Jazz Brushes / part 1 - Hip Patterns

The book section "Jazz Transcriptions for the Brushes" contains illustrations on pages 44 through 50 that this video demonstrates. Order the book at www.joederenzo.com/book - Instagram @joederenzo
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[@user_anon777]

This is the most pleasing sound ever.probably one of my favorite thing from jazz.adds so much texture/ambience.

[@kylenabors3273]

As a trumpet player with no drumming knowledge, the brushes look like they are doing a beautiful sort of dance!

[@scottvelardo700]

That’s what it feels like to play them. It’s great fun.

[@nahuelhandpan]

En una película de Charles Chaplin hay una escena con dos tenedores pinchando dos papas como si fueran piernas de títeres y el actor logra darles vida con una danza. Saben lo que digo?

[@Morten_Jaeger]

@@nahuelhandpan la cucaracha /Limelight ?

[@kutaykulbak75]

I've been trying to get more comfortable with brushes for about a year, and this is definitely the most instructive and insightful video I've seen so far. Thanks for sharing!

[@dizzolve]

Brushes are such a mysterious cloudy haze of whitenoise candy that it's always been hard for me to convert drumming technique to brush technique. The way you teach here is very effective. The shapes drawn out along side traditional explanation was helpful to me. Also appreciate highlighting the value of certain grooves that easily convert to various other applications

[@rhythmfield]

He’s actually not teaching here, but rather, giving a sampling of several different brush patterns that can be learned from his book. So while this is an excellent display of brushwork, it’s also an advertisement for his book. Nothing wrong with that whatsoever, but just saying. PS, “whitenoise candy” is a GREAT description... somebody ought to use that as a band name…

[@TheSilverGate]

lol you described it very accurately, brushers are so intriguing, the person or people who invented them and integrated them into a form that made sense are very peculiar

[@joelselby2508]

Best description ever

[@drummersmrc]

Thanks for all the instructive comments. My hope was that these videos would help unlock the potential of other players.

[@nram3930]

What an incredibly useful video, brushes seem like the one area in drumming where it is so personal no one can really teach it to you - but this seems like a wonderful starting point. Going to try some of these, at least until I find my own voice!

[@19hzaudio23]

25 years of playing drums and never thought about what playing brushes actualy is about. Now I finaly want to get into it and this whole concept just blows my mind! Great video!

[@larryknight49]

This is just what I was looking for. Excellent lesson. Thanks for your knowledge and skill.

[@MacMic333]

Great work thankyou.Brushes neglected for so long.

[@florianeppe2999]

That's really beautiful to watch very smooths movements

[@P43L1j0]

6yars later and i still use your videos to practice...amazing stuff!

[@deborahrumford3380]

I would like to buy your book. Your lessons are so helpful! Thank you

[@user-nq5hr1rj2u]

It is a perfect lesson, your explanation is excellent. Can't wait for more stuff!!

[@MultiFunnyman10]

Hey Joe, I met you over a virtual lesson with Les a while back. You’re a real cool cat man and I’m loving your videos! Learning so much about brush technique. Stay Swingin’ cal

[@michaelpelletier4515]

Awesome intro to playing brushes, thanks !

[@percussionquintet]

You have done an excellent job of explaining and showing brush patterns. Please present a video showing common brush fills and accent variations that go with your brush patterns.

[@drummersmrc]

Thanks Russell. Much appreciated. That video is in the works.

[@percussionquintet]

Having your camera above the snare drum is very helpful is understanding the brush movements.

[@radeum1010]

All killer No filler.. A template for how to use KZbin to teach and inform.

[@Tonyclaret1]

Fantastic approach , awesome devices !

[@cristobalmassis5476]

Beautifull material, and very well explained!! thank you

[@davidcipolla4036]

Great video, thanks for posting much appreciated for anyone learning the brushes!!! 💯🙏

[@webstercat]

Thanks for the video! If I may add this consideration. The focus should be fluidity of motion for technique. If the motion is smooth & constant the sound will reflect that. Thanks to Ed Soaph for that input.

[@sailortoni]

45 años tocando la batería y este tipo pintando ritmo con gran estilo y delicadeza. Enhorabuena maestro pincel.

[@mhafner82]

You, my friend, are a good teacher.

[@bacobill]

Thank you.. exactly what I was looking for.. Well done!!!

[@firstarsch2221]

Wow! Thank you for this incredibly helpful video!!

[@ddave1234]

Great video, straight to the point as every drum video must be. Thank you. Suscribed.

[@robvriens8812]

Great video on brushes. Sounds and looks easy when you play it!

[@AlanSamuel]

excellent demo of these great brush techniques. I will practice them as of tomorrow Thanks

[@alemon22]

is like cleaning the snare drum lol

[@jamesadvincula6809]

This is tutorial perfection 👌

[@ryebread7224]

This is awesome! 😎

[@sonnyobrien]

God damn these videos are so elegant.

[@sejohfrogi]

This is so fire yo!

[@ccostavictor1]

thank you, sir! this is gold!

[@mrski4945]

Thanks for putting this out here, I purchased the book, but it's nice to see and understand the movement in these examples, by the way, I LOVE the book!! Thanks for a GREAT product!!!

[@drummersmrc]

mrski Thanks for those kind words. All The best!

[@richardschwagerldal9938]

Well Done! Very informative. Thx

[@MlkePortnoy]

What a great informative video!

[@silasmarup-dalsten4073]

I LOVE THIS, THX

[@amusicment4829]

Really helpful, thank you

[@JulianFernandez]

great stuff. thanks!

[@user-oe9zm1qw3q]

It was useful. Thank you.

[@mezdrums]

Excellent job!

[@gustavoalejandroerzen6382]

Me encanta este video es muy didáctico

[@vincentsantarelli6915]

really nice work

[@D_sull93]

brushes are some of the hardest forms of percussion. i can play things like yyz or spain by corea but cant play a single bit of a ballad with brushes. Just never learned it and even tho im into that music still to this day i have never owned a pair of standard brushes. Played in band (sax) but always took over the kit when we were just fucking around and had access to that stuf but never really played it. Its the most foreign thing ive ever played in drumming.

[@user-dm4nw8ni7n]

Thank you!

[@samhodge7460]

This is hypnotic

[@torbjrnengan3689]

Very good work. I learn from it.

[@drummersmrc]

Thanks, I’m glad it was helpful.

[@tmaddrummer]

Thanks and Blessings!!!

[@estix50]

Thank you.

[@shaynesharpemusic]

Great video

[@Warofstix]

just here for sample, thanks !

[@brittdavid8591]

Grazie

[@gravitydrums1391]

well laid out.

[@walterkolosky1]

If you are a percussionist, or want to be one, you should check Joe's book out.

[@TheSilverGate]

The first time I listened to jazz I thought that the noise produced by brushes came from old recording technology

[@user-yb2ve6ie8s]

😍😍😍😍

[@alainrenvoyer1455]

Waouw

[@jazzpotato180]

Such a great and clear explanation. Thanks for this. Where can I find the book or at least those pages?

[@drummersmrc]

joederenzo.com/book PDF version

[@sabine4676]

DANKE

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

This looks like the perfect instrument to play when you don't want to annoy your neighbors too much.

[@mrvolta4064]

i'm gonna sample the heck out of this

[@Heymilyyy_]

1:12, very nice.

[@bourgeois_radical9027]

Many thanks, especially for the ballade pattern! Which drumhead do you use on this video? Fiberskyn? Does it suit playing with sticks as well? I'm playing in a bigband and looking for some drumhead which would sound pretty loud while playing with brushes. Could you please suggest smth.?

[@tawandrummer3645]

good

[@aldochen5650]

👍👌🙏

[@yavehsuarez9392]

I heard the blues a calling and I want scrambled eggs .

[@XeniusChannel]

I have a record contract with a label in Stockholm. They have a giant music studio. But i'm too shy to ask if they have Jazz Brushes, because I wanna try it so badly. Next time i'm vist i'm gonna ask them if they have :D

[@benf340]

Cool but is that a 14” bass drum I wanna hear it

[@sonnyobrien]

If the book is bought is there also access to any audio loops of the patterns? I could just record these into ableton to get the feel but would be good to have them at the ready for practicing

[@drummersmrc]

The other brushes videos are the best source. The PDF book has some patterns, but is mainly stick transcriptions. Thanks for the kind words.

[@ineedstuff8286]

for some reason im having a hard time telling what you are doing in first pattern. Tho the view is great, it too can make it hard to discern a movement. Both hand are hitting quarter notes? And you say the right hits the “ride” pattern. I can’t tell if two hits or one is happening for that… are you ddoing the “uh-one… uh-three” triplet, double stroke? amazing content, thank you!

[@ineedstuff8286]

also.. you show the pattern on page 44.. it has left doing whatever (quarters, eights, etc) and the right alternating with “and”, or “ee”, etc. It looks like you are not alternating hands in the following demo. Instead using right to reinforce, or accent the left. Just want to understand this stuff in detail… I am finally tackling this technique “for real” 😂💪 Have a good day🙏🏻

[@drummersmrc]

I usually play the skip note with my right brush at the 2 o'clock position on the and of 3. You can mix it up any way you'd like. Playing the skip note with the left brush etc. Hope that helps. Thanks for the kind words.

[@vitogrohar9234]

0:19 the right one NICE

[@xfireprincex]

Same I was looking for this pattern

[@xfireprincex]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2avkHWEdq2GgcU

[@bourgeois_radical9027]

By the way Rick Considine's lecture is not available on KZbin anymore...

[@raquelchicajazz121]

Nice! what brush set are you using?

[@drummersmrc]

VicFirth "Steve Gadd" model with the wires straightened out. The rubberized shaft doesn't click on the metal hoop the way plastic brush models do. Thanks!

[@pedrogaggio3575]

@@drummersmrc do you recomend those?

[@drummersmrc]

@@pedrogaggio3575 I do, but I straighten out the tips.

[@erraticboss168]

@@drummersmrc how do you do that? I’ve been thinking about picking up some. Also what’s the song that briefly plays at the beginning?

[@drummersmrc]

@@erraticboss168 that song is “Lost In Hollywood” from my album “of Day and Night” with Russell Ferrante on piano and Jimmy Haslip on bass. The trumpet is Steve Crum.

[@blasstois]

I haven’t watched so maybe you’ll cover it. I’m assuming you need a dry snare head? If not what would you recommend ?

[@drummersmrc]

I use Remo Fiberskyn heads. Many years ago I had a chance to chat with Remo Belli about those drum heads. He was a great guy to talk drums to.

[@leebear3494]

3:40

[@leebear3494]

3:58

[@NA-xh4et]

4:08

[@mariakeenan]

Jazz brushes do I need? What are these ones called?

[@drummersmrc]

I use the Vicfirth HB heritage brushes (purple) since the handles are rubber and I don't get an annoying click sound from brushes with hard plastic handles. The ones in the video are Steve Gadd which also have rubber handles, but I straighten out the wire ends. I'm also a big proponent of Remo Fiberskyn heads. I'll be posting jazz brushes videos from the upcoming Chicago Drum Show. I hope this helps. Ciao!

[@chuckc7375]

I’ve learned so much from your video , thank you it was excellent.

[@xfireprincex]

I'm here after watching Maytree live

[@MoltenSon]

These videos rule and I will be ordering the book. Question: What is the pattern on Miles Davis - Milestone - Billy Boy? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJrOd6qca8yrgMU. (If you can listen to this on Spotify or somewhere better quality than this KZbin video, it's worth it). When I do a ride pattern on the brushes at fast tempos it often sounds too aggressive. But Philly here is just playing so damn smoothly while also playing fast. It almost sounds like a shaker. How is he doing this? All students of Jazz hail the great Philly Joe Jones!

[@user-oh7yp2rh7i]

MuzikASMR 100%

[@mactek6033]

Audiophiles driven crazy thinking their expensive equipment is on the fritz. No, that is just the jazz brushes.

[@kevinzhu1727]

asmr before asmr videos existed

[@drummersmrc]

Not sure I understand.

[@hertegovinul7564]

Lol

[@196620410]

j'aime et c'est quoi ta peau remo sablé ?

[@drummersmrc]

Dans la vidéo Remo Skyntone, mais maintenant j'utilise Remo Fiberskyn avec des pinceaux de Steve Gadd par Vicfirth. 🥁

[@bromasi]

Where can I buy this book?

[@drummersmrc]

@@bromasi joederenzo.com/book

[@rivettownband]

I wish you didn't talk so much so I could sample some stuff hahahahahahah