How to Play a Calypso in Jazz

[@KerryonBass]

Great music but enjoyed even more seeing how much fun they are having playing together :)

[@ariesnathaniel2245]

Instablaster.

[@enriquemundaca8396]

What an elegant approach to Calypso... fabulous!

[@bigtimedrum]

Greg Bufford was my mentor and brother, he is a legend and a great brother.

[@chiphammond1623]

Just fantastic! So simply but tastefully done. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@elijahvaldivia3729]

love how you dont need a big band to make great music

You all look so nice and light hearted. It was a great video. Thanks for sharing it!

[@richardyoung6721]

Teachers, thanks for the AWESOME lesson, and I loved your performance!

[@mezdrums]

Beautiful

[@nate_kang]

Reminds me of Sonny's "St Thomas"! Great video, guys!

[@alexhinds6488]

That's because the original composition is Sponger Money, a folk song from the Bahamas and probably other islands like St Thomas where Sonny is from.

[@lasdudas9210]

Great class, these cats really groove. Cheers from Argentina. :)

[@davida.benedetto2281]

Hello there. This was an excellent video by three masters (RIP Richard). I was trying to write a jazz tune with a calypso rhythm and this one seems about perfect. Anyone out there have a way to notate the single-measure repeating patterns for some of the time stamps here? 1) The part beginning at 0:50 2) The part at 2:01 If there is a link to a site with patterns written out, that would be helpful as well. Good day and good music everyone!

[@Oopdie6721]

Feel free to listen to anything by Lord Kitchener

[@m0j0b0ne]

Great point about the 'imaginary dancer'. The great thing about gigging is even when I'm just warming up on djembe, I see the subtle changes in the movements of all the nearby humans. The power to strike a groove and make folks move is an awesome privilege, and the closest hing I've witnessed to magic in this life. Marley said when the music hits, you feel no pain and I'm a witness; I broke two fingers, but never missed a gig; I wrapped my splints and miked my drum, though I did put a slide on one of the broken fingers and played guitar the first gig, cuz I'm not a masochist and broken fingers hurt.

[@puffinwrangler7557]

Thank you so much for playing 'light & tasty.'

[@cameronsalehizadeh6232]

this some heat

[@mcsteifefrise9995]

what a great pianist!

[@rrayjay5171]

Awesome!

[@sambsialia]

Soooo good!

[@DrumsBonedo]

Thanks, really enjoyed it!

[@andrewmcrory]

I want to be these guys when I grow up

[@arturwachowski6827]

thanks for music

[@najibpeligroso8734]

Nice to know you today calypso jazz

[@EllingtonReborn]

Nice redux on St. Thomas!

[@RJHEllis]

Im also hearing shake senora

[@cesarehipthenhopthenhip8377]

amazing performance sir 🤩 so what is calypso 😆

[@masuro49]

Love it 👍

[@christophermatthews3977]

i play the drums and i rally want to play jazz

[@mcsteifefrise9995]

great musicans

[@finzer4000]

she's a hurricane in all kinds of weather

[@georgechristiansen6785]

I love the emphasis on dance music! Too much of jazz is listening music only these days.

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

masters

[@coachwillridley1374]

My uncle Larry

[@ruskugay]

song name?

[@Viicebec]

what Is it?

[@kaieteurcanada]

dont seem to be hearing the bass line.... nice though...!!

[@dMGraymusic]

There aren't really any higher overtones coming from it, so listen to it with headphones.