John Riley - The Master Drummer

John Riley - The Master Drummer

Oct 8, 2025
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John Riley: The Master Drummer - How to Practice, Play and Think Like a Pro. John Riley is a renowned player, teach and author. He has performed with a virtual Who's Who's in the Jazz music field: Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Stan Getz, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer, Joe Lovano, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and many others. A multiple GRAMMY winning recording artist, John has appeared on hundreds of record dates and on numerous Television and film productions.
John has a BM from the University of North Texas and an MM from the Manhattan School of Music. He is on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music and SUNY-Purchase and has written three critically acclaimed books about jazz drumming - The Art of Bop Drumming, "Beyond Bop Drumming" and "The Jazz Drummer's Workshop" and is a winner of the 2004 and 2005 Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll. John's DVD "The Master Drummer" was released in 2009.
The Master Drummer is based on over 40 years of observing and studying the master players. Throughout this DVD, renowned player, author, and teacher John Riley defines and explores the four key musical components drummers must develop in order to play at the highest level. John's insightful approach will help any drummer grow, regardless of level or style, and will lead to positive results in the achievement of one's musical goals.

Language: English
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Running time: 2 hours
Quality: DVD5
Video: MPEG2 NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
Audio: 48 KHz 192 kbps , stereo 2 ch
Booklet: Yes (PDF)
Size: 4.7 Gb

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30 comments on “John Riley - The Master Drummer”

  1. I took one lesson with this guy at his house in Jersey. Great guy and awesome player. Thanks! :drummer:

  2. Thanks for another great upload Admin! Could You please upload the original PDF? The PDF link You have given links to his book which has different content in it. Kind regards

  3. thank you admin!! :yourock: i love this site..tons of treasures..you're heaven sent..more power!!fast strings rules!!God bless you brother!! - filipino drummer

  4. hi i wanna thanks a lot too‘‘, but i wonder if you can upload the original pdf of this dvd please cause i cant find it‘‘ please‘‘

  5. great dvd, great lesson material. takes time to download freely, but it's worth the effort. big thanks!

  6. Hi!, greetings from Venezuela, i just want to say thank you so much!...thank you for all this dvds...god bless you my friend...

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