First let me say Hi, I'm new here, and thanks to Oxford for pointing me to this forum.

My current gig works from a pool of players, so I can set my schedule to my convenience, and I take winters off for the most part.  Let the young guys shlep gear in the snow.     So I'd like to plan some wintertime woodshedding.

I'd like to get into some advanced brush work, maybe some New Orleans grooves, and more around-the-kit mayhem stuff.  Do you all have any methods, books, cd's, or dvd's that you'd recommend checking out?

Thanks!
John

Phil Smith has a most excellent website that may well cover your needs as outlined:

http://philsmithdrums.com

Check the videos section.  I know there are goodies elsewhere on the site, as well.