Practicing Drummer
An interview podcast about drums and drumming with a focus on jazz drummers. A few of the featured guests have been Billy Drummond, Steve Smith, Jeremy Dutton, Joe Dyson, and Dan Weiss. Connect with the show on Instagram (@practicingdrummer) and follow the blog at practicingdrummer.com.
Practicing Drummer
E19 - Kai Craig
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Recorded May 2026
Kai is a drummer from the UK who first caught my attention through a series of studio clips and an interview with Greg Hutchinson, who has been his teacher, mentor, and then produced Kai’s album, “A Time Once Forgotten”.
Kai is not only a fantastic player, he’s very insightful and I think you’ll get a lot from this conversation.
https://www.instagram.com/kaiicraig
Website
Kai Craig - A Time Once Forgotten
https://kaicraig-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/a-time-once-forgotten
Kai Craig and Greg Hutchinson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prbd7xqoSHY
Sean Payne - Long Story Short
https://seanpayne.bandcamp.com/album/long-story-short
Interview on Four on the Floor
https://jonmccaslinjazzdrummer.blogspot.com/2025/09/kai-craig-time-once-forgotten.html
Kai's Zildjian video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnxZGy5mGjg
Branford Marsalis documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNJmyy8IqNo
Brice Wassy - Rythmes du Cameroun
The song featured in this episode is Namesake off of Kai's album.
Practicing Drummer
practicingdrummer.com
Instagram
YouTube
Facebook
The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.
Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.
Podcasts we love
Check out these other fine podcasts recommended by us, not an algorithm.
Drum History
Bart Vanderzee
Drum Candy
Mike Dawson
Discussions in Percussion
Damon Grant