Feature Stories
Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Eric Harland
When twenty-five-year-old Eric Harland was a teenager, he weighed an astonishing 380 pounds, making him a target of cruel children, mean-spirited teachers, and sometimes, his own family. "I would walk into a clothing store and the employees would just laugh,"…
Winard Harper
The Savant label has recently released Winard Harper's Come Into The Light. The CD was recorded live at Cecil's, a jazz nightclub owned by drummer/producer Cecil Brooks III in New Jersey. Not since Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers has…
Keith Harris with The Black Eyed Peas
Any musician's first tour is a special memory - usually several months on the road with friends playing in front of a few interested fans. A lucky performer might head overseas for a run of shows. And that must have…
Gavin Harrison: Expanding Illusions
(September 2005 Issue) At thirty-nine, Gavin Harrison's drumming career encompasses some sixty-five recordings and over thirty world tours with artists as varied as Iggy Pop, Lisa Stansfield, Level 42, and Italian pop superstar Claudio Baglioni. In early 2002, Gavin joined…
Mickey Hart
Kodo's Mondo Head was an intense labor of love for producer Mickey Hart, who recorded over thirty hours of music from morning 'til night for a project he describes as "a marvelous hybrid filled with beautiful grooves and wonderful vocalizations.…
Graham Hawthorne: Blending The Third World With The New
In the past fifteen years or so, a New York City music fan out for a night of high-quality rock, pop, jazz, world music, singer/songwriter folk, or alt-country might well have been moved by the superbly musical and confident drumming…
Roy Haynes
To help celebrate this milestone, we thought this a perfect opportunity to revisit Mr. Haynes with a cover story. And we asked veteran jazz writer (and longtime friend) Ira Gitler to interview Roy. The following story reveals a lot about…
Gordon Heckaman of Depswa
"With every drum part I play, I try to complement the other musicians as much as I can," says Depswa drummer Gordon Heckaman. And that attitude is readily apparent, especially on the act's most recent Interscope/Geffen release, Two Angels And…
Fred Hell of Tiger Army
When drummer Fred Hell was shot four times during a home invasion robbery, he was left with a bullet lodged in his skull. A member of LA-based psychobilly trio Tiger Army, Fred faced a long recovery and the possibility he…
Stix Hooper
MD caught up with legendary drummer/producer Stix Hooper as he was in session producing and playing with The Gerald Wilson Orchestra. As a founding member of '60s/'70s soul-jazz kings The Crusaders, Hooper was responsible for such deep-groove hits as "Keep…
Jeremy Hummel of Breaking Benjamin
Jeremy Hummel is equal parts bombast and finesse. He's just as likely to ride hard on his China as he is to tap out an intricate riff on a 6" effects cymbal. He's as interested in "bringing back the gong"…
Gary Husband
British drumming god Gary Husband came to international acclaim on such 1980s Allan Holdsworth albums as Metal Fatigue, Atavachron, and Sand. Husband's steamroller drumming has also graced the music of Jack Bruce, Gary Moore, Level 42, and most recently, fusion…
Susie Ibarra
A highly regarded and ubiquitous figure on New York's fertile downtown improvising scene, drummer Susie Ibarra has appeared in a variety of cutting-edge contexts over the past ten years at such alternative venues as Tonic, The Knitting Factory, and New…
Tris Imboden
What began as a lark for Tris Imboden and musician friend Keith Howland ended up sounding too good to discard. When bassist Lance Morrison entered the picture, they began cutting material in Howland's home studio for what ended up being…
