John Hollenbeck

Layered rhythms

by Piotr Michalowski

posted 9/27/2010

The jazz and popular music drum set is deceptively difficult to play; you can quickly learn to bash it, but to do it justice and create music requires as much practice and creativity as any other instrument. The great jazz drummers have a sound and style that is immediately identifiable, just like the individualistic saxophonists' or trumpeters', and a good

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