Bernard Purdie on Drumeo

ByJoe The Drummer June 5, 2015

So now I am Drumeo’s greatest fan all of a sudden.

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Drum Education

Live, Loud & Drum Healthy Vol. 1
May 9, 2017 Drum Education

I watched this video recently on YouTube by a bloke called Jai Es who talks about a lot of stuff I think is very important for drummers and not discussed as often as it should. It’s a great run down…

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Drum Education | Gigs | Jazz

The Royal College of Music Festival of Percussion Part 2
July 12, 2013August 30, 2026 Drum Education, Gigs, Jazz

So, where was I? Oh yes, John Riley. John Riley’s clinic was, for me, the highlight of the RCM’s Festivl of Percussion. It was a treat to see a talk by the guy who’s book is such an essential part…

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Brazilian | Drum Education | Practice

The Four Amazing Learning Methods You Can Use To Learn Any Groove
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This is a super useful video I made recently outlining the four most useful methods for learning to play patterns on drums: I use a bog standard Bossa Nova beat as an example in this video but anything you want…

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Grooves | The Shuffle | Videos

How To Play a Purdie Shuffle
May 17, 2023August 30, 2026 Grooves, The Shuffle, Videos

Here’s my take on how to play the famous Purdie Shuffle as played by Bernard Purdie himself on Home at Last and Babylon Sisters by Steely Dan and by Jeff Porcaro on Toto’s Rosanna. This is an introductory video made…

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Drum Education

Musical Time – The Drummer From Semisonic Writes About Feel
January 23, 2015 Drum Education

Here’s a series of blog posts I discovered courtesy of The Steve Goold Blog by drummer Jacob Slichter of Semisonic talking about developing one’s sense of time and all that encompasses. This is a topic that can seem quite esoteric…

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Drum Education | Grooves | Videos

How To Play Testify By Stevie Ray Vaughan On Drums
September 10, 2023August 30, 2026 Drum Education, Grooves, Videos

Here’s my instructional video on how to play Chris Layton’s energetic groove on Stevie Ray’s Testify. It’s a brilliant groove to learn and to play and gives us a chance to focus on doing the dynamic strokes (Full, Down, Tap…

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