Jack DeJohnette - drum solo at PASIC 2009

Jack DeJohnette - drum solo at PASIC 2009 -
Used with the permission of The Percussive Arts Society
www.pas.org
jackdejohnette.com

[@jamesdejohnette4106]

So Proud of my Cousin Jack DeJohnette, many blessings to you always. Your Chicago Family.

[@georgemarich9984]

this is awesome........I'm also Hyde Park!

[@longroadproductions9242]

Dude do you realize your cousin is a living legend

[@davifly64]

a drum supreme...

[@fordtruck4512]

Davide Moscatiello facts

[@guyot1979]

Got to love a drummer who starts a solo quoting A Love Surpreme!

[@chris_d_r_u_m_s]

Gregory Bramhall that's right! I was coming to the comments to mention that as well!

[@Stephenhaake]

Exactly!

[@einsteinalexander7187]

yeah hahahhaha that is it~

[@jeremysdrumming4474]

Jack is unbelievably awesome, I love his Aquarian signature drumheads, they sound fantastic! ❤

[@mikefields4136]

This has to be the most MUSICAL solo I've ever heard. He is literally TALKING through the kit, which is why i love his playing so much. He was even doing this with Miles back in the day, he just perfected it. Alot to learn here

[@jacofanatic]

I am a student at the Culinary Institute of America and just got to shake this man's hand as he came through the campus bookstore. Best day ever.

[@EleniEliades_]

A Love Supreme musically referenced ...then onto more melodic drumming. He is playing songs, not solos. Beautiful.

[@Thalarctos.]

► Eleni Eliadeb : C'est exactement ça...

[@skimanization]

I was singing A Love Supreme throughout this solo, it's a first time I hear a drummer playing a melody and then solo over it creating all dynamic music pulses and nuances as if he's playing with a full band. He's a real virtuoso.

[@donrenato]

First thing I heard❤

[@alisoncarpenter232]

It's all about composing and musicality not rudiments which should serve the music not the other way round, Jack is the ultimate musical drummer a joy to behold.

[@glenabsolum778]

nice to hear someone actually playing a musical instrument instead of been obsessed with playing as fast as they possibly can ....lovely

[@sbrand3998]

I could listen to him play all day. So un-common and humane; less math, more poetic.

[@jeremyesposito1]

He's playing 'A Love Supreme' by John Coltrane.

[@jzcoll]

Jack has beautiful melodic symmetry in his playing. You can tell that he spent many hours alone exploring his "voice".

[@budda777pl]

The most musical drum solo of all time. Jack plays drums like the piano.

[@TheHerbert1971]

I ve heard hundrets of drum solos, this is among the best.

[@gillesdalbis]

He's playing 'A Love Supreme' by John Coltrane. Thanks !

[@mycrackitches5]

if you say you that nice, then put up a video of you playing better than this guy. let's see you divide your mind, be more dynamic, and roll better then him, i bet you can have the best drum set in the world and you won't even sound as close as jack's sound. stop talking about things you dont know about because you're making yourself look ignorant, and when people make themselves look ignorant, they look stupid. go practice your drums, get nicer and then come talk, ok?

[@kennethkunie4978]

negative comments? remember, Jack is there and you never will be.

[@GeoffBosco]

I have no clue how anyone who claims to know anything about music can just come out and admit how stupidly blind they are to the absolute majesty of this drum solo.

[@celticpridedrums]

@@GeoffBosco art is in the ears of the beholder.

[@TheGurner1]

Great - melodic, expressive - too many drummers sound like a knitting machine these days ;-)

[@marcogiovino7372]

Ah, sounds like he's playing, 'A Love Supreme"...Love Jack...

[@ericwright8177]

I've drummed my whole life 67 years old. From North Chicago. Jack DeJohnett. Aghhhhhhh please. He's Savant. A Living Legend and BOSS. One of Steve Smith's favorites. Mine too.

[@Denis-gd8yq]

Mine too, without a doubt. A great, great musician.

[@jasperjenkins7729]

Looks like Colin Powell. Those drums sound AMAZING. Jack should could be a chef Because he's cookin some tasty stuff for sure.

[@abelmarcel7733]

That melody is also the itotele of chachalokafun....bata drumming

[@thenel2162]

u got negative comments lets be honest. Most people expect drummers to just hit on everything make alot of noise get up and drop the sticks. When a musician actually plays music on drums alot of people are turned off.

[@fordtruck4512]

The nel facts

[@MrJesseG123]

I think at this point Jack DeJohnette has earned his status as a drumming legend. He can "say" as much or as little as he wants; he's pretty much revered. While he has primarily played traditional in his career, I've seen people's comments on this video saying that he had hand problems and switched to mainly match grip.

[@loucontino4804]

A Master Musician! This is not just an interpretation of John's beautiful tune...this is a prayer to a higher power! Flat out AWESOME.

[@gregorybush3224]

Well said

[@cristianericdolberg]

he is playing a love supreme!

[@leoyucht]

"Drumming is more than speed" - This is exactly what Jack has demonstrated. It is a musical playing. @sdsdsdsdsnhgvjshfvjs nailed it when he said A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. That's what he's playing! You can hear the song as he plays it. Every note he plays is so relaxed, and I feel that's appropriate when you listen to the lyrics of that song - they're kinda laid back. At the same time, he has a commanding control over the tempo. That's what I get out of this type of playing.

[@richardfoulk3228]

He is whole band by himself. I met him years ago at a life changing clinic. He spent a lot of time talking about aliens and American Indians. It got way out there. His solos first on piano then drums was truly from the stars. Nobody plays like Jack. Wow!

[@0724YK]

これコルトレーンのあの曲をやってるんや！ A Love Supreme、A Love Supreme、A Love Supreme・・・

[@loveisthelaw20042004]

Elvin jones will always be king!

[@IamUncledeuce]

No mutes, high tuning, nice.

[@mlilburn5161]

A Love Supreme! Nice just saw him with Esperanza, Joe Lovano, and Leo Genovese and they played "Resolution." Killing.

[@paoloalcantara2465]

One of the best improvised drum solos for me. sometimes it’s not just about playing faster than the other guys.... It’s how you tell a story and how you construct something that would sound like one complete thought from beginning to end.

[@fernandoalvaradojr.95]

My favorite jazz drummer 🥁

[@rayszymarek2920]

Respect Jack De Johnette in so many many ways. An expressive musician Taste and Story Telling in a Melodic Fashion. Also I must give credit and I know that Jack will agree. The man who really put the butter on the popcorn and vanilla ice cream on the apple pie., The one The only Late MAX ROACH. Dizzy called Max the Painter,. His spectrum of melodic drumming. Jack De Johnette does so many great fabulous happenings for percussion. He drumming is like listening to a phrase of tonal percussion. Nice drumming and absolutely musical from the word go. No fast chops needed here. This is a Musical Drum Solo

[@DabsDad]

My all time favorite drummer! Simply an amazing man.

[@MegaLJ3]

More just just an artist. He's an innovator.

[@Adamboms]

He's got the groove!

[@PaluskaMarketing]

Jack is easily one of the most musical drummers of our time.

[@mickberry164]

Who needs a band when you've got this guy! Yeah, yeah, and once more...YEAH!

[@razadrum]

7 people didn't realize they were watching the greatest living drummer( considering the amount of albums, tours, shows, and clinics, here and around the world he's done since 1960)... Can anyone match his out put? Drumming is about expressing something, not just playing fast. He can play extremely fast, too. Mind-boggling phrases, not just basic stuff played fast, like some rock drummers, that some think are sooo great. It makes me wonder how many people commenting are actual drummers!!!!????

[@longroadproductions9242]

Touring rock drummer here, yes he's pretty fucking amazing, its sad to see that people can't appreciate this, his dynamic and his melodic approach to soloing is really great to watch

[@JeremySmith-sx9oe]

jack dejohnette is a legend

[@HeavyOpera1]

This was true musicality punctuated by monster tom rolls. Great solo.

[@earlbrackett6742]

definitely a drummer's drummer. the way he throws those tom fills out is real craftsmanship.

[@jazzfusionsoul]

One of the most musical Drum solo i have ever seen,what a joy.

[@dimatteo16]

yes! - a clear interpretation/solo around this incredible piece of music by an incredible musician

[@shrikramalei9091]

Boring?

[@oliverwilliams7175]

They're the Aquarian Jack DeJohnette Signature Heads.

[@Diegencinamusic]

True art, genuine human expression. So inspiring.

[@nadir6661]

24 deafs!

[@d36williams]

any one else hear "a love supreme"? (apparently I am not the only one) its pretty interesting reading his book (the art of modern jazz drumming) and watching this video. at 4:25 or so he starts doing some of the 3 over 4 stuff he introduces in the first section of the book

[@tmaddrummer]

Drums are always happy when they all get to join in the fun; from the largest to the smallest, sorta like children.....

[@jefflyon2020]

one of the greatest drummers ever!LOve anything he does especially gateway,anyone from any genre can learn from this man.

[@HarryJoiner]

I understand why JD is one of Bill Stewart’s favorite drummers

[@NicklasJazzström]

A LOVE SUPREME!!!!! I heard it too!!

[@dharma_star]

Reminds me of Max Roach a bit in terms of construction. I met Jack in Boston a long time ago. I like his stuff with John Abercrombie.Check it out. (I still prefer Elvin Jones,Joe Morello,and Buddy Rich for solos though....sorry to say)

[@kaschamacka8681]

a so musically integrated Hi-hat only i see him playing..Sometimes i Play for Rockgigs his signature Drumheads from aquarian..i tune them not so hihg but they can sound so dirty but direkt and punchy i always got ask by engineers what heads These are..very unique Heads but hard to find nowadays

[@nadir6661]

Jack the Triper

[@itoitokunitan]

singing drummer! great!! 聴き惚れた！

[@fess04]

man....Jack definitely in...

[@evertvanderhik5774]

Always love Jack. One of the greats

[@joininglife]

I supremely love this solo! Thanks ~

[@sentimentalement60]

Ce mec est juste exceptionnel !

[@sambelton4321]

Jack is the GREATEST. SO MUCH MUSICALITY, COORDINATION, SOUL. I LOVE IT. SO INSPIRING

[@simplehuman1798]

The comments are right on! He really does “talk” though his kit playing. Takes you along so naturally.

[@hannahstansfield4034]

Just because he plays similar tune on toms which reminds of double bass pattern , which is by the way very common it doesn't mean he is playing Love supreme . It would be the same if you'd hit two first notes of any symphony, which a child can do , that some snob would say hey he's playing Beethoven

[@sduraybito]

What an inspiration!

[@ryansams1268]

I liked everything - apart from that terrible-sounding bass drum.

[@jamesbryce5187]

Saw him locally at a music store and did a solo. After 45 minutes we said "seen enough - let's go. God knows how much longer this will go on."

[@JoeyvanLeeuwen]

I would still say that matched dominates nowadays. I mean, even the guys at Eastman use matched, and that's old-fashioned big band school.

[@loveisthelaw20042004]

jack is great but the sound on those crash cymbals is so thin...cant stand the way they sound

[@NicleT]

Great lesson of how to dialog with the drums.

[@alexaycart9154]

Amazing how Jack mastered both traditional matched grips..

[@dncrystal]

lol Bilham cobly. sounds like the start of a sentence. "Bilham cobly opened the door, making sure no one heard"

[@edoardozampetti4601]

this is a solo? poor me..

[@mk-musicproduction]

Yes. He is playing by himself. Solo. :)

[@Redurj]

Moeller isn't a shortcut. It doesn't just take a couple days to learn how to play quickly using Moeller. I watched your videos. You just play fast and loud. There's no building your solo, no climax, no dynamics. Dejohnette demonstrates a lot here. Restraint- he doesn't show off his chops. Dynamics- Changes the volume to create tension and bring in the listeners. Jack builds his solo- starts out with an idea, expands it, changes it, and plays around it, etc. He makes a song.

[@mrskinszszs]

there are no videos on his page of his "talents," either. it's pretty easy for the dude to criticize when he doesn't put his money where his mouth is

[@hihats]

Jack is so deep

[@pencert]

Yeah I don't know if I would complain so passionately about a moot point. Can't remember the last time I saw a young guy use traditional.

[@saileshsivakumar1404]

Wow...sounds like the motif in A Love Supreme

[@dylangatenby9928]

Jack is truly one of my favorite drummers 🎉❤

[@bacobill]

Perhaps a long solo but it's all Jack telling a story..

[@Asymmatrix]

Very nice. Very Tony Williams. Not that Jack isn't playing like Jack.

[@fritzgilli]

There is so much in it! He tells Stories. Here it is Not about Look how fast am i or that Kind of Sport drumming! It is just another Way like "Old School"

[@drewper73]

I've been playing solitaire while listening to Jack. You all should try that sometime...I mean not watching but just listening. It's like a song.

[@marcpoitras7376]

The Best Percussionist in the Universe! For Sure! Seen in Montreal Jazz Fest whith Pat Metheny...many years ago I Remember!!! What a Concert! OOOOOOOOOOOOUF!

[@LDR1VIDEO]

A Drummer Supreme

[@hearting]

This is "Acknowledgement" from "A Love Supreme". John Coltrane's album.

[@karmineka]

melodic drumming...

[@Taikomaniac]

Jack has nice texture feel he uses the hats nicely loose phrasing is great. Peter Erskine is great at that as well

[@voodoochile68686]

hes sooooo goooood i just hate the sound of cymbals why the hECK do people always play them!?$

[@MrJesseG123]

the Sabian 3- Point Ride, my most favorite cymbal that I've ever played. Thank you Jack for being so awesome and designing such an awesome cymbal!

[@budda777pl]

Beautiful drum finish and playing :).

[@fearthechin]

For those who say the drum set is not a melodic instrument... well check this solo out then.

[@policeluber6720]

Those toms sound terrible, no ?

[@bball98038]

I saw this guy when he came to Seattle! F'n beast!!

[@RonCarterBassist]

🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@lotsofgreendrums]

seeing this live was definitely a life highlight. killin.

[@Dogdrum]

Keith Carlock cited him as a huge influence. I can hear it very clearly in this video.

[@chickenbeforeegg]

Such a good drummer, but my SMALLEST tom is tuned lower than his KICK DRUM. LOL