Tag Archives: Drummer

Elvin’s North Texas Jazz Lecture 1984

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: North Texas State University offers this one-hour Elvin Jones jazz lecture online. I started watching from the beginning and couldn’t stop until I had watched the entire 60-minute video. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to promote the … Continue reading →

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The Fish-Richmond No-Show

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My high school friend and guitarist, Jimmy Weisbin, was listening to Charles Mingus’s classic “Mingus Ah Um” album on the Ralph Family stereo. Neil Ralph was another high school musician friend. His parents’ home in Centerport, NY was … Continue reading →

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Cindy McGuirl – Preserving Paul Motian’s Legacy

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Drummer/bandleader/composer Paul Motian was one of my first feature interviews for Modern Drummer. His interview appeared in the April-May 1980 MD. I loved his songwriting and I liked his playing jazz drums without the traditional ding-ding-ding cymbal beat. … Continue reading →

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Drummers, Not Drums

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: While musician Jim Gordon was serving time in prison, he was said to have all of his musical gear used during his career locked in storage. Some months after Gordon’s death an acquaintance called me at home. “Do … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Jim Gordon

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Scott K Fish

Interviewing Jim GordonScott K. Fish, Special to the Piscataquis Observer • March 31, 2020 Thirty-eight years ago, Monday, January 11, 1982, I was alone in a single room at a New Jersey boarding house. “Bitter Arctic Winds Blow In and … Continue reading →

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