CEDAR RAPIDS — Tom Mackey’s business still is feeling the effects of the pandemic. “When COVID hit, all the performing went out the window,” Mackey said. “So anybody who called me up and wanted ...

The members of Recycled Percussion have a mission. “We use any metal object we can hit,” said band member Matt Bowman, who also plays guitar. The stage is packed with drums, buckets, power tools, ...

The campus is quiet, deserted, as you would expect of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on an eventless Friday evening. But the open door of one gym invites passers-by to peek in on a puzzling sight ...

Clockwise from left: Philip Glass and Third Coast Percussion members Peter Martin, David Skidmore, Sean Connors, and Robert Dillon Credit: Rebekka Federle Philip Glass arrives in town this Friday to ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls is gaining a reputation as a place that produces talented drummers. A good portion of that credit may lie directly on the shoulders of a Sioux Falls man with a ...

Early in the evening on Wednesday last week, a crowd packed into the pink-and-blue confines of the Elvis Guesthouse, a narrow basement bar in New York’s East Village. They were there to hear some ...

Flux Indoor Percussion, an indoor percussion group based in Casa Grande, is off to world championships in Dayton, Ohio and held a send-off show on Saturday, April 16. Four members of this group are ...

Percussion Shaman article by Ian Patterson, published on January 26, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Big Band in the Sky ...

The question about what drummers are like elicits a howl of laughter from Matt Jansen, who is one himself. “We catch a lot of flack,” he said. “You have to be comfortable in the back of the room. But ...

When the Mahindra Percussion Festival was announced, there was cheer but also surprise. How could a music festival cater solely to percussion instruments from India and the world, when traditionally ...