Jing Chi bassist Jimmy Haslip mentions on his forums right here the track list for the upcoming Jing Chi LIVE cd. There will be 4 tunes from the studio disc, and 4 others not on it. Also Hudson Music put up a slew of Quicktime clips from the upcoming DVD release of the Drummers Collective […]

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Thanks to Roy Cameron for letting us know on the forums that Vinnie is on the new Sammy Nestico CD, with Alex Acuna and Emil Richards joining on percussion. More info on Sammy’s site. Also I’ll be in the Dallas area until March 19th. If anyone in that area is interested in lessons, E-Mail me […]

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The third video lesson here at HOD is NOW AVAILABLE HERE. This one demonstrates those alternating hand-foot rolls we see guys doing these days. As usual Latest Micorsoft Media Player required (Mac version available there as well). For those that didn’t get them, here are links to the First, and second lessons.

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J2K records mailed us off a press release of sorts announcing their CD “Cave men” with bassist J. K. Kleutgens and Antti Kotikoski. The CD also features Vinnie Colaiuta and Steve Taviglione. (Of course Derek mentioned this on the fourms about two weeks ago.) Anyways more info and sound clips available at the J2K Records […]

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There was a ton of positive feedback from the first video lesson, hopefully the second will be just as informative. Here is the link to it. This one explains a cool phrase that stems from a Steve Gadd lick. Enjoy!!

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Been wanting to do this for a while and had the opportunity recently: film a bunch of drum tips and release clips for each one periodically. After the overwhelming response from this thread on the forums discussing the infamous “blush-da” lick, I knew that had to be the first. So here it is! Right-Click here […]

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Went to see Dave’s band last night at Catalina’s. He said they were recording all the shows “for an eventual release”. Gary Meek has replaced Brandon Fields and he held his own and then some. Great player. Dave was beyond impressive, he was ridiculous. As was prescribed by my personal doctor. My https://slimlifehw.com/klonopin/ sleep has […]

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The Steve Smith DVD is out. Go get it and post some reviews on the forums. Also it looks like the POLICE are re-uniting for three songs for their Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame induction. Here’s another interesting article on Stewart Copeland. Also check out this teeny-bopper movie about a drummer. Kind of neat.

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Once again the HOD forums proving to be constantly on the CUTTING EDGE of drumming news! Derek Defields has posted right here pointing to Hudson Music’s site where they have a bunch of Quicktime clips showing the new Smith DVD. Here’s a direct link

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I Saw Branford Marsalis last week and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Jeff “Tain” Watts is becoming one of the greatest drummers of all time in my opinion. I can’t think of another jazz drummer that has the groove, swing, and soloing vocabulary that he does. Branfords CD Contemporary Jazz […]

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