Marcus Gilmore

From 1991-2000, I was fortunate to teach part-time at the Juilliard School in NYC with the Music Advancement Program. MAP is dedicated to bringing music to “intermediate and advanced music students from New York City’s five boroughs and the...

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Rediscovering

I am in the process of rediscovering what moves me as a musician, and more specifically, as a drummer. Ever since the beginning of this pandemic, I have had time to explore my creativity more and more. I know that I am not alone in this. Although...

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Hal Blaine

Hal Blaine just passed away at age 90. Look him up if you don’t know his name. Many of you will know the groups and the songs. 15 Classic Songs that Featured Hal Blaine If you haven’t done so already, check out the documentary The Wrecking...

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Happy 2019

Happy New Year to everyone! 2019 is here! I just received a nice email from a good friend who talked about working on some pretty hard stuff — Joe Morello’s Master Studies and Ted Reed’s Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern...

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