Funky Techniques for the Modern Drummer: A Realistic Approach to Contemporary Playing Styles

Fresh off the release of the movie "Thunder Soul" and the endorsements of his former students- Eric Harland interview "all about jazz" 2010, "Starting off, I was really fortunate to have a really, really good private drum instructor [Craig Green], who kind of got me between five and eight," Harland says. "And I went to this performing arts middle school and he was the instructor there. "After that, he just kind of gave me guidance and in high school, it was kind of words of wisdom," he adds. "But he's always been a really, really good, really patient, really great instructor. He's very different, I would say, than any instructor I've come in contact with since then..."If anyone doubts the skills he's taught ... you think about all the great drummers that have come out of Houston-you got Chris Dave, you got Kendrick Scott, you got Jamire Williams," Harland continues. "We all come from Mr. Green.",Chris Dave (cover) interview from Modern Drummer: ... Craig Green in Houston, who was really important in terms of learning technique. He was a mentor and the first person who I saw playing that made me go "Wow!" every day. I studied with Craig at one school for a year, and when he transferred across town because of the magnet school program, I transferred to that next school just so I could keep studying with him. He was real thorough and made sure we understood the importance of rudiments, sight-reading, four-way coordination, different time signatures, and everything like that." Jamire Williams interview from Modern Drummer, July 2011: "Growing up in Houston, Texas...Williams mentions two teachers-Sebastian Whittaker and Craig Green-as being particularly influential to drummers in the area. "The Houston lineage is crazy!" Williams says. "You have Chris Dave, Mark Simmons, Eric Harland, Kendrick Scott... We all went to the same school and had the same teachers"This book is a must for drummer wishing to take playing skills to the next level!