Drum Channel
I'm listing this site
first now because so many of my drumming friends can
be found here. Don Lombardi has invested an
incredible amount of time and money and passion into
this new venture, and I am honored to be part of it.
So many drummers, and so much time ...! CHECK IT
OUT. This is the future of drumming on the internet.
www.drumchannel.com
Alan
Pasqua
My friend since Indiana University days
and musical bro. Alan has just been announced as the
new Chair of the Jazz Studies program at USC. Go,
Alan, go!
www.alanpasqua.com
Damian
Erskine
This uncle is very proud of his nephew Damian.
He's an excellent bassist and human being. Damian
keeps very busy in the Portland, Oregon area, but is
available for traveling!
wwwdamianerskine.com
Diana
Krall
An great musician and wonderful vocalist. I
really enjoyed touring all of Canada, the USA and
Europe with Diana in 2004. Diana swings!
www.dianakrall.com
John
Abercrombie
One of the most creative and original musicians
I know.
www.johnabercrombie.com
Mike
Mainieri
Vibraphonist, founder of the group Steps Ahead,
and producer/entrepreneur/owner of NYC Records. Mike
has released a new "live" double-CD album of the
Steps Ahead 1999 tour of Europe (w/ Eliane Elias,
the late/great Bob Berg, Marc Johnson & myself).
www.nycrecords.com
Will Lee
This great bassist is a drummer's best friend,
and Will is also one of the nicest and funniest
human beings you'll ever want to meet. His Web site
is a ton of fun. Will's the best.
www.willlee.com
Steve
Khan
Steve's Web site is one of the hipper musician
sites I've seen (... just like Steve!); a great
place to visit.
www.stevekhan.com
Anne
Hills
A wonderful singer, songwriter and poet. Anne
and I went to high school together (the Interlochen
Arts Academy), and I produced her recording "October
Child" which features Grammy Award-winning arranger
Vince Mendoza's writing, with players like Paul
McCandless, the late/great Carlos Vega on drums,
Jimmy Johnson, Jim Cox & Bob Mann.
www.annehills.com
Gary
Burton
Vibraphonist extraordinaire, bandleader,
educator and friend.
www.garyburton.com
Eliane
Elias
Incredible pianist and composer.
www.elianeelias.com
Bob
Mintzer
Bob and I went to high school together, and have
worked on each others' projects for years. One of my
favorite musicians and people. Bob is now teaching
at USC!
www.bobmintzer.com
Yellowjackets
A terrific website about (and hosted by) some
terrific people. Hello Russ, Jimmy, Bob, Marcus!
www.yellowjackets.com
Warren
Bernhardt
Warren and I have worked together, in his Trio,
Steps Ahead, and on the Steely Dan tours of 1993
(USA) + 1994 (Japan). A wonderful pianist and
friend.
www.elnegro.com
Alex
Acuña
A fellow Weather Reporter and one of my favorite
musicians.
www.alexacuna.net
Bernard
"Pretty" Purdie
Surely the prettiest drummer of all time, and
certainly the funkiest (and most elegant in the
groove department)! This man deserves a Pulitzer
Prize for all of the incredible recording work he
has done ... THANK YOU, Bernard!
www.bernardpurdie.com
Chuck
Rainey
Another Pulitzer Prize winner in my book, this
man has created some of the best moments in music,
PERIOD. Visit his site and read Chuck's thoughts...
www.chuckrainey.com
Christian
McBride
THE new bass and swing and funk and groove
MASTER. Beautiful cat!
www.christianmcbride.com
Darek "Oles"
Oleszkiewicz
Darek is an incredible bassist. He and I
recorded Alan Pasqua's album "Body and Soul." Darek
is a soulful musician.
www.darekoles.com
Steve J.
Smith
Versatile, incredibly well-informed, a great
drummer and friend. Terrific website, by the way.
www.vitalinformation.com
Buddy
Rich
Truly the greatest drummer of all time.
www.buddyrich.com
Ed
Thigpen
A true gentleman of the drums, a real swinger,
and a dear friend. Ed is my drumming conscience.
www.edthigpen.com
Adam
Nussbaum
Adam's site has all of his touring info; and
since he usually plays with the best, it's a good
place to visit!
www.adamnussbaum.net
Vinnie
Colaiuta
A great drummer and a terrific guy. Vinnie shows
the rest of us mere mortals what's possible with a
pair of sticks.
www.vinniecolaiuta.com
Dave
Weckl
Dave and Vinnie Colaiuta brought drumming into
the 21st Century with their advanced technique and
thinking. I still can't figure out how these guys do
a lot of that stuff!
www.daveweckl.com
Erik
Smith
A terrific drummer from Oslo, Norway!
Erik uses Yamaha Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drum
Heads and Shure Microphones and Personal Stereo
Monitor system; good info here.
http://home.online.no/~esmith/
Stephan
Koler
A talented drummer who plies his trade in the
south Tirol (or northern-most part of Italy).
www.stephan-koler.com
UP Drums
Makers of the most unique and beautiful wooden
snare drums in the world. EVERY part of the drum is
made of wood. Check out their Web site - you'll be
impressed.
http://up-drums.com
John "JR"
Robinson
#1 studio drummer in Los Angeles for many a
year, John's got a great beat.
www.johnjrrobinson.com
Terry
Bozzio
Terry has revolutionized the concept of the solo
drummer, as well as the concept of the drumset being
its own orchestra. Just be glad that you don't have
to set this man's drum set up every day for a
living...
www.terrybozzio.com
Chad
Wackerman
Chad is one of today's great drummers (and one
of the nicest people you'll ever meet). His Web site
has a great interview where Chad talks about his
getting the gig with Frank Zappa back in 1981.
www.chadwackerman.com
Dennis
Chambers
Awesome. The most powerfully-inventive drummer
on the scene, as well as a dear friend. Dennis:
you're wild, man!
www.dennischambers.com
Jaco
Pastorius
Jaco's twins, Julius and Felix, are the initial
creators of this website. When they and their
siblings, Mary and John, launched the Official Jaco
Site honoring their father, the twins passed this
Jaco site onto Ingrid Pastorius, their Mom...
www.jacop.net
Don
Grolnick
Brilliant pianist, composer & friend who died in
1996. Learn more about this wonderful man by
visiting his site.
www.dongrolnick.com
Drummerworld
AN INCREDIBLE SITE! Drummers Central, and then
some!
www.drummerworld.com
Drum
Workshop
The drums I am now playing! Check 'em out.
Beautiful.
The finest instruments in the world, and a great
company.
www.dwdrums.com
Avedis
Zildjian
The only serious choice in cymbals!
www.zildjian.com
Evans
Drumheads
The best drumheads on the planet!
www.evansdrumheads.com
Vic
Firth, Inc.
Manufacturer & purveyor of the finest sticks,
brushes and mallets, etc.!
www.vicfirth.com
Alfred
Publishing
Publishers of my new series of books, "Drumset
Essentials"
and "The ERSKINE METHOD" book and DVD!
www.alfred.com
Shure
Personal favorite microphone for my drums and
studio!
www.shure.com
Latin
Percussion Inc.
Call Inspector Clave, and then get your percussion
gear from these folks.
The Prestige Cowbell is my favorite!
www.lpmusic.com
Rhythmtech
Designers and makers of wonderful percussion items,
including the Laptop! (Check it out; GREAT for
rehearsals and/or practicing your brushwork!)
www.rhythmtech.com
Grip
Peddler
A clever accessory for your bass drum +/or hi-hat
pedals; comfortable and handy to boot!
www.grippeddler.com/index.htm
Jazz
Corner
A great location where you'll find a lot of
musicians' sites, news, and chat rooms, etc.
www.jazzcorner.com
ECM
In 2009, ECM celebrates 40 years of independent
music production.
"The most beautiful sound next to silence."
www.ecmrecords.com
Audiophile Imports
This is the place to go to find "hard-to-find" CDs,
imports, and drum-centric recordings. These guys are
serious drum fans, and they have some hot albums.
www.audiophileimports.com
Cryptogramophone
Jeff Gauthier's cutting-edge CD label which is doing
more to document the L.A. modern jazz scene than any
other entity. You can find some wonderful music
here, including 2 stunning CDs by percussionist Alex
Cline plus Alan Pasqua's newest CD.
http://cryptogramophone.com
M A
Recordings
"Music With a Mind of Its Own" - Todd Garefinkle's
audiophile company ... "Established in Japan in the
spring of 1988, the MA label continues to issue
provocatively creative musical statements in
strictly acoustic settings." Check out this link to
a new recording I made with Peter Epstein and Scott
Colley; one of my favorite CDs!
www.marecordings.com
Jazz on
Web
Portal for Jazz
www.jazzonweb.com
KCRW
Santa Monica's own NPR station with Web simulcasts.
www.kcrw.org
KLON
Jazz, west coast style!
www.klon.org
WBGO
Jazz, east coast style!
www.wbgo.org
KUSC
Classical music, west coast style!
www.kusc.org
Advance
Music
Some of the best books related to music; they also
publish some of the Bill Dobbins arrangements of my
compositions.
www.advancemusic.com
Jamey
Abersold's Web site
THE place to go for jazz text and study/practice
books, etc.!
www.jazzbooks.com
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Home of the world-famous summer camp and arts high
school. My alma mater. Other musician/alums: Bob
Mintzer, Anne Hills, Michelle Makarski, et al ... a
magical place.
www.interlochen.org
Rhythmweb
An excellent place to go to find some excellent
drumset links...
www.rhythmweb.com/drumset/index.html
Drummers
Unlimited
www.angelfire.com/mac/keepitlive/drummers/hompage/drummers.htm
Madeline
Eastman
Vocalist Madleine Eastman's site has one of the BEST
Links pages
I've seen; check it out! ("site seeing")
www.madelineeastman.com/index2.html
House of
Drumming
A cool place to go to if you're a Vinnie Colaiuta or
Dave Weckl fan.
The message board there is my favorite drumming
board.
www.houseofdrumming.com
Merriam-Webster
Online dictionary - everyone should know how
to spell their words correctly;
this place helps, and it's handy!
www.m-w.com/home.htm
Peter's
first solo album on Contemporary!
My first solo recording, with Michael Brecker, Randy
Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Mike Mainieri, Don Grolnick,
Eddie Gomez, Don Alias, Kenny Kirkland ... nice
band!
www.fantasyjazz.com
Drums on
the Web Catalog
www.drumsontheweb.com/DOTWmusicsite
Jazz
Review.com
Interesting interview.
www.jazzreview.com/articledetails.cfm?ID=112
All Music
Guide
Fairly comprehensive site, discussing my music (and
everyone else's); a good starting place for looking
up recorded works...
http://allmusic.com
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