News
July 4, 2010.
My book Drummer’s Guide to Odd Time Signatures is a 2010 Drummie award winner! Read the official Alfred Publishing press release here:
http://www.alfred.com/Company/News/201007DRUMMIESAwards2010.aspx
December 1, 2009.
Howdy friends,
My new method book Drummer’s Guide to Odd Time Signatures (Alfred/National Guitar Workshop) is published and ready to go. It can be ordered here:
http://alfred.com/Products/Drummers-Guide-to-Odd-Time-Signatures–00-34099.aspx
You can also order it at any music or book store. If you are interested in getting it, this might be a good idea as it will increase the possibility of getting it on the shelves. Please be advised that it might be a few weeks before the stores have it in their warehouses.
If you teach and/or play drums, it will make a great addition to your library (in my not so humble opinion). If you have a musician friend, why not get it as a gift? They make great stocking stuffers!
See you at NAMM in LA January ‘10 for the official hoopla.
Here’s what some well respected drummer/educators have to say about it:
“Way to go, Rick! An excellent, clear and concise pathway to develop understanding and control of odd time signature grooves. Onward and upward, is this 2/3 or 3/2?” - Skip Hadden (Berklee College of Music, Weather Report, Dewey Redman, author of World Fusion Drumming )
“Rick Landwehr’s “Drummer’s Guide to Odd Time Signatures” takes the drum set player on a step by step journey into the world of odd times. Beginning with a simple waltz and advancing to 11/4 time signatures. Every example is clear and concise, providing insight and logic, simplifying complex meter concepts. The fun Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and Jazz examples will broaden any player’s bag of tricks. I welcome this book to my library, and look forward to using it with my students.” - Casey Scheuerell (Berklee College of Music, Jean-Luc Ponty, Gino Vannelli, Chaka Khan)
October 9, 2009.
Submitted the final tweaks to my book. Goes to press soon. Official release at NAMM in LA, January 2010. A long process is over and I am ready to move on to composing some new Tamandua music. Busy this month with several gigs. Many private events with The Boston Jazz Trio, a CD release show for Colin Stack and Novelty Act and several shows with Daniel Bennett Group including a two day tour of NJ and CT and CD release party for the new Live at the Theatre album. Check the gigs list for more info.
August 23, 2009.
Playing lots of gigs with many different groups. Did another week at National Guitar Workshop in Purchase, NY. My upcoming book is almost finished. Recording of the CD that goes with it is the final step. More on that soon!
August 1, 2009.
Got back from a week of teaching and playing at National Guitar Workshop. Great times and great students. Now I am tired. Rehearsal with Tamandua today and then some rest. A little practicing, too. The writing of my upcoming book is complete, but I still have to record the companion CD. I’ll be back for another week at NGW next week. Busy, busy, busy….
January 30, 2009.
Big news! (for me, at least)
The Tamandua debut album “Eternal Anteater of the Universe” is now available for purchase online. Here are the links:
It is also available for download from iTunes and Rhapsody
Check it out.
January 8, 2009.
Happy Freakin’ New Year!
My progressive rock/jazz/fake ethnic music fusion group Tamandua will be releasing its debut album “Eternal Anteater of the Universe” on Friday, January 23. The CD release show will be at All Asia in Cambridge, MA at 8PM (1/23). The address is 334 Massachusetts Ave. Cover is $6. Come on out and bring some folks with you. This is a big show for us and we could use your support. Tamandua CD’s make great gifts!
November 18, 2008.
I will be performing with Daniel Bennett Group this Saturday (11/22) at Channel Cafe
(more info here http://www.channel-cafe.com/). The address is 300 Summer St. in
Boston, MA. The performance begins at 7PM. It’s free!
Come on out.
October 9, 2008.
My progressive rock/jazz/”world music” fusion group Tamandua will be performing at All Asia in Cambridge, MA (334 Mass. Ave. in Central Square) on Friday, October 24. We go on at 8PM. I will playing with Colin Stack & Novelty Act right after (as will our sax player, Rick Stone), so stick around for that too. Cover is $6 and the club switches to 21+ at 10PM (in case you bring youngsters).
It’s our first show with our new sax player, so your support is appreciated. Bring your friends, and don’t forget to tell them at the door you are there for Tamandua.
Thanks,
Rick
September 2, 2008.
I will be playing with two bands on Monday, September 8 at The Fireplace in Washington Square (1634 Beacon Street in Brookline, MA). This is part of the Boston Music Festival. I play with Daniel Bennett Group at 9PM and Colin Stack & Novelty Act at 10:30PM (or slightly earlier).
Come on out and hear some live music. Don’t forget to tell your friends.
I hope to see you there.
August 10, 2008.
I just got back yesterday from four weeks at National Guitar Workshop. I had some great students and got to play with some great musicians.
Saturday August 16, I will be performing with Daniel Bennett Group on a double bill with guitar legend Bill Frisell. It should be a great show. Daniel Bennett Group goes on first, followed by a solo performance from Frisell. Details are here:
http://danielbennett.net/bennettalliance.cfm
Tickets are moving fast.
I hope to see some metro Bostonians at the show. Come up and say howdy.
Rick
June 19, 2008.
Long time no update. I have been keeping busy playing with a few different groups and teaching. I have a gig tomorrow with Colin Stack & Novelty Act. It will be at All Asia in Cambridge, MA. The Address is 334 Mass. Ave. We play at 9PM.
In a few weeks I leave to teach once again at National Guitar Workshop’s New Milford, CT campus. I will be there weeks 1-3 (July 13- August 1). I teach drum classes weeks 1 and 2. Week 3 I teach the Ultimate Rock Drums seminar. It’s not too late to sign up. Go to www.guitarworkshop.com for more information.
April 25, 2008.
Tamandua (me, Joe Conley and Jason Gillenwater) will be playing its first gig on Thursday May 8 at All Asia in Central Square (334 Mass. Ave.). I will be playing with Colin Stack and Novelty Act at 10PM. Tamandua will go on after that around 11PM. This gig is very important to us. Please come out and support local musicians. Bring your friends, too.
April 6, 2008.
I have two gigs with Colin Stack & Novelty Act this week. Thursday April 10 at Jamaica Plain Public Library in Jamaica Plain, MA at 6:30 PM. Friday April 11 at All Asia in Central Square, Cambridge, MA at 8 PM. Come on out.
Also, my new band Tamandua has a Myspace page now. Come check us out at www.myspace.com/tamanduaband
March 31, 2008.
I now have a new band with Jason Gillenwater on saxophone and Joe Conley on guitar. As of today, we officially have a name. We are Tamandua. I don’t particularly like to label music, but our stuff is a sort of blend of progressive rock, jazz and some Eastern (Asia, the Middle East) music. Kinda. Our first show will be May 8 at All Asia in Central Square, Cambridge, MA. 10:30- 11:30PM. We will share the bill with Colin Stack & Novelty Act (who I also play with) and Connecticut rock band Columbia Fields (with the mighty Jon Coates on bass). Mark your calendars.
February 29, 2008.
Here’s a little update for anybody who reads this thing. I am now playing with Daniel Bennett Group. My first show with them is Friday, March 7 at Outpost 186 (Zeitgeist Gallery). The address is 186 Hampshire St. in Cambridge, MA. 8PM show.
I’m also in the process of recording drum and percussion parts for Colin Stack and Novelty Act’s next CD titled “Futile Serenade”.
I will be teaching the Ultimate Rock Drums seminar during the Rock Summit at this years National Guitar Workshop summer sessions in New Milford, CT. The Rock Summit goes from July 27 - August 1. If you are interested in signing up for drums, guitar or bass instruction, you can go to www.guitarworkshop.com for more information.
Lastly, part of my string quartet composition “The Rainbow Path” will be used in an upcoming short film about Lord Byron titled “Rochdale”.
January 15, 2008.
I will be playing January, 17 2008 with Colin Stack & Novelty Act at the Jamaica Plain Library. The address is 12 Sedgwick Street, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130. The show starts at 6:30 PM. Donations accepted at the door. Bring you friends!
I hope to see you there.
Rick
December 8, 2007.
I will be playing this Sunday night (Dec. 9) with Colin Stack & Novelty Act at Spike Hill 184 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11211, 10PM.
Other musicians besides me and Colin will be:
Mark Cocheo: Guitar
Rick Stone: Sax
Carmen Staaf: piano and accordion
Come check us out!
October 14, 2007.
I will be playing with The Boston Jazz Trio this Thursday (October 18) and next Thursday at Masona Grill in West Roxbury. The address is 4 Corey St. We play from 8-10 PM. There is plenty of parking around the restaurant. We are trying to get a regular thing going on Thursday nights. Please come out for a meal, appetizer, drink, dessert or all of these. We need your support. If you cannot make This Thursday, please come out Thursday October 25. Same place and time.
If you like us, tell your friends. If you don’t, tell your enemies.
I am also performing with Colin Stack and Novelty Act Friday October 19 at Lily Pad in Inman Square, Cambridge, MA. The address is 1353 Cambridge Street. We play at 10PM, but there are a few artists performing that night. Festivities begin at 7PM.
Your support is appreciated.
September 24, 2007.
I will be playing with The Boston Jazz Trio at Masona Grill in West Roxbury, MA this Thursday (September 27) from 8-10 PM. Come out and have a meal or a drink or both and listen to some tunes.
July 22, 2007.
Howdy folks. I just got back from three weeks of teaching and playing at National Guitar Workshop in New Milford, CT. I had some great students and we covered all kinds of material. It was a pleasure seeing my students get up and play every week in the student ensemble concerts.
I got to play on stage and off with many amazing musicians in all kinds of styles. Here’s some I can think of off the top of my head:
Jason Loughlin, Terry Syrek, Jim D’Amboise, James Hogan, Gary Hoey, Mark Cocheo, John Yelland, Bill Kratz, Mark Yodice, Angus Clark, Murali Coryell, Kevin McNeal, Andy Stack, Steve Booke, Aurelian Budynek, Tracy Walton and many more.
Good times.
June 16, 2007.
I will be teaching and performing in the faculty concerts at The National Guitar Workshop in New Milford, CT during the first three weeks of July. It’s not too late to register for classes. The Workshop is a great place to learn and to network with musicians. All styles are tought and there are student ensemble concerts at the end of each week.
Go to www.guitarworkshop.com for more information. Maybe I’ll see you there.
May 11, 2007.
The soundtrack to the film Darkon has been released on itunes. I play all the drum/percussion parts on this soundtrack. The music was composed by Jonah Rapino. Here is the link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=252429067
February 28, 2007.
I just got hired by the Brookline Music School. I will be giving private lessons, leading ensembles and performing in outreach concerts for this great school. Groovy.
January 21, 2007.
Not much news, really. Happy New Year to you.
October 1, 2006.
Not too much big news. My class began last week at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. I’ve also been playing a bunch of private events with The Boston Jazz Trio.
August 28, 2006.
I just got the word that I am a new product endorser for Vic Firth. I have been using their products for several years. Go to www.vicfirth.com to learn more about them.
August 16, 2006:
I just got back from teaching at the National Guitar Summer Workshop down in New milford, CT. I taught drum classes, rock band classes and performed in the faculty concerts. It was a truly wonderful experience playing and hanging out with such excellent musicians. I had some great students, too.
I have a couple of gigs coming up with The Boston Jazz Trio and The Ben Bogart Jazz Collective. I will also be playing drums in Joe Conley’s ensemble during the Berklee Guitar Sessions later in August. In the Fall I will start performing with fellow NGW faculty member Colin Stack. I will post dates as soon as I have them.