A few shots from my quartet´s rehearsal at the Jazz Station (who were kind enough to let us play on the premises) in Brussels this afternoon. The band is myself with Jean-Paul Estiévenart (trumpet), Martin […]
Year: 2012
DBMITW: Music for Airports
Travel day. See you in Brussels…
It’s tour time
UPDATE: Late add- another gig in Brussels on Friday, Nov. 9. My partner Casey Scott and I are flying to Brussels tomorrow to make her a record (for the Topsy Turvy label), and to do […]
Sewing day
Backstitch — makes a strong seam [UPDATE: My sewing job survived the tour, despite being tested fairly extremely; I had to lighten my rolling duffle before checking it, and put my snare drum stand (a […]
What it is: swing rhythm
Extremely preoccupied with tour preparations, obviously, but fortunately I have a couple of things on deck: Swing interpretation is something we use a lot here, and I’ve mostly assumed people know what it is— you […]
Working on merch
Nothing but tour-related stuff going on around here right now. Here are the t-shirts we’ll be selling: And: You can get one for $20, US shipping included— just use the “donate” button on the right, […]
DBMITW: Sonny Sharrock
Having a very busy weekend with students, gigs, and tour preparations, so here’s one of my favorite records from the 90’s, Sonny Sharrock’s Ask the Ages— by far his best album that I’ve heard. With […]
New Amazon store up
Just a quick note to direct your attention to the new Cruise Ship Drummer! Amazon store in the sidebar. It’s full of recommended music, books, gear, and other drumming junk, and when you order through […]
Transcription/GOTD: Betty Davis — Nasty Gal
H/t to my brother on this one— he played me this record. This is from the title track of Betty Davis’s album Nasty Gal. Davis (*née Mabry) was married to Miles Davis in the late […]
DBMITW: Milton Banana
Here’s some great playing from one of my favorite Brazilian drummers, Milton Banana: Bonus Banana after the break:
First lesson in 5/4 — swing feel
A rare two-pager today. Here I’ve put a little flesh on the bones on the process I outlined in my earlier Cracking 5/4 series, with an easy first lesson coordinating snare drum and bass drum […]
Groove o’ the day: Harvey Mason — The Traitor
Here’s a funk groove from the Herbie Hancock album Man-Child which has both Mike Clark and Harvey Mason on drums. It sounds like Harvey to me, but I could be wrong. It was released in […]