Jazz Drumming - Learn all about Jazz Drumming. Awesome jazz drum lessons and resources for playing drums. Tons of information on how to drum like a professional drummer including tips and secrets on how to play multiple jazz styles including Bebop, Jazz Waltz, Latin and Fusion, essential jazz terminology with definitions and usage, playing the jazz ride cymbal, playing with a “two” feel, the ride cymbal and independence, jazz form and structure, and more. Jazz drum lessons on books and DVD.

Beyond the Backbeat Drum Book/CD Learn how to take any basic rock/funk drum beat and morph it into jazz and world music feels. Improve your chops, expand your versatility, and develop your own style. The accompanying CD features over 90 play-along tracks to test out your morphing techniques as you groove with a Berklee band in all contemporary styles.

Creative Jazz Improvisation for Drum Set DVD Take a master class with one of today's best drum set educators. Yoron Israel will help you to enhance your improvisational language and lead you to more musical, concise and dynamic drum set solos and comping. Drum lessons include: building solos that grow out of the groove, expanding your sound palette, form & rhythms to inspire creativity, playing with intent & confidence, and more.

Peter Magadini Jazz Drums DVD In this information-packed drum lessons DVD, master jazz drummer and clinician Peter Magadini reveals the essential ingredients of jazz drumming. Inspirational live performances, concise explanations, demonstrations and exercises provide a comprehensive overview of traditional and contemporary jazz drumming styles and techniques.

Master Drummer DVD The Master Drummer is based on over 40 years of observing and studying the master players. Throughout this DVD, renowned player, author, and teacher John Riley defines and explores the four key musical components drummers must develop in order to play at the highest level. This drum lessons DVD is essential to any drummer's collection.

Jazz Combo Drumming DVD Drummer's Workshop DVD Guide to Playing with a Modern Rhythm Section. Here is the perfect study guide for today's jazz combo drummer. A professional for more than 30 years, world renown jazz drummer and educator, Danny Gottlieb, explains and demonstrates the main skills needed for performance excellence. Assisted by a stellar group of master jazz musicians, this drum lessons DVD is a must for combo drummers of all levels.

Paul Wertico's Drum Philosophy DVD Long-time drummer for the Pat Metheny Group, Paul Wertico is widely acknowledged as one of the premier players in jazz drumming. His unique approach to the drums is as much mental as it is physical. His analysis of the drum performances included in this DVD will give you great insight into the philosophy he employs when he sits down at the drumset.

Jazz Standards for Drumset Book/CD In this book/CD package, Brian Fullen teaches the essentials of jazz drumming through the use of twelve classic jazz tunes, including Real Book-type lead sheets and play-along tracks. The drum lessons book includes a complete background on multiple jazz styles including Bebop, Jazz Waltz, Latin and Fusion; essential jazz terminology with definitions and usage.

Jazz Drumset Basics DVD with Chart Jazz drumming the great Danny Gottlieb provides an easy to follow, step by step starting point for the jazz drum student. Whether you are a beginner or a drummer looking to add additional skills and development, this DVD and exercise sheet will provide inspiration and lessons to cover the basics.

The Essence of Brushes DVD Ed Thigpen, the master of jazz brushes, explains and demonstrates the essential strokes and sounds of the brushes and their applications to different rhythmic drum patterns and musical forms. Trio performances incorporate the concepts and techniques and cover a wide range of musical styles. Also includes a complimentary manual with special playing diagrams, lessons, notations, and suggestions for further studies.

Classic Jazz Drummers: Swing Era And Beyond DVD This incredible drum DVD features over 20 of the legendary giants and unsung greats of jazz percussion in solos, in “battle” and in the groups they helped make famous. Highlights include films of the legendary Sid Catlett with Louis Armstrong, Ray Bauduc with Jack Teagarden, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich with their own orchestras, and Gus Johnson with the rarely-heard Count Basie small group.

Gene Krupa - Swing, Swing, Swing DVD This outstanding drum DVD is a tribute to Gene Krupa, a certifiable legend of swing who made the drums a solo instrument. This program presents Gene in 14 complete, rarely seen performances spanning 60 years and featuring Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Ventura, Anita O'Day and others. Includes rare interview footage of Krupa himself. Get great drum lessons by watching how Gene Krupa handles the drums.

Peter Erskine Live in New York City DVD The Abercrombie / Erskine / Mintzer / Patitucci Band is comprised of four of the most acclaimed musicians in contemporary music. Here, the band performs a set of eight brilliant compositions – two by each member of the group. This is a great drum lessons DVD to get some inspiration for your band.

Peter Erskine Trio Live at Jazz Baltica DVD Peter Erskine is recognized throughout the world as one of the most creative and expressive drummers playing in any style of music. Live at JazzBaltica features the Peter Erskine Trio with pianist John Taylor and bassist Palle Danielsson. Recorded in 1993 in Salzau, Germany, this program captures a brilliant group on an especially inspired night.

Buddy Rich - Live At The 1982 Montreal Jazz Festival DVD This DVD features Buddy Rich and The Buddy Rich Big Band at the height of their popularity and influence. Contains seven beautiful arrangements that display not only Rich's virtuosity, but his unsurpassed musicianship as well. These include a rare example of Buddy on brushes and a brilliant rendition of his signature piece, the medley from “West Side Story.”

Buddy Rich - At The Top DVD Recorded at the Top of the Plaza in Rochester, New York on February 6, 1973, and captures drum legend Buddy Rich in his absolute prime. Syndicated by PBS in that year, it was the first time thousands of drummers were exposed to Buddy in a full-length concert setting, and many drummers continue to name this program as a prime influence on their own playing. Not seen in its entirety since it was first broadcast, it remains one of the most sought-after shows ever recorded by Buddy.

Steve Smith Drum Legacy DVD This highly educational drum lessons DVD set presents a musical analysis and discussion of some of the most important jazz drumming greats in history. On Drum Legacy you will find the complete one-hour performance by Steve Smith's group Jazz Legacy from the 2006 Modern Drummer Festival, including two previously unreleased songs.

Funk Drumming Book/CD Jazz and fusion drumset pioneer Mike Clark reveals the secrets behind his funkiest grooves in this instructional book. Interviews with Mike about his prolific career playing funk, fusion and jazz are interspersed with many of his funk drumming examples and grooves. The accompanying drum lessons CD features Mike playing many of the examples and grooves found in the book.

New Orleans Drumming DVD New Orleans Drumming rolls three best-selling videos (Street Beats: Modern Applications; Ragtime and Beyond: Evolution of a Style; and From R&B to Funk) into one DVD! And, New Orleans Drumming features a roster of incredible artists such as Johnny Vidacovich, Herlin Riley, Earl Palmer, and Herman Ernest. This great drum lessons dvd is sure to inspire your jazz drumming.

Musical Drumming In Different Styles DVD Drawing on his experience with artists from Maynard Ferguson to Santana to Toto and Ringo Starr, Gregg Bissonette presents his highly successful approach to creating musically supportive drum parts in virtually any studio or live drumming situation. This drum DVD has great lessons for any drummer in a band.

The Art Of Bongo Drumming DVD This DVD is packed with informative chapters on history, selection, positioning, strokes, practice tips/exercises, clave, martillo, repiques/fills, bongo bell, soloing, and much more. The diverse rhythms explored on this drum lessons DVD include martillo, bolero, jazz, rock, odd-time signatures, samba, and bossa nova.

Modern Drummer Festival 2006 DVD The Modern Drummer Festival returns to the spectacular NJ Performing Arts Center in 2006 for more another drumming extravaganza and its all caught in the DVD collection! Live video footage from two days of concerts plus tons of special features make this Modern Drummer Festival DVD Collection a must have for any drummer!.

Indian Rhythms Book / CD Dispelling the mystery and simplifying the complexity of Southern India’s classic Carnatic rhythmic system, this is the first book of its kind to apply authentic Indian rhythms to the modern drumset. Written by world-class percussionist and world drumming expert Pete Lockett, the book provides a clear explanation of Indian rhythms and counting systems and gives players a step-by-step resource for adapting and successfully incorporating these concepts into their playing.

Groove Essentials DVD Package This value pack includes Tommy Igoe's Groove Essentials – The Play-Along book/CD pack AND the Groove Essentials DVD! The book serves as a play-along companion for the DVD with 88 tracks and charts and 164 groove variations for over 6 hours of play along music! The Groove Essentials DVD is based on the definitive collection of contemporary rock, jazz, R&B, funk.

Tommy Igoe Groove Essentials DVD Groove Essentials is based on the definitive collection of contemporary rock, jazz, R&B, funk, and world/ethnic drumming styles contained in the poster of the same name, developed by world-class drummer, teacher and author Tommy Igoe and Vic Firth drum sticks. On this DVD, Tommy demonstrates 47 of today's most popular drum patterns, including a performance of each with a rhythm track.

Cindy Blackman Multiplicity DVD From jazz to rock to funk, and bebop to Kravitz, super-drummer Cindy Blackman gives it up in this instructional DVD. A woman with many facets, she performs six songs with her band, covering a multitude of styles in both acoustic and electric formats. Instructional segments include Cindy demonstrating the similarities and differences between jazz and rock drumming.

Classic Drum Solos DVDs Set Watch some of the classic drum solos and drummer battles of all time in this 2 DVD set. With names such as Buddy Rich, Sonny Payne, Art Blakely, Gene Krupa, Rufus Jones, and more, these DVDs are slam packed with unbelievable drum solos. It is sure to inspire you to do your best drumming.

The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary Book/CDs Alan Dawson was a legendary drummer and educator, known for his work with the top artists in jazz as well as for his 18-year association with Berklee College of Music. The drums book contains all the important techniques and concepts that Alan Dawson embraced in his own playing and subsequently taught to his students. The two CDs include some remastered audio examples from actual drum lessons taught by Dawson himself over the years.

Groove Essentials Play Along Book/CD Represents a new-generation play-along drums package and a quantum leap over anything else previously available in this vein with over 6 hours of music, including 47 drum grooves and feels from all over the world – most in two tempos – 88 tracks in all, truly professional sketch charts and incisive text by Tommy Igoe himself. Drummers with from every experience level have something to learn from this drum book.

Future Sounds Book w/ CD At long last, the secrets of David Garibaldi's groundbreaking funk/jazz fusion drumming techniques are presented in this innovative drum lessons book and CD. Whether you play rock, heavy metal, jazz or funk, you'll learn to incorporate Garibaldi's contemporary linear drum styles and musical concepts into your playing and develop your own unique drumset vocabulary.

John Blackwell Master Series Drums DVD Master Series John Blackwell brings his R&B/funk/pop drumming mastery to this enlightening educational drum lessons DVD. Interspersed among the performances, John touches on topics including grooving/playing in the pocket, foot technique, and drum showmanship, along with extensive commentary and demonstrations of the grooves and concepts that have influenced him.

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