Drummer Talk » News http://drummertalk.org devoted to drums, percussion, news, reviews, and all things drumming Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:35:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Copyright © 2010 Drummer Talk dave@davekropf.com () dave@davekropf.com () posts 1440 devoted to drums, percussion, news, reviews, and all things drumming dave@davekropf.com No no http://drummertalk.org/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Drummer Talk http://drummertalk.org 144 144 Ed Thigpen Dies at 79 http://drummertalk.org/2010/01/17/ed-thigpen-dies-at-79/ http://drummertalk.org/2010/01/17/ed-thigpen-dies-at-79/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:53:52 +0000 Dave http://drummertalk.org/?p=2858

Sad news that Ed Thigpen, father of modern brush technique, has passed away.

From The Chicago Tribune:

Jazz lovers called him “Mr. Taste,” and the nickname couldn’t have been more fitting.

Always fashionably dressed — and sounding as impeccable as he looked — Ed Thigpen conveyed elegance in every aspect of his life and art.

At the same time, his ability to generate propulsive, hard-hitting swing rhythm made him a driving force in pianist Oscar Peterson’s great trio of the late 1950s and ’60s, which also included bassist Ray Brown.

This high-profile spot established Mr. Thigpen, born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles, as an international figure. It also made him a featured player at Chicago’s long-gone London House, where Peterson’s trio enjoyed extended residencies.

Mr. Thigpen, 79, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, in Copenhagen, said his daughter, Denise. The drummer, who had moved to Denmark in 1972, performed regularly through October. He was hospitalized in the last two weeks with “weak lungs and weak heart,” said his daughter, speaking from Copenhagen.

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The Drummertalk Team

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2009/12/10/no-show-this-week/feed/ 0 Sergio Bellotti Clinic http://drummertalk.org/2009/11/12/sergio-bellotti-clinic/ http://drummertalk.org/2009/11/12/sergio-bellotti-clinic/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:07:56 +0000 Dave http://drummertalk.org/2009/11/12/sergio-bellotti-clinic/ 3:05 SB has already taken the stage. He’s taking about the imortance of knowing rudiments.

SB: we are gifted as drummers. When you hear something new, try to go for the sound. That’s what makes the difference. I want to go over the basic sounds (strokes) of the drum. Singles, aka tap. Means freedom and natural movement. It’s easiest to express yourself. How do you make singles musical without sounding like a machine? It’s natural motion. Next: the unison. We play more unison strokes than any other stroke. We play it every time we play a groove between the hh and sd. Harmony, power. Like playing chords on a piano. Next: the buzz roll. Long continuos sound. Smooth. Next: double aka diddle. Rebound, bouncing. Next: flam. Natural accent. Grace note before a loud note. Next: drag. These are the 6 main strokes. Concept to application. We’ll look at this on the drumset. First, pad or pillow? NEITHER!! You don’t play a pad on the gig, so when possible practice on the drumset. The rudiments are also great bc it teaches us subdivision. Notation, accents. And also the fact that you are forced to alternate. Spend twice as much time on the weaker limb.

Permutations. Practice slow. The slower you practice the quicker you learn.

You can also apply the strokes on the clave.

3:27 Moves to kit. He’s a lefty! About to play to a James Brown track.

SB: instead of using a metronome all the time, practice to music. You’ll find that you might find some really good ideas! Here’s a cool exercise to help with rudiments. Dr. Beat. Quarter bass. 8th on ride. 16th with hh. 8th Triplets on snare. This will help your inner pulse.

2 weeks per Rudiment. 52 weeks of work. Start on snare the begin to explore on the set. And use the bass drum! That’s what makes it drumset. (demonstrates singles around the kit.)

3:41 SB: with doubles, everybody’s fascinated. Make sure to take a breath. Once you get them faster the temptaion is to do this (blows heat). But let’s make it more musical. Inverted doubles: the second note is on the downbeat. (demonstrates).

3:48 Paradiddles. Mixing doubles and singles around the kit. Flamacue. (demonstrates several other rudiments around the kit and splitting hands and working the rudiments around grooves.

3:53 Wraps of the clinic and plays us out. Nice touch!

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SAVE THE FELTS!!!

Until next week…

Carter

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2009/09/03/no-show/feed/ 0 Drummer Talk 08/20/2009 – Industry Insights http://drummertalk.org/2009/08/20/drummer-talk-08202009-industry-insights/ http://drummertalk.org/2009/08/20/drummer-talk-08202009-industry-insights/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:34:07 +0000 Dave http://drummertalk.org/?p=2399 Industry titan, George Baldwin joins us in show this week as we pull back the curtain on the music industry and provide industry insights. The Flam is the rudiment of the week, Aaron Gillespie is the drummer of the week, we review the new MUTEMATH record, and we discuss the new Cover Band contest. Show Notes

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2009/08/20/show-trouble/feed/ 0 Just when you think you’ve seen it all… http://drummertalk.org/2009/08/20/just-when-you-think-youve-seen-it-all/ http://drummertalk.org/2009/08/20/just-when-you-think-youve-seen-it-all/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:32:37 +0000 JABB http://drummertalk.org/?p=2391 Something like this comes along. Neil Peart, the professor of percussion has branched off into the world of cooking. Drummer, lyricist, composer, author, philosopher, and now helpful kitchen helper. A renaissance man if ever there was one. Hopefully he and Mario Batali will team up for something crazy. After all Batali already has contatcs in the drumming world…

More details on Bubba’s Bar n’ Grill here.

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