Practicing Drummer

E20 - Kayvon Gordon

Recorded September 2026 Kayvon Gordon is a drummer from Detroit who's now based in New York. You might know him from Sullivan Fortner's trio with bassist Tyron

E19 - Kai Craig

Recorded May 2026 Kai is a drummer from the UK who first caught my attention through a series of studio clips and an interview with Greg Hutchinson, who has been his tea

E18 - Steven Crammer

Recorded March 2026 Steven Crammer is a drummer based in Brooklyn, NY. His uniquely flexible musicianship has led to a rising stature on the jazz scene, since moving to

E17 - Eliza Salem

Recorded in February 2026 Eliza Salem is a drummer, composer, and educator living in New York.  Since Eliza’s career is still relatively young, I thought it would a goo

E16 - Charles Goold

Recorded December 2025 Charles is a drummer from New York who started gigging at just 11 years old.  We cover what it was like growing up on the bandstand, his time wit

E15 - Steve Smith

For most of us, Steve Smith needs no introduction. He’s simply one of the most influential drummers of our time.  He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame for

E14 - Ron Tierno

Recorded June 2025 Ron Tierno's name first came up in my interview with Hank Allen-Barfield, who mentioned studying The Melodic Snare Drummer—a book by Ron—while wo

E13 - Mark Ferber

Recorded June 2025 Drummer Mark Ferber appears on more than 200 recordings and remains active with several ongoing projects, including ECM artist Ralph Alessi’s This Aga

E12 - Hank Allen-Barfield

Recorded February 2025 Hank Allen-Barfield is a young drummer living in New York City who recently graduated from Juilliard.  In college Hank has studied with people li

E11 - Scott Amendola

Recorded January 2025 Scott Amendola is a drummer who grew up on the east coast and made his way to the Bay Area after his time at Berklee in Boston. With a career spann

E10 - Joe Dyson

Recorded November 2024 Joe Dyson is a drummer from New Orleans who now lives in New York City. His album Look Within has been out for a few years and he hinted at a new

E9 - Jeremy Dutton

Recorded June 2024 Jeremy Dutton is drummer from Houston who now lives in New York City. He was featured in Modern Drummer magazine last year and his first album as a le

E8 - Colleen Clark

Recorded April 2024 Colleen Clark earned a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas and after living in NYC for many years, she’s now an Assistant Profe

E7 - Geoff Clapp

Recorded March 2024 Geoff Clapp spent the majority of his career in New Orleans where he was mentored by Ellis Marsalis, Herlin Riley, Shannon Powell, and many others. H

E6 - Ronnie Burrage

Recorded March 2024 From performing with Duke Ellington at just nine years old, having his own band with Marcus Miller and Kenny Kirkland, to playing with Sonny Rollins,

E5 - Dan Weiss

Recorded May 2023 Dan is a drummer and tabla player living in Brooklyn with a unique musical voice that draws from jazz, Indian classical, progressive rock, hip hop, met

E4 - George Fludas

Recorded May 2023 George Fludas is a staple of the Chicago scene who has toured extensively as a member of Ray Brown's Trio, and with groups led by Hank Jones, Dian

E3 - Billy Drummond

Billy Drummond - Recorded April 2023 Billy Drummond is a jazz drummer based out of New York who has played with Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, J J Johns

E2 - Colin Stranahan

Colin Stranahan - Recorded April 2023 Based out of Brooklyn, Colin plays and tours with a wide range of artists and is a member of Kind Folk, Real Feels, and the Stranah

E1 - Brad Webb

Brad Webb - Recorded April 2023 Brad is a drummer from Louisiana and after studying classical percussion for most of his life, he switched his focus to drum set. He’s