dogtonharrants Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hello, I live in London and am looking to develop my jazz drumming with jazz musicians. I have played rock for many years but have always wanted to play jazz and feel that now is the right time. I have the potential - I just need to work at it with the right musicians. As for the actual style of the music I am open at this stage (I appreciate 'jazz' is a very broad genre).. Can anyone help me out here please? Many thanks Dan dogtonharrants@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hey Dan, A good way to start might be to find a 'friendly' jam session, and start playing a bit there...Of course, having said that, my mind's gone totally blank and I can't think of any in town (checking out 'Jazz in London' or whatever it's called might be a good start!), but there must be lots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 (edited) Dan, Welcome to the forum. My suggestion is to find a good drum instructor who is actually a jazz drummer and can take rudiments and technique to the drum kit and show you how they can be used. A good jazz drummer can also explain the approach and concepts of jazz. Also, as Red stated, try and find a jam session somewhere and make it to as many jazz performances as possible and observe how the drummer listens and interacts with the other musicians. Listening is probably the most important element.. There are also many DVDs available that are helpful. One in particular is Steve Smith's "History Of The US Beat".. I would also recommend listening to a lot of jazz and particularly listen to the alltime great recorded drummers and I'll list some of my favorites. (There are too many great drummers out there known and mostly unknown to list them all).. Gene Krupa Buddy Rich Big Sid Catlett Papa Jo Jones Max Roach Art Blakey Philly Joe Jones Roy Haynes Roy McCurdy Chico Hamilton Jimmy Cobb Jimmy Hopps Tony Williams Louis Hayes Louis Nash Nash Danny Spencer Roy Brooks Ralph Pendland Mike Baker Carl Allen Donald "Duck" Bailey Elvin Jones Alan Dawson Joe Morello Steve Smith Bernard Purdy Joe Dukes Byron Landin Micky Roker Jack DeJohnette Edited January 4, 2008 by randissimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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