this weekend, my companion drummer and i had the distinct pleasure to see raquy and the cavemen perform at the vault in santa cruz, and the real honor to each have a 1 hour private drum lesson with raquy before their soundcheck.

if you ever have the opportunity to do either, i highly recommend it. as a teacher, for how well travelled and distinguished she is, raquy is incredibly approachable, humble, and an overall great instructor. we'd love to make it to one of her dumbek retreats in the summer, but not this year though.

as a group, the cavemen put on one rockin' show. so tight, very entertaining, & completely inspiring to revisit my fundamentals, and spend time on what i skipped over (slow continuous finger rolls- for example) as a novice to work towards being that smooth, fast, & controlled.

thanks raquy, liron, & cavemen! safe travels & we'll see you next time