This is a nearly forgotten early fusion project by Roy Haynes: Roy Haynes Hip Ensemble. I read about the group in the Jack Dejohnette/Charlie Perry book, and was lucky enough to find a banged up […]
Year: 2015
Stick Control exercises in 7/8
I was going to try to spread these 7/8 things out a little more, but I’ve been so occupied with other stuff— like, I’m getting married in a couple of weeks— I’m getting a little […]
Practice loop: fast 7
At long last, here’s that practice loop to go with all the stuff in 7 I’ve been posting of late. This is sampled from the tune Solitaire, from John Zorn’s album O’o, which you should […]
RLF pattern in 7/8!!!
UPDATE: I made a couple of small changes which I found helpful in practicing the patterns— in the first set of exercises there are some optional notes in parentheses, and I’ve changed line 6. I’ve […]
Getting around the drums: the ultra basics
A quick little page of stuff on getting around the drums with one hand, and both hands. In the first part I’ve basically written out the collection of tom moves we use with the Pages […]
VOQOTD: Miles
This is from an interview by Jake Feinberg in Tucson, who you should be following— he’s interviewed a lot of great people: “I’ve been a sideman in a lot of different bands. The only time […]
Rowdy Roddy Piper 1954-2015
UPDATE: Notice in Rolling Stone. This one’s a real heartbreaker— Portland-based pro wrestling icon Rowdy Roddy Piper has passed away. Years ago he was a regular on Portland Wrestling, an iconic Oregon TV program in […]
Never enough 7/8
Hey, it’s what I’m working on this week. I can’t help it if it’s not especially high-priority. This is an easy Stick Control-based method in 7/8 time. Together with the other pages, including a couple […]
More Igbo grooves for drumset
More grooves from that video of Igbo percussionists from the other day— I called it “ogene”, but that is the name of the bells the musicians are playing; the name of the tribe and the […]
Vic Firth 1930-2015
By now everyone knows Vic Firth has passed away. I don’t know what to say about it, except that he wasn’t just a gear manufacturer, he was also a musician, and made major contributions to […]
Page o’ coordination: blazing Zorn 7/8
More 7/8, this one specifically for very fast tempos, based on the riff from a tune called Solitaire, from John Zorn’s album O’o. It’s a short, simple, but very challenging vehicle for a drum solo, […]