Issue Articles — Rhythm Method
Joseph “Smokey” Johnson
Among the contenders for New Orleans’ Funkiest Songs of All Time is drummer Joseph “Smokey” Johnson’s “It Ain’t My Fault,” wherein Smokey accomplishes the feat–via one rhythmic pattern performed on […]
Rhythm Method: Darryl White
Rhythm Method: Darryl White
Jody Smith Hears the Rhythm
Since this is our last issue of the Twentieth Century, it seemed appropriate to gaze into the Future and examine a drummer who I feel will be one of the […]
Adonis Rose
Drummer Adonis Rose, born in 1975 in New Orleans, is at the vanguard of the city’s modern jazz scene, performing in trumpeter Nicholas Payton‘s band and leading his own ensemble. […]
Bob French: It’s That Beat
Since the advent of New Orleans music, drums have been the essential element. As the saying goes, “Skin on skin is where it begins.” The drummers, though, don’t always get […]
