Cindy Blackman: Playing The Breaks

Try your hand at playing the breaks on “My Isha,” a track from Cindy Blackman’s solo album Works On Canvas, inspired by the late Tony Williams.

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Cindy Blackman’s Tribute To Tony Williams

Most people think of Cindy Blackman as the hard-hitting, high-styled beat goddess for Lenny Kravitz. While the work she does under that bright spotlight is undeniably impressive, dig deeper into the career and craft of Blackman and you’ll find a highly trained, super-skilled veteran of the jazz world with all the technical chops and historical perspective necessary to earn whispers of the title virtuoso .