Tag Archives: Scott K Fish

James Black: How I Got Into Playing Jazz

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My James Black interview appeared in the December 1982 Modern Drummer. The first person to get me excited about James Black’s drumming was Jaimoe. We were listening to records and Jaimoe asked me if I’d ever heard James … Continue reading →

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Roy Haynes-You Figure The Interviewer Will Be Creative (1978)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This excerpt is from my interview with Roy Haynes at his home on November 15, 1978. Roy Haynes was a challenging interview, questioning or dissecting most of my questions. It almost impossible for me to have the go-with-the-flow … Continue reading →

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Living with Great Sounds of Unknown Drummers

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: There was a moment, after deciding in 1982, to write a History of Rock Drumming, I realized how huge a task was ahead of me. Much later, there was a moment I knew there probably would always be … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Pro Musician: Risk, Failure, Lessons Learned

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Maybe other musicians grow by reaching one skill level, staying at that level for awhile until something takes the musician to the next skill level. That something, in my experience, is usually a combination of listening, developing chops, … Continue reading →

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Cherishing Morello’s Three-Star Album

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Having once owned — and listened many times — to Joe Morello‘s Another Step Forward album, I think Jim Szantor’s 1970 review is fair. What is impossible to write about with accuracy is how Joe Morello sounds on … Continue reading →

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