Grant Menefee's Studio of Drumming

05/24/2026

04/06/2024

Please join my students, family ,friends and me April 28,2024 5:00 PM at the Keystone Korner in Baltimore. My former student McClenty Hunter will be performing with the Dave Stryker Band. Mac is from Columbia,Maryland and is really making noise in the Manhattan jazz scene. I think anyone would enjoy this award winning group. Tickets are available at the Keystone Korner website. 😊🥁

09/15/2023

A really talented Asian American student told me that I looked like his history professor,Prof. Murphy. I said yea we all look alike. He burst out laughing and fist bumped me. My students are the best. 🙂🥁

06/07/2023

Justin Thomas is a successful veteran drummer but hasn’t played much in the Latin styles. Here he is playing a 3-2 rumba clave in the Afro-Cuban style. Great job 👏 Justin.🥁

06/02/2023

I received a call from Dr JB Dyass (UCLA)in regard to my student Julian Frazier who was the first high school junior to participate in the Herbie Hancock Jazz scholarship program. We talked about the program and Julian’s talent.
The program is paying for his lessons and giving him world class playing experience. I asked JB if we needed to work on any specific areas. He said to just keep doing what you’re doing.
I’m so blessed and proud to teach such amazing talent over the years.

The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz is a non-profit music education organization founded in 1986. Before 2019, it was known as the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, but was then renamed after its longtime board chairman, Herbie Hancock.[1]

05/23/2023

Blake is a student who’s only in the fifth grade. He was brave enough to sit in with veteran drummer Teddy Campbell and do some shedding. Blake kicked butt. 🥁

05/19/2023

One of Former student Nate Morton’s early gigs. Not long after studying with me and graduating from Berklee. Long before the Voice gig 🙂❤️🥁

Billie Myers performing Kiss The Rain on Jools Holland's Later April 1998

05/17/2023

My former student Mike Reid is having a great tour with Janet Jackson. Great job Mike 👏🥁

Renowned drummer, Mike Reid from Baltimore, Maryland began playing the drums at the early age of 3. Mike’s professional drumming career dates back to over 16 years and has allowed him to travel the world. In 2009, Reid was asked to fill in for the drummer who played with Pharrell Williams & N.E.R....

05/13/2023

This was the best blog drum talk interviews that I’ve ever had the privilege to participate in. Joe Gansas is the best host I’ve ever met.

Tonight is a ReBroadcast of our BIG Dennis Chambers Tribute ReBroadcast Co-Host Grant Menefee Guest Callers Included: Dennis Chambers, Billy Sheehan, Dom Famularo, Dave Stark, Rod Morgenstein, Jason Gianni, Tobias Ralph, David Stanoch