YAAAAHHH! AAAHHHH!! This has been sitting in my drafts folder awhile, and seems timely, as I’m encouraging you to buy my new Bossa/Samba book, and am discounting my previous ones: One thing there is no shortage […]
Author: Todd Bishop
Soul drumming history with Yogi Horton
Here’s an incredible video which I never knew existed: R&B legend Yogi Horton talking and playing the history of soul/funk drumming— this is just the best thing ever: h/t to my brother, John Bishop, for […]
Groove o’ the day: Ivan Conti — A Presa
Here’s a funk samba groove from a drummer I’ve really come to dig: Ivan Conti, of the Brazilian fusion band Azymuth. When I was into fusion in the 80s, I got the impression from some […]
DBMITW: Glen Moore
Good music for a very windy day here in Portland, from Glen Moore, bassist from the band Oregon, who lives in town: This record Nude Bass Ascending is basically a perfect album— it has held […]
Advice for beginning drummers
Obligatory inspirational picture 1. Play every day. Consistency is the main thing. At some point in your playing career, you will need to put in many hours every day, for several years at least, if […]
70s west coast drum corps guys: do you remember this one?
“Have another beer, have another beer, roll another joint and smoke it, smoke it”? It’s a funny little onomatopoeic 70s thing that goes with a roll exercise, which I overheard an instructor do, once— I think it’s […]
Snare drum workout in 6/8
I’m all about the one-page workouts these days, so here’s another one, for snare drum, in 6/8. The first goal is just to be able to play each of the patterns individually; probably some of […]
Micheal Shrieve on Whiplash
I’m not going to say anything more about the new hit drumming/jazz education melodrama Whiplash until I’ve actually seen it, but I will let you know about another great drummer, Michael Shrieve, sharing his thoughts […]
Philly Joe starts a chorus: The Theme
Another micro-transcription looking at how Philly Joe Jones plays the beginning of a chorus. The tune is The Theme, from the Miles Davis album Miles (what it says on the cover), or The New Miles […]
Page o’ coordination: basic — 01
This whole Pages o’ coordination series has been something of a nightmare of difficulty; they’ve been for advanced players, at least. I thought I’d see what I could do on the other end of the spectrum, […]