The latest incarnation of Mammal Hands features, from left, Jordan Smart, Nick Smart and Rob Turner.
(Photo: Tania Blanco)Apr 21, 2026 12:41 PM
After a decade of touring and five albums into their career, British trio Mammal Hands reached a recent crossroads. Developing a loyal European fanbase for their hypnotic drum,…
Jack DeJohnette has never been willing to sit still long enough to be categorized.
(Photo: DownBeat Archive)Oct 28, 2025 10:16 AM
Editor’s Note: Jack DeJohnette is the kind of percussionist who might appear on any given night behind a major artist and, by so doing, raise the level of group interplay about seven notches. Such was the case at Newport ’74 when he showed up quite unexpectedly behind Freddie Hubbard at Carnegie Hall. All of a sudden a formerly ho-hum rhythm section was transformed into one of high excitement, distinctive originality and exquisite empathy.
But Jack DeJohnette is far more than just a drummer who sits in someone else’s band, or even someone who…
