Title says all, who do you think is the best tenor player alive right now.

My choice is Bill Bachman.
He's Beatlicious

Matt "Data" Grimes.

Me?
Dear God No, but Tim Jackson floats my boat just fine.

Also, why are there so few "Famous" tenor players in the drumline scene?

I guess it depends on what your definition of famous is but I know a ton of tenor players doing great things on the drumline scene.

'cause snare drummers are attention whores.

Seriously, though, there are plenty of old tenor players out there who've contributed quite a bit to the activity. To name just a few off the top of my head: Murray Gusseck, Colin McNutt, J.J. Pipitone, Sean Vega, Bill Bachman, Leif Marwede...

...Mike Hodges, Mike Apadoca, Pat McGowan, Dave Schmuck, Jim Bailey, Mark Churchill, Brian Mason....



Best I've ever known.

i'm gonna put gusseck out there... but i'll take a ramey brother too, they've got talent

i'm going to have to say tim jackson but bill bachman is definatly a close second

I'm a huge fan of Omar Carmenates' playing, and writing for that matter. Check out his I&E from 2002.

Oh, and Nick Werth. My god, yes, Nick Werth...

(Sorry for the double post, but it's too late to edit my last)

I can't believe I forgot Brian Perez.

i agree but disagree at the same time lol, i think tim jackson is terrific because look at what he did at I&E...it was incredible and all of them followed the same lines, that was CRAZY! and Bill Bachman writes some of the hardest but grooviest music i have ever seen, he also has the best looking tenor drums in my opinion ;), but NICK WERTH...he is INCREDIBLE, easily my top 1 (:

oh and idk if anyone has heard chocolate cherry bomb by nick werth...but OH MY GOSH, some of the best tuned tenors i have ever heard and such an awesome piece (: check it out!

Jeremy Somers from RCC

Jeremy is bada** but isn't the best quad player . . He's way young and still has time though