When you’re the only guy called to fill the drum position for the band, Toto, after Jeff Porcaro unfortunately passed away, that’s really saying something. Simon Phillips was hand picked by guitarist and Toto front man, Steve Lukather, to be the drummer for the band. Phillips has also played with other popular musicians including Pete […]…
One of the great drummers on the rock music scene today is Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters. Before the Foo Fighters, Hawkins played with Alanis Morrissette and a few other bands, but the Foo Fighters have easily gained him the most recognition. I pulled a couple of videos to share with you featuring Taylor […]…
Jojo Mayer is one of the best drummers on the scene today, known for his technically precise drumming and experience with jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Nina Simone. Mayer has been able to use his background in jazz and fuse it with drum n’ bass grooves that are popular in the DJ world today. […]…
Billy Cobham has been regarded as jazz fusion’s most precise and energetic drummer. Cobham gained this acclaim by performing with jazz musicians like Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, George Duke, and his own groups. Cobham performs open handed with his cymbals in groups on either side of the drum set. Since he plays with his left […]…
Dennis Chambers has reigned supreme as one of the most technically proficient and groove drummers in the music industry. Chambers got his start young with the funk band Parliament Funkadelic and has moved through the ranks as a funk, jazz, Latin and fusion drummer in bands with John McLaughlin, Carlos Santana, John Scofield and George […]…
There are a lot of drummers in the headlines on drum magazines all over the world, but what about all the guys that make a living playing the drums without the spotlight. I’m talking about working drummers that get hired because they can play the money beat, play a solo when called upon, and deliver […]…
My buddy and keyboardist, Quinton “Q” Hufferd, turned me onto a new drummer named Barry Alexander. Alexander currently plays with guitarist and singer, Jonny Lang, all over the world as a member of the Jonny Lang Band. Q told me about the drummer after he saw him play live at the Thunder Bay Blues Festival […]…
Kenny Aronoff has become one of the most requested session drummers in the music industry by laying down the “money beat.” Aronoff claims to have become the “drummer he used to make fun of,” since learning how to play a basic drum beat instead of showing off on the drums. He learned early on in […]…
Bernard Purdie is one of the most recorded and celebrated drummers in the music industry. I came across a series of videos that Purdie created, explaining some aspects of his drumming style as he learned more and more about it. Bernard Purdie is known for the Purdie Shuffle, which famous drummers like Steve Gadd, Jeff […]…
Chris Coleman has received high praise in the last decade from drum fans all over the world. Coleman has won several awards as a kid and an adult, and now teaches drumming when he isn’t on tour with his own band, Chaka Kahn, Prince, or the praise and worship band, “Israel and New Breed.” I […]…