I am not a drummer. But! The number 1 and 2 drummer issues that I have had to deal with time and time again after playing for many years is.... VOLUME and S P A C E Please tell everyone you know to tone down the volume and leave plenty of space. Jazz is a conversation. I bet these two issues have gotten more drummers out of a jazz band than anything else.
Lack of dexterity and "over-playing". It might be obvious to Jazz audiences, but in other styles... People are fooled into thinking a bunch of loud fills make a good drummer.
Its all contextual! Sometimes, you're 100% right, we have to play quieter and leave space... other times the conversation involves us being loud and busy!
I’m just starting my jazz drumming journey. I absolutely love playing and your videos are helping me become better! Thank you for your help, your videos are easy to understand and cover a lot of ground.
im a very begginer drummer, but i am really interested in jazz drumming and jazz itself, and ur videos help me so much! (thanks for the free pdf guide haha)
I’m a low intermediate level jazz drummer and I find this beginners lesson helpful for me as well.
Thanks Paul, glad to hear it’s helping!
I am not a drummer. But! The number 1 and 2 drummer issues that I have had to deal with time and time again after playing for many years is.... VOLUME and S P A C E Please tell everyone you know to tone down the volume and leave plenty of space. Jazz is a conversation. I bet these two issues have gotten more drummers out of a jazz band than anything else.
Lack of dexterity and "over-playing". It might be obvious to Jazz audiences, but in other styles... People are fooled into thinking a bunch of loud fills make a good drummer.
Its all contextual! Sometimes, you're 100% right, we have to play quieter and leave space... other times the conversation involves us being loud and busy!
I’m just starting my jazz drumming journey. I absolutely love playing and your videos are helping me become better! Thank you for your help, your videos are easy to understand and cover a lot of ground.
im a very begginer drummer, but i am really interested in jazz drumming and jazz itself, and ur videos help me so much! (thanks for the free pdf guide haha)
You're so welcome! Glad I can help :)
Cool! Thanks man. Pretty cool. I am still struggling so add snare without messing around the base swing. Learning!
You can do it! Its hard at first, but you'll get the swing of it no problem!
RELAX don't do it when you want to go to it ...Relax don't do it ..unless you want to DRUM ...boom boom boom !!! FgtH
Thats exactly right haha 🤣
Can you hit us with a buddy rich basic?
Let me see what I can do...