This is FRESH AIR. The extraordinary drummer and composer Jack DeJohnette died in October at the age of 83. DeJohnette was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years, and he played with a ...

Back in the 1960s and ’70s, classic rock was big, and the spotlight was usually brightest on the guys with the mics and/or the guitars. We think the ones in the back, sticks in hand, setting the ...

This is FRESH AIR. We're going to remember drummer Roy Haynes. He died November 12 at the age of 99. He was one of the most in-demand drummers in jazz, working with Lester Young, Miles Davis, Charlie ...

This collection of vintage performance clips captures 20 of the greatest jazz drumming talents to ever hit the stage spanning a range of styles from bop to hard bop big band to Dixieland and swing ...

Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer and band leader whose skill and versatility led to performances with such diverse artists as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Chick Corea and Pat Metheny over the course of ...

What happens when an in-demand jazz drummer hears a Korn classic for the first time? We get one of the more interesting episodes of Drumeo with Eric Harland improvising drums for "Freak on a Leash" on ...