Life advice to a 20 year old me - Call mom more - Stop chasing women - Spend your weekends wisely - Accept constructive criticism - Follow your curiosity more quickly - Focus more on quality friendships - Don’t feel bad about leaving others behind

You build long-term sustainability through PATIENCE 💎

Level up on the weekend: - Go to the gym - Learn something on YouTube - Read 25 pages of a book a day - Go to one networking event - Get sleep - Write down goals for the week - execute

We live in an era where people think that if your thoughts don’t align with theirs that you are less intelligent than them

PART TWO: Reversed Flam Tap Variation (Page 8) From Steve Gadd Hudson Music #GADDIMENTS Played w/SHUFFLE RHYTHM on the BD pedal. SWING Interpretion w/the hands using a light touch. 1930 Leedy Butterfly Girl Drumset from northupdrums.com

Your mind has be stronger than your excuses, laziness, fears, and insecurities. You deserve everything you want out of life as long as you take the necessary steps to get you where you want to be.

A Capitol Hill Books co-owner just released an album he recorded at the bookstore during the pandemic: “The books are pretty good at absorbing loud guitar sounds.” dcist.com/story/22/01/04…

Throwback to playing with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band from my 2005 DVD Take it to the Street. Roger Lewis, Kevin Harris, Efram Towns, Kirk Joseph and a young Big Sam!!!

The 6LP set "Round Trip: #OrnetteColeman on Blue Note" out tmrw presents all-analog 180g #TonePoet Vinyl Editions of all 6 albums Ornette appeared including his 5 leader albums & as his lone sideman appearance on #JackieMcLean's "New And Old Gospel" (1967) bluenote.lnk.to/OrnetteColeman…

Life is peaceful when you are who you say you are

Sleeping Giants: The Brief Reign and Brilliant Legacy of Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi Band | WBGO #bhm #wbgo #jazz wbgo.org/podcast/jazz-u…

"Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, and all the eyes in the back of my head." - Duke Ellington

Hank Mobley - Hi Voltage this one features a killer lineup. give it a spin if you have a copy

Art Blakey

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I know that I’m blessed and highly favored

OMG!!!! I’m super excited to announce that my new record “Chano Pozo: Origins” will be coming out soon!!! I really hope that this record will bring me to ALL of the major festivals and PAC’s across the world. This will be my 10th record, as a leader. Spread the word.

Happy Birthday in heaven to Elvin Jones, pictured here trying to show me how to properly handle a cigarette while still playing the drums and looking hip. I could never do what he could do (nor could anyone else). Happy Birthday, Elvin!

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