Jan. 9 marks the 100th birthday of drummer Kenny Clarke. One of the founders of bebop, Clarke is less well-known than allies like Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, but his influence is just as deep ...

The Western Michigan University multi-purpose room was ringed with 30 drummers and drum sets spaced about 1 to 2 feet apart. When the drummers played in unison — “spang-a-lang, spang-a-lang, ...

If you were to list the finest drummers in Central New York, you would barely get started before you got to the name Rick Compton. Best known now for his stint with guitar legend (and best-selling ...

As the old saying goes, "You have to go back before you can go forward." And that means you should learn the tradition of the instrument to gain greater knowledge and bring more depth to your playing.

In his latest album Dameronia With Strings, Ferit Odman pays tribute to the great Tadd Dameron. He treats listeners to a smorgasbord of Dameron jazz—a sparkling kind that soothes the soul but pumps ...