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Butch Miles on ensemble playing

  • February 8, 2012
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Big band drumming tips from Butch Miles, from the Oct. 1977 issue of Modern Drummer. They apply to all types of music, of course:  SUPPORT. If the band has a difficult passage, support them strongly. […]

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Jo Jones in the ’70’s

  • February 27, 2011
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I stumbled across this piece about Papa Jo Jones late in his career, at Michael Steinman’s Jazz Lives. Steinman was able to speak to Jones and see him perform a number of times during that […]

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