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We lost Sonny Rollins recently who was truly one of, if not the, last of his generation of jazz musicians.  But another heavy-weight musician, though not quite as widely known left us the other day, just 11 days shy of his 100th birthday. Guitarist, Joe Negri, was a born and raised Pittsburgher like myself.  He was probably best known as "Handyman Negri" on Mr. Ro...

This is one of the most overlooked elements of playing samba, though I'm sure the same thing happens in any style of music.  When learning a new style or rhythmic tradition, most drummers work out how to play grooves, which is what most book and resources focus on....

Someone on the Drummerworld forum recently asked if Instagram and social media were still suitable places for drummers and if they are good places to grow in a digital space.  I ended up having more to say about it thatn I first thought, so I'll share my thoughts with you here. In general, social media is garbage these days.  I shudder when I think about how much...