The Secret Life of Beats

Part memoir, part musical odyssey, The Secret Life of Beats follows Grammy Award–winning drummer Will Calhoun from his childhood in the Bronx to the far corners of the world—driven by the curiosity and fearlessness that made him one of the most extraordinary musicians of his generation.

Will Calhoun grew up in a household full of music, family, and the kind of neighborhood bonds that shape a person for life. The lessons he learned there—on stoops, in living rooms, and at his mother’s side—be...