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The Beat Goes On

From: Valerie Hamilton
Length: 05:10

Profile of Durham, NC jazz drummer Stephen Coffman. Produced at the summer audio institute of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Read the full description.

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Playing: The Beat Goes On
From: Valerie Hamilton

Default-piece-image-2 Sometimes, success is as simple as knowing who you are. Stephen Coffman knows. The drummer for Durham, NC bands The Beast and Peter Lamb and the Wolves has been keeping a steady beat since he was in diapers. Producers Valerie Hamilton and Amelia Post took a look at how he found his rhythm.

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Sometimes, success is as simple as knowing who you are. Stephen Coffman knows. The drummer for Durham, NC bands The Beast and Peter Lamb and the Wolves has been keeping a steady beat since he was in diapers. Producers Valerie Hamilton and Amelia Post took a look at how he found his rhythm.