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.

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E20 - Kayvon Gordon

October 13, 2026 • Practicing Drummer • Episode 20

0:00 | 1:29:16

Recorded September 2026

Kayvon Gordon is a drummer from Detroit who's now based in New York. You might know him from Sullivan Fortner's trio with bassist Tyrone Allen. Their first studio album together, Leave That In There, came out in August. Kayvon and Tyrone are also the rhythm section on two of Nicole Glover's albums that I love and are also on saxophonist Kazemde George's trio album, Ocean Passage. We talk about those and some other great recordings he's on.

Kayvon has also been busy under his own name. Back in July, he put out a solo drum set record called type shit, and his newest album, blood memory, came out in September. It wasn't out yet when we recorded, but we talk about it, and you can find it now (link below).

I had a lot of fun talking to him. Hope you enjoy!

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kayvon.gordon

Kayvon Gordon - type shit
https://kayvongordon.bandcamp.com/album/type-shit

Kayvon Gordon - blood memory
https://kayvongordon.bandcamp.com/album/blood-memory

Full show notes and links:
https://www.practicingdrummer.com/podcast-e20-kayvon-gordon

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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.