Some amazing traditional drumming in a modern setting!!! Gotta love it !! Stick with it till the second half…  It gets SICK Kyle aka Vision ... read more...

After a long wait, and literally ZERO news except right before the release, the Modern Drummer 2008 DVD has arrived at my doorstep! I was a bit saddened when Amazon said it wouldn't arrive till the 23rd, but it has shipped as of yesterday and here it is in my hands:         You may or may not recall, but Drummer Connection was at Modern Drummer Festival 2008 last year and we did our best to cover the event. More from that coverage can be fo... read more...

    With the Modern Drummer Festival just days away you can still catch up on anything you might have missed by ordering Modern Drummer Festival: The Best Ten Years: 1997-2006. This two-disc DVD is jammed packed with almost five hours of some of the best performances throughout the past decade. Greats such as Dave Weckl, Teddy Campbell,Thomas Lang, JoJo Meyer and many more!    Also included is a very special, rare performance by late Modern Drummer founder Ron ... read more...

One of our members has to cancel their plans to Modern Drummer Festival 2008.  If you need tickets, here's 2 seats (4 tickets)!! They are even better than our tickets!! "I have 4 tickets available for the 2008 Modern Drummer Festival in NY. My wife got them for me for our anniversary, but we are about to close on a new home so we decided it wouldn’t be a good financial decision to fly from Colo to NY and hotel and all. There are 4 and I will let them go for $300... read more...

Produced since 1987 by Modern Drummer magazine, the world’s most widely read drumming publication; the two-day Festival presents a roster of today's top drumming talents, representing a variety of popular musical styles. Some offer solo “clinic” performances; others appear “in concert” with additional musicians. All share their talents in an educational and entertaining format that has made the MD Festival a must-see event for drummers around the world. Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, in the Concert Hall on the State University of New York at Purchase campus. Doors Open 12:30 p.m. Show begins 1:00 p.m. and concludes approximately 7:30 p.m. When: Saturday and Sunday September 20th and 21st, 2008. Where: The Performing Arts Center Purchase College 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY 10577. Tickets are on sale now by phone only by calling PAC box office at (914) 251-6200 Monday thru Friday 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Additional artists to be announced. *Artists subject to change without notice.

      Tickets are now on sale for the 2008 Modern Drummer Festival. Postponed from last year due to issues with securing a venue this years festival looks to come back strong with artists such as Simon Phillips, Derek Roddy, and Gavin Harrison just to name a few. Tickets can be purchased individually for $82-87.00 single day, or $75-80.00 for the 2-Day combo. Tickets for main events will have assigned seats so if you want front row you better hurry! Pro... read more...

  We here at Drummer Connection love our Modern Drummer Festival, which was why like so many of you, we're heartbroken to hear there will be no Modern Drummer Festival 2007. That also means no DVD for your collection!   Modern Drummer Festival was previously held at the famous New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Next year's event will take place in September 2008 at yet to be disclosed venue in New York . I was assured by the Modern Drummer staff today that all info... read more...