associated_acts genre years_active birth_name birth_place label article_title landscape background alt birth_date instrument image origin name occupation
diana menza barney kessel mose allison ross bobby gentry george duke al jarreau don jazz , classical 1960 -- present peter charles magadini great barrington , massachusetts ibis , sackville peter magadini
 yes non_vocal_instrumentalist pete magadini playing drum kit 25 january 1942 drums , percussion pete magadini.jpeg phoenix , arizona peter `` pete '' magadini drummer percussionist composer drum educator
peter magadini

peter charles `` pete '' magadini -lrb- january 25 , 1942 -rrb- is an american jazz drummer , percussionist , educator and author of books on drumming and drum technique .
he is known for his body of work -lrb- instructional books and videos -rrb- concerning the comprehension and execution of musical polyrhythms , especially the book `` the musicians guide to polyrhythms '' .
magadini has recorded and performed with diana ross , bobbie gentry , george duke , al jarreau , don menza , john handy and mose allison .
