FOUR ON THE FLOOR
Monday, June 29, 2015

Higgins

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And now a few words about Billy Higgins... Here's a few more pieces to check out.... - Nasheet Waits offers his...
Thursday, June 25, 2015

Lewis Nash with Renee Rosnes

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Today we bring you a complete concert featuring the stellar quartet of pianist Renee Rosnes with Steve Nelson on vibes, Peter Washington on ...
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Monday, June 22, 2015

Dave Laing "Joy Spring"

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Another post today featuring the amazing Dave Laing, my former drum teacher at McGill University (Montreal, QC). Here's Dave demonstra...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Conversations with "The Birdman"

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An insightful interview and "conversation" today with the world's "Birdman" of the drums, Antonio Sanchez:
Monday, June 15, 2015

Dave Laing!

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I've posted a few of these clips from him before but, there's more! Here's Montreal's Dave Laing demonstra...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Ali Jackson Jr. on Rhythm

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Jazz @ Lincoln Center's Ali Jackson Jr. demonstrates a few important rhythms we should all consider:
Monday, June 8, 2015

Ralph Peterson Jr. Webcast

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Courtesy of the nice people over at mycymbal.com here's a complete masterclass with Ralph Peterson Jr. demonstra...
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Three Brush Players

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These guys are having way too much fun... Now who said that playing the brushes was a lost/dying art form? Certainly not while these gu...
Monday, June 1, 2015

The Monday Morning Paradiddle

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And...we're back. Sorry for the radio silence lately. This spring has been quite busy and I've been on the go, fir...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Brazil

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I was rather fortunate recently to work with Calgary's premier contemporary Jazz dance company, Decidedly Jazz Dancewo...
Monday, May 4, 2015

Vernel Fournier

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The piano trio of Ahmad Jamal with Israel Crosby on bass and Vernell Fournier on drums is MUST listening for any serious jazz drummer and/or...
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Monday, April 27, 2015

Conversations with Jimmy Cobb

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Another interview today courtesy of the folks over at NYU, this time with the legendary Jimmy Cobb:
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Conversations with Jack DeJohnette

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Another great interview today, this time from Jack DeJohnette: When the Masters speak...
Monday, April 20, 2015

Antonio Sanchez: Creative Soloing and Freedom

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Thanks to the forward thinking people over at Drumeo here's the "Birdman" of the drums himself, Antonio Sanch...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Eyes of the Masters: Albert "Tootie" Heath

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Check out this informative masterclass with the great Albert "Tootie" Heath from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music: ...
Monday, April 13, 2015

The Monday Morning Paradiddle

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Welcome back and I hope you all had a nice weekend. As per usual, here's a number things to check out thanks to our busy ...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

Blackwell (returns)

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Thank you to David Stanoch who reminded me the other day via the Facebook of these amazing clips of Ed Blackwell. I posted these here a few ...
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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Gregory Hines & Stanley Clarke

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I've written a bit before about the important relationship between tap dancing and jazz drumming. Well, here's Gregory Hines, who I ...
Monday, April 6, 2015

Nash on Brushes

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Just a short one today to get the week started off right...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Exploring and Expanding the Canadian Big Band Songbook

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Hey, just a quick plug for a very cool concert I'm involved with tomorrow night... The Calgary C...
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