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Joe McCarthy: Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along
Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along Book/CD

Bart Elliott reviews the Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along book/CD which includes six contemporary Afro-Cuban charts from the Grammy® award-winning Caribbean Jazz Project album, Afro-Bop Alliance.

The CD features mallet percussionist and composer, Dave Samuels, and the play-along's author and founder of the Caribbean Jazz Project, Joe McCarthy on drums.

CLINICS & EVENTS

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Steve Gadd
Friday, September 03, 2010

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Detroit International Jazz Festival
Friday, September 03, 2010

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Kenny Washington
1:00 PM, Friday, September 03, 2010

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Doug Tann
2:00 PM, Friday, September 03, 2010

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London Drum Show 2010
Saturday, September 04, 2010

LESSONS

Phil Collins: "Dance On A Volcano"
Dance On A Volcano

Bart Elliott notates this great odd-meter groove by legendary drummer/singer, Phil Collins, appears on the tune "Dance on a Volcano" from the Genesis 1976 album, A Trick of the Trail. The groove in the 7/8 time signature sections can be a little tricky to master at first, but Bart will walk you through it.

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John Bonham ... free download!
TRAPS Magazine

With the Led Zeppelin reunion show and the 25th Anniversary of John Bonham's death, TRAPS Magazine is making Issue 3 available to everyone as a free download!

With a Zep Reunion Show scheduled and since this month marks the 25th anniversary of his death, the lads are popping up in newspapers, music magazines and celebrity websites. That's why it should be no surprise that Enter Music Publishing's Autumn 07 issue of TRAPS Magazine —with a 25-page opus on the life of John Bonham—has sold so well. So well, in fact, that readers across the country quickly snapped up all available copies from Barnes & Noble, Borders and other outlets. As a result, Enter Music Publishing, publishers of diverse, hip drum/percussion magazines worldwide, has made the "John Bonham" feature from this issue of TRAPS available via download. The 25-page Bonham opus can be downloaded from TRAPS' sister publication, DRUM! magazine, at www.drummagazine.com/bonham/.

"People are calling everyday because they can no longer find it on newsstands," said Phil Hood, publisher of TRAPS. Sales have been so strong, and our readership has supported us so much, that we decided to make the story available for those 'Bonzobeat' fanactics who can't find the issue," Hood continued.

In addition to its popularity with baby-boomer drummers, The Bonham feature has received very positive reviews from writers and editors across the world. “It's a great read . . . (Referring to The Bonham Feature) The whole Zep story has been told so often, it's rare to get a new take, but I think you've done it with this," wrote Marc Reeves, editor of The Birmingham Post, in an email correspondence. There's usually so much emphasis on Page and Plant, Bonzo's contribution is taken for granted. Telling it through his eyes is very refreshing.”

As previously announced in the "TRAPS Covers It All" press release announcing the feature on Bonham, the piece was written by Chris Welch, a well-respected, former Melody Maker reporter. Welch covered Bonham during his early days with Zeppelin to his tragic demise. The Bonham story features previously unpublished material that has obviously caught the attention of drummers and Zep enthusiasts. Divided into eight chapters, the Bonzo feature reflects the editorial talent of many writers, and Andy Doerschuk, editor of TRAPS.

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