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Ballard and Rainey: Jazz is an Open-Source Code

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Irish Times Never mind the whiplash, here’s some proper jazz drumming lessons Don’t believe everything you see at the movies: for great jazz sticksmen Jeff Ballard and Tom Rainey, being mentored was a joy – although Ray Charles was no … Continue reading →

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Young Drummer/DJ Says Earplugs Helpful

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Scott K Fish

WSJ.com – YOUR HEALTH Is Your Music Too Loud? Experts Say It May Be If It Is Louder Than a Microwave’s Beep To lessen hearing-loss risk, some experts say listen to loud music with earbuds for less than an hour … Continue reading →

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Revisiting My Life in Music: First Meeting with MD Founder Ron Spagnardi

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Scott K Fish

I first met Modern Drummer founder/publisher Ron Spagnardi probably in the summer of 1978. MD‘s office was the basement of the Spagnardi home at 47 Harrison Street, Nutley, NJ. MD was still a quarterly publication. Nothing fancy about the basement. … Continue reading →

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New CD Set Combines Six 1961 Coltrane Quartet with Dolphy Shows

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Scott K Fish

[SKF NOTE: I have yet to do a complete inventory, but I know I have several cuts from at least some of these shows on various Coltrane albums. Every cut I’ve heard has first-class, experimental, straight-ahead musicianship. And Elvin Jones … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of Clem Burke’s Drums on Blondie’s ‘Heart of Glass’

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Scott K Fish

[SKF NOTE: Thank you to the Wall Street Journal for giving writers a chance to publish accounts of well-known songs. It is fantastic to have these musical insights for posterity.] Wall Street Journal ANATOMY OF A SONG How Blondie Created … Continue reading →

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