Peter Magadini

Peter Magadini has led a busy life. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in 1942, he played his first drums at age six. The family later relocated to Phoenix, where his parents brought him to a Duke Ellington concert when he was fifteen. It was then that he decided to get a drum set. While attending the San Francisco Conservatory, Magadini worked with such luminaries as George Duke, Al Jarreau and John Heard before later going on tour for a year with Diana Ross. Since then, he has worked with Don Menza, Mose Allison, Don Ellis, Sonny Stitt, Barney Kessel, The Toronto Symphony and many others. He has recorded for the Motown, A&M, Sackville, Timeless and Briko labels. Magadini is also a respected teacher and author of several acclaimed books. In addition Peter has several recordings released internationally. These include: The Pete Magadini Quintet "Night Dreamers" on Timeless Records (Holland), the award winning CD "Bones Blues" with Don Menza, Wray Downes and Dave Young and Don Menza-Pete Magadini "Live at Claudio's" both released on Sackville Records (Toronto). Peter was also an educator and the author of several popular well known volumes including "Musicians Guide to Polyrhythms" - Hal Leonard Publishing. … and was endorsed by: Yamaha Drums, Vic Firth sticks, Paiste cymbals and Aquarian drum heads. He was diagnosed in mid-July 2023 with cancer and died a month and a day later, August 13, 2023. He accepted his fate with calm and dignity. He did not rebel and remained lucid, kind and humorous to the end.

Peter Magadini: from West African Agbekor to Jazz and metric modulation and Drum Solo In this information-packed DVD, master jazz drummer and clinician Peter Magadini reveals the essential ingredients of jazz drumming. Inspirational live performances, concise explanations, demonstrations and exercises provide a comprehensive overview of traditional and contemporary jazz drumming styles and techniques, including: playing the jazz ride cymbal • playing with a "two" feel • the ride cymbal and independence • jazz form and structure • Latin and Latin jazz patterns, including Samba, Cascara and more • techniques for improvising on the drumset • playing fours and eights • how to trade solos with the band • brush technique • interpreting drum charts in all styles • jazz-rock fusion • and more. Includes a booklet with notated examples of the exercises and patterns on the DVD, with extra details of on-screen demonstrations. Running time: 1 hr, 12 min.

This complete guide to music rudiments will help drummers learn: major and minor scales, note values, the circle of fifths, time signatures, chords and chord progressions, the blues progression, reading a drum chart, form and structure of music, standard musical terms, and much more. "This material is essential to any musician, and the way Mr. Magadini has tailored it for drummers is a great idea." Use your imagination to incorporate these rudimental etudes into new patterns that you can apply to the drumset or tom toms as you develop your hand technique with the Snare Drum Rudiments, your hand and foot technique with the Drumset Rudiments and your polyrhythmic technique with the Polyrhythm Rudiments. Adopt them all into your own creative expressions based on ideas you come up with while practicing. The recording includes demonstrations of the rudiments and four drum solos utilizing all of the rudiments Now with CD accompaniment! This unique method starts students out on the entire drumset and teaches them the basics in the shortest amount of time. Book 1 covers basic 4- and 5-piece set-ups, grips and sticks, reading and improvisation, coordination of hands and feet, and features a variety of contemporary and basic rhythm patterns with exercise breakdowns for each. Book 2 continues instruction with more improvisation exercises, playing triplets, flams and flam beats, practical musicianship tips, equipment selection and many more techniques and skills. The accompanying CDs feature demonstrations of the exercises. Peter Magadini's Polyrhythms is acclaimed the world over and has been hailed by Modern Drummer magazine as "by far the best book on the subject." Written for instrumentalists and vocalists alike, this book/CD pack contains excellent solos and exercises that feature polyrhythmic concepts. Topics covered include: 6 over 4, 5 over 4, 7 over 4, 3 over 4, 11 over 4, and other rhythmic ratios; combining various polyrhythms; polyrhythmic time signatures; and much more. The CD includes demos of the exercises.

Solo - Samba de Rollins The drum solo from Samba de Rollins is based on 3 half note triplets over each 4/4 bar. Therefore, the hi hat plays a continuous 4/4 while they rest of the solo is in a sub-divided 3 over that 4/4 hi hat ostinato

Peter Magadini: Co-Lo - a fine Jazz Tune John Heard , Doug Morton, Walter Smith, Ambrose Akinmusire In this information-packed DVD, master jazz drummer and clinician Peter Magadini reveals the essential ingredients of jazz drumming. Inspirational live performances, concise explanations, demonstrations and exercises provide a comprehensive overview of traditional and contemporary jazz drumming styles and techniques, including: playing the jazz ride cymbal • playing with a "two" feel • the ride cymbal and independence • jazz form and structure • Latin and Latin jazz patterns, including Samba, Cascara and more • techniques for improvising on the drumset • playing fours and eights • how to trade solos with the band • brush technique • interpreting drum charts in all styles • jazz-rock fusion • and more. Includes a booklet with notated examples of the exercises and patterns on the DVD, with extra details of on-screen demonstrations. Running time: 1 hr, 12 min.

Peter Magadini: I Hear The Rhapsodie - Drums Trading in a Jazz Tune John Heard , Doug Morton, Walter Smith, Ambrose Akinmusire In this information-packed DVD, master jazz drummer and clinician Peter Magadini reveals the essential ingredients of jazz drumming. Inspirational live performances, concise explanations, demonstrations and exercises provide a comprehensive overview of traditional and contemporary jazz drumming styles and techniques, including: playing the jazz ride cymbal • playing with a "two" feel • the ride cymbal and independence • jazz form and structure • Latin and Latin jazz patterns, including Samba, Cascara and more • techniques for improvising on the drumset • playing fours and eights • how to trade solos with the band • brush technique • interpreting drum charts in all styles • jazz-rock fusion • and more. Includes a booklet with notated examples of the exercises and patterns on the DVD, with extra details of on-screen demonstrations. Running time: 1 hr, 12 min.

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