I'm starting up a monthly in-person drum workshop series on the topic of all things related to jazz drumming. These group sessions wil...

I'm about to take a short break from blogging these days and heading out on the road shortly with Calgary's Decidedly Jazz Dancework...

I was on the road for most of the month of August driving across northern Saskatchewan but made a point of spending daily time on my drum pa...

Some burning footage of the great jazz drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes, in action here with Freddie Hubbard, Don Braden and Ben...

One of the beauties of social media is the rare pieces of jazz history that occasionally pop up. Here's a scan of a 1966 Downbeat articl...

And...we're back! I hope you all had a nice summer wherever you are. Regular blogging has now resumed here at Four on the Floor now that...

And...we're back.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope your summer is going well. Things have been on the go and moving along in a few dir...

Please join us for the next episode of Four on the Floor *Live* happening next Wednesday, July 27th at 12pm mountain (2pm eastern/11am pacif...

An interesting ongoing series from Jason Marsalis in which he offers an exploration of the snare drum and of its possibilities.

Tune in next week for not one but TWO episodes of Four on the Floor *Live* happening on Instagram Live IGTV @fouronthefloorblog featuring ...

Pittsburgh's Thomas Wendt and the Drum Candy Podcast have been putting out some great content lately including interviews, artist featur...

Please join us for the next episode of Four on the Floor *Live* happening next Wednesday, July 13th at 12pm mountain (2pm eastern/11am pacif...

One more blog post in my ongoing series featuring my hero Kenny Clarke. This a time a full concert featuring Kenny Clarke and his trio, reco...

Please join us for the next episode of Four on the Floor *Live* happening next Wednesday, July 6th at 12pm mountain (2pm eastern/11am pacifi...

  Last week's post featuring Kenny Clarke got a lot of attention and I received some great messages and comments on social media from ma...

Three unique and interesting videos featuring Kenny Clarke today. First up, a wonderfully melodic drum solo interpretation of Charlie Parker...

Please join us for the next episode of Four on the Floor *Live* happening next Wednesday, June 22nd at 12pm mountain (2pm eastern/11am pacif...

Filmed and directed by Ossie Michelin for the National Film Board of Canada, Evan’s Drum is the beautiful story of an adventurous seven-yea...