As the old saying goes, "You have to go back before you can go forward." And that means you should learn the tradition of the instrument to gain greater knowledge and bring more depth to your playing.

Musicians call it "spang-a-lang," for obvious phonetic reasons, and it's so synonymous with jazz, it no longer occurs to us that someone had to invent it. But someone did: a drummer named Kenny Clarke ...

We use the term “Renaissance man” very loosely these days, for anybody even slightly multi-talented. But Lesotho-born jazz drummer, novelist and development scholar Morabo Morojele was the genuine ...

Understanding how a drum kit works will unlock the secrets of drum programming. We dive into kicks, snares, hats and drum scoring When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

MUMBAI: It was a classic case of destiny taking its own course with great effect. Young Franco Vaz had begun his career as a violinist, playing with ace music directors like Laxmikant-Pyarelal, ...