Today is the 69th birthday of Gerold Genssler.
Today is the 69th birthday of Gerold Genssler. Most people know him as the maker of excellent strings, mostly for double bass (I think they…
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Today is the 80th birthday of Günter Christmann.
Today is the 80th birthday of Günter Christmann. I can honestly say that without him I would not be the musician I am today.I will be…
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Exactly 20 years ago today
Exactly 20 years ago today, I traveled to Dresden for the first time to teach drum students in my new role as adjunct professor of…
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I have been lucky
Forty years ago today, I got my first drum set. The first time I sat down to play, I knew immediately that this was what…
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Apprenticeship
In the dark ages before the Internet, I could occasionally catch the tail end of a long-gone practice: Accompanying musicians on the road as part…
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I learned how to tune a drum through Paul Lovens
I first heard Paul when I was fifteen years old. He played with Günter Christmann, who often invited him to Hannover for his vario projects.…
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa is the one who got me started on this journey which changed my whole life. The more I know about him, the more…