Tag Archives: drummers

Exploring Drumming Milestones: A Journey Through Sound

SKF NOTE: I think a lot about drummers and drumming. Often when driving, but most any time I’m in my own head: grocery shopping, savoring the day’s first cup of hot black coffee, gathering pinecones and sticks from the lawn, … Continue reading

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New and Remastered Blakey

SKF NOTE: Already familiar with the original release of guitarist Kenny Burrell’s On View At The Five Spot Cafe, news of Blue Note releasing On View At The Five Spot Café: The Complete Masters is exciting news. Any chance I … Continue reading

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Weinberg & Riddle – Play The Song

SKF NOTE: This three-way exchange with drummers Max Weinberg and Paul T. Riddle and me. In the early 1980s, Max and I were collaborating on a drum book. Part way into that project, Max wanted to take a different direction … Continue reading

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Peart – Getting Past a Writer’s Cold Feet

SKF NOTE: This handwritten note is Neil Peart accepting Modern Drummer Founder Ron Spagnardi’s invitation to join the MD Advisory Board. Most interesting to me, and perhaps to his fans who know Neil only as a prolific book author, is … Continue reading

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What I’m Doing Here

SKF NOTE: My Life Beyond the Cymbals blog is about music mostly; the parts of my life I would pass on to my children. My hope? That some of these stories will be helpful to someone. Maybe aspiring musicians, music … Continue reading

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