Nineteen-year-old Andrew Niemann wants to be the greatest jazz drummer in the world, in a league with Buddy Rich. This goal is despite not coming from a pedigree of greatest, musical or otherwise ...

Before J.K. Simmons gave an Oscar-winning role in Damien Chazelle's 'Whiplash,' he was just as terrifying in the original ...

The problem is that Andrew was so desperate to be great, and became so desperate for Fletcher's approval, that he did ultimately earn it, playing for him at the end of the film. This vindicated the ...

But “Whiplash” is somewhat unusual in that much of its music is seen performed by characters on the screen. When Miles Teller’s panicked and obsessive character, Andrew, is pouring sweat and ...