An Interview with David Garibaldi

Here's an interview with David Garibaldi
drummer for Tower of Power.



My thanks to Scott Rosner for this link.

tony williams lifetime • live in antibes

Tony Williams. The master at work.
This video is nice example of why so
many progressive rock and fusion drummers
list Tony as a big influence on their playing.

Jazz Drummer Compilation

I'm often asked by young drummers how to learn to play Jazz.
My first answer is always that you must listen,
and listen as much as you do to other forms of music you like.

With that in mind here is a nice compilation of jazz tunes
that will introduce the listener to a lot of band leaders
and drummers who have created this great American Art form.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/modern-drummer-magazine-blue/id421650698?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Comedian Bill Cosby and the Drums

This will put a smile on any drummers face who remembers
their first time sitting in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zn-P0ZH3_M

my thanks to Scott Rosner for sending me this link.

Ritchie Hayward

Just a link today, to a site that has some really good
recordings of the band Little Feat and their
great drummer Ritchie Hayward.
The recordings span the band's entire career and all
the different lineups of band members over the years.
If you've never listened, this is a good place to start.
If your already a fan you'll really enjoy some of the
shows that are available here.

Ritchie Hayward/Little Feat Library

The GRAMMIES

This week a few of my students wanted to learn
the song Uprising by THE MUSE after they heard
it on the Grammy awards show.
So here it is from beginning to end as
performed on the show.


Download the Chart for Uprising

Watch the Performance

Listen to the Performance

Something Visual

Here are some rhythmic patterns
to get you moving around your drumset.
These add a little visual showmanship
to your drum fills or solos.
They have been around a long time and I've seen
Buddy Rich, Sonny Payne, Gene Krupa,
John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell and Thomas Lang
use them in their playing.
Don't forget to try these sticking patterns in
other rhythmic values besides the triplets
I've placed them in. Then find suitable
accompaniment with your feet for what
ever style of drumming you want to
use these in.




Download link:
Cross Over, Cross Under, Double Cross.pdf

2011 is here!

It's a New Year and I am going to try
to give a little more time to the blog
this year and put up bits and pieces
of drumset related stuff as I come across it.

So to start off 2011 here is the master Buddy Rich.


My thanks to Guy Mann who sent this link to me.
If this is removed from YouTube you can watch it
using this link.
Watch Buddy Rich Video


Some good news for my former students who have
been asking me for years for a copy of my long extinct
John Bonham Drum Book, Bonzo Beats. It's going to be
published this month by The Professional Drum Shop
in Hollywood. So it should be available in the shop
pretty soon.


The Professional Drumshop
Pro Drum has republished all their old titles from
the 1950's, 60's and 70's, and they have set up
their new internet store so that their publications and
new and vintage drum gear are now available internationally.