Podcast S1 E3 – Billy Drummond

This episode is available in most places that you listen to podcasts.

Season 1 Episode 3 Billy Drummond Practicing Drummer Podcast

Recorded April 2023

Podcast interview with drummer Billy Drummond.

Billy Drummond is a jazz drummer based out of New York who has played with Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, J J Johnson, Sonny Rollins, and countless others. He’s also a great band leader with several wonderful records  under his own name. His most recent album as a leader, Valse Sinistre,  was a Downbeat Best Album of 2022.

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Other podcast interviews with Billy Drummond:

After the interview Billy sent over a video of albums he’s been listening to recently. Here’s the list.

The song featured in this episode is Frankenstein by Billy Drummond & Freedom of Ideas from the album Valse Sinistre.

The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero’s Loop Loft sample pack.

Podcast S1 E2 – Colin Stranahan

This episode is available in most places that you listen to podcasts.

Season 1 Episode 2 Colin Stranahan

Recorded April 2023

Podcast interview with drummer Colin Stranahan.

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 Stranahan/Zaleski/Rosato Trio.

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The songs featured in this episode are Forecast (intro) and Joy Ride (outro).

The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero’s Loop Loft sample pack.

Jimmy Cobb Interview

A couple of months ago in New York at Smoke I got to see Jimmy Cobb play a set with Harold Mabern, John Webber and Eric Alexander.

He sounded great and after the show I got meet him, which was a huge thrill.

This morning I saw that Jon McCaslin shared a new interview with Jimmy Cobb over on his fantastic Four On The Floor blog and I want to help spread the word. Enjoy!

Like the Jack DeJohnette interview, this one comes from Dom Famularo’s Artist Series interviews that you can check out on The Sessions website.

Jack DeJohnette Interview

I’ve been listening to a lot of Jack DeJohnette lately and stumbled across this recent interview with him.

There are some great stories here, including the time that Jack covered for Elvin Jones on a John Coltrane gig when Elvin didn’t make it back for the second set.

He also talks applying the rudiments in a liquid way, playing with Miles Davis and Jackie McLean, and hanging out with Roy Haynes.

This video is part of Dom Famularo’s Artist Series interviews that you can check out on The Sessions website.


Ron Carter Interview

Here’s another favorite of mine from the site that is full of wisdom.