Jazz | Listen To This

Loving The Bad Plus

ByJoe The Drummer November 30, 2016

I must have listened to this twenty times today. Delicious and nutritious!

Afrobeat | Jazz

Tony Allen tribute to Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
July 6, 2017August 30, 2026 Afrobeat, Jazz

This is brilliant. Tony Allen is releasing an album of Jazz Messenger tunes played in his own inimitable style. It’s fantastic. Listen on Spotify – Tony Allen tribute to Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers and watch this live show….

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Jazz | The Funk

The Wonderful Mike Clark with Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters
September 2, 2012 Jazz, The Funk

Wowie zowie! Check out this wonderful performance from back in the 70’s when music was still good (!) and hair was a serious business. Mike Clark’s drumming is just beautiful. Listen to how he’s locked in with Paul Jackson, the…

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Listen To This

This is great drumming
October 12, 2011 Listen To This

The amazing and unforgettable Otis Redding whose drummer has unbelievable energy, groove and taste.

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Gigs | Listen To This

Little Barrie Release Their New Album – Shadow
June 12, 2014 Gigs, Listen To This

I had a great night on Tuesday at the famous 100 club watching Little Barrie deliver a great performance. The band’s vintage sound is brilliant, and the songs catchy and energetic. Drummer, Virgil Howe’s got great feel and a vocabulary…

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Drum Education | Gigs | Jazz

The Royal College of Music Festival of Percussion Part 2
July 12, 2013August 30, 2026 Drum Education, Gigs, Jazz

So, where was I? Oh yes, John Riley. John Riley’s clinic was, for me, the highlight of the RCM’s Festivl of Percussion. It was a treat to see a talk by the guy who’s book is such an essential part…

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Drummers | Listen To This

Frank Zappa Pops Up and Says Hello
April 23, 2013 Drummers, Listen To This

I went through a period in my mid-twenties where the music I most loved became bland and two dimensional. I was listening to mostly be-bop and Western classical music of the Romantic period. Then one day, the groovy noodlings of…

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