Thanks for stopping by and here is today's first Monday Morning Paradiddle column of the year 2022.
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Alrighty, and now on with the show! Here is this months collection of jazz drumming articles and videos to hopefully inspire and motivate you while we continue to navigate through these challenging times.
1) The great Big Sid Catlett featured in a retrospective from Jazz Lives
2) Kenny Washington interviewed by bassist Todd Coolman in Todd's podcast The Cool Toddcast
3) Pittsburgh's Thomas Wendt and Kenny Washington celebrate the legacy of Kenny Clarke and Max Roach on WZUM Jazz Pittsburgh radio
4) Excerpts from an All About Jazz interview with Alvin Fielder compiled by Todd Bishop over at Cruiseship Drummer!
5) The Jazz Session offers a great collection of interviews including conversations with the likes of Colleen Clarke, Chad Taylor and Jerome Jennings
6) 15 Questions interviews German drummer/composer Marieke Wiening and her feature from Neon Jazz:
7) The National Jazz Museum in Harlem features Johnathan Blake with his "Desert Island" music selections:
8) The Gretsch Afternoon Drum Break featuring Toronto jazz drummer Morgan Childs:
9) George Fludas on the legacy of John Bonham from the The Drum History Podcast:
10) Drum Factory Direct's regular series The Drum Candy Podcast offers an interview with Billy Martin:
and Ulysses Owens Jr.:
11) Dr. Bill Bruford on how drummers use creativity:
12) Samo Salamon interviews Joe LaBarbera:
13) Abbey Rader featured by the Avedis Zildjian Company:
14) Jazztopia sits down for a conversation with Ra Kalam Bob Moses:
15) Pheeroan Aklaff offers his solo drum piece Gentle Spirit, a tribute to Ed Blackwell:
16) UNT's Quincy Davis continues with his regular, outstanding Q-Tips series on YouTube. In particular, check out his video on drum tuning. Now go get to work!
17) Sarah Hagan interviews Antonio Sanchez:
18) The late Bob Gullotti playing a burning rendition of Giant Steps:
19) Darrell Green and Camille Thurman featured as a duo on Jazz Night in America:
20) Ali Jackson Jr. offers this lesson on Max Roach's approach to playing in 3/4:
Be sure to check out Jackson's latest instructional series Universe of Grooves from Jazz Memes (highly recommended!)
21) What am I listening to these days?
George Garzone "The Fringe in New York" - Bob Gullotti (drums), Mike Mainieri (vibes)
Dexter Gordon "A Day in Copenhagen" - Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums)
Hugh Fraser & VEJI "V" - Dave Robbins (drums), Jack Duncan (percussion)
Sean Fyfe "Late Night" - Andre White (drums)
Bernie Senensky "Don't Look Back" - Barry Elmes (drums)
Pepper Adams "Encounter!" - Elvin Jones (drums)
Sam Jones "The Bassist!" - Keith Copeland (drums)
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland "The Art of Conversation"
Clifford Jordan "Glass Bead Games" - Billy Higgins (drums)
22) And today's Final Word goes to the late Roy Hargrove with a timely reminder (thanks to George Fludas for sharing this one!):
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