudimental drumming. As someone who was initially introduced to the drums a...

Check out this great solo set from Chicago's Dana Hall, presented by the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, recorded outdoors on a nice sunny day ...

New Orleans drummer and composer Adonis Rose recently released his latest album of music on the Storyville label, recorded live at the Blue ...

During the Spring of 2011 I traveled to New York City and interviewed many of the world's greatest jazz drummers, soliciting their thoug...

Thanks to the nice folks over at the Memphis Drum Shop here is an interesting four-part series in which John Riley demonstrates his collecti...

And...we're back. Thanks for checking in and it's been a minute. I hope you are all well and staying safe during these challenging a...

 

I am taking a break from blogging and all things internet for awhile. Thanks again for all your continued support an...