Another flam accent/flam drag-oriented snare drum workout, which is a good companion to this one in 6/8 and this one in 2/4— this will be a little difficult if you haven’t mastered those first, actually. […]
Month: January 2015
Transcription: Ivan Conti — Nome Dele E Joan
Here’s more from Brazilian drummer Ivan Conti, of the band Azymuth. The tune is a moderate-tempo samba, Nome Dele E Joan, from the band’s 2002 album Partido Novo. I just transcribed a few bars from […]
“How can I understand Elvin Jones?”
This is a question that came up on the Drummerworld forum— Elvin Jones’s playing is quite advanced in a way that inexperienced listeners may be slow to figure out, and that defies explanation. The way […]
Survival chops: triplets in 5/4
Part of the idea of this “survival” series is to be very right hand (or leading hand, if you play lefty) oriented; we want to start every measure with the right hand— it just suits […]
DBMITW: Headhunters
Here’s something special for the new year: Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters— the Thrust lineup, with Mike Clark— playing live in Europe in 1974: There’s another one which has embedding disabled, so you’ll have to click through to […]