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Jimmy Cobb

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Interview by Ken Micallef
Sep 27, 2017

In Memoriam: Sonny Greer

Drive uptown on Broadway in Manhattan on a Monday night.

by Cheech Iero
Sep 21, 2017

A Lot Like Birds’ Joseph Arrington

That place where wild improvisation meets super-refined composition? It’s a very sweet spot indeed, and this drummer is at his best when he’s smack-dab in the middle of it.

Story by Ben Meyer | Photos by Lauren Jenkins
Sep 27, 2017

The National’s Bryan Devendorf

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Story by John Colpitts | Photos by Keith Klenowski
Sep 27, 2017

Portraits: Butch Ballard

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By Sharon Geller and John Earl Maberry
Sep 21, 2017
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JP Bouvet

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Story by Ilya Stemkovsky | Photos by Tanya Ghosh
Sep 27, 2017

Mickey Roker

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by Jeff Potter
Sep 27, 2017

Neil Peart's musical travelogue

A new DVD puts us right on stage with the Rush rhythmatist, for a detailed throne-side look at drumming masterpieces from his fruitful career.

by Michael Parillo
Jun 7, 2023

Embellished Jazz Time

Pushing Beyond the Standard Ride Pattern

by Joel Rothman
Sep 27, 2017

Faux Double Bass Drumming

Ten Single-Pedal Variations

by Matt Starr
Sep 27, 2017

The Importance of the Offbeat

Tracing Its Use in Rock, Pop, and Jazz

by Peter Erskine
Sep 27, 2017

Quintuplet Madness - Superimposing Odd Groupings

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by Aaron Edgar
Sep 27, 2017
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Drum Design Knowledge, Part 1: Hoops

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by Russ Miller
Sep 27, 2017

LP - Uptown Sculpted Ash Congas and Valje Bongos

A textured veneer finish for the industry standard and the reintroduction of a legendary name in percussion.

by Michael Dawson
Sep 27, 2017
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