Practicing Drummer
An interview podcast about drums and drumming with a focus on jazz drummers. A few of the featured guests have been Billy Drummond, George Fludas, Jeremy Dutton, and Dan Weiss. About one episode every month or so. Connect with the show on Instagram @practicingdrummer
Podcasting since 2023 • 14 episodes
Practicing Drummer
Latest Episodes
E14 - Ron Tierno
Recorded June 2025Ron Tierno's name first came up in my interview with Hank Allen-Barfield, who mentioned studying The Melodic Snare Drummer—a book by Ron—while working with Billy Drummond at Juilliard.Ron has spent his e...
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Episode 14
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1:11:10
E13 - Mark Ferber
Recorded June 2025Drummer Mark Ferber appears on more than 200 recordings and remains active with several ongoing projects, including ECM artist Ralph Alessi’s This Against That, the Marc Copland Quartet, th...
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Episode 13
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1:18:43
E12 - Hank Allen-Barfield
Recorded February 2025Hank Allen-Barfield is a young drummer living in New York City who recently graduated from Juilliard. In college Hank has studied with people like Kenny Washington, Billy Drummond, Paul Wells, and Joe Fa...
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Episode 12
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1:09:25
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