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Jason Aylward

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For a couple of years, whenever Valient Thorr had a show in NYC, I would sneak off and get a drum lesson from Blake. Each lesson was a total mindblower and left me with months of new ideas and approaches to practice with. It doesn’t hurt that he’s just a cool dude that loves to geek out about drums as much as I do.

Author: Blake Fleming

Blake Fleming is a percussionist known for his involvement with several influential experimental bands and has recently written his first book, The Book of Rhythm, an unprecedented collection of 5,096 meticulously organized rhythms for all instruments. His drumming has been written about in such major publications as The New York Times, NPR.com, Spin, Rolling Stone, MOJO, Modern Drummer, DRUM!, Dangerous Minds, and Pitchfork. He was included in SPIN’s 100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music and has recorded and toured extensively, working with luminaries in the jazz, rock and avant-garde worlds. Alongside a variety of studio work, he also enjoys teaching students worldwide with live online lessons and is an adjunct professor at The State University of New York at Oneonta.