Drumming News :. Bandy, Greg (March 18, 1951 – May 23, 2025): Renowned jazz drummer Greg Bandy, whose melodic and dynamic playing fueled bands led by Pharoah Sanders, Jackie McLean, Betty Carter, and Gary Bartz, […]
Drumming News : Garry “Jellybean” Johnson, the legendary drummer of The Time and key figure in the Minneapolis Sound, has passed away at the age of 69. Johnson, who celebrated his 69th birthday on November […]
Drumming News : The percussion community is mourning the unexpected loss of Catherine Float, a pioneering percussionist, composer, and educator whose impact reshaped the marching arts—especially the front ensemble. Known for her lifelong partnership with her […]
Drumming News : Gilson Lavis, best known as the drummer for Squeeze in the 1970s and ’80s, has died at his home in Lincolnshire at the age of 74. His death was announced by longtime collaborator Jools Holland, […]
Drumming News : Jack DeJohnette, one of jazz’s most inventive and wide-ranging drummers, whose supple, multidirectional rhythms helped redefine modern jazz for more than six decades, died Sunday in Kingston, N.Y. He was 83. The […]
Drumming News : Thommy Price, the iconic drummer for Joan Jett & the Blackhearts for nearly 30 years, has passed away at 68. His wife, Stefunny, confirmed the news on October 10, 2025, describing him […]
Drumming News : Viv Prince, the British drummer whose off-the-rails antics with The Pretty Things in the 1960s turned him into a cult rock legend — and an apparent inspiration for This Is Spinal Tap’s unhinged […]
Drumming News : Walfredo de los Reyes Sr., the Cuban-born percussionist whose groundbreaking fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with modern drumming techniques shaped the sound of Latin jazz, passed away Thursday at the age of 92. […]
Drumming News : Norman Marshall Villeneuve, the beloved Montreal jazz drummer renowned for his mastery of bebop, his musicality, and his dedication to mentoring young talent, has passed away at the age of 87. He […]
Drumming News Baba Bradley Simmons, a master of West African and Afro-Cuban drumming, passed away in Durham on May 22 at age 73. For nearly 30 years, he was a cornerstone of Duke University’s Music […]
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