Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When talking about drummer Bernard “Pretty” Purdie’s impact on music, it’s tempting to merely list the sheer number of legendary ...

If an image says a thousand words, then Bernard Purdie has just delivered one of the most efficient drum lessons of all time, and it's all to do with his famous 'Purdie Shuffle'. The beat — which ...

The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz on the Avenue of the Arts is back and bigger and better than ever for Spring/Summer 2014 with Two Amazing Summer Concert Performances with Bernard Purdie and Joey ...

The Listening: New Music From Coco Jones, Future, Ne-Yo, DJ Premier and Alchemist, Bryson Tiller, Kelela, J. Cole and More This week’s new music Friday also features Tank, Ciara, The-Dream, Snoop Dogg ...

Legendary drummer Bernard “Pretty” Purdie will introduce his new supergroup, Bernard Purdie & Friends, when the collective plays New Orleans’ Bear Creek Bayou Music Festival on September 30. The group ...

On April 6, pianist and composer David Haney and legendary drummer Bernard Purdie will bring another performance of New York Jazz Stories to Joe’s Pub. New York Jazz Stories combines swinging, ...

Bernard Purdie recalls the night he was lifted off his feet when Aretha Franklin and her band were recording their 1971 live album at the Fillmore West in San Francisco. "I never witnessed anything ...

Pioneering groove drummer Bernard “Pretty” Purdie has put together a new project called Bernard Purdie & Friends. The band features Purdie, along with Dumpstaphunk’s Ivan Neville (keys), Pimps of ...

*Bernard “Pretty” Purdie is the only musician who can rightfully claim to have played for legendary artists that, in a short list, includes Nina Simone, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, Mongo Santamaria, ...

I’ve got some good people working with me. You’ve got to get folks that you trust. That’s been the biggest thing. That’s been the biggest part of this whole career. Bernard Purdie: That's what it was ...