Here’s a fun little grid to try next time you’re on the pad.  Play constant paradiddles, always accenting the first note of each one, but m...

It's been awhile since I've done any Max Roach , but I've got some students working on his stuff at the moment, so I've been...

I finally caved and bought an iPad, and it's been a surprisingly positive move.  Not only is it really handy for gigs and rehearsals, bu...

After seeing the Rodrigo Silvard video from the last post , Instagram then served up another pandeirista named Fabio Miudinho.  I’m not fami...

For as irritating as social media can sometimes be, it really is cool how we can discover musicians from all over the world who we may have ...

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Collingwood Cymbals in Bristol where I had the opportunity to create my own ride cymbal under the gu...

The next tune in the medley I mentioned the other day was Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds".  The groove here is known as a ...

I recently played as part of the house band for the BBC's "Make a Difference Awards" in their historic Radio Theatre.  This wa...