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| Dear Sir, Greatings. Just a note of thanks for all you do. We met a few moons ago at the Deerhead Inn. It definitely was a pleasure to see you live. I sat about 10feet from the stage. Your performance was awesome. We sat and talked a bit. You gave me a pair of sticks and was great ful for the time. Thanks again. | |
| by Eardley Scott | April 7, 2025 4:29 PM |
| Hi John. You will not remember me,but I spoke with youyears ago at a Kosa festival or a modern drummer festival,but I think it was a Kosa. I told you I was having a problem with the Jazz Drummers workshop book,you then told me to then use the Bop drumming book. I did that only lately and it has given me so much more ability to incorporate some Jazz style playing that I was never able to do before as I was a Rock/blues player in bands years ago.What a great book. Thank you so much for that advice,I am 72 y.o.,still in pretty good shape & still practicing.You are a great player & teacher. Thanks again! | |
| by Charlie Worle | February 19, 2025 11:25 AM |
| Hi John, Firstly I’d like to say what a great player and educator you are and jazz drumming and jazz in general historian . Perhaps you can identify a drum solo I heard many years ago on an album that I have no recollection of what it was or what was the band or who the drummer was Now I thought it was Lenny White, perhaps from Bitches Brew but he only played snare drum on that record and Jack DeJohnette covered the main drum duties, I think. This solo is just: snare, kick and hats. It has a rudimentary military feel with the kick on one and four. I can sort of play it, albeit an approximation of the solo as the original becomes quite complex and very syncopated. Perhaps you already know of this solo, the drummer and album? I have a basic very short recording of me playing this solo/pattern I could send you if you’re unsure of what the hell I'm talking about. I’ve constantly searched the internet to try and find this solo and I’ve run out of ideas and keywords for that matter. Though I can play variations of it to a degree though nowhere near like the original. Kind regards, Mick | |
| by Mick Frangou | July 17, 2024 11:13 AM |
| Looking forward to seeing you play at the Deer Head Inn on June 15th with The Jon Gordon Quintet! Thanks | |
| by Barry Motsko | May 20, 2024 2:12 PM |
| hello sir I really enjoy watching your drumming Nice to meet you I'm very serious about being a drummer this is my dream How do I get rid of boredom with drums so I can stay calm and relaxed with my drums? What is your best suggestion for what I should do when I appear to play with a band (drummer) in front of a lot of people live so that playing the drums remains relaxed, the tempo and drum fill in are stable so that people can enjoy the music I play? When playing drums, a drummer's sitting position has to be upright so that his playing remains stable because I'm trying my best to be able to play drums well. | |
| by Dion andika | April 17, 2024 11:17 PM |
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