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What To Do When ‘Jazz Groove #22’ Doesn’t Apply?

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Drummer 44Ronin, on DrumForum.org, takes issue with me where, on my Drumming Beyond Playing ‘Awesome Grooves’ post, I write: Groove is a buzz word. 44Ronin relied: Groove is not a buzz word. Groove is the sum of all … Continue reading →

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If Ever Again I Have Drum Students

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: If ever again I have drum students I know what I will do. At least in part. Each lesson will end with me handing the student personally selected music. It might be one of Little Walter‘s Chess records, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday: My Pivotal Moments with Steve Gadd

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A belated happy birthday to Steve Gadd. Paraphrasing bassist Ron Carter when asked how Elvin Jones changed drumming: Listen to drummers before Steve Gadd hit the scene and listen to drummers after. There are many excellent pop and … Continue reading →

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Roy Haynes: Bird Would Say Cool Your Volume

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This dialogue is from my interview with Roy Haynes at his home on November 15, 1978. According to my notes “It was raining, traffic was heavy, a chilly…evening, and I was nervous about meeting him. We had spoken … Continue reading →

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Drumming Beyond Playing ‘Awesome Grooves’

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Drum sticks! Most of the how-to stuff I see and read now is about learning to play the drumset with drum sticks. Groove is a buzz word, i.e. How to play a funk groove, or Here’s a guy … Continue reading →

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