Editing Neil Peart (section)

===Playing style reinvention===
In 1991, Peart was invited by [[Buddy Rich]]'s daughter, Cathy Rich, to play at the Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concert in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/drums/drumkits/buddy_rich_memorial_1991.htm|title=Neil Peart Buddy Rich 1991 drums|website=www.andrewolson.com|access-date=March 19, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413184311/http://www.andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/drums/drumkits/buddy_rich_memorial_1991.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Peart accepted and performed for the first time with the Buddy Rich Big Band. Peart remarked that he had little time to rehearse, and noted that he was embarrassed to find the band played a different arrangement of the song than the one he had learned.<ref name="neilpeart.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.neilpeart.net/news/november_08.html|title=Neil Peart's Official Website|publisher=Neilpeart.net|access-date=September 3, 2011|archive-date=January 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103031801/http://www.neilpeart.net/news/november_08.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Feeling that his performance left much to be desired, Peart produced and played on two Buddy Rich tribute albums titled ''[[Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich]]'' in 1994 and 1997 in order to regain his aplomb.

While producing the first Buddy Rich tribute album, Peart was struck by the tremendous improvement in ex-[[Journey (band)|Journey]] drummer [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]]'s playing, and asked him his "secret". Smith responded he had been studying with drum teacher [[Freddie Gruber]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Peart |first1=Neil |title=Starting Over |magazine=Modern Drummer |date=November 1995 |volume=19 |issue=11 |page=130 |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/md192cs.pdf |access-date=January 12, 2020 |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924000128/https://www.moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/md192cs.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

In early 2007, Peart and Cathy Rich discussed another Buddy tribute concert. At the recommendation of bassist [[Jeff Berlin]], Peart once again augmented his swing style with formal drum lessons, this time under the tutelage of another pupil of Freddie Gruber, [[Peter Erskine]], himself an instructor of Steve Smith.<ref name="neilpeart.net" /> On October 18, 2008, Peart once again performed at the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert at New York's [[Hammerstein Ballroom]].<ref>{{cite news |title=RUSH's NEIL PEART Performs 'YYZ' At Buddy Rich Memorial Concert; Video Available |url=https://search.blabbermouth.net/news/rush-s-neil-peart-performs-yyz-at-buddy-rich-memorial-concert-video-available/ |access-date=January 12, 2020 |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=October 20, 2008 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413184312/https://search.blabbermouth.net/news/rush-s-neil-peart-performs-yyz-at-buddy-rich-memorial-concert-video-available/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The concert has since been released on DVD.