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...involved in the production can be entertaining in its own right. If we say that the premise of Blue Man Group, to the extent that it has one, is the exploration of the beauty of the simplistic, then the sequence in which the trio assembles a giant slide whistle-drum out of piping should be praised not only for its originality but also the creative adaptation and application of a basic musical concept...
Call Max Roach Mr. Cutting Edge. In the 1940s and 50s, Roach catalyzed the drum set’s redefinition with his sophisticated rhythmic approach. His Freedom Now Suite of 1960—a work banned by the Republic of South Africa—reflected his political concerns. In the 1970s Roach founded the M’BOOM Percussion Ensemble. Over the years, he has worked with actor Bill Cosby, poet Maya Angelou and playwright Sam Shepard, among others...
Roach’s deliberate mixture of media and art forms is closely mirrored by the multicultural nature of the drum set. As Roach explains, the cymbals are from the Middle East, Africa and Native America provide the side drums, and the snare and bass drums are shared by various world musics. All this diversity leads Roach to reject limiting labels. He believes “Jazz” is one such label...
...Lincoln Center recently commissioned a piece called Big Train, with a drum feature in a section called “Engine.” Is it fitting to consider the drums as the engine of the ensemble...
...drum set is a group of instruments of indeterminate pitch. So basically it has to do with the phrasing and shape of what you’re doing and the musicians you’re working with...