or many drummers born after 1970, the very mention of “jazz” can fill them with fear and apprehension. Danny Gottlieb’s new book, The Evolution of Jazz Drumming, takes a 31 week step by step approach to solving this problem.
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Drummers Collective New York Unveils New Facility
After 26 years of residency at 541 Avenue of the Americas, The Collective School of Music, originally known as Drummers Collective, has made the biggest change in 34 years by relocating to a new, modern facility
An Interview With Danny Gottlieb about “The Evolution of Jazz Drumming”
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.

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.
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.