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Bruce Guttridge

Dennis Chambers recently described Bruce Guttridge as "a monster" of a player (January 2000 MD). The compliment is well deserved; Bruce is one of the Mid-Atlantic's hardest working and most in-demand drummers. Coming off of a five-year stint with Ien…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004

Dana Hammond

Dana Hammond is all about setting goals and working to accomplish them. Even while working with Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore, and performing and appearing in such high-profile commercials as Faith Hill's recent Pepsi ad, the drummer was thinking about…

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May 12, 2004

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,"…

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May 12, 2004

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…

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May 12, 2004

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…

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May 12, 2004
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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.…

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May 12, 2004

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…

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May 12, 2004

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…

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May 12, 2004

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…

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May 12, 2004

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…

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May 12, 2004

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…

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May 12, 2004

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…

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May 12, 2004
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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…

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May 12, 2004

Jack Irons

Having conquered crippling anxiety disorders that forced him off the drum throne of superstar rock bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam, drummer Jack Irons is back with his first solo album, Attention Dimension. Jack, who recorded…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004
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