A Bit About Me
Music
I began drumming at the age of 13. I was initially inspired by the music and drumming of The Beatles, The Who, Cream, Badfinger, Boston, Chicago, Led Zeppelin, Journey, etc.
As my understanding and skills grew, I became interested in bands like Rush, Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Brand X, Jethro Tull, Bruford, UK, and Frank Zappa.
Eventually, I found myself interested (or obsessed) in music with more improvisation thrown into the mix. I found myself listening to the Pat Metheny Group, Allan Holdsworth,
Weather Report, Jean Luc Ponty, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Stanley Clarke, Return To Forever, Jeff Beck, Jaco Pastorius, etc.
Although I was self-taught at first, I eventually studied privately and worked out of the standard books, such as
"Syncopation" and "Stick Control", as well as more recent classics like
Gary Chaffee's series of books.
I found the study of polyrhythms and meter very interesting and Gary's books are
the cream of the crop in that area. More recently, I've been working through
John Riley's
books and they're really transforming my jazz playing.
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