Hello Drummers! Do you play swing, jazz, or be-bop? Anytime I get the chance, I love the opportunity to play this stuff. When I hear a drummer playing a tune like this, I just want to get on a kit! Here is another fantastic drummer that deserves a ton of recognition for his skills and abilities, Mr. Butch Miles performing "Wind Machine"! Do you have a favourite Butch Miles recording or performance? Please share yours with us! For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drum

Hey Drummers! Do you ever have the opportunity to sit in with bands that are friends of yours when you go to see them perform in a more casual setting? How about having the opportunity to sit in and play along with another drummer, sharing the groove and trading fills? It is always a fun to play with other drummers. Check out the great Butch Miles and Roger Berg performing the tune "Cute" together from a Roger Berg Big Band show in 2009! Great drummers, great drumming... For more drum informatio

From the Charley Wilcoxon book The All-American Drummer, here are three interpretations of Solo 124. These are recorded for the Facebook page Wilcoxon Rudimental Challenge hosted by Kevin Lehman. My approach is to play with Wilcoxon solos with “swing interpretation,” which is how I learned to play them as a teenager. To truly inhabit a swinging feel, I like to play the solos along with jazz tunes at different tempos. I played the solo with brushes, at a slow tempo, to the Peter Erskine play-alon

A great Butch Miles drum solo in the early 90’s 🥁 #drumhistory - :::: EP 87 - THE HISTORY OF TAMA DRUMS WITH JOHN PALMER OUT NOW::: - Listen here 🔈 www.drumhistorypodcast.com - - Credit: SwingCla - #Drummer #drum #drums #butchmiles | Drum History Podcast

Hey Drummers! Sad news in the music and drumming communities with the passing of the incredible Butch Miles yesterday, he was 79 years old. Butch was best known for his tenure in the Count Basie Orchestra from 1975 to 1979 and then made a ten-year return to the band from 1997 to 2007. Butch also played with Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Frank Sinatra, among many others. He cited Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Jo Jones as a few of his favorite drummers. Here is Mr. Miles perfor

120 years of Count Basie! 🎉 Celebrating the birth and legacy of the inimitable William James "Count" Basie, whose immeasurable contributions to one of America's greatest artforms changed the way jazz music is received globally. As far as OP was concerned, Basie was, is, and always will be one of the true masters of their instrument. We couldn't agree more. Happy birthday, Count Basie! 💜 Basie and OP, joined by Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Butch Miles perform 'Royal Garden Blues' by Claren