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Mat Marucci Jazz Organ Trio Live At Shine Cafe
The Mat Marucci Jazz Organ Trio will be performing and recording live at the Shine Cafe in Sacramento, California on October 26th from 5 to 8 p.m. The Mat Marucci Jazz Organ Trio is Mat Marucci on drums, Chet Chwalik…
Drummer Blog: District 97’s Jonathan Schang on Mini-Rock Opera, Tours, and Upcoming Album
Hello, MD readers! This is Jonathan Schang, the drummer and primary composer of the Chicago-based progressive rock band District 97 featuring 2007 American Idol female finalist, Leslie Hunt. You may remember me from the 2012 Modern Drummer Readers Poll, when…
Larry Goldings/Peter Bernstein/Bill Stewart Ramshackle Serenade
More often than not, it’s talent, vision, and plain old time spent playing together that yields the finest results in the jazz world, and the three musicians gathered here are certainly no strangers to making music collectively. Ramshackle Serenade may…
Drummer Blog: Gabor “Gabs??? Dornyei on Touring and Being True to Yourself
Hi there, Modern Drummer readers, it’s Gabor “Gabs” Dornyei here from London, UK, and it’s great to be given the opportunity by MD to share some insights of my career with you. When you find yourself playing on the same…
Influences: Bill Stevenson
by Stephen Bidwell Drummer Bill Stevenson is among the most influential musicians associated with West Coast punk rock, on any instrument. After making his name with seminal hard-core band Black Flag in the ’80s, Stevenson proceeded to set…
Encore: Adam Wade on Shudder to Think’s Pony Express Record
by David Jarnstrom Though Adam Wade cut his teeth with seminal ’90s noise rockers Jawbox, he didn’t truly come into his own until joining fellow Beltway-based post-hardcore pioneers Shudder to Think. Manning the drumkit on the latter’s prog-pop…
Drummer Blog: Jason Aldean’s Rich Redmond Gears Up for Drummer’s Weekend
Hello there, MD readers! I am very excited to be hosting my second Drummer’s Weekend in Nashville this October 31 through November 2. This is a one-of-a-kind event that gets students up close and personal with the drummers that are…
moe. No Guts, No Glory
On an album full of over-driven guitar, dreamy and sometimes ominous soundscapes, and strong melodic and lyrical content, Vinnie Amico’s drums refuse to be relegated to the background. Each beat is solid and soulful, serving the tunes with energy. Amico…
Drummer Blog: Kix’s Jimmy Chalfant on His Early Influences and Approach
Hey there, modern drummers! My name is Jimmy Chalfant, and I play drums for the Baltimore hard-rock band Kix. I grew up with all types of music in my house, from classical to jazz, R&B, progressive rock, and everything in…
Drummer Blog! Eric Jackowitz on Playing Different Styles With Caleb Hawley
Hey, MD readers! As a longtime reader myself, I can’t say how exciting it is for me to be writing this blog. I pretty much have every issue of Modern Drummer from 2000 to now, as well as the MDFestival…
Drummer Blog: Street Drum Corp’s Bobby Alt on Producing Teen Drummer John Tessin of Hero for Today
Hi, everyone! It’s a real privilege when I get to produce and record young drummers who are just coming into their own, and it’s a very special privilege when they’re great. Seventeen-year-old John Tessin, drummer for Hero for Today, is…
Daniel Glass Clinics
Daniel Glass will be putting on live clinics this week: Thursday, September 18, The Collective School Of Music, New York, NY. 7:00 P.M., free. Friday, September 19, University of Massuchusetts, Amherst, MA. 3:00 P.M., free. Saturday, September 20, The Boston Drum…
Mike Dillon Band of Outsiders
With this disc, multi-instrumentalist Mike Dillon (Garage A Trois, Les Claypool, Critters Buggin) may have given birth to a new musical genre: Afro-Brazilian-punk-jazz-art-rock. The eclectic mash-up of diverse styles and social satire à la Frank Zappa features Dillon’s inventive and…
Chris Copeland of Cosmic Wolf
Hi, Modern Drummer readers! My name is Chris Copeland and no, I am not related to Stewart Copeland, as much as I wish I were! I play drums for the wonderfully talented fiddle player Ruby Jane, and I have a…
