Better Jazz Drumming Time and Feel

Jazz drumming time and feel are the key to your success in playing Jazz drums. In this time and feel drums lesson, you'll learn how to make your note spacing more consistent and the best place in time to play your notes.
Today's world of drumming usually focuses only on drumming technique and patterns. It's important to remember that our time and feel will always be most important in getting us opportunities to play music with other musicians.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
2:40 Note spacing
4:25 Playing the grid
6:00 How to improve note space timing
6:55 Where to play notes in time
9:47 Intro to Jazz Drumming
10:30 Figure out time placement
11:25 The count off
12:16 Our job
13:00 Conclusion
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[@howardk4016]

Excellent discussion! Thanks for posting

[@jazzdrumschool]

Howard thanks for watching and for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed. I like to share things that are really important for us drummers to master to play our best with other musicians. I hope you'll also check out my courses at Jazz Drum School: jazzdrumschool.com/ Keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@christophed8515]

Being able to subdivide seems to be essential.

[@jazzdrumschool]

Yes, absolutely! Subdivide those triplets. Thanks for watching and the comment. Keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@markwright5969]

Cool playing. Very nice. May I say, you too have evolved since I started following you. ⭐️👍🏻

[@jazzdrumschool]

Mark thanks so much for the kind words and for supporting me from the beginning! I hope to also see you at Jazz Drum School soon: jazzdrumschool.com/ Always great to connect and keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@daviewavie112]

Thanks von! I needed this! I definitely notice when my time/spacing fluctuates when I play back recordings of myself at jam sessions.

[@jazzdrumschool]

Davie thanks for sharing and for watching! It's great that you record yourself. It can be painful for us to listen back but it's so helpful. Being aware of these sublties will help you improve much faster. Keep swinging and I hope to see you at Jazz Drum School too my friend🤙

[@MKDreieich]

Excellent lesson ! But something here recalls me about the sweat stains I got when I saw "Whiplash"... ;-) But great comments on timing and playing in time together...!

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks for the kind and funny comment! You know, I still haven't seen that movie 😜 I checked out your channel and saw your Kerope cymbals. Aren't they great?! Nice job interpreting Riley's book too. If you ever need any help with your Jazz drumming, I hope you'll also give Jazz Drum School a look: jazzdrumschool.com/ Over 300 lessons in everything to make you swing, comp, solo and play great with other musicians. Keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@daviewavie112]

“Not quite my time” 😂

[@AJ72281]

🔥

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks and keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@richwilson5969]

Thats a beautiful sounding snare. What is it ?

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching! It's my Sakae 14x7 African Bubinga snare. I'm glad you like the sound. It's heavy as heck but I love playing it on my gigs. Keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@Puebow]

What of slight variations in tempo, rubato?

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks for watching and for the question! Here, I'm addressing the common problem drummers have at playing steady time. Certainly arranged rubato or tempo changes will require changes in time. Keep swinging my friend 🤙