HOW DO GREAAT JAZZ DRUMMERS PLAY A TWO FEEL?

[@elehnez5732]

Much appreciated. Much more helpful than hours of lessons with tons of technical stuff without the feel of what to play in the right place.

[@JMcNultyDrums]

The tuba mention really helped me grasp this concept. Thanks, Q!

[@drumqtips]

Glad it was helpful! I played tuba in high school so that's probably wy I think about it often.

[@boomerguy9935]

I always play with the bass player, but I never overpower him. Your playing is perfect! I've been playing since the 60's and I am still learning, thanks to excellent drummers like you. Soft playing with small venues is so much more satisfying for me because it just goes straight into my soul. Keep up with your excellent videos

[@drumqtips]

Always good to hear from you blum! And much respect to you and your long career of playing the dang drums. Cheers!

[@lucasondrums]

No one breaks things down like Quincy and no one swings like Q neither! Thank you as always Sir, lots to work on here 🥁📔

[@drumqtips]

You’re too kind brother Lucas. Always good hearing from you!

[@hesrealclose1599]

Oooh! That feathered bass drum tone is SWEET!

[@drumqtips]

I appreciate that my man!

[@raulsaenz9085]

You make JAZZ drumming learning easy!!! Appreciate you!

[@lennartvossjazz]

8:44 Looks like you got some air in the hihat! Love the Purdie vibes here!

[@drumqtips]

That damn air. It seems to seep into any and everything it can get its hands on🤣🤣. Thanks for watching my man!

[@joekelner3520]

Love this lesson. I’ve heard Jeff Hamilton play the conga beat backwards (with the Ray Brown Trio). I really appreciate the mention of locking up the feathering with what the bassist is doing. Great lesson Q!

[@drumqtips]

Oh yeah!? Jeff does that too? Didn’t know that. Thanks for chiming in Joey!

[@joekelner3520]

@@drumqtips I can’t believe I’m hipping you to this right now, but check out Ray Brown Trio playing The Good Life! (off of Don’t Get Sassy)

[@JoelCarbonellGonell]

@@joekelner3520 AMAZING ALBUM and amazing tune! Inspiring!

[@manudague]

Thousand Thanks tou you Master Davis......great spirit, soul and work....🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@drumqtips]

You are very welcome my man!

[@JoelCarbonellGonell]

Hello Q! THANK YOU for doing this lesson, what an amazing gift! It might seem silly but just the counting "one, two, one, two" as you said at 2:16 is kind of a game changer "feeling wise". For me, the most "critical" (as in dangerous terms) way to do it is the way you show at 11:20 on the ride cymbal, It's really hard to me to make it sound good this way, I would definetly work on it with your play alongs! Speaking of, I just bought all the stuff I did not have of your online store, I'm not sure that I would use it all, but it's my way to show you my gratitude for all the things you teach me! Have a great day!

[@luiszuluaga6575]

Thank you for always breakin’ the lessons down into tasty little bits. 😄👉🏼🥁🧁

[@drumqtips]

My pleasure my man LZ!

[@gt3065]

Beautiful, delicious, groove. Music needs more of this

[@drumqtips]

My pleasure my man!

[@nualamcloughlin7737]

Especially loved that section on the conga beat! This might sound very naive of me, but it's so helpful for me to observe you maintaining the cross-sticking and tom beats without turning the stick around. I have always felt limited when cross-sticking and shied away from it due to not being able to turn my stick around quick enough! So cool and convenient to just use the butt-end like that! Thanks again for another great video. ❤

[@drumqtips]

I’m so glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@nualamcloughlin7737]

@@drumqtips It took a lot of adjusting and readjusting of my toms to make this work, but I got there in the end. So glad that I did! A big thank you for being so generous with your knowledge, time and energy. I feel absolutely blessed that people like you exist and I cannot believe that people are whining about what you give so generously of yourself in every single one of your videos. WTF is wrong with them?!!

[@JoelCarbonellGonell]

Hello @nualamcloughlin7737! You can see Bill Stewart who plays "Matched Grip" who turns around his stick to play the toms with the "butt-end", I asume it's to get a more "deep sound" as the weight of that end is heavier!

[@jonahkantro8696]

Thanks for the tips Quincy! I love that Mel Lewis style groove

[@drumqtips]

He was nasty with it! Thanks Jonah.

[@coconutandrus4944]

Thanks Quincy ! I didn’t realize there were so many options with the two-feel.i do have your bass play along and use often . More to practice !

[@drumqtips]

Happy to help my man!

[@MikeGomeztheDMG]

Always love to hear your playin Q! And another fantastic lesson yet again 🏆🙌

[@drumqtips]

I appreciate that bro Mikey! Cheers to you my man.

[@alsndro0111]

Dealing with this subject in this period and this video is out right on time, nice playing and really helpful!

[@drumqtips]

So glad it was so helpful and on time:)

[@JimBrooksDrums]

Great job of exploring a plethora of 2 beat options. 👊

[@drumqtips]

I appreciate that Jimmy🙏🏾

[@wannabeadrummer]

Great stuff Quincy, will be trying this one out.

[@drumqtips]

You got it my man!

[@tomcarr4630]

Love the mid tempo swing sounds! Another wonderful lesson.(The shirt is fantastic!) Off to the drum room! 🙂

[@drumqtips]

Glad you enjoyed the video and I am especially glad that you noticed and liked my cool drumming shirt. Cheers to you Mr. 🚗!

[@jukkaojaniemi]

Great lesson, thank you!...best wishes from Finland

[@drumqtips]

My pleasure!

[@mikeanscombe9883]

Thanks, Q - fine lesson, great playing!😎

[@drumqtips]

I appreciate that Mikey!

[@boomerguy9935]

At 3:20, the info on the bass drum so SOOOO important! Anyone who has transitioned from rock to jazz needs to understand this. The bass drum is an instrument and not a weapon. It is capable of so many different sounds. This is one of the many different aspects of experimenting that can be so fulfilling. Patience, a light touch, going for quality instead of quantity ("less is more" vs. getting in as many notes as possible). "Finesse" is a word I like to use. This is why I love jazz so much more than rock. I'm not down on rock but after transitioning to jazz in the late 60's, I discovered a whole new universe. Can you tell I'm smiling right now? Something that very few drummers mention is body posture. Harold Jones says this opened up a new world for him back in the '70's and he still uses it today. Watch the great drummers of the past, Papa Jo, Louis Bellson, Joe Morello and others. Facial expressions - smile, don't frown like you're in agony. Quincy, you have this down perfectly. You are such a joy to watch and listen to.

[@drumqtips]

Boom, thanks for pointing out these extremely important points that are often overlooked!

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

What does Harold Jones use specifically?

[@heymheym108]

Hi Q ! What about the JazzWomen in the history of jazz ? Also i watch all your videos every week but one lesson comes always to my mind is the one about the flow....very useful for me so thank you.....and don't forget that i am READDDDYYYYY ! Baba de Nicaragua.

[@drumqtips]

There are a lot of great women players for sure and jazz history and maybe I’ll do a video on them. And I’m so glad to know that you’re ready alllllll the way from Nicaragua. Let’s goooooo💪🏾

[@chuckc7375]

Philly Joe use to play four on the floor bass drum very lightly and it was excellent. You could feel it more than you could hear lt, and Philly Joe was in my opinion one the best at this technique.

[@drumqtips]

Absolutely Chuck! Philly is my number one hands-down :-)

[@drumico4507]

Thank you for the great tips on the topic of "2 Feel". Nice that you showed a few variations here. Very helpful!!! Greetings from Germany!!!

[@drumqtips]

Glad it was helpful! Sending much swing and soul to Deutschland❤️

[@OrlandoCombojazzbandMelbourne]

Very informative thank you , especially the gears analogy

[@drumqtips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OrlandoCombojazzbandMelbourne]

Ps , A few ideas on how you switch from brushes to sticks and back would be great ….just a video idea i hope not too bold to suggest . Cheers !

[@peterevans366]

Great 2 feel ❤

[@drumqtips]

Thanks PE!

[@mrmisfit635]

Beautiful lesson, Q. This really reminded me of a lesson I received many years ago from Archie Alleyne. He was so cool and personable. It was an honour being his occasional roadie also. i remember his best lessons not even involving holding sticks or even touching a drum. Your teaching approach brings back hauntingly happy memories. Peace man✌🏼

[@drumqtips]

I appreciate that my man! I’m not hip to Archie. I’ll check him out.

[@mrmisfit635]

@@drumqtips Yes, do check out Kollage! Sadly, Archie passed some years back.

[@davidbrown9395]

Kinda been doing this without understanding what was happening. Breakdown excellent. I will practice and integrate this lesson with more purpose and variety.

[@drumqtips]

Glad it was helpful DB!

[@JoeIzzo]

Love it Quincy!!!

[@drumqtips]

Thanks Joel!

[@matchgripmatchgrip3712]

Hey Quincy! Thank you for the amazing videos, I'm learning so much :) Any chance you might cover some possible common endings to standards? I have a feeling there are some ways to end a song in jam sessions that are really common and as a beginner I always struggle to feel/catch them. Thought maybe you can shed some light on that issue! Seems like on YT there's no drummer covering that.

[@drumqtips]

Great suggestion! I may do a video with a trio and discuss various important topics that come up at jam sessions and other situations. Cheers

[@lancephilip9322]

Great lesson Q. Just wondered if accenting the skip note a little more is part of the feel and also wondered if playing more triplet activity helps? Do you have to mention these things when you are teaching this topic? Love the brushes too. Thanks Q

[@drumqtips]

Thanks for the questions Lance. I think sometimes accenting the skip note and sometimes not accepting the skip note would be a natural way To create more of a special feel rather than a robotic feel. The triplet activity is good but it’s not necessary to create a good to feel. Cheers!

[@patdaveydrums]

check out Blade backing Peter Martin on Joshua Redman's Jig a Jug. Killer two feel! Great lesson x

[@drumqtips]

Yes! That’s GREAT!!!!! Thanks Pat.

[@JoelCarbonellGonell]

I listened to some of the tunes that commenters suggested, and this! Wow, the entire album is just fire!

[@patdaveydrums]

@@JoelCarbonellGonell total fire. St Thomas, count me out, remember…..killer tracks them all

[@davidbrown9395]

Only diff I notice is the bass drum half note v quarter note. I often find myself playing right foot left foot i.e. duple meter. It's vert comfortable. BTW dig the shirt.

[@drumqtips]

Thanks for noticing the change from my usual bland T-shirt David🤣👊🏾.

[@davidbrown9395]

2 to 4 with ride change -great.

[@leofender909]

hey man your lessons are great and they give me tons of inspiration. what brushes are you using? i need some new ones because mine are just too beat up lol

[@drumqtips]

Thanks for watching Leo. I use the Vic Firth Heritage brush.

[@flernst8324]

Hi Quincy, I really enjoy your video's. I have a question about playing with brushes. Are you playing brushes with snares off or on and why?

[@drumqtips]

I usually play with snare off but I play with snares on occasionally.

[@FrankParente]

No more slipper cam! I’m all about the K-Swiss cam! I’m trying to work out being in NYC on June 11th but that’s a tough date. I’ll see if I can work it out. FP

[@drumqtips]

Hope you can make it to Dizzy’s on June 11 my Frankie P! But no worries if it doesn’t work for you. I’ll be getting good video of it👍🏾

[@Fabelnegros]

Thk u Sir

[@drumqtips]

My pleasure!

[@Euthyphro]

Recently, I was playing in a musical, and a section asked me to play brushes with a “two feel”. How does playing a jazz two feel work with brushes?

[@drumqtips]

I probably should have covered that in this lesson. I’ll try to cover it in the future. In the meantime, check out most Ahmad Jamal swing tracks. They often start in two.

[@Euthyphro]

@@drumqtips thanks! Q! You did cover something about brushes in two, but I think when I played that for the director, they said it was too similar to 4. Either way, thank you for these awesome videos. Just bought your new jazz vocabulary book on Philly Joe Jones. Amazing work as usual.

[@borisacosta5373]

Why does every time I play and it always feels like 50 or 35% of what I can actually play. Why can't I play all of it out right from the beginning when I am playing in a jam session.

[@drumqtips]

That’s the case with most drummers if you’re not playing a lot. But if you are playing a lot more of the things that you practice start to come out naturally and you don’t have to force it. That’s also the same with me actually.

[@jazzhole8208]

🥁❤️

[@drumqtips]

❤️🥁

[@SOLDbyYOU]

Great effort and intention but…. Please 1) put a mic muff of your voice over mic 2) get the mic closer to your lips…. In these current productions the mic gain / signal is very weak and the treble is rolling off too rapidly ( too little treble in the voice signal) 3) similarly a little more volume / drum signal with a little more treble wouldn’t hurt . 4) bass drum tone and volume fine 5) snare and toms volume and tone ok… 6) voice, HH and cymbal signals could all be a little stronger Thx

[@drumqtips]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@SOLDbyYOU]

@@drumqtips thank you for your polite response But… great instruction content

[@zacharywest3497]

Bro is speaking on beat

[@drumqtips]

Tryin’ to at least🤣. Thnx doc👊🏾

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

"I am the arm... and I sound like this..." -The arm

[@MarioCalzadaMusic]

Thank you Quincy, I feel that I´m starting to understand... I also feel that I have so much work to do; BTW The Jimmy Cobb thing has brought me so many battles with random people... I guess I need to keep on practicing. I´ve check this one from Nathan Blake, he goes to 6/8 and it sounds insane s that a two feel, no? Is it part of the arrangment? I would bet that that´s a two feel; Your opinion can be really nice to know. He also plays some swiss triplets and other rudiments and colors... I´m practicing all of this... Step by step I guess... Thank you again! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zoq2k6CdfdV6hq8

[@drumqtips]

Hey Mario. That’s not a traditional two feel he’s playing. That’s an open feel that Jonathan is playing. Maybe I’ll do a video on that someday. Cheers my man!

[@MarioCalzadaMusic]

@@drumqtips ou! Please do it, it would be amazing

[@JunkerOnDrums]

Even though my EV has no gears other than forward and reverse, I still remember to shift. :D Thanks for a good explanation about two beat!

[@drumqtips]

We’re twins Junkie! No shifting gears for this EV owner either:) Which one do you have? I have a Kia EV6 and I’m in wub😍

[@JunkerOnDrums]

@@drumqtips Well I live in Denmark, and have driven VW for some years, so my car is an ID.3 - and I'm very satisfied :D Important: It drives my 4 piece kit gently around, and very cheep compared to an ICE car - in Denmark 4-5 times less money for "gas" (electricity).