As I finish up the thing I’m working on, do yourself a favor and visit The Melodic Drummer for an excellent post on playing brushes at really, really fast tempos. You can also brush up (gah!) on your Kenny Washington with his profile at the Jazz Profiles blog– I’ll be with you in a moment.
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Thanks Todd, I would love to get your take on this issue!