Favorite Drummers

[bluefuzz]

Do I recall correctly that she played with the Scottish Chamber Orch late 80s early 90s or something like that? If so, I've seen her a couple of times in that role.

That's quite possible. I have a vague recollection of seeing her perform with some youth orchestra thing in the early 80s in Edinburgh but after the mid 80s I lost track of what went on in Scotland for many years ...

Touch the Sound, a documentary on her collaboration with Fred Frith is worth a watch:

 

[MaxBuck]

My wife dragged me to a Janet Jackson concert last night ... that turned out to be really good. But her drummer Mike Reid was awesome. Just incredible pyrotechnics when the music demanded it. I'm going to seek out his recordings.

 

[Greenman]

I’ve always liked Bill Ward. Those first few Sabbath albums are full of creative fills and syncopation that you might not think would suit the music but it does massively, this style prevents heavy riffage turning into a dirge (Ian Paice similar in many ways with Purple).

 

[VientoB]

Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins is one of the best rock drummers around imo.

 

[Sal1950]

I'm sure he's been mentioned before but,
There's only one Mick Fleetwood!

 

[Sonny1]

Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins is one of the best rock drummers around imo.

One of my favorites! I saw him with his Jazz band a couple years ago. Smaller kit, different style but he was awesome. He is still learning and improving and is a super nice humble guy. He came to our table at a small club in Arlington Heights IL and thanked us for coming out. His playing was perfect for the jazz combo and still true to his style. I’m a fan for life.

 

[amper42]

One of my favorite drummers is Lewis Nash. Great guy and an amazing player.

Lewis Nash - Wikipedia

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Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash: Duologue album review @ All About Jazz

Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash: Duologue album review by Dan Bilawsky, published on July 27, 2014. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

www.allaboutjazz.com

 

[Shorty]

Stewart Copeland has been mentioned here, but without an example. I had never thought much of him, but this clip changed my mind:

 

[Tom C]

Mind boggling. I read an interview where they said the rhythms on some of their studio material got so complicated and difficult, they had a hard time recreating it live.