Category Archives: Drum/Music News

News items of note, present and past, about drummers and other musicians.

Jack Costanzo: Mr. Bongo

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excellent portrait of Jack Costanzo. Here’s my edited version. Be sure to read Pop music critic George Varga’s full portrait with video at the San Diego Union Tribune web site. Bongo pioneer Jack Costanzo drums on at 96 … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan’s IBM Ad

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Somewhere pigs are flying.

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Dennis Wilson Camco Endorsement Ad 1968

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I spotted this ad in the January 11, 1968 Down Beat. I know Hal Blaine did a great deal of studio work for the Beach Boys. DrumForum.org has an interesting forum discussion on Dennis’s and Hal’s individual drumming … Continue reading →

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Max Roach: The Most Structured Drummer Ever?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I think collecting well-written, first-person, live performance reviews of the great jazz drummers is useful. This was review was in Radio Free Jazz: The Magazine of the Pros, which, its name notwithstanding, was a newspaper out of Washington, … Continue reading →

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Phil Seamen Obituary

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: From the December 21, 1972 Down Beat.

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