Tag Archives: Drummer

SKF Interview with Jackie Santos 1983

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Jackie Santos, according to the latest info I’m finding, is now a Percussion Professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He is also keeping busy in other areas of teaching and performing. Good! I enjoyed my time … Continue reading →

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The Making of a Joe Morello Ad

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The making of an in-house ad for Modern Drummer. Here’s a nice letter from Joe Morello written to me after I had been MD‘s managing editor for one month. Joe was among the drummers I interviewed MD when … Continue reading →

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Noble & Cooley Drum Catalog 1985

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Scott K Fish
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Dave Weckl on Gary Chester 1983

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This exchange is from my 1983 interview with Dave Weckl for Modern Drummer. Most of this interview is not published anywhere. Portions of it were published in MD as a profile of Dave Weckl. I first heard of … Continue reading →

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Max Roach: What You’re Playing for is Sound

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This exchange with Max Roach took place on July 15, 1981 at his home in Connecticut. The back story is posted here.  How up-and-coming drummers learned from their drummer elders has always interested me. In this interview segment, … Continue reading →

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