Living up to his billing as "the world's greatest drummer,” Buddy Rich was renowned for his virtuoso technique, power, speed and explosive solos. In a career that began in Vaudeville when he was only eighteen months old and already known as Traps the Drum Wonder, Rich played with Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Parker and Harry James, sang, tap danced and acted. Against the musical tide, he formed a big band in 1966 that sustained him for the rest of his life and inspired posthumous tributes including Burning for Buddy, the all-star album produced by Rush drummer Neil Peart and featuring drumming icons including Billy Cobham, Max Roach, Steve Gadd and Manu Katche. The SNJO tour their own tribute with classic Rich charts including West Side Story, Wack Wack, Winning the West, Big Mama Cass, In A Mellow Tone, Straight No Chaser and Nutville, featuring the extraordinary Scottish drummer Alyn Cosker.

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