Modern Drummer #070.pdf

VOL. 9, NO. 8

Cover Photo by Jaeger Kotos

FEATURES

LARRY MULLEN, JR.

In this exclusive interview, the drummer for the Irish rock band U2

discusses how his native country has influenced the group's music.

Mullen also covers such topics as light and shade in his playing, the

importance of leaving "gaps" in music, and his plans for future

growth and experimentation, both as an individual musician and

as a member of U2.

by Connie Fisher ...................................... 8

GEORGE GRANTHAM

Poco, the rock group of the '60s and '70s, has recently re-formed

as a country-rock band based out of Nashville. Here, the group's

drummer, George Grantham, discusses his work with the original

group, his interim position as the drummer for Ricky Skaggs, and

the difference between being a member of a group and the

drummer for an individual performer. Grantham also covers such

topics as being a singing drummer, live versus studio playing, and

his views on electronics.

by Robyn Flans ....................................... 14

INSIDE SONOR

by Simon Goodwin .................................... 18

FRANKIE DUNLOP

This accomplished jazz drummer has performed with such

legendary figures as Thelonius Monk, Sonny Rollins, Charlie

Mingus, and Lionel Hampton. In this interview, Dunlop describes

his early years as a drummer in Buffalo and in the army. He also

talks about the effect playing with Monk, Mingus, and Rollins has

had on his drumming, as well as the challenges involved in

changing from small group to big band playing.

by Scott K. Fish........................................ 22

HERMAN RAREBELL

Keeping The Basics Together

by Susan Alexander ................................... 26

COLUMNS

ROCK PERSPECTIVES

Study In 8th-Note Triplets

by David Garibaldi.............. 82

PORTRAITS

Chuck Riggs

by Chip Deffaa ................. 34

EDUCATION

JAZZ DRUMMERS WORKSHOP

Rhythmic Displacement

by Gil Graham.................. 56

IN THE STUDIO

Bob Christianson: On Working With

Drum Machines

by Rick Van Horn............... 58

CLUB SCENE

Unlimited Perspectives

by Rick Van Horn............... 72

THE MUSICAL DRUMMER

Examination And Review

by Bill Molenhof................ 74

CONCEPTS

Drumming And The Big Break

by Roy Burns................... 80

DRUM SOLOIST

Roy Haynes: "Think Of One"

by Karl Sterling ................. 88

REVIEWS

ON TRACK ..................... 98

NEWS

UPDATE . ..................... 102

INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS .... 104

ELECTRONIC INSIGHTS

Defining Terms

by Reek Havok ................. 96

EQUIPMENT

JUST DRUMS . ................... 106

DEPARTMENTS

EDITOR'S OVERVIEW . .......... 2

READER'S PLATFORM . ........ 4

ASK A PRO . ..................... 6

DRUM MARKET . ............... 94

IT'S QUESTIONABLE .. ....... 100

PROFILES

UP AND COMING

Platinum Blonde's Chris Steffler

by Steven Peterson .............. 30

PUBLISHER

Ronald Spagnardi

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

Isabel Spagnardi

Scholarships

EDITO Ronald Spagnardi

FEATURES EDITOR

Rick Mattingly

MANAGING EDITOR

Rick Van Horn

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Susan Hannum

William F. Miller

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Elaine Cannizzaro

MD is once again proud to announce the winner of the Roberto Petaccia

Memorial Scholarship, coordinated through the Berklee College Of Music

in Boston. Our winner this year is 18-year-old Jay Bellerose, from Old

Orchard Beach, Maine. Jay is currently studying drumset and mallet per-

cussion in his local area. He is an active member of his high school march-

ing band, concert band, and jazz ensemble, and has participated in com-

munity theater programs as a percussionist in the pit orchestra. Our

youthful scholarship recipient has also performed at numerous jazz festi-

vals, and has won several state and district musicianship awards, along

with five National Association of Jazz Educators (NAJE) awards. Three of

the NAJE honors were for Most Valuable Musician, for both solo and

ensemble performance. Jay has also been presented with the prestigious

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, and in 1984, was selected from among hun-

dreds of applicants to perform with the McDonalds All-American High

School Band. Our congratulations to Jay Bellerose, along with our very

best wishes for a successful drumming career, which he plans to pursue fol-

lowing his studies at Berklee. We're hopeful that MD's scholarship will aid

this fine young talent in the achievement of his musical goals.

I'm also pleased to announce that, this year, MD decided to make

another scholarship available on an annual basis. The Shelly Manne

Memorial Scholarship, in memory of the late Shelly Manne, who passed

away in September of 1984, will be coordinated through the Percussion

Institute of Technology in Hollywood, California. Drummers who are

interested in applying should submit a complete resume of their musical

background, along with a performance tape that demonstrates their abili-

ties in a solo and ensemble format. All materials or requests for further

information should be directed to the Percussion Institute Of Technology,

c/o Scholarship Committee, 6757 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA

90028. Pre-screening of all applicants will be handled by PIT'S Scholarship

Committee, and the final winner will be selected by Modern Drummer. The

deadline for scholarship applications is October 15, 1985.

Perhaps you're curious as to what MD and the scholarship committees

of both schools look for in an applicant. Well, along with a well-rounded,

diversified musical background, we're basically looking for drummers who

demonstrate a high degree of potential for a professional career, evidenced

by good basic skills in technique, coordination, time conception, reading,

ensemble playing, solo performance, and general musicianship. Versatility

is also key in the evaluation of an MD scholarship applicant. Obviously, a

player who can perform fluently in several different areas of drumming will

be given more consideration than one who is comfortable in only one type

of musical setting.

One final note: My sincere thanks to Laura Martin of the Berklee Col-

lege of Music Scholarship Committee, for her ongoing assistance in the

coordination of the Roberto Petaccia Memorial Scholarship, and to Pat

Hicks, President of the Musicians Institute, who was instrumental in help-

ing MD structure the new Shelly Manne Memorial Scholarship.

ART DIRECTOR

David H. Creamer

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

Kevin W. Kearns

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

Isabel Spagnardi

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Ellen Corsi

ASSISTANT

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

Tracy Kearney

DEALER SERVICE MANAGER

Janet Gola

CIRCULATION

Leo Spagnardi

Debbie Lewis

Susan A. Kretschmar

SALES PROMOTION MANAGER

Evelyn Urry

MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD

Henry Adler, Carmine Appice, Louie Bellson, Bill

Bruford, Roy Burns, Jim Chapin, Les DeMerle, Len

DiMuzio, Charlie Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Danny

Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jaimoe Johanson, Jim Keltner,

Mel Lewis, Larrie Londin, Peter Magadini, George

Marsh, Butch Miles, Joe Morello, Andy Newmark, Neil

Peart, Charlie Perry, Paul T. Riddle, Ed Shaughnessy,

Steve Smith, Ed Thigpen.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Susan Alexander, Charles M. Bernstein, Scott K. Fish,

Robyn Flans, Simon Goodwin, Jeff Potter, Robert

Santelli, Bob Saydlowski, Jr., Chip Stern, Robin

Tolleson, T. Bruce Wittet.

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