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CENTURY PROJECT ||| RICH MANGICARO RM: How did you come to focus and excel in Big Band and Jazz drumming? DG: At Dick Grove we, of course, studied all different styles of playing, so after I got out of that school it kind of just happened. Actually, joining Royal Crown Revue was a huge turning point for me. I was into Jazz and BeBop but can’t say that I was into the roots of all that stuff. When I first played with RCR, I came into it playing the music from a Tony Williams kind of approach and they told me that I wasn’t stylistically correct. When I went back and listened to their music again, I began to realize that what they were doing was one part Jazz, one part Blues and another part Rock ‘n’ Roll. A lot of what they drew from in their music was a blend of 1930s Swing, 1940s Jump Blues, early Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and Rockabilly; all of which are played in a very specific way. To learn more about these various styles, I began looking for educational material to study from and found that there really wasn’t much out there in the way of instructional sources. That’s what prompted me to begin writing about this stuff. I began writing a series of articles for Modern Drummer entitled, “Swingin’ in a Modern Age” which got me interested in writing more. Then, I decided to begin teaching about it. As I wrote in the forward to my book, The Commandments of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming (co-written with Zoro), I kind of relate to Columbus, who set out to find the West Indies but found America. I came to LA like so many others, thinking I’m going in one direction, but then I ended up joining this band and suddenly found myself getting into all the historical aspects of music. The more I got into it, the more I realized how much other people needed to know about this. RM: It really proves that we all must be open to what comes to us. Many times, what we’re seeking is presented to us if we simply keep our eyes and ears open! DG: Yes! As I researched this stuff, I began interviewing many of the drummers who were still alive, who were the main influence for these various styles. They became my friends and really inspired me to create The Century Project and to focus on the 100-year time period that shows the development of these styles of playing. In reality, every time you sit down to play the drums, you’re doing something that was created and/or inspired by these guys. The timeline wraps up 1965, but if you continue on, you can find styles of drumming that have arisen since then that are influenced by that same time period. 46 EDGE 10 ||| 2012-2013
RM: This could potentially be a viable resource for college level learning. Have you thought about taking it in that direction? DG: Well, certainly. I’ve been living in New York for the past few years and recently, have been talking to The Drummer’s Collective about a possible 10-week course. I’m definitely open to opportunities like that. With this DVD, I’m hoping that people will get a better understanding of what I’m all about, and my approach to the historical material. set. We initially thought this material was going to be included as a special feature within The Century Project, but when we got into it, we had collected so much great stuff that we decided to offer it as a companion. TRAPS features vintage drum expert, John Aldridge, and we really get into detail about the eleven vintage drum sets featured in Century Project. There’s extensive history and great footage of the all the kits, so I encourage everyone to check that out. RM: Before we conclude, I want to mention the companion DVD to The Century Project. It’s called TRAPS: The Incredible Story of Vintage Drums (1865- 1965). DG: Of course, thank you. With TRAPS, we focus on the evolution of the drum DOWNLOAD IT NOW WWW.DRUMCHANNELDOWNLOADS.COM EDGE 10 ||| DWDRUMS.COM 47
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