Sing’ with the Benny Goodman Band, his roaring tom-toms rekindled the African spirit of jazz. Drummers from Buddy Rich to John Bonham idolised Krupa, and his influence was felt well beyond the swing ...

To see Rich from that proximity was to be a virtual member of the band and quite a thrill. As the band cooked through song after song, I was thunderstruck by the power and swing. Listening to Buddy ...

The ambiguity in the title of this one really nails it. Buddy Rich was never a man to let subtlety or restraint get in the way of his ego, and in so doing he reduced the art of jazz drumming to a ...

The event, held at Warwick Arts Centre in November, saw several top drummers perform with Pete Cater's big band across a cracking night honouring big band and swing masters of the ... big band legend ...