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Ronald Bruner Jr.: The Road to Clarke

By John Ephland | From the Spring 2008 issue of Traps You can’t start much younger. Drummer Ronald Bruner Jr. can honestly state that his life with sticks (... Read More

african drummers in paris Tony Allen, Brice Wassy, Mokhtar Samba

African Drummers in Paris: Tony Allen, Brice Wassy, and Mokhtar Samba lnvest Rich African Rhythms into the Music of France

BY DAN THRESS | FROM THE MAY-JUNE 2001 ISSUE OF DRUM! Drummers around the world acknowledge the African origin of their instrument. Some of the greatest like El... Read More

Sunday Sounds: The Intimidating Swing of Bebop Pioneer Stan Levey

Do you like jazz? If so, there’s a good chance you like bebop, and for that you should thank drummer Stan Levey. And it's his birthday, so let's celebrate him a... Read More

drummer terri lyne carrington in NPR tiny desk concert

Check Out Terri Lyne Carrington’s Heavy, Jazzy, Hip-Hop–Infused Tiny Desk Groove with Social Science

From the “coolest things we saw on the internet this week” file, check out Grammy winner Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science give a stirring, hip-hop–infus... Read More

Sunday Sounds: Happy Birthday to the ‘World’s Fastest Drummer’ Barrett Deems

Way before there was a competition with the same name, a jazz drummer was going around calling himself the “World’s Fastest Drummer”—and who could argue with Ch... Read More

Larkin Poe rocked the main stage at the 2019 Monterey Jazz Festival

Drums Celebrate The Past, Explore The Future At Monterey Jazz Fest

STORY AND PHOTOS BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE The 2019 Monterey Jazz Festival has a tough task of catering to an audience of seasoned jazzheads while keeping an eye on t... Read More

Sunday Sounds: The Funktastic Grooves Of Greg Errico From Sly & The Family Stone

On this day in 1946, Greg Errico, drummer for the psychedelic soul and funk band Sly & The Family Stone, was born in San Francisco, California. In additi... Read More

Lesson: Jazz, Blues & the ‘In Between’ Groove

BY STEWART JEAN Traditionally, jazz and blues feels are based on a clear 8th-note triplet subdivision with the primary grooves being the traditional “spang-a-l... Read More

Lesson: Jazzin’ Up ‘Stick Control’ With 4-Way Coordination (Part 2)

BY "TIGER" BILL MELIGARI In the last lesson we applied 4-way coordination to the first eight exercises from the book Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone. Th... Read More

All That Glitters: Jazz Drummer Allison Miller Shines On New Album With Boom Tic Boom

BY J. POET | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM! "My mother says I was tapping out perfect time to the music on the radio, even before I could talk,” says Alli... Read More