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Vinnie Sperrazza
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Jazz, Music, Jazz Drumming, Music History.

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When Was Baby Dodds Born?

If you look up drummer Baby Dodds on Wikipedia, his date of birth is listed as December 24, 1898.

Dodds’s Wikipedia birthdate is supported by at least two well-regarded reference works, both available on the Internet Archive: John Chilton...

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For Bob Moses and Barry Altschul

From the earliest part of the concert. Bob’s poise and Darius’s ease tell the story.

Drummer Bob Moses does not often perform in New York City. But last Thursday, Moses, now living in Memphis, TN, was briefly in town, en route to Kingston...

16 days ago
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A History of Jazz Drumming: Chapter 3, 1923-1929

  • Prologue: We Need A History

    • A History Of Jazz Drumming: Chapter One

    • A History Of Jazz Drumming: Chapter Two, Cut Through All Obstacles, 1910-1917


PROLOGUE: UNITED STATES, 1920— THE WHITE BANDLEADERS

By 1920, the nati...

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Chapter 3 Drops Tomorrow

Having spent the past two weeks listening to King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton, I’m happy to tell you that Chapter 3 of A History of Jazz Drumming is finished, and scheduled for delivery tomorrow.

It was a joy to work on...

a month ago
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"St. Louis Blues" and Louis Armstrong on the Fourth of July

“St. Louis Blues” is my happy birthday song to our great-and-terrible nation.

Composed by music teacher and bandmaster W.C. Handy, the song reflects both Handy’s devotion to John Phillip Sousa and the new music being heard on the streets...

2 months ago
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