Manhattan Music Inc.

An introduction to Afro-Cuban rhythms, including the history, traditional instruments and basic styles of Afro-Cuban music. The book explores the complexities of these various styles in a simple, unde...

Drumset-Adaptionen traditioneller westafrikanischer (ghanaischer) Rhythmen: Gahu, Sikyi, Adowa und Akom mit Beispiel-CD

A solid and extremely valuable guide to applying traditional Brazilian rhythms to drumset. It delves into the complexities of Brazilian rhythms and also helps explain the background and influences of...

Through in-depth analysis, detailed transcriptions and album references, author John Ramsay gives us an insider's view of Art Blakey's unique drumming style. The book includes examples of Art's philos...

In this unique rhythm section workbook, 23 James Brown classics have been transcribed, broken down into individual lessons, and meticulously recreated on two one-hour CDs. Featuring legendary grooves...

Talking Drums is three world-renowned drummers who are the first to come together to combine Afro-Cuban and funk rhythms in melodic compositions. TimbaFunk is a how-to book not only for drumset, conga...

This text and CD package teaches timbales as played by the master percussionist Changuito. Topics include set-up, tuning, the clave, fills, independence exercises, listening recommendations, and a glo...

Beyond Bop Drumming is John Riley's exciting follow-up to the critically acclaimed Art of Bop Drumming. Based on the drumming advancements of the post-bop period of the 1960s, the book and audio topic...

Frank Gambale's new improvisation book is a twelve-chapter course, with seven lessons per chapter, that covers the twelve most important scales and modes. Each lesson explores the chords, voicings and...

In addition to being a collection of transcriptions of the Buddy Rich solos featured on the Buddy Rich Jazz Legend DVD (00-903792), this publication concentrates on the specifics of The World's Greate...

The material in this book is a combination of solo transcriptions, exercises and play-along charts derived from the video Simon Phillips. This book and audio package not only provides you with an arra...

Six major artists share the vast knowledge and experience that keeps them on the cutting edge of the music world. John Abercrombie, Kevin Eubanks, Frank Gambale, Scott Henderson, Steve Lukather and Mi...

Designed for drummers and bass players, this book/CD lays out a step-by-step approach to combining Afro-Cuban rhythms with rock, funk and jazz.