Steve Shehan – Percussionist/Composer
I’d like to introduce you to Steve Shehan who is a U.S. born percussionist who has traveled the world and has been living in France for a number of years now. He has played with a huge range of artists and has a very interesting background – do read his biography on his website (but [...]
Dig Deep
The range of variation and expressiveness offered by a single drum is so huge and yet I fear this is being lost in younger drummers today. Unfortunately, marketing and commerce have gotten in the way of art once again. In the drumming community, there is a “hot house” environment as Bill Bruford calls it, where [...]
Paco Sery
Ridiculous musicianship all around in this one with the Zawinul Syndicate… Listen for the Ellington-like horn section Zawinul plays around 3:20 (he had said the sound of The Duke’s horn section was a big influence). RIP Joe. Paco Sery is from the Ivory Coast and a very fluid, dynamic, and precise drummer. There’s a sense [...]
Thanks Alan
I would be remiss in not including something about Alan Dawson here who I was lucky enough to study with back in my high school days. This is a really neat clip including Alan playing some clever maracas and cross-stick on the snare while supporting Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan.
RIP Richie Hayward
We lost a great musician a few days ago. In addition to the band clip below, here’s a nice solo clip.