Jazz Articles about Andrew Drury

About Andrew Drury

Album Review

Andrew Drury: Content Provider

Read "Content Provider" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 14, 2015

New York-based jazz and avant-garde drummer, Andrew Drury largely performs with the crème de la crème of likeminded artistes, and has assembled one heck of a band for his latest solo venture. Drury is firmly embedded in the global improvising scene and has performed with a who's who of current jazz and improv pioneers. In-between duties as an A-list drummer in the US and abroad, he puts his composer hat on, and is someone you can often count on to ...

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Interview

Andrew Drury: The Cool Thing About Improvisation

by Jason West
May 15, 2006

A few months ago I went back to Suquamish Elementary. Located on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, I hadn't been back since I was a student there 30-plus years ago. Nixon was president then. His black and white portrait photo greeted students at the main entrance. I'd look up at his face and zero in on that Pinocchio nose. Some kid had thrown a glob of putty smack in the center of the photo, on the tip of Tricky Dick's ...

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Album Review

Andrew Drury: A Momentary Lapse

Read "A Momentary Lapse" reviewed by Jay Collins

by Jay Collins
October 7, 2003

Andrew Drury may not be a household name, but he has been playing with several big name NYC-area musicians over the past few years. Once a student of drumming giant Ed Blackwell, Drury has undertaken a variety of playing experiences, including a gig as an Artist-in-Residence with the Oneida Nation. His compositional approach stems from such experiences, as well as the inspiration of his instrument of choice. His structures thrive on forward momentum encouraged by rhythmic patterns that derive from ...