A couple of new books arrived in my mailbox recently and today I'm going to share them with you all. I think that one of the bright side...

Welcome back to another action packed edition of the Monday Morning Paradiddle, my somewhat regular monthly jazz drumming variety column (so...

A rare piece of jazz drumming history today, a long out-of-print drum manual on swing drumming by drummer, actor and comedian Max Bacon, ori...

Not much time for blogging these days as I'm quite busy playing for the current Decidedly Jazz Danceworks production of Family of Jazz  ...

I've been eagerly waiting to watch this one for sometime and now...here it is! Please watch and appreciate the artistry of the late Paul...

Congratulations to Master drummer Jabali Billy Hart on recently being named a NEA Jazz Master! Check out these wonderful recent features and...

This is absolutely incredible. Check out this rare and new to me solo footage of Jimmy Cobb in action with Sarah Vaughn in Bruxelles, circa....

Feathering the bass drum and how to properly use the bass drum in a straight-ahead context is an important but yet often mis-understood conc...

Open Studio offers a preview of their new upcoming course "Rhythm Anthology" with this important demonstration and discussion bet...

Welcome back to another action packed edition of the Monday Morning Paradiddle, my more-or-less monthly jazz drumming variety column, a coll...

Part Two of this week's feature on John Riley's The Art of Bop Drumming series from the Zildjian Learning Zone. This is tons of g re...

Part One of a two-part series this week featuring John Riley's Art of Bop Drumming instructional lessons from the Zildjian Learning Zone...

A pair of excellent webinars today on the art of big band drumming from Stockton Helbing and Jerome Jennings.  There is lots of great inform...

Irish bassist Ronan Guilfoyle is a prolific artist and the creator of the podcast series  The Art & Science of Time .      If you a...

I will be joining Clifford Koufman ( ClifChats ), Russ Gleason ( Drum Hangs ) and Matthew Crouse ( Working Drummer Podcast ) on Wednesday, F...

Some very creative solo drumming, sonics and visuals from Seattle's Ted Poor, a wonderful musician whose imagination and talent never ce...

A beautiful piece featuring drummers, percussionists and rhythms from around the world, produced for the United Nations: "Rhythm is ...

Thanks for stopping by and here is today's first Monday Morning Paradiddle column of the year 2022. Just a quick reminder:  Please consi...

A wonderful solo set from the amazing "King of Treme" Shannon Powell on drums:

I've been a fan of German drummer, bandleader and composer Mareike Wiening since hearing her debut release Metropolis Paradise. An accom...