How to play the New Orleans groove "Hey Pocky Way" on Drums

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Stewart Jean, Program Chair for Drums at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California, demonstrate the pattern for the New Orleans second line groove “Hey Pocky Way” by The Meters, with drums originally by Zigaboo Modeleste.

[@abdulqadir2729]

I'm currently teaching my drum students the"Nawlins" grooves! Excellent vid on the"Nawlins" Grooves. Again, thank you my Brotha!👊💯...

[@fweddyfwintsone4491]

I swear, Ludwig always seems to have the best sounding snare drums. Good job Sir.

[@stewartjean2066]

thanks!

[@scottpitner4298]

Love this song off Carnival ‘99 by SCI

[@stevenkoehler6018]

Excellent!!!

[@BradleyKBartlett]

Excellent

[@jasonasbury1993]

This groove is all sorts of in tha cracks. Not that this guy makes it feel bad. But he is talented enough to make it feel waaaaay better.

[@eugeneharding5597]

Lol

[@MichaelCrutcher]

I'm not hearing the swing. I feel like Stanton and Zigaboo swing it more, but Art Neville plays a real straight keyboard part. The straight 16ths agains swing 16ths in the drum part are what makes this groove really stand out(or straight 8ths vs. swing 8ths, if notated in cut time like you have here).

[@HPHSGermany2010]

Quick note (Johnny Vidacovich), don't play in the center of the drum...video shows it well...but just being explicit about it.

[@lindsaymcpherson4744]

Hey great video could you tell me what skins you use on your snare please !!

[@stewartjean2066]

coated ambass, hazy snare side ambass

[@AldeanLeger]

Stanton does RLRR LRRL or LLRL RLRR

[@RolandDuke]

That’s is all day!!

[@gaboogablah]

That must be a two leg hihat stand. It wobbles barely using it.

[@stewartjean2066]

gaboogablah ha I didn’t even notice when I was using it but yes :)

[@ganondorfdragmire7886]

So it isn't straight (obviously), but it isn't fully swung either. What exactly *is* it?

[@stewartjean2066]

Ganondorf Dragmire in da cracks :)

[@ganondorfdragmire7886]

@@stewartjean2066 My metronome doesn't have that setting :(

[@stewartjean2066]

Ganondorf Dragmire put your metronome on quarters then play 4 bars of straight 8ths followed by four bars of swung 8ths. Check out the tunes on this playlist open.spotify.com/user/127233418/playlist/6bWHL2BsusClmFu9UiAiZE?si=xV4n_tifSUy34UjDoDcx6Q

[@DZNTZ]

It’s NOLA baby, right in between! Zig influenced funk in a big way with his flavor, I think you’ve got to get this feel if you dig funk music. Stanton Moore does a great exercise where he goes from straight to swung through the ‘middle’, or in the cracks as the hipcats say. One hand keeps straight time while the other pulses against it in a sliiiiightly swung way. I love that feel, it really lopes along and makes you move. Check out Stantons (new-ish) channel for the lesson on ‘in the cracks’ time.

[@robcrawford1328]

@@stewartjean2066 Thanks for sharing the playlist.