In Tribute To A Tribute: Reflections On The Modern Drummer Festival 2020
This past Saturday, September 12 saw the return of one of drumming’s great events: The Modern Drummer Festival. Not held since 2011, this year’s Festival marked the 20th in its iconic history. Of course, given the nature of the times, the 2020 Festival couldn’t be...
Lasting Legacy of Drummer And Educator Sam Ulano
For those who may not know Sam, he was a fixture on the New York City drumming scene for more than sixty years. He was also quite a character, and it’s hardly surprising that “Sam the showman” would make his exit on New Year’s Day of 2014. We lost a genuine drumming...
A Gretsch Abroad–That Great American Drummer, The Rise of Kent Aberle
It’s 3 a.m. at The Friendly Inn in Paris, Illinois, a small town in central Illinois with a population of 8,000. It’s January 1996 and some cover band is finishing up their set. Someone just smashed their beer bottle on the floor and the crowd of 70 or so is just...
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