The main elements that form the rhythmic structure of a jazz track are the bass and drums. The basic drum kit used for jazz is the same as for any other kind of acoustic music, most basically ...

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California-based music education technology company ArtistWorks has opened the ArtistWorks Drum Academy today with the launch of online drum schools from two of the world's top drummers: ...

Label: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Longtime percussionist for the Pat Metheny Group, Paul Wertico is widely acknowledged as one of the premier players in jazz drumming. His unique approach to the ...

Jazz drummer Shannon Powell, who calls himself the "King of Treme," hasn't made a physical appearance in the HBO series that is now making his neighborhood famous. But last week, his name made a cameo ...

(Gallery by Keith I. Marszalek, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) The New Orleans Jazz Fest 2013 got a drum lesson from Herlin Riley on Saturday (April 27) on the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage.

Babatunde Lea's latest album is seeing greater success than any other in his four decades of playing jazz. By last week, "Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost" had spent seven weeks among the College ...