A friend just sent me this interview with Elvin from May of 1968. An amazing interview and article written by Whitney Balliett. Necessary Reading.
Here’s the PDF: Elvin Jones New Yorker 1968
Mark Feldman is a session drummer from NYC.
He first gained attention as one of the winners of Modern Drummer magazine's very first drum solo contest, judged by Rush's Neil Peart.
He's played with Oz Noy, Will Lee, Alison Krauss, Curtis Stigers, Emily Remler, Joel Hoekstra, GE Smith, Andy York, Marshall Crenshaw, Tony Shanahan, The Drifters, The Marvelettes, Big Brother and The Holding Company, and many other artists.
For more info: onlinesessiondrummer.com
He first gained attention as one of the winners of Modern Drummer magazine's very first drum solo contest, judged by Rush's Neil Peart.
He's played with Oz Noy, Will Lee, Alison Krauss, Curtis Stigers, Emily Remler, Joel Hoekstra, GE Smith, Andy York, Marshall Crenshaw, Tony Shanahan, The Drifters, The Marvelettes, Big Brother and The Holding Company, and many other artists.
For more info: onlinesessiondrummer.com
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I knew Elvin personally met him in 1969 in San Juan Puerto Rico…Also he was my drums hero and thanks to him i did learned how to play that style of drumming..
-aa.
Hey Alex – How wonderful that you got to become friends with one of your heroes. I’ve been lucky enough to become friendly with several of mine as well. Very inspiring and important to be able to ask questions and have the guidance of those who really know what’s going on. Meanwhile, your drumming is pretty inspiring on it’s own! Thank you so much for your comment. If you ever feel like writing something about drumming, I would be honored to have you write a guest post here on the BANG blog…… MF
Thank you so much for posting such a well written article, well, it is The New Yorker, on a giant of the drums, Elvin Jones. We will be studying him for lifetimes.
– jack k.
Hi Jack –
Thanks for reading. Glad that you enjoyed the article.
Mark F