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Roy Haynes: Boston Jazz Society Tribute 1978

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The Boston Jazz Society, Inc.’s A Tribute to Percussionist Roy Haynes is a 12-page program I found among my boxes of drum memorabilia. I don’t remember how I got the Haynes program. Terri Lyne Carrington‘s father, Sonny Carrington, … Continue reading →

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Dave Weckl on Gary Chester 1983

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This exchange is from my 1983 interview with Dave Weckl for Modern Drummer. Most of this interview is not published anywhere. Portions of it were published in MD as a profile of Dave Weckl. I first heard of … Continue reading →

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Max Roach: What You’re Playing for is Sound

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This exchange with Max Roach took place on July 15, 1981 at his home in Connecticut. The back story is posted here.  How up-and-coming drummers learned from their drummer elders has always interested me. In this interview segment, … Continue reading →

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What Drummers Haven’t I Heard?

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: For a moment last week — a brief moment — I wondered, “Have I exhausted my lifelong study of drummers and drumming?” This was one of my rare “What drummers haven’t I heard?” moments. I was scanning 1973 … Continue reading →

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Sonny Greer on Buddy Rich and Jo Jones

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My interview with Sonny Greer took place at Sonny’s New York City apartment on March 4, 1981, published in an edited version in the November 1981 Modern Drummer. Brooks Kerr, a pianist and Duke Ellington aficionado, was performing … Continue reading →

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