Senri Kawaguchi BLOWS MY MIND...again 'Singapore Drum Fest 2018' | Drummer Reaction + Analysis

[@WavePotter]

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[@TheSynthnut]

...all without breaking a sweat! She’s just so efficient with her energy, it goes straight into the music, incredible.

[@Glen.Black.]

Great job sir! Thanks for all the kind words. Always glad to help such an awesome guy! Thought you would like this one. This is exactly why she is one of the absolute best drummers in the world! I really enjoy her freestyle play and solos more than anything!

[@WavePotter]

Thank YOU for all your amazing help and support. I wouldn’t be where I am without you and I’ll never forget that! This was an amazing performance!

[@COTTERO]

One of my favorite Senri's vids, she destroys the drumset.

[@mjnyc8655]

"she destroys the drum set" A poor metaphor. Rather she masters them.

[@DarkEnzanArikado]

The track she played was Ladies Talk from Kiyo Sen, her 2 person band with Kiyomi Otaka, a keyboardist from Casiopea, another Jazz Fusion band. Akira Jimbo of Casiopea is also another incredible Japanese jazz drummer to check out videos for.

[@Logan-Wolverine]

Senri Kawaguchi è una delle migliori batteriste del pianeta.Su questo non c'è alcun dubbio...

[@ShikataGaNai100]

Senri also got her BA degree in Social Science (not music) from Waseda University at the age of 21. Her drum sensei was the inimitable Kozo Suganuma.

[@mjnyc8655]

One may wonder, "why that degree?"

[@rogerjones6033]

"how does she keep it all straight?" uh, she's Senri!!!

[@magnushallin3640]

She is a fantastic soloist! A one woman circus acrobat in absolute world class

[@scouser052]

If you would like to see her in a band setting, here is a link to the band Triangle featuring Phillipe Saisse on keys and Armand Sabal-Lecco on bass kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ-wl3egoqqWhK8

[@jamesredman1263]

I dearly love what they did there. Can drums be subtle? It's Senri - of course.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

Hearing Senri alone is one thing but she really shines when she carries and completes the group. She picks up the swing and makes it fly.

[@chrisegbertky]

What a beast!

[@glenkelley6799]

There's a secret drumming technique passed down through generators a female drummers, taught in s a special dojo. Young girls are taught to write Kanji with their feet.

[@WavePotter]

Haha explains so much!

[@taishisasahara8624]

Oops! Something went wrong with the Internet connection. Sorry if this is a duplication. Just FYI. The etymology for "Senri" is that "Sen" means "one thousand" while "Ri" means "a mile". Hence underlying connotation is that "A journey of thousand miles must begin with the first step" Kudos to her parents!

[@ShikataGaNai100]

We no longer need to wonder where the spirit of Buddy Rich now resides.

[@zappafan1176]

By the way, those sticks she uses are 3 inches longer than standard.. she has them custom made to help her achieve more power. They might be available for everyone by now. the stick tosses she does there are a bit more complicated than the ones she did even a year ago.... she's been practicing. ; ^) The camera didn't pick up the music on the second song, but it's one she's been playing for years, that's why it sounds familiar.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

Senri is the best jazz drummer since Buddy Rich.

[@Hareemakun]

Senri my role model in drumming, love her since forever 👍👍👍😻

[@taishisasahara8624]

Thanks indeed for covering this! Just FYI. thousand

[@roscoepcoltrane23]

Senri and Gavin Harrison have become my two new favorite drummers.

[@danbutchee4231]

just subscribed...really appreciate your humble, honest, sincere respect for Senri's inhuman talent...and also your kind approach to music and musicians...bless you...i wish you well...

[@Richard-wh9wm]

Superhuman technique. Astounding!

[@mattdhorstman]

Wave... I'm curious, Senri and Akane hold their sticks so differently. Is that significant? Or just a preference?

[@WavePotter]

That’s a good question! I’d have to take a closer look at them both to see exactly what the difference is, but yes I would guess Senri has a much looser and relaxed grip for the intricate and dynamic jazz stuff she plays and Akane has a firmer more straightforward grip for heavier rock style with less nuance and more of a solid driving beat foundation to a rock band. Since everything is more compressed in rock than in jazz, the notes need to be more consistently played, whereas jazz dynamics can be all over the place.

[@mattdhorstman]

@@WavePotter Akane holds her sticks further up... You can see it in the drum solo in Freedom.

[@COTTERO]

@@WavePotter I'm not sure Wave, if you look at Akane's mini solo on "Freedom", her grip looks very loose. On the other hand, Senri has been criticized by jazz purists for being a hard hitter. If you don't believe me, you can find out how she destroys a drumstick in this solo for Drumeo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGa8dat6qt5-eqs Also in Drumeo she has a couple of video tutorials to improve the power on drums.😎

[@WavePotter]

@@mattdhorstman I’ll check that out when I get a chance!

[@WavePotter]

@@COTTERO very very interesting! I wasn’t saying she doesn’t hit hard. I just mean she loosens her grip for the pianissimo trills and probably needs to constantly adjust grip depending on what dynamics she’s playing at. I would guess being ok with heavy hitting is why she’s such a standout! It adds to her dynamic range. But now I’m very curious!

[@Greg-om2hb]

Because you are studying Japanese: Senri rhymes with Guchi.

[@WavePotter]

So... how would that be phonetically in English? I’m really confused. 😅 sorry... but thank you for trying to help!

[@jamesredman1263]

@@WavePotter - I think the idea was right but the wording missed... Let's try again: Kawaguchi rhymes with Gucci. Although, I think you knew that.

[@DavidGatto]

Love her tight jazzy style - N. Peart like👍

[@teotaguchi1]

Just amazing❣️

[@lurkmerchant]

Senri is probably the best drummer in Japan technique wise. She's great as a solo drummer but I'd love to see the magic spells out when she finds a perfect band or a musician to work with where she can release her full potential (although I personality prefer Yoyoka and Akane's style better). Does she write music at all, if she does that would be awesome.

[@Ceekayedmusic]

She already has two of such bands. Her solo project Senri Kawaguchi (in which she also composes most of the tracks afaik) and her duo with Kiyomi Otaka, Kiyo*Sen. Check them out, all of their albums are on Spotify at least.

[@lurkmerchant]

@@Ceekayedmusic thanks for the info!

[@teotaguchi1]

Just amazing❣️What planet did she come from⁉️

[@jamesredman1263]

You wondered about what the circumstances are here. Then you wished someone would turn off the other music in the background. Look at the sign on the wall behind her. A drum supplier. I'd lay money this is a music industry equipment event such as NAAM, though more likely a far eastern event of the same type. Wanna sell drums? Hire Senri Kawaguchi to demo them. Wow, your skins sound amazing. Meanwhile some other musician or group is demonstrating amps or a guitar brand nearby. These events can get noisy. Several videos on YT show one artist or another in January 2020 playing demos or even mini concerts at the NAAM event on the left coast US - Aldious and D_Drive among them. D_Drive was brought over by Marshall. Anyway, such events serve a function and Asia is a big place, so I would expect a number of similar industry events in various countries there.

[@_JimS]

I can do that, in fact just last night I played this exact drum selection.................then my cat jumped on my face and woke me up, I need a new cat.

[@tubehepa]

Meytal is cardboard (in Finnish: pahvia) compared to Senri, LOL?

[@dhenmasipo5969]

Bro.. if you are interested you can react to one of the best Indonesian drummers named Ray Prasetya entitled "Ray Prasetya & SABIAN Cymbals - Headline" i hope you like it...thx u

[@Alewifes_Husband]

She uses Yamaha and Zildjian.

[@URBANGEARdesign]

女デニス・チェンバース！！

[@RahimRahmat]

Hey.... I know this place 😜

[@WavePotter]

I was wondering! Where was this held?

[@RahimRahmat]

@@WavePotter Honestly, I'm guessing based on the small background area, but it feels like Bugis Junction, in the city area of Singapore. At that time, I did not pay attention to the local arts scene as much, so I didn't even know she was here.

[@フルーツぶどう-h8q]

日本では高校の時から性別無関係に色々なサークルに入る事が出来ます。だからクラシック吹奏楽部とかロックメタルの軽音部、ダンス部とかビックリするサークルとか、そのレベルが高いです。私見ですが、ラブバイスの様にお色気を誇示するのは嫌われます。可愛いが好きです。

[@mjnyc8655]

"Phone footage" -- what an oxymoron!

[@jimmorrisonisamaidiac]

AD revenue!! yeah boy!

[@jimmorrisonisamaidiac]

State Farm > Progressive.. just saying. Congrats man!