Talking and Drum Solos represents yet another step back into jazz history for Atavistic's Unheard Music Series, which made a point of mostly documenting avant jazz until this year's reissue of George ...

1. Spooky Drums No. 1 2. Drums in the Twenties 3. Shimmy Beat/Press Roll Demonstration 4. Careless Love (Handy/Koenig/Williams) 5. Rudiments 6. Maryland 7. Spooky Drums No. 2 8. Tom Tom Workout 9.

Jack DeJohnette, who has died aged 83, was one of the greatest drummers in modern jazz, working with the likes of Sonny ...

How did acclaimed drummer Cindy Blackman Santana react when her husband and musical partner, guitar legend Carlos Santana, first suggested she make an album featuring her singing? “I was like: ‘That’s ...

Studio films with pure jazz scores are few and far between in this day and age. Unlike the ’60s when composers like Quincy Jones and Lalo Schifrin churned them out, most filmmakers gravitate toward ...

The drummer helped pioneer bebop in the 1940s and delivered a message of resistance and liberation from the 1960s on. Listen to 13 selections from musicians, writers and critics. By Marcus J. Moore ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Buddy Rich. Dennis Chambers. Dave Lombardo. Animal. These are the legends of the drums, masters who make the most acrobatic drum fills look effortless ...

Jazz drumming legend Grady Tate died Sunday at his Upper East Side home. He was 85. WBGO reported his death was confirmed by the Jazz Foundation of America. The veteran percussionist and vocalist was ...

PARK CITY, Utah — Last year's short film entry was expanded into this year's opening night feature film Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival. Whiplash, based on director Damien Chazelle's 18-minute ...