Brian Blade was the drummer in the Wayne Shorter Quartet from 2000 to this past spring, when one of the century’s top jazz bands ended with its leader’s death.

In jazz, this is the era of the drummer. On a scene largely defined by the proliferation of creatively ambitious trap set experts, every year seems to bring a new crop of gifted rhythmic explorers ...

As the house drummer for Riverside during the label’s early 1960s heyday, Heath appeared on many of the hard-bop era’s definitive albums, including “The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes ...

Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's living drummers poll was conducted during the 2022 calendar year running from January to November. We would like to thank every member who ...

For jazz drummers, there’s no consensus job description, but the great ones help us feel time differently. At a minimum, they handle the music’s ticktock, measuring and marking our shared ...

The best jazz drummers have always understood this as fact. Allison Miller has even made it a core part of her artistic mission — as drummer, a composer and a bandleader, notably with her ...

Behind every great band is a great drummer. And while it's still rare to find a woman behind a kit, some of music's most compelling sticksmiths are in fact female. But who are those that have ...

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes died at the age of 99. ... A Tribute to John Coltrane and best jazz instrumental performance, individual or group in 2000 for Like Minds.

SALISBURY — A North Carolina native known as one of the best jazz drummers in the country will bring his unique style to Salisbury on Sunday, Sept. 11, at a community concert presented by First ...

Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's legacy drummers poll was conducted during the 2022 calendar year running from January to November. We would like to thank every member who ...