Drum blogs

2012 Globaldrumfest NYC w/ Dafnis Prieto drum clinic and a world of drums...

2012-01-10T21:12:00.000-08:00

Sun FEB 26th: Moreto be announced for the 1st annual globaldrumfest.com Free drum clinic event in NYC.
RSVP here and get up to date info on the festival: info@drumteacher.com

Tony Williams longest running clinic video (1985)

2012-01-03T20:01:00.000-08:00

Deep Singh and Vin Scialla Team up for Educational Clinics

2011-12-17T18:57:00.000-08:00

Trapset times Tabla is the new (TxT) duo's educational project which they are bringing into schools and drum clinics. Deep and Vin perform regularly with Master musician, Snehasish Mozumder’s band called s.o.m. (album on Random Chance Records). more info via email: info @ drumteacher.com

Dafnis Prieto named MacArthur Fellow

2011-12-17T18:52:00.000-08:00

NPR Article: http://n.pr/oN60Un

Video Link: http://bit.ly/taCqNA

Gadd is on Ave A for 2nights

2011-08-31T12:24:00.000-07:00

Steve is performing with
Mikarimba featuring:

Mika Yoshida (marimba),
Steve Gadd (drums),
Eddie Gomez (bass),
Stefan Karlsson (keyboard).
Gadd on Ave A...aveamaria!

www.Dromnyc.com

Classical Riq Technique Michel Merhej *New Release - MelBay

2011-08-22T09:18:00.000-07:00

Michel Merhej teams up with Nicole LaCorgne (editor), Vin Scialla (recorded the audio examples & prepared notated parts) to present the quintessential book on riq technique and playing riq within an ensemble. You can find it at www.amazon.com - http://amzn.to/nEiur6

Built around the life and teachings of master percussionist, Michel Merhej Baklouk, this book has been designed as a biographical tribute, a teaching manual, and a resource guide for anyone wishing to develop a deeper understanding of the role that percussion plays in Near Eastern Arabic music. This book differs from most technique manuals in that it includes historical information on about Arabic music as it pertains to the life and work of a single artist, Michel Merhej Baklouk. The book is composed of three parts: Introduction, Lessons, and Reference Information. Each part is written to stand on its own as well as fit with the whole so that readers can approach the book either as individual articles and lessons, or in its entirety, to be read from cover to cover. By presenting Michel's work in this way, we hope to appeal to a wider audience—percussion students at varying skill levels and from varying music disciplines and backgrounds, students of music and Middle Eastern studies, or anyone else interested in twentieth century Arab music and culture. The first part, Introduction, contains several essays about Michel's life, his teaching philosophy, pedagogical practices, musical aesthetics and performance practices. Although these sections may be read independently, they are also designed to help percussion students apply the book's lessons to their own playing and musical interpretations. The technical focus of this book is on the riqq; however, students of Arabic music (beginning through advanced) can adapt the practical exercises to gain mastery of the percussion instrument(s) of their choice.

Drum clinics & listings

2011-07-27T12:24:00.000-07:00

We found a few useful direct links to the latest drum news and drum clinics:

The Drumteacher.com site features an events page that list where many fine drummers are performing in NYC and where the drum clinics are.

http://drumteacher.com/dteve.html

Sabian has a page dedicated featuring their clincs:

http://www.sabian.com/EN/newsevents/clinics.cfm

PAS local chapters list to find the latest on events in your area:

http://www.pas.org/PASlocal/Local.aspx

Dafnis Prieto clinic July NYC

2011-07-01T23:16:00.000-07:00

dafnis prieto @ the collective, Tues July 26th.

tube of the day: classic southern rock drummin

2011-05-25T07:43:00.000-07:00

now, some classic southern rock drumming

MD Fest and drumteacher.com - calendar listings

2011-05-20T17:46:00.000-07:00

check out events page DRUMTEACHER.com for a list of drummers performing in the area,
feel free to send submissions for listings to info@drumteacher.com :
mission: connect all drummers and where youll be playing!

This Sat is the MD Festival in Montclair NJ, well be in good company as we ride up with Swiss Chris, Victor Rendon, sabian crew and Sway an up & coming drummerman, etc...

Gene Krupa - Smithsonian

2011-03-09T07:14:00.000-08:00

Gene Krupa: a Drummer with Star Power
Rising to fame with the Benny Goodman band, Gene Krupa was the first superstar drummer and led the way for percussionists to take center stage

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Gene-Krupa-a-Drummer-with-Star-Power.html#ixzz1G7yzumGa

Ornette Coleman played 24hrs on wkcr today

2011-03-09T07:11:00.000-08:00

Ornette Coleman's bday today. he turns 81 march 9th, and sunnyside's own “Bix” Beiderbecke bday is on march 10th, wkcr online is pumpin out the hits today: http://bit.ly/fKvPTs

ModernDrummer Festival 2011: the cat is out of the bag..

2011-02-18T20:36:00.001-08:00

ticket info:

http://moderndrummerfestival.net/site/
featuring Horacio Hernandez
(well, no one minds "el negro" again!

North Indian Grooves: Snehasish Mozumder

2011-02-02T19:42:00.000-08:00

Snehasish, a North India mandolin master.
The Snehasish Mozumder & Som album is now avail on itunes :
you can download the album titled "jazz & north indian styles" on itunes or purchase a copy at cdbaby.com or bestbuy.com.
~ random chance records / liftoff

itunes link
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jazz-and-north-indian-styles/id398046209

www.randomchancerecords.com

PAS Weekend of Percussion Strikes Back ! : KaBooom NY

2011-02-02T19:36:00.000-08:00

Andrew Beall (PAS NY) writes
Dear Friends,
The time to gather in New York City and watch the best drummers and percussionists in the WORLD has come yet again!
Thanks to our 29 sponsors, it's entirely FREE to the public...save the date!
Of note: We still have spots open for the Snare Drum Competition (Friday, February 11th, 7-10pm, no age limit), if you're interested.
@NYU, new york city

Bruford Back: Bringing Bill's Big Book?

2010-12-04T22:13:00.000-08:00

Dates for the Bruford Sessions and Book Launch:
Wednesday December 1st: 7.00 pm Guitar Center Manhattan, 25 W. 14th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011. Call 212-463-7500. First come first served.

Thursday December 2nd : 7.00 pm. Drummers Collective, 541 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10011. Call (212) 741-0091 X100 to reserve a ticket or show up on the day. info@thecollective.edu

Friday December 3rd: 3.00 pm. Miller Recital Hall,Manhattan School of Music, 601 West 122nd Street, NYC, NY (at Broadway and 122nd Street - main entrance on 122nd Street). Call (917) 493-4428. First come first served. www.msmnyc.edu

Monday December 6th: UArts, Philadelphia, PA. Private event – students only.

Tuesday December 7th: 7.00 pm. Drumshop, 878, S.Cooper St, Memphis, TN 38104. Call (901) 692 7911. Tickets available in store and online at http://www.memphisdrumshop.com/bruford

Wednesday December 8th: 7.00 pm. Borders Bookstore, 650 Mall Blvd., King of Prussia, PA 19406. Call 610.337.9009. Free public admission. http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_487

Bill will deliver a 90 minute audio-visual talk loosely entitled "The Creative Musician in a Commercial World", based around his recent autobiography.

The talk will draw on plenty of archive footage* from Bill’s 41-year career. Books will be available for purchase and signing on December 1st, 7th, and 8th. There will be no hands-on drumming.

Chad Wackerman/ Kim Plainfield Sept Masterclass in NYC

2010-09-16T18:52:00.000-07:00

Kim Plainfield

Chad Wackerman

@ the collective new york city

PAS 2010 Indiana Convention Center

2010-08-26T08:23:00.000-07:00

November 10 - 13, 2010
Indiana Convention Center
Indianapolis, Indiana

The lineup will include more than 120 events on twelve stages featuring many of the world's best musicians on drumset, orchestral percussion, keyboard, world percussion, marching and more. Confirmed artists and presenters will be announced in July.

Wednesday's Focus Day schedule has been revamped. This year, PASIC will open with a Wednesday 8:00pm evening Focus Day concert themed "Ecology of Percussion." Wednesday's daytime Focus Day programming has been moved to Thursday with a series of concerts beginning at 9:00am.

The convention's International Drum and Percussion Expo takes place Nov. 11-13 with more than 115 exhibitors showcasing the latest in percussion instruments, gear, publications and services.

The nationally recognized PASIC Marching Percussion Festival also takes place during the convention. This indoor festival features a competition of high school and collegiate drumlines and solo performers vying for top honors.

Max then pass it to Steve...

2010-08-23T22:28:00.000-07:00

In this episode of Max then Steve, let's take a look at one amazing solo piece from Max Roach "Blues for Big Sid" then check out an interpretation by Steve Smith in the early 90's soon after he started studying with Freddie Gruber

Max (1966):

Steve Smith (early 90's):

Rhythm Devils from Grateful Dead: Mickey Hart + Bill Kreutzmann

2010-07-02T22:29:00.000-07:00

Rhythm Devils: Mickey Hart + Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead
play live this Summer/ Fall.
Sept 1st @ BB King's near Times Square, NYC

video clip:

New Octapad here

2010-04-10T19:18:00.000-07:00

very curious about the new Octapad spd-30. any one have it yet?
Is it time to move on from spd-20..

A Drumteacher's Event April in New York

2010-03-23T11:19:00.000-07:00

Hudson Music and Drummers Collective Teachers Event April 11th 2010
On Sunday April 11th the Drummers Collective in New York City will team up with Hudson Music's Teacher Integration Program to present a full day of seminars, clinics and master classes tailored specifically for drumset teachers. Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and running until approximately 5:00 p.m., this is a rare opportunity to learn from and interact with many of the leading teachers and players of today. Attendance is very limited.

Presentations by Tommy Igoe, Dom Famularo, Jeff Salem, Collective instructors Jason Gianni and Pete Retzlaff, as well as a lesson on the real Gladstone Technique by Arnie Lang.

> Among the topics to be covered:
> -Using multi-media to strengthen your teaching
> -Teaching jazz independence
> -Business skills
> -Global perspectives and trends
> -Teaching beginners
> -Expanding your practice
> -Handling adult students
> -Anything you might want to talk about with our artists and your peers!
> In addition, attendees will receive: books and DVDs
For more information and to reserve your spot, contact Drummers Collective at 212-741-0091 ext 100.

Modern Drummer Festival 2010 Lineup News

2010-03-06T19:15:00.001-08:00

Modern Drummer Fest Lineup on May 22nd 2010, is now released.
The list includes:
Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live)
Stanton Moore (The Stanton Moore Trio, Galactic)
Benny Greb (extraordinary European drummer/educator)
Chris Pennie (Coheed & Cambria, Return To Earth, Fight Mannequins)
Shannon Forrest (Faith Hill, Nashville sessions)
Adam Deitch (John Scofield, Wyclef Jean)
Daniel Glass (Royal Crown Revue)
Chris Coleman (Chaka Kahn, New Kids on the Block, Bootsy Collins)

Tickets @ Montclair State NJ are going for close to $100 each. you can add the morning masterclass (limited to 150) with daniel glass and chris coleman for another thirty bucks if your wallet allows, they charge service fee of $4-5 ticket...ticketalternative.com

Percussive Arts Society PAS Weekend of Percussion in New York

2010-02-20T08:31:00.000-08:00

PAS makes it New York with a nice lineup of percussionists, Its free and will happen over the course of the weekend. looking forward to Gordon Gottlieb, Chris Lamb, SHe-e Wu today, and the concert takes place at 7pm. And, if youre interested in going to PAS, the rumor is it is only in Indianapolis, IN now. So check this out in new york at NYU:

Hitting the Studio with Taye

2010-02-12T15:52:00.001-08:00

Recording an album at electroluxe studio in brooklyn this weekend, looking forward to recording these new set of Tayes, the studio maple series kit has been sounding great. haven't heard resonance like this since the Ayotte early line. will have some tracks to post soon, so all can check out the results. if you have any drum samples of your studio session send them our way!

Now Who are You? ..I'm Zach Starkey, Mr. Moon gave me my first drumset

2010-02-07T20:08:00.000-08:00

nice performance, Zach makes you feel the spirit of Keith Moon. thank you for keeping the band alive~

Vinnie knows how to play..& "smoke"

2010-01-16T10:18:00.000-08:00

did he just "light up the drums" and a stogie in one sitting? if he was in new york he might be escorted out, good thing he's in tokyo..

Who will pay the price for Dave Weckl Drums? with diamond lugs?

2009-12-19T11:11:00.000-08:00

Are times tough for even the "most established" drummers?

FOR SALE: WECKL BY OWNER~
here is the EBAY news"DAVE WECKL's Yamaha Chick Corea Akoustic Band Drums!
This is Dave's personal kit played on the ALIVE DVD/CD!" Bidding Starts Now.
CLICK HERE FOR Ebay Ad

Now there is some discussion from drummers weckl's old yamahas vs. buying new sonor drums or some have started a discussion: Click here to read Sources say thats the 3rd Weckl drum kit put up on ebay. anybody know what the other ones were?
click here for this ebay link

got cymbals, hey what about rivets?

2009-12-07T09:41:00.000-08:00

Just when you thought, where can i find me some brass bosphorus rivets or some light ones? and what about ordering some nice sounding cymbals online?
Looks like cymbalsonly.com has filled a void. Good site too --
They even include a separate sound file for each cymbal! remember the days of listening to the cymbal over the phone "before you buy" from someone? well, those days are passé with this cymbal shop. (funny that i even did a few times!)

Heres some news from the cymbalonly.com site:
"A bit about us and why we're here- ..Let me first say that I love playing drums. I love cymbals. It has been a lifelong search for me to obtain the perfect equipment. In a small town, it's difficult to audition cymbals - especially ones from specialty manufacturers. I became enamored with Istanbuls many years ago when I went to music college in Boston. These discs were amazing, but were still hard to find. I wanted to become a dealer so that I could increase my exposure, and try out as many as I liked. Picking and choosing as I bought and sold. Since I also enjoy sharing what I've learned with other drummers, I thought it would be a great idea to record sound examples as inventory came in."

think drummers will come back to this site often~
- kudos

D.B. news: Tony royster Jr in Brooklyn on 12/3

2009-11-27T22:13:00.000-08:00

Tony Royster, although no longer the "little man" we remember from that PAS convention in Orlando way back when... he is rumored to be in Brooklyn NY for the drumoff competition on december 3rd, and various other drumoffs 2009. we know these drumoffs can be commercially motivated, political, and contain a mysterious judging rubric, or lets just say a blatant way to sell drums. However, we thought we would post the event for those who haven't seen tony play live like some of us who did nearly ten years ago. one funny story at PAS, tony waited to sit in all night on the jam session and stood by the bandstand watching joe porcaro, steve smith, etc. and countless other drummers sit in. At the end of the night, they gave the kid a chance around 1am. well, this kid pretty much tore it up, with a bit of flashiness as any kid would do. we remember him throwing a few stick tricks in there and trying to pull out a lot of "young" tony williams at the time. wish we had a picture of tony sitting there all night, and just staring at every single drummer until he got his chance to bust out every lick he knew. meanwhile, at the bar that night was terri bozzio, vinnie colaiuta, and tony mangini!

Eddie Locke celebration Sunday New York

2009-11-22T08:26:00.000-08:00

here is the info for Sunday:
Please Join the Family and Friends of
Eddie Locke, drumming great
from Roy Eldridge's Band and Coleman Hawkins' Band.

Sunday, November 22nd @ 7:30pm
Saint Peter's Church
619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street), nyc

Musicians Scheduled to Perform: Barry Harris, Musical Director,John Bunch, Lodi Carr, Bill Charlap, Ray Drummond, Bill Easley, Jon Gordon, David Glasser, Larry Ham, Tardo Hammer, Louis Hayes, Cathy Healy, Mike LeDonne, Adam Nussbaum, Rossano Sportiello, Frank Tate, Warren Vache, Murray Wall, Frank Wess, Jackie Williams, Leroy Williams, Richard Wyands

What a great interview with Eddie, with a nod to Sonny Greer and Papa Jo Jones:

Joe Morello in New York @ maxwell's today

2009-11-14T07:54:00.000-08:00

Here is an update on Joe Morello Day in New York. A day in the life of Joe - he is now 81 years young! This invite was taken from their website:

Steve Maxwell Vintage and Custom Drum is hosting a
Joe Morello Day at their New York store!

Saturday November, 14th from 2-6pm.
Everyone should come in and meet Joe in person and help us celebrate his incredible career and the 50th anniversary of the historic Take Five recording. FREE admission. Snacks will be served. You'll also see Joe's Brubeck era silver sparkle Ludwig kit which is in our museum! Joe's 81 and his hands still work great!!
For more information visit: www.maxwelldrums.com.

Drumblogs' Video of the Week! Are We, Drummers at Risk?

2009-10-01T10:42:00.000-07:00

Will Traktors be the new Durm Machines? find out here:

The Masters Move On & Hand Us the Torch

2009-09-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

In 2009, we lost some masterful musicians. here we pay tribute to these Masters of percussion. They left behind some amazing work, and some of us are very lucky to say, they were our past teachers.

Jim Chapin By Rick Mattingly
You'll rarely see Jim Chapin without a pair of sticks and a practice pad. Part of it is his sheer love of playing; part of it comes from when his book Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer was first published in 1948 and he was frequently challenged to prove that the patterns and exercises in the book could actually be played.

"A lot of my inspiration came from guys who played the shuffle, like Lou Fromm, Cozy Cole, O'Neill Spencer and Arthur Herbert," Chapin says. "My approach was to start with the shuffle rhythm in the left hand and then leave notes out of it while the right hand maintained the standard swing ride-cymbal pattern. A big misconception is that the book came out of what the bebop drummers were doing, but all the exercises that showed how to play dotted-eighth/sixteenths, straight eighths, triplets and sisteenth notes against the cymbal pattern were written in 1941 - long before bebop.

"By the time I put the book out in 1948, the bebop era was in full flower, so I wrote some exercises with a lot of the phrases I heard the bop drummers playing. But those drummers didn't play independently. When they would play those phrases, they would stop the cymbal or play it in unison. All I did was notate the mechanics and show how to play those phrases while keeping the swing pattern going on the ride cymbal."

The bop drummers were quick to take notice. "He beat a lot of drummers up with that book," says Max Roach. "We were all stumbling on it. But he made a significant contribution to conceptualizing what the drumset is all about, explaining it so clearly in his book."

For well over four decades, "the Chapin book" has been considered the definitive study on coordinated independence as applied to jazz drumming, and generations of drummers have struggled to master it. "I started studying from Advanced Techniques when I was about thirteen, and it was the first really frustrating thing I had encountered," says Dave Weckl. "That book definitely put me through changes. It was helping both my reading and my coordinated independence, and it brought me to a new level of concentration and ability. I went through it again with Ed Soph in college, and Ed had some different approaches using the same material, so it was the same thing all over again at a higher level. I always recommend that book."
(pas.org hall of fame article, http://www.pas.org/About/HofDetails.cfm?IFile=chapin)

Alexander Lepak

Alexander Lepak, co-author of the Friese-Lepak Timpani Method and timpanist of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra for 56 years died on March 25, 2009 after a battle with throat cancer. He was 88.
Lepak's career in music began as a youth in Hartford, Conn. He played timpani in his high school orchestra, studied music theory and played in various clubs and hotels with dance bands. Lepak served as the conductor of the Marines' 3rd Brigade Orchestra during World War II. When the war ended, he relocated to New York, performing with jazz orchestras and studying with Henry Adler and Alfred Friese. He returned to Hartford finish his degree at Hartt, graduating cum laude in 1950 and immediately being appointed to the theory and percussion faculty. He founded the Hartt School percussion ensemble in 1950 and conducted the Hartt Concert Jazz Band, which he founded in 1955. Lepak retired from the Hartt School in 1991.

And we also have to add another great drummer who left us this Summer, Rashied Ali
I remember having conversations with Rashied at the now defunct jazz club, Dharma.
I would perform at the early set 5pm-8pm and he would be arriving with his drums for the eve set, I once helped him set up his drums and in those few encounters, received some masterful knowledge from a completely humble, down to earth, and amazing musician, Rashied. I have recently been listening to his work with Alice Coltrane, such as Journey in Satchidananda.

::: Jazz drummer Rashied Ali.

Born in Philadelphia in 1935 as Robert Patterson, Ali worked in his hometown with a variety of rhythm and blues bands as well as with McCoy Tyner, the Heath Brothers, Lee Morgan, Don Patterson, and Jimmy Smith. After moving to New York City in 1963, Ali became active in the avant-garde jazz scene, working with Pharoah Sannders, Don Cherry, Paul Bley, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and Archie Shepp, with whom he made his first significant recording, On This Night.

In November 1965, John Coltrane invited Ali to join his group, playing drums alongside Elvin Jones. He appeared alongside Jones on Coltrane's album Meditations. Jones left Coltrane's group soon after that, and Ali remained the drummer in the group until Coltrane's death in 1967. Ali appeared on the Coltrane albums Cosmic Music, Live at the Village Vanguard Again, Concert in Japan, Jupiter Variations, and Interstellar Space, which consisted only of Coltrane and Ali.
some rare sounds here:

And of course

Louie Bellson -Drummer, bandleader and composer Louie Bellson died on February 14, 2009.

Best known as a big band drummer with phenomenal technique, Bellson is credited with popularizing the use of double bass drums. During his career he worked with such leaders as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, and his wife, singer Pearl Bailey. He also led his own big band and was an active composer, clinician, and drum book author. He was also known as one of the nicest guys in the music business.

Born July 6, 1924 in Rock Falls, Illinois, Bellson began learning to play drums at age three. When he was 16, Bellson won the national Gene Krupa drumming contest, and when he was 18 he worked with Ted FioRito and then with Benny Goodman for several months before going into military service. Afterward, he played with Goodman again and then worked with Tommy Dorsey. In 1950 he co-led a septet with Charlie Shavers that included vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, and then played briefly with Harry James before joining Duke Ellington in 1951. In addition to playing drums with the Ellington orchestra, Bellson also contributed several arrangements including "The Hawk Talks" and the drum feature "Skin Deep."

2009-09-05T19:59:00.000-07:00

A Flashback Video from 1963:
Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Reggie Workman, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton.
(This band will swing you out the door..incredible band here. Wow!
notice blakeys use of matched grip and sidestick snare conversation at 2:08)

Drum tube clip of the week! What? bats from hell !

2009-08-16T12:55:00.000-07:00

What what! bats from hell...
just watch and check out what spicer does part way through the solo:

pennies in drummer heaven!

2009-04-06T18:58:00.000-07:00

the you tube clip of the week:
just came across this, an alternative drum midi controller, made from pennies.
amazing use of the "abe lincoln's" i must say. i have been looking into how to make a custom drum midi controller or foot controller for ableton live and found this:

Vinnie back in '85 -

2008-12-13T22:19:00.000-08:00

:::oldie but a goodie:::
Vinnie Colaiuta was mixing up those simmons electronic drums and his acoustic yamahas back there in 1985, and crafting some sweet mixes between them. its funny how he would now be consider and "IDM" artist now, by some of those tracks in this video.

2008-12-01T19:45:00.000-08:00

bill stewart group performing

lucky drummer

2008-12-01T19:01:00.000-08:00

man ,one lucky drumma dude
this drummer won this sonor snare drum at md fest

MD fest pics

2008-12-01T18:50:00.000-08:00

dafnis prieto group

Video clip of the day - dhol vs. car alarm

2008-10-23T20:57:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIzNIVKymdI

nice

welcome to drumblogs!

2008-10-04T18:53:00.000-07:00

welcome to drumblogs
this is a blog dedicated to drums, drumming, percussion education and all related to drums & percussion.
besides performing and teaching in the new york area, i have been working on educational materials for drumming. i also have found time to study rhythms from a handful of different countries.
there is just so much out there, it is incredible what you can get your hands on these days.
some recent news:
-PAS convention is on Austin, TX
- the newsite with the url-, drumblogs.com will be coming soon
(a shorter way to get to this blog)
so please join in and feel free to share your world of drumming.
drum on~
dt

modern drummer festival 2008

2008-10-03T09:10:00.000-07:00

MD 2008

it would difficult to say what the highlight was of the fest, but must say that ndugu chancler layed out some of his drum wisdom, which was practical -how to lay it down and make it work for the particular song. he also played with more dynamics than most and played with the acoustics (in mind) of the "echoey" puchase college auditorium. gavin harrison played some intricate odd time grooves and played some of his new tracks. bill stewart, closing the festival, was swinging, even though part of the audience fell off at the end of the evening sunday.

some video here:

click here video highlights

PAS is around the corner, Austin TX in November

now this is one of the best percussionist hangs. it you have not been, its worth checking out.

way more diverse that most, and covers a wide array of classsical, marching, drumset, frames, and hand percussion.

(and oh yeah, its kind of surreal to be at the hotel lounge having a discussion with terri bozzio while vinnie, joe porcaro, arnie lang are nearby discussing the latest innovations....)

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