Jason Byrne It was 1983 or ’84. I was 16 or 17 years old and studying drums with a somewhat famous teacher/guru in NYC by the name of Sam Ulano. I was in a band playing some originals and covering ...

Little Man; Along Came Betty: Fuller Love; Eighty One; I Can’t Get Started; New York; I Didn’t Know What Time It Was; Blues March; Moanin’.

Dig into 13 tracks from this influential drummer and bandleader, chosen by writers and musicians including several former members of his band, the Jazz Messengers. Credit...Dante Zaballa Supported by ...

This is FRESH AIR. Long before jazz studies were a staple in many college curricula, drummer Art Blakey ran one of the most prestigious and demanding universities of jazz - his band. Alumni of his ...