Recorded May 2026

Kai is a drummer from the UK who first caught my attention through a series of studio clips and an interview with Greg Hutchinson, who has been his teacher, mentor, and then produced Kai’s album, “A Time Once Forgotten”.

Kai is not only a fantastic player, he’s very insightful and I think you’ll get a lot from this conversation. 

Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/kaiicraig

Website

https://kaicraig.com

Kai Craig - A Time Once Forgotten

https://kaicraig-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/a-time-once-forgotten

Kai Craig and Greg Hutchinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prbd7xqoSHY

Sean Payne - Long Story Short

https://seanpayne.bandcamp.com/album/long-story-short

Interview on Four on the Floor

https://jonmccaslinjazzdrummer.blogspot.com/2025/09/kai-craig-time-once-forgotten.html

Kai's Zildjian video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnxZGy5mGjg

Branford Marsalis documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNJmyy8IqNo

Brice Wassy - Rythmes du Cameroun

https://amzn.to/4ulc4wV

The song featured in this episode is Namesake off of Kai's album.

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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.