A recent Facebook exchange with drummers Brooke Sofferman and Eric McKinley Thompson regarding the recent release of certain Miles Davis rec...

A few days late here with this blog post as I've been preoccupied lately, finishing up an impending grant application due imminently (fu...

And...we're back. Thanks for checking in and there's lots of interesting and compelling things to check out in this instalment of Th...

I was recently listening to the latest album from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring the exceptional drumming of Obed Calvaire a...

Hey! I am now officially part of the percussion faculty at the Mount Royal University Conservatory in Calgary, Alberta and currently accepti...

Jason Tiemann is a killing New York City based jazz drummer and he's been compiling and sharing these excellent instructional videos on ...

I'm still on cloud 9 these days, following my Max Roach tribute concert a few weekends ago at Congress Coffee. Thanks to everyone who ca...

Jazz Drumming Workshop and Performance Saturday, November 2nd Cornerstone Music Cafe 14919 Deer Ridge Drive SE Jazz Drumming Workshop   3pm ...

Thanks to the Jazz Estate for sharing this rocking footage of Art Blakey, performing with Benny Golson in France circa. 1974:   (for some r...

Thanks for stopping by today and here's the October 2024 edition of the The Monday Morning Paradiddle, your one-stop on-line jazz drummi...

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. ...