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Elvin Jones Rewrote Jazz Drumming

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: From my box of old jazz newspaper clippings comes this March 5, 1992 Peter Watrous review of Elvin Jones’s band at the Blue Note. “Mr. Jones rewrote jazz drumming in the 1960’s as a member of the John … Continue reading →

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Buddy Rich – I Want to Play Better

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Writer Eliot Tiegel interviewed Buddy Rich for the March 1982 Down Beat magazine. One of Tiegel’s questions for Buddy was, What are your goals for the future? Here’s Buddy’s answer: Buddy Rich: “I haven’t achieved what I want … Continue reading →

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Roland Vazquez – Try to Eliminate Fear

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Roland Vazquez is Artist-in-Residence at Bard College in NY State. Here is the lead paragraph from his online Bard biography: Roland Vazquez is a composer, drummer, producer, and educator who has been performing and recording his original Latin … Continue reading →

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Buddy – Drums as a Musical Instrument

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I am sorting through a brown cardboard box full of papers I’ve written, and backgrounder material meant to inform my writing. My stapled photocopy of Eliot Tiegel’s Buddy Rich view is highlighted in several places with my yellow … Continue reading →

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Gadd – I Hated Practicing

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Scott K Fish

Steve Gadd: “I didn’t practice a lot because I hated practicing. But there was a time when I always used to be playing. I’d be playing along with a record, a group, or with other drummers when I was with … Continue reading →

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