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Blues Gig Last Night

ByJoe The Drummer March 8, 2019

I had a great time playing with The Black Diamonds at Ain’t Nothin But last night. Here’s a little clip:

Grooves | The Shuffle | Videos

How To Play a Purdie Shuffle
May 17, 2023August 30, 2026 Grooves, The Shuffle, Videos

Here’s my take on how to play the famous Purdie Shuffle as played by Bernard Purdie himself on Home at Last and Babylon Sisters by Steely Dan and by Jeff Porcaro on Toto’s Rosanna. This is an introductory video made…

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Drum Education | Jazz

The Melodic Drummer Blog introducing the Jazz Shuffle
February 16, 2012 Drum Education, Jazz

Check out this great post about the Shuffle. I recently discovered the Melodic Drummer blog which is heaving with great lessons and exercises to help us develop our Jazz skills. In today’s post we are going to discuss how to…

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Drum Education | Drummers | Gigs | Jazz

Royal College Of Music Festival Of Percussion – With Gavin Harrison
June 20, 2014 Drum Education, Drummers, Gigs, Jazz

The Royal College of Music Festival of Percussion takes place in London on the 6th of July. I attended last year’s event where I got to see the amazing John Riley, a clinic with Geoff Dugmore, a jazz trio, some…

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Gigs | Listen To This

Little Barrie Release Their New Album – Shadow
June 12, 2014 Gigs, Listen To This

I had a great night on Tuesday at the famous 100 club watching Little Barrie deliver a great performance. The band’s vintage sound is brilliant, and the songs catchy and energetic. Drummer, Virgil Howe’s got great feel and a vocabulary…

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Gigs | Rock

I Saw The Kinks Musical, Sunny Afternoon
November 11, 2014 Gigs, Rock

Last week I got to see the musical Sunny Afternoon which is based on the story of the Kinks and features their music. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I’ve visited the theatre…

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Drum Education | Gigs | Jazz

The Royal College of Music Festival of Percussion
July 10, 2013August 30, 2026 Drum Education, Gigs, Jazz

This past Sunday I met up with my dad just behind the Albert Hall in Kensington and went to the RCM’s (Royal College of Music) Festival of Percussion. It was a brilliant day out with an amazingly broad range of…

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