HOW TO PLAY JAZZ BRUSHES - FAST TEMPOS, 3/4 TIME, BALLADS AND MORE | Jazz Drummer Q-Tip of the Week
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- This is Part III of my jazz brush playing series of free jazz drum set lessons. In this lesson, I talk about and demonstrate various approaches to playing fast up tempos with the brushes, 3/4 waltz time, a two feel and ballad playing.
This free jazz drumming lesson will help drummers build a strong foundation of jazz brush playing. Make sure to check out part IV of this series where I will cover rudimental applications to soloing with the brushes.
Make sure to download a jazz play along track (link below) to practice your brush playing with!
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00:00 - Playing Intro
00:48 - Welcome
01:07 - Lesson Description
02:17 - Brush Basics
03:27 - 3 Up Tempo Patterns
08:50 - 3/4 Waltz Time Patterns
10:09 - Two Feel Patterns
17:03 - Ballad Patterns
20:48 - Closing Remarks
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Thanks, Quincy, for this excellent lesson. Idea: how about Bossa, Samba, and Afro-Cuban styles on brushes?
Good idea!
Yes please!
Great idear 👌🏽
Yep. Good call.
Bring on part 4! 🥳
Ha! I’m not sure I have a part 4 in my Luke. Lol!
That was just an amazing video on brushes Quincy! Some say public speaking is the number one human fear. Mine would be playing brushes in front of Quincy! Thank you so much Quincy for your great teaching videos. I watch them over and over!
Ha ha! I thought we were friends Rita. No reason to fear me friend :-) I always look forward to hearing from you!
This is one of your best videos man, thank you :)
Wow, I’m glad you think so! Thanks for tuning in my man.
I love the shirt with the same color of the brushes...so swag !
Sometimes I get lucky :-)
Your #3 example is actually #12 in the Philly book called Fancy Fancy. 👍
it‘s also one of the two patterns John Riley was shown by Jack DeJohnette and which he included in his book „The Art of Bop Drumming“ 👍
Fantastic demonstrations, Q! So glad you covered 3/4 time with brushes. Not as easy as you make it look. Wonderful job!
I appreciate that as always Tom!
Bringing the quiet fire. Dig it man.
Thanks Nathan!
All I have to say to you Quincy is, smooth…
😉👉🏼✨🥁🪶
Ha! I’ll take that Luis:)
Thank you great!!! You demonstrate the idea of relaxing on the brushes . this really helped me , specific instructions are very helpful. I Will shed more on brushes
Glad it was helpful Ray!
That counter clockwise circle sounds hot at up tempos.
Word captain NS👊🏾
He can play😮
Another excellent lesson as always; cheers from Brasil Q! Thank you for you kindness and knowledge 💌
Awesome!
Thank you Alex!
Just fantastic instructional content. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much Jeff!
Q! This lesson is just excellent!
I appreciate the love William!
I love my Drumkit so much, and now i love you too. You make me feel like a happy child. Greetings from Ostfriesland/Northeastgermany Stay like this!
Thank you for the valuable lesson !!!
Thanks for watching!
Your brushes match your shirt nicely!
Certainly not planned but sometimes I get lucky :-)
Hey, Prof. Davis, this is like the third or fourth time now that you've dropped a video that addressed exactly what I was working on at the time. It's wild. Thank you for these lessons! 🙌
Ha! I can read your mind Ryan:-)
Thanks, Quincy. Great lesson. 👍
Thanks Jim!
fantastic man! more than anything im grateful for your personableness and how excited you are to help us newbies learn. you're awesome got a new sub here
Great teaching, great execution (of course), and great didactic application. In short, great Quincý.
A very affectionate hug and thank you for sharing all this.
To love music is to love drums and vice versa.
I appreciate your kind words as always Joe!
A masterclass like always! Amazing content Q! I specialy enjoyed your advices on playing ballads! Looking forward for part 4!!! 🔥
Thanks for your kind words and for watching as always Joel. Part four is coming soon!
Always easy to understand, always helpful, patient and well presented...now all I gotta do is practise and get better!
Thank you as ever, Quincy...
I’m glad to hear my lessons are clear and easy to follow. Thanks for watching and hopefully for your next comment, you’ll learn how to spell the word “practice”. 🤣🤣🤣
Great as usual! Your videos never disappoint. I asked you recently to cover ballads and you covered that too. That’s was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks and keep them coming! FP
I appreciate you watching and supporting my channel Frank. And I’m glad that I covered a topic that you requested. I aim to please👍🏾
Thanks! Cool!
That's very nice of you. Thank you!
I have completed all of the brush classes! I too love the Vic Firth heritage brushes. These exercises are clear, precise, and create a very effective ground work for any brush situation you may find yourself in...if you practice DAILY! Thank you professor Davis! Going to hit the 8 killer be-bop phrases...Also, my old drum teacher Joe Raynor, got me into classical samba/Brazilian phrases. Can you do a few videos expounding on the American Jazz version of Samba and Latin based phrases? Also, I would love to get you input on some Afro-Cuban phrases. ie. Mozambique, Nani go. I have Subscribed and liked all the content so far.
Great feel,great sound.I remember that brush lesson a few years ago also excellent.... There's something really great about the movement brushes give to songs/ tunes...It also helps stick control I find...❤️
I am in full agreement with you Peter. Thanks for checking out my lessons for so many years!
Dope !!!
Thanks Chris 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Amazing lesson
Thanks Boom!
Brother Q ... you kept your word about making a uptempo brush video . I've been waiting two years and it was worth it! and that my Brother makes YOU that guy 👑🥁🔥
Thanks for hanging in there with me my friend :-)
Gracias!!!
Denada sir!
THANKS VERY NICE LESSON!!!!!
I appreciate that Mike!
Thanks for these brush lessons! Fantastic in depth analysis. One thing I’d like to see is tips on how to solo with brushes. I feel limited in vocabulary with them. It would be great to hear what you have to say about soloing with them
Thanks so much for this lesson, and all of your lessons, Professor! I’m a jazz piano undergrad at UNCo, but have been dabbling on the drums and these lessons are SO helpful! Congrats on 20k 🎉
Awesome Cash! The drums will make you a better pianist for sure. Thanks for watching!
Would love to see your take on Philly Joe Jones Brush Artistry book. 12 examples. Thank you!
I swear to God Q, you always know exactly what I need, exactly when I need it. I really been concentrating on my brush work. As we all know, there's only one way to get good at playing brushes. Been concentrating on my jazz ride pattern as well. Playing at higher tempos, and timing myself. You look down at your timer, THAT WAS 1 MINUTE?!! LOL
Ha! I'm in your thoughts I guess Charlie:) Keep grinding out those up tempos with brushes. A little everyday goes a long ways! Happy holidays!!
Really good, informative videos. I’d love to hear your take on Buddy Rich.
I appreciate that! I did a reaction video to Buddy Rich you may find interesting.
Hey everyone! Let me know what brush techniques and concepts you want me to cover in my next brush lesson (Part IV)? Hope you like this video!
----Video Time Stamp----
00:00 - Playing Intro
00:48 - Welcome
01:07 - Lesson Description
02:22 - Brush Basics
03:27 - Up Tempo Patterns
08:50 - 3/4 Waltz Time Patterns
10:09 - Two Feel Patterns
17:03 - Ballad Patterns
20:48 - Closing Remarks
Quincy: thanks for the video, so cool! I have two questions
1. Dave Weckle demonstrated a brush “trick” where he hit the rim with the “shoulder” of the brush and he got some crazy vibrations or “buzzes” from the brush. Can you demonstrate that? (I hope I explained it clearly).
2. Do you always turn the snares off, when using the brushes? Thanks
Could you add tips on using match grip for brushes?
Thx for your content. It's been super helpful as a jazz drumming refresher just in time for a gig.
PS I'd also love to see you shout out some bad@$$ lady jazz drummers.
Oh how I love me some sweepers....... If all I had was brushes, I'd still be a happy Drummer! Thanks Q!
Thanks as always!
Nice...👍❤🌹
First comment! Many thanks Ayman:)
Another great video! Always solid info from you. For uptempo brushes, one of my favorites is KWash on Tommy Flanagan's “Mean Streets” (from the album Jazz Poet). Not just that tune, but the whole album. Anyway, thanks for always posting great content. Greetings from Shanghai.
Charles
Mean Streets! Some of the finest brush work recorded👍🏾
Thanks, beautiful stuff Quincy. How about some 12/8 feels like Art Blakey ?
Thanks máster. I would like you play off beats with brushes 😉
Hi Quincy, brush playing is an area where I need lots of help. I can play the basic medium fast and ballad tempos, but I’m just not as good as I would like to beat it. You sound fantastic playing with brushes. I go on CZcams and watch players using brushes and they make it look easy but it really isn’t at all. One more thing. I saw dejohnette with the Keith Jarrett trio use the third method of brush playing that you demonstrated and he sounds so good using that method, of he sounds great all the way around anyway, he’s a master player. Thanks for the video, I’ll try practicing your technique. Thanks, Chuck.
I appreciate your kind words Chuck. Keep working hard at them!
Many thanks from the mountains of Yunnan !
You must be so good to raise the mayonnaise !
I vote also for Brazilian !
Would you dare a brush Mozambique ?
what about 6/8 ?
Thanks for very informative and good videos. Maybe a lesson on latin brushes?
Good idea! Thank you
Hi Quincy, just in case you are familiar with some of the patterns from Philly Joe‘s „Brush Artistry“…you could maybe demonstrate some …
That's a good idea Christian!
Hi Quincy
I'm following you from germany.
Really learned a lot from you. Thank you very much!!
There is quite a lot if information about basic brush patterns. Unfortunately very little about advanced embellishments or brush rudiments and how to incorporate them seemlessly into your playing. Things to make the basic patterns shine..
Could you cover something like that, please?
I’ll try to delve into this a little bit more in the next brush video. Thanks for watching.
Tips on switching smoothy between sticks and brushes without disrupting the groove too much?
Yes!!!
Good idea!
Hi Quincy! Love your brush playing. Do you do brush stick rhythms, by any chance? Love your motto, 'Don't rush, brush!'
I’m not sure I understand what you mean by brush stick, rhythms. Thanks for watching!
@@drumqtips Hi Quincy, I don't if they're still available, but years ago you could get something which was a combination of stick AND brush. Perhaps they don't exist anymore -?!
Hi, as always : Fantastic Lesson ! I was wondering if there is a chance to work also a bit on comping in these styles and especially how to come easily back into the pattern once you have broken them up. To me this is quite the biggest challenge. Once you have established the move/pattern all is fine but if you start comping and want to reestablish...it gets bumpy..
It may be helpful to have a few comp patterns worked out that you practice really slow getting in and out of. That will get you more comfortable with the concept.
@@drumqtips...so as always no magic, just hard work ;-)
@@drumqtips BTW Jo Jones was one of the first to had a book out on brushwork ("Brush Artistry", 1968). Love to see you walking us trough those ideas. Thigpens book e.g. was complemented with a DVD but Jo Jones' work is hard to get and hardly demonstrated somewhere)
Mrs. Quincy, I got a question about practicing. For me, I don't really like to sweat, but I watch the master like Elvin Jones who play so hard and so fast that they end up sweating all around. Do you believe that practicing fast tempos inevitably ends up in sweating, or maybe it's a matter of technique. Sorry about my English I'm from Peru. Greetings from my country or as we Peruvian say "Saludos, mi hermano".
Saludos, mi hermano! Playing the drums is a very physical thing and sometimes when we play fast or hard, we will inevitably sweat. Lucky you If you are able to play faster hard and not sweat but most drummers do indeed sweat when they play. Sorry to break the bad news to you Damien :-)
I play in a classic hard rock band but love jazz drumming....I just don't understand playing it though.
I don't understand playing it half the time either Ron🤣
My apologies. I thought you were saying you had names/ tracks specifically featuring brushes. No worries! I'll work through your videos.
Have a great day, Quincy!
Patrick, you are nit understanding me. There is a list of tracks and albums featuring brushes that I’ve provided in the description of 1 or 2 of my brush videos. I can’t help you any further.
It looks to me like you have your snare drum quite high? Tia
I do but mainly for video purposes. Good observation Davey🧐
Can you make a video of you just playing like don't teach anything just som playing 😁
L'est you forget czcams.com/video/OXL8YmharTw/video.html -- look up Quincy's credentials. He's the real deal and laying down gold for free. If you get a chance, take a lesson with him. I did, I don't even play drums.
I’ll consider that for sure Zivos. I might be doing a cover from my album Q Vision on the song Blues Unconscious.
You’re too kind! I hope all is well with you my friend.
TKS Quincy!
My pleasure Flavio!
I’m sorry for some wrong words, I meant to say , I’m just not as good as I would like to be at it.
Dude,play more,talk less!
Thanks for the tip Frank👍🏾
Thanks for this lesson, really like your content!
I really appreciate that David! Thanks for watching👍🏾