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Issue No. 11: Generations of the BEAT
Design by Sweden10 Letter from the Editor We live in a very fortunate time to have so many generations as well as so many different subsets of drummers with us today. From the traditionalists to the...
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Billy Hart is Building a Rhythmic Foundation
It’s alright if you don’t know the name “Billy Hart,” because at the end of the day, you’re still one of his biggest fans. No one plays the corner quite like Hart—having built the rhythmic foundations...
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Andrew Cyrille & Cecil Taylor Break Free of Structure
Back when bebop, big band, and swing reverberated through nearly every radio, parlor, bar, and dancing venue, some of the greats we know today as the pioneering avant-garde and free jazz musicians were...
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Documentary: Different Drummer: Elvin Jones
Before we delve into Elvin Jones’ life and career from a musicologist’s standpoint, it is important (when available) to hear from these musicians themselves and those they worked with. Luckily in the...
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