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Profiles: Roy Haynes

Nov 13, 2024 | PROFILES

On November 12, the news of the death of Roy Haynes – one of the greatest and most recorded drummers in jazz history – hit the music world. In a career that spanned 80 years, he explored such styles as swing, bebop, jazz fusion, and...

Profiles: Dom Famularo

Aug 26, 2024 | PROFILES

Today, i.e. August 26, would have been Dom Famularo’s 71st birthday. At the same time, all the rest of us are celebrating Dom’s first birthday without him around. On this occasion, we present a profile of the world’s most popular...

Craigie Zildjian on her beginnings at Avedis Zildjian

Mar 12, 2024 | GET INSPIRED, NEWS, PROFILES

Craigie Zildjian is executive chair of the Avedis Zildjian Company, the oldest family-owned company in the United States. After graduating from Boston University with a master’s degree in education in 1976, Zildjian joined her father and...

Profiles: Robbie Bachman (Bachman Turner Overdrive)

Jan 18, 2023 | PROFILES

In recent weeks, the music community has lost quite a number of drummers. This time, it is Robbie Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive fame who joins that ‘club’. The musician died in Vancouver, Canada, on January 12, just a few weeks...

Profiles: Jerry Allison

Sep 20, 2022 | PROFILES

On Monday, Aug 22, the world received the news of the death of The Crickets drummer Jerry Allison, who died only 10 days before his 83rd birthday. A statement posted on Buddy Holly’s official Facebook account reads: “Our sincerest...

Profiles: Alan White

Jun 1, 2022 | PROFILES

As probably all drum maniacs out there already know, Yes drummer Alan White passed away last Thursday. The statement posted on the band’s Facebook account reads: “Alan White, our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away at the age...

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A bit of information on the history of the drums. In this category, we write about the history of drum or cymbal manufacturing companies and their founders’ life stories. The same goes for PA, mixing consoles, monitoring system producers, renowned drummers, educators, music producers – in a nutshell, everybody and everything that has contributed to the development of the art of drumming over the years.

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Profiles: Roy Haynes

Profiles: Dom Famularo

Craigie Zildjian on her beginnings at Avedis Zildjian

Profiles: Robbie Bachman (Bachman Turner Overdrive)

Profiles: Jerry Allison

Profiles: Alan White

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