Grant Menefee's Studio of Drumming

04/06/2024

Please join my students, family ,friends and me April 28,2024 5:00 PM at the Keystone Korner in Baltimore. My former student McClenty Hunter will be performing with the Dave Stryker Band. Mac is from Columbia,Maryland and is really making noise in the Manhattan jazz scene. I think anyone would enjoy this award winning group. Tickets are available at the Keystone Korner website. 😊🥁

09/15/2023

A really talented Asian American student told me that I looked like his history professor,Prof. Murphy. I said yea we all look alike. He burst out laughing and fist bumped me. My students are the best. 🙂🥁

06/08/2023

06/07/2023

Justin Thomas is a successful veteran drummer but hasn’t played much in the Latin styles. Here he is playing a 3-2 rumba clave in the Afro-Cuban style. Great job 👏 Justin.🥁

06/02/2023

I received a call from Dr JB Dyass (UCLA)in regard to my student Julian Frazier who was the first high school junior to participate in the Herbie Hancock Jazz scholarship program. We talked about the program and Julian’s talent.
The program is paying for his lessons and giving him world class playing experience. I asked JB if we needed to work on any specific areas. He said to just keep doing what you’re doing.
I’m so blessed and proud to teach such amazing talent over the years.

The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz is a non-profit music education organization founded in 1986. Before 2019, it was known as the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, but was then renamed after its longtime board chairman, Herbie Hancock.[1]

05/23/2023

Blake is a student who’s only in the fifth grade. He was brave enough to sit in with veteran drummer Teddy Campbell and do some shedding. Blake kicked butt. 🥁

05/19/2023

One of Former student Nate Morton’s early gigs. Not long after studying with me and graduating from Berklee. Long before the Voice gig 🙂❤️🥁

Billie Myers performing Kiss The Rain on Jools Holland's Later April 1998

05/17/2023

My former student Mike Reid is having a great tour with Janet Jackson. Great job Mike 👏🥁

Renowned drummer, Mike Reid from Baltimore, Maryland began playing the drums at the early age of 3. Mike’s professional drumming career dates back to over 16 years and has allowed him to travel the world. In 2009, Reid was asked to fill in for the drummer who played with Pharrell Williams & N.E.R....

05/13/2023

This was the best blog drum talk interviews that I’ve ever had the privilege to participate in. Joe Gansas is the best host I’ve ever met.

Tonight is a ReBroadcast of our BIG Dennis Chambers Tribute ReBroadcast Co-Host Grant Menefee Guest Callers Included: Dennis Chambers, Billy Sheehan, Dom Famularo, Dave Stark, Rod Morgenstein, Jason Gianni, Tobias Ralph, David Stanoch

05/11/2023

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05/09/2023

If you’re going to see Janet Jackson on her latest tour, my former student Mike Reid will be with her. Congratulations buddy. 🥁

05/09/2023

Julian is a Junior at The Baltimore School of Arts and was selected for the national Herbie Hancock Jazz scholarship program. We worked on some the tunes for next week’s tour. We also went into my cymbal collection to choose the best sounds for the tour. Congratulations and have fun soon to be superstar. 👏🥁

05/05/2023

Chris was warming up before his lesson. Excellent technique. 🥁👏

05/02/2023

Julian Frazier is a junior at the Baltimore School For The Arts. Julian was picked to tour with the high school jazz group representing the Herbie Hancock institute for Jazz education. He is the first junior picked for the national award. We are preparing for his tour in two weeks. Next week we’re picking out some cymbals to use. 🙂
Today we were working on Afro Cuban grooves using left foot clave patterns. I’m really proud of Julian for being awarded this prestigious drum chair. 🥁

05/01/2023

My former student and son John performed with Mallow Hill Saturday at the oyster festival. Nice pocket and groove 🥁

04/29/2023

Former student. The amazing Jon Theodore. 🥁

Queens of the Stone Age’s Jon Theodore frum solo live in i day festival Milano

04/29/2023

The incredible Matt Halpern. Really great former student performing at PASIC

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04/05/2023

Former student Jon Theodore soloing with Queens of the Stone Age. Raw talent. 👏🥁

03/29/2023

A sample virtual lesson with Justin. He was playing exercises in the Gary Chaffee Patterns publication. Justin’s goal is stroke technique with finger support and control. He also worked on Afro/Cuban grooves. 🥁

10/29/2022

I did a quick Chart for a student today. He’s leaving for a tour and cramming to learn a lot of tunes. 🥁