FOUR ON THE FLOOR
Friday, December 30, 2016

Ludwig Drum Co. Contest Solos

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This is our last blog post of 2016 and we'd like to leave you all with a few things to practice over your holiday br...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Neil Peart Warming Up...

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 I think this is amazing. And it's no coincidence that the foot ostinato that Peart chose to use was directly inspi...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Tim Mah's Top Jazz Picks of 2016

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Calgary's Tim Mah is a good friend, a huge supporter of the local scene here in Calgary and has excellent taste...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Billy Hart's Three Career Stages...

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During the summer of 1998 I attended a short-lived Jazz workshop in Lake Placid, New York and Billy Hart was the guest drum teacher. Durin...
Monday, December 12, 2016

(Super) Moutin Bros.

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While I was visiting Montreal during the end of October I had the privilege of hearing the Moutin Brothers Reunion Q...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Jerry Granelli on Drums

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Jerry Granelli and his trio have been touring across Canada this month, playing the music from "A Charlie Brown Christmas." I miss...
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Friday, December 2, 2016

Mel Lewis/Bob Mintzer Duet

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One more Mel Lewis post to finish the week...Special thanks to Christopher Smith who has graciously shared this amazing video, transcrip...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

More Mel Lewis...

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Well, it's turning into a sort of unofficial Mel Lewis week over here at Four on the Floor...and that's not a bad...
Monday, November 28, 2016

Chris Smith on Mel Lewis: "The View From the Back of the Band"

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Today's post features an interview with Chris Smith, the author of the book "The View From The Back Of The ...
Monday, November 21, 2016

The Monday Morning Paradiddle

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Well it's been awhile now since this column has made an appearance here at Four on the Floor (months, in fact!), but here ...
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Monday, November 14, 2016

Ed Thigpen 1991

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Another great Jazz drum clinic from the 1991 IAJE Conference, this time featuring Ed Thigpen on drums, sticks, cymbals and brushes: And ...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Erskine!

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I've always been a big fan of drummer Peter Erskine and have found his teachings to be a wonderful resource ove...
Friday, October 21, 2016

Bellson 1991

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And thanks to the same gentlemen who posted the Joe Morello masterclass earlier this week, here's a Louie Bellson drum clinic, also from...
Monday, October 17, 2016

Morello 1991

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Thanks to Adam Nussbaum who passed this one along this morning: The older I get, my appreciation grows exponenti...
Monday, October 10, 2016

Marty Morell on Brushes

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I came across these great brush playing demonstrations the other day, featuring one of my all-time favourite piano trio drumm...
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Monday, October 3, 2016

Shuffle Diddles...

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Today's drum lesson features a brief but fun little ditty that I came up with the other day while driving to a gig and waiting at a red ...
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Monday, September 26, 2016

Ulysses Owens Jr.

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Some interesting masterclass footage today from Ulysses Owens Jr., a drummer who's recent work with Christian McBride's piano trio...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Dom Moio Lessons

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Today's post features several short but very practical and informative mini-lessons from Arizona drummer Dom Moio. I took a few lessons ...
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Monday, September 12, 2016

Mr. A.T.

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  Special thanks to Chad Anderson who passed along this very important interview with the great Art Taylor from 1994 (as part of the New Y...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Tyshawn

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Welcome back and I hope you all had a wonderful Labour Day long weekend. Today's post features some excellent drumming ...
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