Jazz

The Fundamentals Of Jazz Part 01

ByJoe The Drummer April 4, 2012

The lovely Andrew Hare of the Melodic Drummer blog demonstrates the Jazz ride cymbal beat with the help of Art Blakey.

Brushes | Drummers | Jazz | The Funk

That Steve Gadd Bloke is Pretty Good
August 29, 2013 Brushes, Drummers, Jazz, The Funk

Been trawling YouTube for recordings of songs I need to learn for a new project wot I’m working on and happened upon this version of Billy Strayhorn’s Take The A-Train. I’ve seen the late Michel Petrucciani a couple of times…

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Drum Education | Gigs | Jazz

The Royal College of Music Festival of Percussion
July 10, 2013August 30, 2026 Drum Education, Gigs, Jazz

This past Sunday I met up with my dad just behind the Albert Hall in Kensington and went to the RCM’s (Royal College of Music) Festival of Percussion. It was a brilliant day out with an amazingly broad range of…

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Drum Technique | Jazz

Great Stick Shot Lesson from Quincy Davis
May 9, 2020August 30, 2026 Drum Technique, Jazz

Quincy Davis’ videos on jazz drumming are simple and easy to follow and tend to focus on a particular idea and how to develop it. This is a great lesson on thestick shot or stick-on-stick sound. I find this pretty…

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Drum Education | Jazz | Philosophy

Interview with Drummer Georges Paczynski
June 16, 2018August 30, 2026 Drum Education, Jazz, Philosophy

I’ll admit I’d never heard of Georges Paczynski before seeing this interview posted in my Facebook feed by the great street drummer, Oded Kafri. Paczynski talks about his love for jazz, for drumming and his philosophical outlook regarding pedagogy, human…

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Short Clip of Ralph Salmins With The Anthony Kerr Trio
September 4, 2015 Drummers, Jazz

I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to watch Ralph Salmins playing a jazz set with The Anthony Kerr Trio at the Royal College Of Music’s Percussion Festival which takes place annually at the end of June. Any drummer…

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Master Drummer Ari Hoenig on Making Mistakes
January 30, 2012 Jazz

Here is a splendid video from Ari Hoenig on how to make mistakes. Or, in fact, how mistakes aren’t. Or how mistakes art. One lesson is that, whatever the circumstances, make sure you have plenty of sticks around.

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