Johnathan Blake has been a busy guy these days (which is no surprise, of course, because he's such a fantastic musician!) and here's...

My previous post that I shared featuring Ken Micallef's insightful conversation with Billy Drummond was really well received after I pos...

  As drummers, "rhythm is our business" but it's certainly not an exclusive club!  Thanks to the people at SF Jazz here's ...

  It's Time! a sonic tribute to MAX ROACH featuring Jon McCaslin solo drums and duets with Chris Tauchner keyboards with special guest R...

Thanks to Ken Micallef for sharing this wonderful piece featuring Billy Drummond and his favourite jazz vinyl picks:  As always, when the Ma...

And...we're back. I hope you all had wonderful Summer holiday and now that September is upon us it's time to get back to work and ba...

Welcome back and here's the Summer 2024 edition of the Monday Morning Paradiddle my more-or-less monthly jazz drumming variety column. ...

My friend Clifford Koufman has been working hard and is filming and producing a documentary on the life of Ra Kalam Bob Moses. Check out the...

Thanks to Andrew Dickeson for sharing this awesome studio footage of Kenny Clarke from 1957:   And also courtesy of Andrew's YouTube p...

Thanks to Jason Marsalis for offering this lesson on playing odd meters and how to explore phrasing patterns with a sense flow, groove and m...

Hey the classic black  Four on the Floor  t-shirts are still available however they are going quick! These shirts are available in small, me...

Thanks to Mike Melito for sharing this rare footage of the great Al Harewood in action with Stan Getz circa. 1963: Al Harewood is an impor...

Please join us for our next episode of Four on the Floor *Live* happening next Wednesday, June 19th at 7pm MST (9pm EST), appearing on Insta...

I've had several insightful conversations lately with Peter Retzlaff and Jacob Wutzke about the art of playing breakneck fast tempos.  I...

  Please join us for our next episode of Four on the Floor *Live* happening next Wednesday, June 12th at 7pm MST (9pm EST), appearing on Ins...

Please join us for our next episode of Four on the Floor *Live* happening this Thursday, June 6th at 12pm MST (2pm EST), appearing on Instag...

Thanks to Andrew Dickeson for sharing this fantastic footage of the great Cozy Cole in action, from a French jazz documentary.

I always make a point of sharing Quincy Davis' video lessons from his ongoing Q-Tips series on YouTube. The information and content that...

Please join us for our next episode of Four on the Floor *Live* happening this Wednesday, May 29th at 7pm MST (9pm EST), appearing on Instag...

And...we're back. Hope all is well in your part of the world and thanks for checking in.  This is the May 2024 edition of The Monday Mor...