Category Archives: Drum/Music News

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

Women Healing, Drumming in a Safe Place

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Scott K Fish

PULLMAN & ROSELAND – Health & Wellness Can Drumming Help Women in Roseland Heal? By Andrea V. Watson | June 8, 2015 5:08am @andreavwatson12 ROSELAND — Oroki Rice wants women that are hurting in her community to know: You have a … Continue reading →

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Bomba: Culture Beats Through His Heart, Like a Drum

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Scott K Fish

A Beat Calls Puerto Ricans to Their African Roots JUNE 7, 2015 By DAVID GONZALEZ Jose Ortiz…straddled his drum and played. This was not a performance. It was life. [T]his instrument…had transformed him into Dr. Drum, a man on a … Continue reading →

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Charlie Watts’s 74th Birthday: Jazz and a Jam Session

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Stones drummer Charlie Watts plays at Dakota Jazz Club The birthday drummer sat in with several Stones sidemen on the song “Ruby Tuesday.” By Jon Bream JUNE 3, 2015 — 12:08AM Charlie Watts …Charlie Watts, the jazz lover, went to … Continue reading →

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Grand Piano Innovation: The World Contains Many Piano-Makers

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: How inspiring! In a quest for better sound, Messrs. Barenboim and Maene modify the acoustic concert grand piano. Who would have thought? For example, the new placement of the bass strings (see below) makes sense to my way … Continue reading →

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Grateful Dead Announces ‘Unprecedented’ 80-Disc Box Set

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Wall Street Journal Jun 2, 2015 — MUSIC Grateful Dead Announces ‘Unprecedented’ 80-Disc Box Set In conjunction with the band’s 50th anniversary, an 80-disc box set dubbed “30 Trips Around the Sun” will be available on September 18. The collection … Continue reading →

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