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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Just a short one today to get the week started off right...

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