Idea in 5 -- Mastering Time 3

As part of the Mastering Time 3 lesson series, I wanted to show how musicians can communicate without knowing what the others will play. These completely improvised and open jams helps us develop our sense of intuition in music and often requires us to put the music above our own attachments. It is inspiring to play with cats that put the music above their own desires and seem to become one with what the music is asking for so please give these guys a follow!
Jarren Blair on Vocals
George Russell III on Keys
Chancey on Guitar
Erik Medea on Bass
Matt Garstka on Drums
Video by Branndon Center
Mixed by Trent Woodman

[@bishopoftroy]

Matt is like a swiss army knife, he can do everything.

[@em3sis]

In pretty sure he makes his own clothes these days

[@bishopoftroy]

@@em3sis he went to dw and they began showing the different shells and stuff and he went no no, i`m good i make my own shells i just need the badges.

[@jakehewitt2697]

I bet he can’t speak Vietnamese or build a sailboat

[@avoqado89]

We need more odd time hip-hop! Anderson Paak did well with domi & JD Beck but we need more!!!

[@pooterscooter8363]

Pockets everywhere fear the legend that is Matt Garstka

[@catsandwhich7493]

this is so refreshing! not only some really spicy drumming, but this drum centric mix is so weird to hear, but im here for it :)

[@JoryBlake]

Really love this jam, awesome players. That piano was freaky cool

[@tylercarman2010]

I’m in love with this.

[@reboooot]

Thank you for your contributions to music homie

[@jonashellborg8320]

Nice jam! Improvisation sure is a teacher, and so much fun!

[@user-hs8fs7op2l]

Not too shabby, i too, master time... would love to see matt consistantly do JAMS🎉

[@robbledot7290]

doubt

[@ryancox5097]

No idea why, but lately I'm liking 5/4 with the backbeat on 4. This is dope too, though.

[@rhythmfield]

Great - I’m digging it

[@Jordarr8994]

Was waiting for this when I heard the snippet in the mastering time lesson

[@jpric155]

Bro holy shit rhis was fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@Skvffed]

So slick.

[@basicelements1688]

the Latin part is cool and yes very joyful jamming along with friends ...specially those moments when your in sync and it starts to flow it lifts the hole thing to a other level..and rudiments there a military left over nice but in world music for instants your hear a lot of other rudiments that are more rooted in nature sound patterns other part of the drum spectrum leans more to percussion but that is drums to so my question to matt garstka ..can you play mono myth on Japanese taiko drums ..ha

[@ertugrulbiber]

Master!!

[@marcio1745]

Fantastic

[@Cleopapiproduction]

When is this gonna be on Spotify???

[@tynannida9642]

So this is 100% improv by everyone? Pretty cool!

[@MDUBE5999]

Btw Kudos to all of you for experimenting w/ this your theory; cause that's what it's all about; musical expression?

[@mathewreed818]

🐐

[@bradenrigling7745]

bro where do you get this fit

[@andyotic]

Matt, how do you practice listening?

[@nickpov3y]

the metric modulation that turns it into 7 at the end is so seamlessly done. can someone break down how it's done? it sounds like its a combination of displacement and maybe using triplets?

[@YaroslavKurilo]

Seems like it’s a 7:5 tuplet. Technically fitting 7 notes evenly in a bar of 5/4. In practice it’s easier to play because the speed of those 7 notes is quite close to playing dotted 8ths in 5/4. You can start by playing 4 dotted 8th notes followed by an 8th note triplet (7 notes in total) and then slightly adjusting the notes to sound even.

[@drummusician]

I’m taking grouping of 333344 in 5 and changing those to 222233. So playing dotted then triplets. It really depends on the phrase established being converted otherwise it’s not musical and seem less.

[@Mrbeat-88]

Freedom

[@wedge650]

🤩🤩🤩

[@jasper36]

That's that shit right there!

[@joshuaadelaja9996]

6:17

[@MOBxROSS]

Does anyone know what hats those are

[@robbledot7290]

signature meinl equilibrium hats

[@johannrajan3279]

Hahahaha, Matt looking like Tomas Haake if he was born in the modern era.

[@KhalDrogo76]

Like Miles used to say about Tony Williams - that mofo can make you look bad real quick. I imagine playing with Matt is similar, you better have a good internal metronome!

[@RyanSmith-ut4dy]

Is this in 5/4? Can’t figure out the sig 😂🔥

[@flyingsteaks]

yeah it is 5/4, following bass/guitar/keys makes it really simple, the snare is a lot times placed on beat 5

[@SylarTheBest]

Starts in 5/4, goes to 7/8 by the end

[@andyotic]

Yes

[@robbledot7290]

title says idea in 5

[@khartoumist1031]

I hear a little Horatio El Negro Hernandez do I not?

[@lordbhz]

too nicely dunk

[@Ribsletics]

Great jam! The singer i could have done without.

[@gutorov362]

Guitarist too

[@billmint8122]

try to listen to him as if he's not using a human voice. He's creating sounds with his instrument.

[@aSubjectProduction]

@@billmint8122 Strong Cedric Bixler-Zavala vibes

[@Skvffed]

5:48 That was sooo juicy.

[@basicelements1688]

i am out of here is just sounds like ..the new jersey kings - stratosphere breakdown ..gonna drum along my corny collection triphop jazzy break beat and jazzy latin chill out ✌joke

[@MDUBE5999]

I always said that this could be possible. Although not anyone wanted to attempt it. Although it was happening on stage during the shows. Keeping it consistent but, different each night. Make those Live shows a real treat! It only took 20yrs in entertainment to make that happen.

[@andyham6094]

I dig all these jams from this series of videos besides the vocalist tryna add his voice into the mix which just the vibe of the sick instrumentals going on. The vocals just kill it and ruin it for me personally. Maybe most people like it but def not me. What he’s doing just ruins everything for me. I just try to ignore it and listen to garstka and the rest of the instrumentals and musicians but it gets unbearable what he does as if he’s trying to be heard more and gets louder and higher and more random as the instrumentals get doper and doper. Idk that’s just my opinion tho. Obviously garstka chose him to be apart of the jam so I’m sure he digs the dude’s vocal inputs but man I wish I could mute the vocals out lollll

[@zooby11isbambam]

Not gonna lie, vocalists isn’t doing anything for the music. Sick jam though

[@bromike]

Meh, 90’s college jam band.

[@drummusician]

Sounds like a cool college! Which one?

[@bromike]

@@drummusician bolder ,Vermont, etc

[@drummusician]

@@bromikedidn’t know they liked to modulate from 5 to 7 over there

[@bromike]

@@drummusician lol 😂 probably not, your an excellent drummer for sure ,i just don’t like the song. Maybe hook up with some higher level musicians, like snarky puppy or dirty loops, or vulf peck, 🤷

[@robdubent]

@@bromike a bit too late to kiss up to him he already replied and you got your attention. So show us whatcha got champ. Otherwise save it 🤡

[@wietzejohanneskrikke1910]

This was pretty awful