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Speaking of Mike Clark and Paul Jackson…

ByJoe The Drummer September 2, 2012

Speaking of Mike Clark and Paul Jackson, as I was not one blog post ago, check out the greasy funk on the following video. Mental.

(The second part of this video is non-embeddable for some reason but it’s here – )

Drum Education | Jazz | Philosophy

Interview with Drummer Georges Paczynski
June 16, 2018August 30, 2026 Drum Education, Jazz, Philosophy

I’ll admit I’d never heard of Georges Paczynski before seeing this interview posted in my Facebook feed by the great street drummer, Oded Kafri. Paczynski talks about his love for jazz, for drumming and his philosophical outlook regarding pedagogy, human…

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Grooves

Groove Lesson – Rich Woman by Li’l Millet & his Creoles
January 19, 2014 Grooves

She got the money and I got the honey Rich Woman by Li’l Millet & his Creoles is a brilliant New Orleans R&B song I had to learn for my recent Astrojets gig at Ain’t Nothin’ But in Kingly Street….

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Music | The Funk

The Blockheads: Beyond the Call of Dury
May 28, 2015 Music, The Funk

The greatest British band ever, The Blockheads, are the subject of a documentary called – The Blockheads: Beyond the Call of Dury. The film makers are raising money via Kickstarter to finish the production of what will hopefully be a…

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Drum Education | Drummers | The Funk

Stanton Moore Clinic at Bell Percussion
October 24, 2014 Drum Education, Drummers, The Funk

I had a great time last Sunday attending a clinic with top-notch New Orleans drummer, Stanton Moore, at Bell Percussion in Acton. The event was organised by fellow Edgwareian and hub of the drum community, Mike Dolbear of www.mikedolbear.com. I…

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The Funk

Learn to Play Zigaboo Modeliste’s Groove on Sailing Shoes
January 17, 2022August 30, 2026 The Funk

Zigaboo Modeliste is one of the true forefathers of funk drumming and in this YouTube video I explain the groove he plays on Robert Palmer’s Sailing Shoes. The song was written by the great Lowell George and was on the…

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Afrobeat | The Funk

What I?m Listening To This Week
April 12, 2013 Afrobeat, The Funk

I’m never far away from a bit of Lowell George, one of the greatest singers and songwriters in the universe. Here is a fantastic track from his only solo album, Thanks I’ll Eat It Here which is a mixed bag,…

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