We have posted a lot of stuff here in our ~14 years of existence. Here are some links for collections of the
Hit these links to
Downloads
All of it, every single post with something to download.
Syncopation systems
Practice systems for use with the book Syncopation by Ted Reed.
Jazz
All my jazz materials, including a tremendous amount of straight 8th materials— the ECM feel, as it’s now generally called. Here are a few sub-categories you may be interested in:
comping | trading 4s
Funk
Latin
Caribbean and Brazilian related materials.
Rock
Snare drum
Mostly technical materials, a few original snare drum solo pieces.
Reading
Much of what we do here is based on practice systems for use with the book Syncopation; I’ve also written quite a few pages of similar materials for particular purposes.
Transcriptions
I’ve done and insane number of these.
See also my Grooves o’ the day.
Soloing/filling
Here are all my filling and soloing related posts, for all kinds of music:
Solo materials | fills
Time signatures other than 4/4
meter-within-meter | 3/4 | 5/4 and 5/8 | 7/4 and 7/8
Drummers
I have a few people who I have written a lot about. Hit the links to read everything I’ve written about them:
Elvin Jones | Tony Williams | Max Roach | Mel Lewis | Roy Haynes | Jack Dejohnette | Philly Joe Jones | Ed Blackwell | Billy Higgins | Airto | Ndugu Leon Chancler
Very occasional quotes of the day
Short quotes from drummers, other musicians, and artists.
Rants
People seem to like these. Basically humorous items, where I let it all hang out.