Making Ride Patterns Easy
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010If there's one thing that makes a jazz drummer amazing, it's their approach to the ride patterns. Besides the basic swing beat, jazz drummers often alter the ride cymbal pattern to adjust for the tempo.
Bossa Nova, Samba
Monday, February 22nd, 2010The Bossa Nova From Brazil, this beat is similar to the common Latin Jazz beat, the Samba. The difference is in the ride cymbal pattern. The Bossa Nova has straight eighth notes on the bell, and the Samba is broken up ...
Latin Jazz – The Bembe
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Among the many fascinating Latin styles of drumming is one that sticks out because of its time signature. Common to West Africa and Cuba, 6/8 time signature created the bembe tradition of drumming. This Afro-Cuban style was created from religious ...
Brushes
Monday, February 22nd, 2010This lesson is devoted to one of the most rewarding areas of jazz drumming. A long time ago, the brushes were invented initially as a fly killing devise. I can’t even imagine the circumstances that led up to sweeping a ...
Riffing
Monday, February 22nd, 2010One of the fundamental elements of jazz is the riff. Most melodies in songs are composed around a basic rhythmic riff. Knowing the riff in any song should be a top priority for any drummer, because the riff is a ...
The Jazz Ride Cymbal
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Just like the ambusher defines how a horn player sounds, the ride cymbal, or more specifically how you play the basic jazz pattern, defines the sound of a jazz drummer. What is the jazz ride cymbal pattern?
