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Martin Drew

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Martin was born 11 February 1944, in Northampton, England, and started to play the drums when he was six years old. He played his first professional engagement at thirteen. Studying with the late George Fierstone gave Martin a solid musical and technical background that has proved to be invaluable over the years, which he still strives to improve upon. He is recognized as a dedicated, travelled, experienced and respected musician, having played with, been requested by, and constantly in demand to play with many of the world's great musicians. Martin has a wealth of experience, natural ability, a fine technique and the skill to adapt and fit into many different kinds of playing situations

Album

A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Cool Walk; Sushi; Love Ballade; Cakewalk; A Salute To Bach: Allegro, Andante, Bach's Blues; A Time For Love; How High The Moon; Soft Winds; Waltz For Debby; When You Wish Upon A Star; Duke Ellington Medley: Take The "A" Train, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Come Sunday, C-Jam Blues, Lush Life; Caravan; Blues Etude.

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Article: Album Review

Daniel Smith: Jazz Suite for Bassoon

Read "Jazz Suite for Bassoon" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Jazz Suite is the second album by bassoonist Daniel Smith to be reviewed in these precincts (Smokin' Hot Bassoon Blues was the first). This one is far more agreeable, for at least two reasons: first, the territory Smith traverses seems to be relatively more familiar (especially the “Baroque Adaptations") and, second, he manages to play squarely ...

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Article: Interview

Ulf Wakenius: Confessions of A Vagabond

Read "Ulf Wakenius: Confessions of A Vagabond" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Happenstance may play a role in turning dreams into reality, but anyone who's ever realized a burning ambition will appreciate just how much hard work has paved the way. Two phone calls out of the blue almost twenty years apart opened doors to Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius, that in the first case he could only have ...

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Article: JazzLife UK

Am I "Jazz People?"

Read "Am I "Jazz People?"" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


I rarely write anything too serious in a JazzLife UK article and, for the most part, this month's missive will be no different. However, the summer of 2010 started very sadly for UK jazz with the deaths of four popular, talented and influential musicians, and it seems appropriate to write a few words to remember each ...

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Article: Big Band Report

It's Time for the News! But First, a Brief Report from Sick Bay...

Read "It's Time for the News! But First, a Brief Report from Sick Bay..." reviewed by Jack Bowers


August 2010 has been an interesting month. A few weeks ago I noticed a slight twinge in the right shoulder. The twinge soon became an ache, followed by loss of mobility and muscle tone in the right arm. The pain varies but is always there. As this is being written, I can raise the right arm ...

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News: Obituary

Martin Drew (1944-2010)

Martin Drew (1944-2010)

Martin Drew died in London on Thursday of a heart attack. Drew was the house drummer at Ronnie Scott's club for 20 years beginning in 1975. He gained his greatest fame during the same period and into the new century playing around the world in Oscar Peterson's trios and quartets. Recently he led his quintet The ...

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News: Obituary

Martin Drew and Chris Dagley died this week in London

Martin Drew and Chris Dagley died this week in London

Martin Drew died this week in London after a heart attack. Martin had been the drummer with the Oscar Peterson Trio and Ronnie Scott's bands for many years. Chris Dagley--who had been the drummer with the house band at Ronnie Scott's for the last two years, was killed in a traffic accident this week in London. ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Resonance Records: Non-Profit Jazz Label with a Mission

Read "Resonance Records: Non-Profit Jazz Label with a Mission" reviewed by Samuel Chell


It's a story often heard before: musically, these are the best and worst of times. Only this time, in 2010, it seems different. Even as the pool of fresh talent expands, jazz continues to witness a dearth of venues along with the slump in CD sales. Uncounted numbers of talented musicians, young and otherwise, are reduced ...


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