Kory Cook will tell you that he's happiest sitting behind his father's '58 Gene Krupa Slingerland drum kit playing avant-garde free jazz with his band the Whale or thrashing and bashing to John Mata's ...

Gene Krupa played Slingerland Radio Kings throughout his career, and they were the drums that Buddy Rich was playing when he went to that great gig in the sky. Krupa's '30s Radio King drumset was the ...

Gene Krupa was easily one of the most colorful personalities of the big band era. Despite his outrageous stage persona, Krupa was a serious and disciplined musician whose vision changed the role of ...