Tag Archives: Scott K Fish

Von Ohlen – How the Blue Wisp Big Band Got Started

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This exchange is from the full transcript of my 10/12/1984 phone interview with John Von Ohlen. He was at home. I was in my Modern Drummer office in New Jersey. Scott K Fish: How did the Blue Wisp … Continue reading →

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Frankie Dunlop – Johnny Rowland Showed Me Key to Coordination

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: An excerpt from the edited transcript of my 1984 interview with Frankie Dunlop. Just before this part of the interview we had been discussing Frankie’s formative years as a drummer. The reference here to Charli Persip and Ed … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart – My Antipathy Toward Machines

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: As of this writing I don’t remember where or when this interview with Neil Peart took place. The latest reference I’m finding is to the Rush song Prime Mover which was released in 1987. When I figure out … Continue reading →

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Alan Dawson – Respect for the Roots, History of Jazz

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This interview circa 1986-87 is from my sit down with Alan Dawson in his Massachusetts home for Modern Drummer‘s 10th Anniversary issue. I’ve posted several excerpts from the interview — audio and print — on this blog. In … Continue reading →

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Still Smiling, Marveling at Elvin Jones’s Drumming

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Happy birthday, Elvin Jones. Earlier this week I came across a Blue Note album I didn’t know existed: The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3. What a lineup of musicians. I’ve written before of how I came to know … Continue reading →

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