Practicing Drummer – Details, episodes & analysis

Recorded June 2024

Jeremy Dutton is drummer from Houston who now lives in New York City. He was featured in Modern Drummer magazine last year and his first album as a leader, Anyone is Better Than Here, has been out for almost exactly a year. Aside from his solo projects, he plays regularly with Joel Ross, Vijay Iyer, James Francies, and many other great artists.

Links:

• imjeremydutton.com
• Instagram
• Jeremy Dutton @ stephan's basement
• Jeremy Dutton x Cycle Studios: Solo Sessions
• James Francies - Levitate
• James Francies - My Favorite Things

The music featured in this episode is the song Waves from his album Anyone is Better Than Here.

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.

Recorded April 2024

Colleen Clark earned a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas and after living in NYC for many years, she’s now an Assistant Professor of Jazz at the University of South Carolina. 

In addition to her role at USC, Colleen has several musical projects and the recent album with her band Alliance received a 4 star review in Downbeat. She is also the founder and artistic director of USC’s Jazz Girls Day.

Links:

• colleendrums.com
• Instagram
• Alliance
• Jazz Girls Day
• Gordon Stout
• Good Hands Drum Shop
• Steve Maxwell Drums
• Frank Pepe
• Sally's Apizza

The music featured in the episode is the song Wingspan off of Alliance's latest album.

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.

Recorded March 2024

Geoff Clapp spent the majority of his career in New Orleans where he was mentored by Ellis Marsalis, Herlin Riley, Shannon Powell, and many others. He has a couple of great albums out as a leader and has played with Dianne Reeves, Benny Green, Charlie Hunter, Sam Fribush, Wynton Marsalis, Nicolas Payton, and many others.

Links:

• Geoff Clapp - Instagram - Hit him up for lessons!
• Percussionist Alexi Marti live on WWOZ
• Johnny Vidacovich
• Herlin Riley live with Emmett Cohen
• Shannon Powell on jazz funeral drumming

The music featured in the episode comes from the Geoff Clapp Trio live at Monk's:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rouDlx_kTjw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSVaSac4Gtg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHMFtr0PdRU

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.

Recorded March 2024

From performing with Duke Ellington at just nine years old, having his own band with Marcus Miller and Kenny Kirkland, to playing with Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, McCoy Tyner, and countless others, Ronnie has had a really impressive career. 

He's currently staying busy teaching, working with his non-profit called World Rhythm Academy, and playing with his band, Holographic Principle. 

Links:

• ronnieburrage.biz
• Instagram
• World Rhythm Academy
• Holographic Principle live at Clement's Place
• Ronnie with McCoy Tyner

The song featured in this episode is Village of the Darned from the album Neohippus by Jack Walrath. 

My blog post that I mentioned at the top of the episode:
A Hearing Test Saved My Life

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.

Recorded May 2023

Dan is a drummer and tabla player living in Brooklyn with a unique musical voice that draws from jazz, Indian classical, progressive rock, hip hop, metal, and more. In addition to his varied work as a sideman, he’s also a highly regarded bandleader and composer. Be sure to check out the Dan Weiss Trio and his band Starebaby.

Links

• danweiss.net
• Instagram
• Patreon
• Bandcamp
• Dan Weiss Trio

The song featured in this episode is Halfway to Hartford by Noah Preminger.

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.

Recorded May 2023

George Fludas is a staple of the Chicago scene who has toured extensively as a member of Ray Brown's Trio, and with groups led by Hank Jones, Diana Krall, Monty Alexander, Cedar Walton and Joey DeFrancesco. George is also a great rock drummer and a John Bonham expert.

Links:

• George's website
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Bonhamology
• People’s Front of Zeppelin
• Philly Joe Jones Brush Artistry
• Yurt Rock sample packs

Chicago Pizza

• Uno and Due
• Pequod's
• Villa Napoli (Tavern style)
• Jimmy's (New York style)

Other podcast interviews with George Fludas:

• Working Drummer
• Drum History Podcast

The song featured in this episode is Mr. PC played by the Benny Green Trio.

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.

Billy Drummond - Recorded April 2023

Billy Drummond is a jazz drummer based out of New York who has played with Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, J J Johnson, Sonny Rollins, and countless others. He’s also a great band leader with several wonderful records  under his own name. His most recent album as a leader, Valse Sinistre,  was a Downbeat Best Album of 2022.

Links:

• Billy Drummond's website
• Facebook
• Thelonious Monk biography by Robin D.G. Kelley
• Monk's Dreams by Frank Kimbrough
• The "Billy Drummond Sweep"
• Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins
• Billy trading with Sonny Rollins
• Blow Up (live) by Bobby Hutcherson
• Glass Bead Games by Clifford Jordan
• The Great Jazz Trio

Other podcast interviews with Billy Drummond:

• Working Drummer
• Cool Toddcast
• Drummer's Resource
• From the Drummer's Perspective

After the interview Billy sent over a video of albums he’s been listening to recently. You can find the list in the blog post about this episode.

The song featured in this episode is Frankenstein by Billy Drummond & Freedom of Ideas from the album Valse Sinistre.

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.

Colin Stranahan - Recorded April 2023

Based out of Brooklyn, Colin plays and tours with a wide range of artists and is a member of Kind Folk, Real Feels, and the Stranahan/Zaleski/Rosato Trio.

Links:

• Colin's Instagram
• Colin with Kurt Rosenwinkel in New Orleans
• Colin's online courses
  • Elite Music Mentor
  • My Music Masterclass
  • Patreon
• Gilad Hekselman / Cécile Mclorin Salvant @ Cornelia St. Cafe
• Square Song by Theo Kapilidis 
• JK Kim
• Timothy Angulo
• Sasha Berliner
• Immanuel Wilkins
• Kweku Sumbry

The songs featured in this episode are Forecast (intro) and Joy Ride (outro).

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.

Brad Webb - Recorded April 2023

Brad is a drummer from Louisiana and after studying classical percussion for most of his life, he switched his focus to drum set.

He’s living up in Boston now and it was great to catch up with him and learn more about his development as a player.

Links:

• Brad Webb's site
• Extended Trio
• Extended Trio live at Monks
• Calvin and Hobbs kit
• LA Backbeat drumsticks
• Basher plays halftime at a Pelicans game
• Kenny Barron Live at Bradley's
• Oscar Rossignoli (piano) playing with Alexey Marti
• Paul Tibedeaux clinic on New Orleans drumming (Facebook)

The song featured in this episode is Prominent Randy by Extended.

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.

Recorded November 2024

Joe Dyson is a drummer from New Orleans who now lives in New York City. His album Look Within has been out for a few years and he hinted at a new solo project and another Bridge Trio album coming in 2025.

Joe has worked with Pat Metheny, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donald Harrison, Nicholas Payton, Joel Ross, David Weiss, Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott), and many others.

Links

https://www.joedyson.com/
https://www.instagram.com/joe_dyson/
https://joedyson.bandcamp.com/album/look-within

Qarkabeb - Moroccan hand cymbals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHQL0js9pSw

Roland SPD
https://www.roland.com/us/categories/drums_percussion/percussion/

Pearl DjemBass
https://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/pearl-djembass/world-percussion-hardware

Cecile McLorin Salvant
https://www.cecilemclorinsalvant.com/

Sullivan Fortner
https://www.sullivanfortnermusic.com/

Joel Ross
https://www.iplayvibes.com/

Donald Harrison
https://donaldharrison.com

Immanuel Wilkins
https://www.immanuelwilkins.com/

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott)
https://www.chiefadjuah.com/

Bridge Trio
https://thebridgetrio.com/

The music featured in this episode is from the song Fleeting Faith his album Look Within.

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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.