Just a quick post today as I'm on the road on Canada's West Coast for the next week. Anyways, this track from Jeff "Tain" ...

Some fantastic lessons on drum set improvisation from a recent masterclass with Billy Martin: Martin is a creative force and I've ad...

Thanks to Craig VanDerSchaegen, author of the Practicing Drummer blog and podcast, for this epic (and I mean EPIC!) solo from Billy Hart:

More incredible music from SFJAZZ's Alone Together series featuring Kendrick Scott on drums and Warren Wolf on vibraphone, playing Dizz...

Epic drumming from Joe Farnsworth today, featured on Neal Hefti's classic "Cute", with pianist Emmet Cohen:

Well, I’ve been writing this jazz drumming blog since 2009 and sometimes I get stuck or busy with life and not quite sure what to post and s...

I was having a great conversation over coffee with pianist David Restivo last December and we spent the afternoon talking all things drummi...

Just a quick Billy Hart appreciation post today featuring Billy's quartet and his new album Multidirectional on Smoke Records: H...

Some amazing concert footage of Elvin Jones and his quartet with Dave Liebman, Steve Grossman and Gene Perla performing in Berlin circa. 197...

Thanks to Australian jazz drummer Andrew Dickeson for this fantastic and in-depth interview with Joe Farnsworth.  It's Time to Swing!

And...we're back. And for like many of you I'm sure, it's also the beginning of a new year and it's time to get back to work...

Four on the Floor jazz correspondent Tim Mah is back once again to offer his extensive annual year-end list of music released by Canadian ja...

Another fantastic piece from SF JAZZ featuring Kendrick Scott before the holidays: I first heard Kendrick back in 2003 while I was a partic...

A brief interview with Art Blakey and some concert footage featuring Blakey with Freddie Hubbard, Nathan Davis, Jaki Byard and Reggie Workma...

I really enjoyed watching this Zoom "round table" on the legacy of Mel Lewis, hosted by Michael Vosbein featuring John Riley, Adam...

And...we're back. Well, thank you for your patience as things have been slow around here at Four on the Floor over the past month. I had...

This one just popped up on my feed this morning. Check out this timely and fantastic masterclass from the great Nate Smith, featuring grea...

From SF Jazz, here's some fantastic solo drumming from Dave King of the Bad Plus with some great commentary and wisdom on improvisatio...

Australian drummer Simon Barker is an incredibly creative musician that's been on my radar for some time, but I'm just getting aroun...

One of the perks of writing this blog and sharing everything on social media is that I have the privilege of connecting with jazz drummers f...