Hudson Music’s own Rob Wallis posed a few questions to Danny Gottlieb, author of The Evolution of Jazz Drumming. The idea for this book was to take a compilation of Hudson’s previously released videos, and package them in study form.
Education
Teacher Spotlight: Peter Gregory
Each month we feature a different teacher from our Teacher Integration Program. This month we spotlight Peter Gregory from Colorado.
Playing in Time: Transitions by Jayson Brinkworth
Our goal when playing music should be to play with emotion, feel and passion, but we also can’t lose sight of the consistent space between each of our notes. This is where our years of practice with the metronome come into play.
Songo Ostinatos: 3/2 Rumba Clave
Hudson Music is pleased to offer a series of educational articles in conjunction with Modern Drummer Magazine and the Modern Drummer Digital Archive. This article originally appeared in the September 2002 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine. The story of the songo rhythm began with Juan Formell, bass player and leader of the popular Cuban group Los Van […]
Chart Interpretation for the Young Jazz Band Drummer, by Michael Sekelsky
The word interpretation takes on many meanings when used in the same sentence with jazz band drummer or big band chart. For musicians, interpretation refers to the musical decisions the artist makes in order to express the written music.
Teacher Spotlight: Andy Luescher
Each month we spotlight a different teacher from our Teacher Integration Program. This month we look at Switzerland’s Andy Luescher.