OK, I am seriously in need of a break from working on the book— finishing the damn thing is always the hardest. So here’s a page of exercises for developing coordination with the cascara, a […]
Year: 2012
Groove o’ the day: “They called him Craw.”
This new grooves book is almost done, believe it or not— the 20% discount on the transcriptions book should be good for just a couple of more days. The last new thing I put in […]
Good God almighty
Putting together a book is a lot of work, so here’s a little palate-cleanser, for me as much as anything. Believe it or not, I’ve been hitting the thing for 5-10 hours a day all […]
Blog sale: 20% off transcriptions book
Who knows for how long— days, not weeks. 12/10/12 update: The new book is now, at long last, available to order. You can still get the transcriptions book at a 10% discount. I’m feverishly working […]
Problem Child fills
I listened to Problem Child by AC/DC a lot when I was in the 8th grade, and just happened to put it on for the first time in a few years, and realized how much […]
Groove o’ the day: Airto — Stanley’s Tune
Here’s a baião-based funk groove from Airto: That is, Airto’s feet are doing baião, everything else about the tune is just early 70’s funk jamitude. The accents on the floor tom are pretty subtle; he […]
2012 tour repertoire
Rehearsal, severely jetlagged, at Jazz Station, Brussels More tour documentation here— this may not be real interesting to everyone. These are the tunes I had in my book on the 2012 outing, along with some […]
Pete LaRoca 1938-2012
Another very great drummer has died, Pete LaRoca Sims. I heard that he had entered a hospice a few days ago; his condition must have deteriorated very quickly. He was of roughly the same generation […]
Transcription: Milton Banana — Flor de Liz
As I mentioned before Milton Banana is one of the great Bossa Nova drummers, and since that tends to be an under-understood style (by the whole rhythm section, actually), I want to go a little […]
Tour gear rated
C’est indispensable I want to take a moment to mention some pieces of gear that distinguished themselves one way or another on this trip: 20″ Paiste Sound Formula Full Ride with six rivets This cymbal […]