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An interview podcast about drums and drumming with a focus on jazz drummers. A few of the featured guests have been Billy Drummond, Steve Smith, Jeremy Dutton, Joe Dyson, and Dan Weiss. Connect with the show on Instagram (@practicingdrummer) and follow the blog at practicingdrummer.com.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAn interview podcast about drums and drumming with a focus on jazz drummers. A few of the featured guests have been Billy Drummond, Steve Smith, Jeremy Dutton, Joe Dyson, and Dan Weiss.
Recent episodes include "E20 - Kayvon Gordon" (13 October 2026, 89 minutes), "E18 - Steven Crammer" (14 April 2026, 97 minutes), and "E17 - Eliza Salem" (4 March 2026, 87 minutes).
Practicing Drummer publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 77 minutes across 20 episodes.
Booking probability for Practicing Drummer is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Practicing Drummer requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Practicing Drummer's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Practicing Drummer are Artists, Writers & Performers. Practicing Drummer has a music audience and around 280 subscribers on YouTube.
Practicing Drummer is a music podcast with 20 episodes published.
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Episode #20
Recorded September 2026 Kayvon Gordon is a drummer from Detroit who's now based in New York. You might know him from Sullivan Fortner's trio with bassist Tyrone Allen. Their first studio album together, Leave That In...
Practicing Drummer
<p>Recorded March 2026</p><p>Steven Crammer is a drummer based in Brooklyn, NY. His uniquely flexible musicianship has led to a rising stature on the jazz scene, since moving to NYC in 2018. Steven has released two...
Episode #17
<p>Recorded in February 2026</p><p>Eliza Salem is a drummer, composer, and educator living in New York. </p><p>Since Eliza’s career is still relatively young, I thought it would a good time to dive into her upbringing...
Episode #16
<p>Recorded December 2025</p><p>Charles is a drummer from New York who started gigging at just 11 years old. </p><p>We cover what it was like growing up on the bandstand, his time with Billy Drummond and Kenny...
Episode #15
<p>For most of us, Steve Smith needs no introduction. He’s simply one of the most influential drummers of our time. </p>He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame for his work with JourneyHe’s also considered...
Episode #14
<p>Recorded June 2025</p><p>Ron Tierno's name first came up in my interview with Hank Allen-Barfield, who mentioned studying The Melodic Snare Drummer—a book by Ron—while working with Billy Drummond at...
Episode #13
<p>Recorded June 2025</p><p>Drummer <b>Mark Ferber</b> appears on more than 200 recordings and remains active with several ongoing projects, including ECM artist <b>Ralph Alessi’s</b> This Against That, the <b>Marc...
Episode #12
<p>Recorded February 2025</p><p>Hank Allen-Barfield is a young drummer living in New York City who recently graduated from Juilliard. </p><p>In college Hank has studied with people like Kenny Washington, Billy Drummond...
Episode #11
<p>Recorded January 2025</p><p>Scott Amendola is a drummer who grew up on the east coast and made his way to the Bay Area after his time at Berklee in Boston. With a career spanning more than three decades, he’s an...
Episode #10
<p>Recorded November 2024<br/><br/>Joe Dyson is a drummer from New Orleans who now lives in New York City. His album Look Within has been out for a few years and he hinted at a new solo project and another Bridge Trio...
Episode #9
<p>Recorded June 2024</p><p>Jeremy Dutton is drummer from Houston who now lives in New York City. He was featured in Modern Drummer magazine last year and his first album as a leader, Anyone is Better Than Here, has...
Episode #8
<p>Recorded April 2024</p><p>Colleen Clark earned a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas and after living in NYC for many years, she’s now an Assistant Professor of Jazz at the University of South...
Episode #7
<p>Recorded March 2024<br/><br/>Geoff Clapp spent the majority of his career in New Orleans where he was mentored by Ellis Marsalis, Herlin Riley, Shannon Powell, and many others. He has a couple of great albums out as...
Episode #6
<p>Recorded March 2024</p><p>From performing with Duke Ellington at just nine years old, having his own band with Marcus Miller and Kenny Kirkland, to playing with Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, McCoy Tyner, and countless...
Episode #5
<p>Recorded May 2023<br/><br/>Dan is a drummer and tabla player living in Brooklyn with a unique musical voice that draws from jazz, Indian classical, progressive rock, hip hop, metal, and more. In addition to his...
Episode #4
<p>Recorded May 2023</p><p>George Fludas is a staple of the Chicago scene who has toured extensively as a member of Ray Brown's Trio, and with groups led by Hank Jones, Diana Krall, Monty Alexander, Cedar Walton and...
Episode #3
<p>Billy Drummond - Recorded April 2023<br/><br/>Billy Drummond is a jazz drummer based out of New York who has played with Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, J J Johnson, Sonny Rollins, and countless...
Episode #2
<p>Colin Stranahan - Recorded April 2023</p><p>Based out of Brooklyn, Colin plays and tours with a wide range of artists and is a member of Kind Folk, Real Feels, and the Stranahan/Zaleski/Rosato...
Episode #1
<p>Brad Webb - Recorded April 2023</p><p>Brad is a drummer from Louisiana and after studying classical percussion for most of his life, he switched his focus to drum set. <br/><br/>He’s living up in Boston now and it...
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