An interesting article by Fritz Steger, author of A History Of Drums Made In Germany, written in German: Welches Becken passt zu meiner Musik und Spielweise? In English that’s “Which cymbal suits my music and playing style?”— […]
Category: history
Kenny Clarke at 100
[Oh heck, this is from 2014— oh well. Just saw it on Famoudou Don Moye’s Facebook feed today. Whatever.] Good of NPR’s Kevin Whitehead to take notice of Kenny Clarke’s (“inventor of modern jazz drumming”) […]
All About Jazz interview: Alvin Fielder
Here are some extended excerpts of an Allaboutjazz.com interview by Clifford Allen with drummer Alvin Fielder. Fielder was a student of Ed Blackwell’s, and a founding member of AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative […]