Since emerging on the New York scene a few years ago, drummer Dan Weiss has managed to involve himself with some significant names, including saxophonist David Binney and guitarists Joel Harrison, ...

What comes to mind when you hear or read about rock and roll? It’d probably be an image of a band in leather pants, tousled hair, and one or more of the band members clutching a guitar. You might also ...

Taylor Hawkins was one hell of a drummer. We lost a truly great musician when he passed in 2022. At the very least, we have a hefty catalogue of work to enjoy for decades to come. And one standout ...

Next to prog’s general existence, there’s no better symbol of rock-musical excess than the drum solo. Critics have never liked them; old Rolling Stone reviews would rip in-concert double albums whose ...

Starr outright refused to do drum solos, which led some to think of him as a weak drummer. His bandmates disagreed. “I think Ringo was always paranoid that he wasn’t a great drummer because he never ...

Classical Vocal Solo: Alexis Gilkes, Alexis Leum, Nicole Jones, Olivia Nottestad, Stacy Humfeld, Tanner Gibbons, Kody Green and Grace Riness; Musical Theatre Vocal Solo: Alexis Gilkes, Kody Green, ...

The use of Indian rhythms in jazz—in some way, shape or form—has become somewhat commonplace. While spicing up some improvised music with the addition of a sitarist or tablaist might be enough of an ...