Born Viola Schmitz in Mount Calvary, Wis., Smith was a dominant factor in the big-band era. Known for her use of a giant drum set, she became one of the first female drummers in popular music ...

Nick Fatool, 85, jazz drummer who played with a succession of top-ranked big bands in the late 1930s and early ‘40s. Born in Milbury, Mass., Fatool began drumming while in high school in ...

Big band and jazz drummer Louie Bellson, a master musician who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and his late wife, Pearl Bailey, has died. He was 84 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In this series, UK Big Band drummer Pete Cater presents everything you need to know to become an ...

Big band and jazz drummer Louie Bellson, a master musician who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and his late wife, Pearl Bailey, has died. He was 84.

As the contemporary drummer Kenny Washington puts it, “Webb really wrote the blueprint for big band drummers. The rest of the guys — Papa Jo Jones, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Ray ...

"They're at the beginning of the marathon. "These kids will be playing in big bands in the next ten years." The young ...