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Buddy Rich on The Larry King Show
To counter my previous entry and to show my ongoing respect for Buddy Rich, here is a very enlightening interview of Buddy on The Larry King Show… Buddy is the master and he talks about his phi...
If Buddy Rich Could Only Chew Out Wall St.
Oh. My. God!!! The infamous Buddy Rich bus tapes, where he (arguably the greatest drummer that ever lived) chews out his band for not performing a perfect set. He could’ve been a really tough h...
Gospel Drumming…
I played drums at a Baptist Church long ago when I was in high school. I remember it to be uplifting, high energy and funky. So, my recent experiences playing Praise Music or Gospel (whatever you wis...
Busy-ness In All Forms…
I feel like I’ve been so busy lately… and, I’m not even traveling abroad or anything. This past weekend I performed with the Gospel band and choir at New Venture Christian Fellowshi...
An Old Bass Drum Head
Ah, the memories! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "An Old Bass Drum Head", url: "http://carlosrull.com/2008/09/03/an-old-bass-drum-head/" });...
Dylan Elise: Drummer of the Moment
Whoa! This young drummer from New Zealand is amazing. For a 16 year old he’s got all the right chops from brushes to sticks, funk, latin grooves, double-bass drumming and amazing stick flippin...
Drummer of the Moment: Dr. Steve Gadd
. . . . Drummers the world over know of Steve Gadd (or should know about him). He is the reknowned studio and concert drummer who’s been on over 600 recordings and by virtue is probably the mos...
Problems With My RSS Feed…
For those of you following my posts via RSS Feed, my sincerest apologies. My RSS Feed was going haywire there for a bit. But I think I tracked my RSS problems to my “gigs calendar” plugi...
Where’s Jordano?
This question has been on my mind ever since I came back from the Philippines. Where’s Jordano? The trip to the Philippines was filled with both happiness and tragedy. Tragic in that we had to...
Nice Feedback Despite The Police
Flamenco Nova was cool, calm and collected, despite the police! A Photo of Flamenco Nova at Le Papagayo At the last wedding reception we performed in, the police actually came because someone complai...
The Gig That Never Was…
Okay, it didn’t help that I randomly visited Eric Cheng’s site and found a youtube video of Japanese piano prodigy Aimi Kobayashi… okay, I found another video that’s equally a...
The Zen of Drum Solos…
The gig with the Flamenco group went quite well last night. Not that there are times when things go wrong. For the most part the Flamenco group is always a fun gig and we generally do well. But las...
Friday’s Feast: No. 188
Appetizer Name something you would categorize as weird. Anything related to the paranormal I find very weird. And I’ve experienced some pretty weird stuff throughout the years, like the vanishi...
Music For 1 Apartment and 6 Drummers
Just stumbled upon this, and I really think this is quite creative and cool… SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Music For 1 Apartment and 6 Drummers", url: "http://carlosrull.com/2008/04/12/music-fo...
Flamenco Nova: Rumba in Blue
Buy Our CD: Flamenco Nova: Rumba in Blue ...
Igor Falecki: Boy Wonder on Drums
This kid is awesome. To have that much groove and drumming potential at 4, 5 or 6 years of age is truly amazing!...
Keith Jarrett Trio: Tour Dates!
Attention: Keith Jarrett fans! Just received some information from the Keith Jarrett mailing list at Yahoo Groups! I am definitely going to try and make one of the West Coast dates, either at Royce H...
Flamenco Nova: New CD and Photo Shoot
In about half an hour, I’m going to have to head out the door and go to this photo shoot for the band, Flamenco Nova! The CD was just “pressed” recently so I think (hopefully) I̵...
I’m Gigging In The Rain…
I’m gigging in the rain just gigging in the rain what a glorious feeling I’m happy again…… NOT!!! Overall, the gig went well. But it was raining last night and my drums wer...
As Promised: More Flamenco Nova Photos
Here we go — more Flamenco Nova pics, as promised. I posted the first set of photos at: Flamenco Nova Photos From Last Night. Flamenco Nova’s CD will be coming soon, maybe in the next few...
Almost Went To Santa Barbara…
I have a gig tonight with Flamenco Nova at Le Papagayo in Leucadia, but my wife almost convinced me to take her and her family to Santa Barbara to visit her older sis. I don’t mind being the dri...