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Scott K Fish: Innovators of Jazz Drumset: Pt 1 of 2

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In 1994, my friend and former Modern Drummer colleague, Rick Mattingly, was on staff at the Percussive Arts Society’s magazine, Percussive Notes. Rick asked if I would expand on and take a slightly different tack on a subject … Continue reading →

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Roy Haynes Drum Clinic: ‘Nobody Teaches Like That’

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This segment 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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Smokey Dacus: Pioneer of Western Swing Drumming: Pt. 1

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Smokey Dacus: Pioneer of Western Swing Drumming: Part 1by Scott K Fish Introduction This unpublished phone interview with William Smokey Dacus (pronounced Day-Cuss) has been on my mind for 35 years. In my view, it deserves publishing. It should be … Continue reading →

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Interview with Roy McCurdy by Scott K Fish Pt. 1

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Scott K Fish

Introductionby Scott K Fish About 40 years ago I bought Nat Adderley’s Live at Memory Lane as a cut-out LP from a Long Island, NY drug store. I didn’t know Nat Adderley at all. I have excellent instincts about an … Continue reading →

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Joe English on Jaimoe: He Was Incredible

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Joe English was tough to interview. Here’s what I wrote as part of the interview introduction in the June 1986 Modern Drummer: “Joe English agreed to to this interview in 1980. Then he disappeared. In 1983, I got … Continue reading →

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