Drums – MOSAEC

Roy Haynes, a Giant of Jazz Drumming, Is Dead at 99

An irrepressible force who remained relevant over the course of a seven-decade career, he had a hand in every major development in modern jazz.

By Nate Chinen

Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps Canton (Ohio) Drum Corps International Drums vis-photo

At the Drum Corps World Championship, Perfection Is the Expectation

Every summer, hundreds of college-age musicians spend countless hours — and their own money — pursuing a single goal: the drum corps world championship.

By Chris Almeida and Jon Cherry

Deaths (Obituaries) Drums Heath Brothers Heath, Albert Heath, Jimmy Heath, Percy Jazz Modern Jazz Quartet

Albert Heath, Jazz Drum Virtuoso, Is Dead at 88

He accompanied stars like John Coltrane and worked frequently with his brothers. “I’ve always thought I was a master,” he once said. Few disagreed.

By Richard Sandomir

Deaths (Obituaries) Drums Lewis, Jerry Lee Memphis (Tenn) Nixon, Mojo Pop and Rock Music Riley, Billy Lee Sun Records Van Eaton, Jimmy (1937-2024)

Jimmy Van Eaton, Purveyor of the Sun Records Beat, Dies at 86

His drumming lent spontaneity and imagination to the unfettered sound of seminal rock ’n’ roll records by Jerry Lee Lewis and others.

By Bill Friskics-Warren