Snarky Puppy - What About Me? - Jason JT Thomas Drum Solo

Jason "JT" Thomas's solo over What About Me? from Snarky Puppy's performance May 3rd, 2016 at York College in New York.

[@8020drummer]

Another under-appreciated skill of great drummers is the ability to "make it right" - to adjust to where his fellow musicians feel the beat is, if they get pulled off by his solos (as happens multiple times). It's one thing to play with a track, and quite another to play with a band

[@b0geman117]

hahaha dude i just came from one of your videos. find you lurking here with an awesome take on this killer solo. thats some dope shit

[@joeb9600]

Hahaha I just came from his 5 reasons not to turn pro video and found him here too 😂 what a small world

[@diowil1]

Took a pic and talked with this drum monster after a concert in Ann Arbor MI, 2023. The best personality ever.

[@melvinondrums7034]

Tastiest drummer in snarky . He has that old school feel going on too

[@joedrums8578]

JT is a monster. Love his sound! Plus, his playing with The RH Factor is in a pocket so deep, you need a ladder to get out. R.I.P. Roy.

[@Scarecrow6459]

What an animal, you could tell J.T. was feeling himself on this one!

[@zaretix]

How has this video only 500 views? This solo is OFF THE CHARTS!

[@TheRealPastorPeace]

EXACTLY

[@JTonthedrums]

Thanks Bro!! Maybe I should learn how to twirl my sticks! LOL!! Just kidding, no shade at all, cause I seriously wish I knew how to do that. :-) Thanks for checking it out man. It's crazy when one band has 2 other ridiculous drummers, Sput & Larnell, & actually now, the youngster Jamison Ross(check him too, incredible, drums & vocals). So I really preciate the love my man.... Peace... ** this comment is for everyone else too **

[@JTonthedrums]

Alright now, don't start no stuff up in here! You know we got some Crazy fans! LOL.... As soon as I learn his(Larnell) heel/toe & that reverse hi-hat scrape thing he does, he's going down!! LMBO!! don't tell him I said that.... Peace!

[@JTonthedrums]

Mr. Grudman, so my playing makes you laugh! So let me get this straight! I miss a few beats & now I'm nothing? I agree with what you said about L's playing, but you're comments are personal, not opinion, & they're quite disrespectful. I ain't perfect, Nobody is, not even L, but I'm far from nothing homie.

[@dannylugojr3428]

This was so so good !!!

[@farmer5001]

Giving off hose Dennis vibes, beautiful stuff

[@StompL7]

Jason jt Thomas i first discovered your work with FORQ and thought :"holy shit this Guy has à solid playing" and i didnt know that you had those technical and musical abilities. Awesome solo man

[@JTonthedrums]

Lol!! Bro, I forget I have them too sometimes! LOLOL!!! Seriously though, thanks for that Bro, preciate that. New Forq record coming out late spring or early summer, gonna be crazy! Peace...

[@JTonthedrums]

LOL!!! A friendly one though! Hahaha..... Preciate that Bro! Peace & Blessings to ya....

[@THall-qj8ly]

Jason Thomas do u have a fb

[@oldskoolmusicforever0724]

YOU KILLED IT JASON.BETTER STILL,YOU MURDERED IT JT.

[@franzomatu]

I really dig this solo! It is fresh and the ideas are extremley creative. Huge fan of all the snarky puppy drummers!

[@winnyjstew]

I love his drumming! I had the chance to see him in Raleigh NC on the Spark and Echo , and 7 Summers! Changed my life!!!!

[@STUDIO99MUSIC]

This man has a brain for each limb. The phrases within the solo told a complete story!

[@SuperJazzhead]

jesus christ, thats off the chart, absolutely amazing

[@Starmast3rmusic]

KILLED IT! Absolutely phenomenal.

[@DMackey]

Mind. Blown. Saw this same line up in Sydney last month. Just wow.

[@pae2248]

Roll at 1.37ish kills me....wicked

[@DrParmesan]

So many subdivisions I had to get my graphing calculator just to tap my foot correctly

[@PeteGalea]

Hoooooooooly smokes that's some high energy stuff! Amazing

[@mvm3016]

Jesus. Damn. Nothing left to say.

[@AkilHenry]

Yes JT!!!!

[@kennybarnes2375]

My man has got some hands! Dang! Killed it!

[@mystrodds]

Dang! Good stuff doc!

[@marcellocelauro6520]

Ossolo. Bellissimoooooo

[@jamieseiple]

iz what i call a bad azz drummer

[@elielsouza8331]

My God

[@dannylugojr3428]

WHAT ???? 😵 WOW !!!!!!!!!!!

[@tiagodeoliveira8426]

Sensacional.......

[@calebschmaus]

2:25 WHAT WAS THAT

[@simonbroke-smith7783]

🤘😎🥁👍

[@felipemantooficial3318]

Brasil🇧🇷

[@_beatslayer_]

Geeeeezzz

[@sj_ride]

진짜 미친사람,,

[@kalebean97]

Jason, how far in advance do you know the lineup for a concert with Snarky? I'm seeing a concert on December 30 and want to know if you're playing

[@JTonthedrums]

Hey man! Umm, usually I know a few months ahead of time, but I've also got 1-2 days notice a lot too. Lol! The NYE's shows Dec 30 & 31 in NYC I'm actually doing, should be a lot of fun.

[@wisguensjean4229]

Wooow

[@BadaDing]

🥁

[@JulianFernandez]

Band is diggin´ JT!

[@JTonthedrums]

They'd better, since I've known these nuts for over a decade, some longer. Lol

[@DBSplayers]

+Jason “JT” Thomas love your fluidity in your playing

[@JTonthedrums]

Preciate that man, thank you so much.

[@DBSplayers]

how often do you play with snarky puppy since there are 3 drummers?

[@JTonthedrums]

2015 was more than usual, but this year was different as the Pups weren't touring as much. I'm with them I guess like 25-30% of the schedule. It varies though.

[@richardsiima3004]

JESUS CHRIST Loves y'all

[@bpooboi]

Dude

[@pdxfunk]

JFC!

[@sachaschutz1048]

Saacha

[@janezzozobrado1390]

JT: I’m a pretty good drummer Larnell Lewis: Here, hold my beer 🍺

[@firephoenixmusic2]

JT knew them before they knew larnell.

[@anthonyalfieri8271]

The keyboard player couldn't take a bathroom break ? He had to tinker through the whole friggin solo?!What about me😐

[@willierose333]

First, there were two keyboard players playing. Second, they weren't tinkering, check out 2:48 and the bassist's reaction to that modulation. And who says a drum solo shouldn't be comped by other instruments?

[@hugorezende199]

Dont KZbin guys Think that was really hard to Know where was his Cue ? I though that The solo was to messy, lots of awesome stuff, but not lrtting The rythm flow só much

[@JTonthedrums]

Excuse you? Wasn't my best day, but messy? :-/ ouch...

[@JTonthedrums]

Not big headed at all. Having an opinion is one thing, you don't like my playing, Cool. But, saying things like messy, or as you said, not musical, can't count, doesn't listen, is nothing, Seriously crosses the line. Problem is KZbin comments have made that line invisible, people don't even know they're being disrespectful anymore. But, if you were at this show, would you have come up to me and said any of that to my face?

[@JTonthedrums]

doesn't matter at all really, people can say or feel how they want. just seems people don't know the difference between giving an honest opinion & being a jerk.

[@JTonthedrums]

All good my dude! Apologies for my harshness as well! Honest, this was really not a good night, got lost in me own ideas. Mind was willing, hands & feet were like "Huh??"! Cool thing is, I've been knowing & playing with these guys(not always as the Pups) for over 10 years now(Shaun, Bobby & Sput over 25) so it happens, we laugh, keep going. Fun with the "1"...

[@lewisjones284]

Probably the nicest end to a comment war I've ever seen

[@asheshrai7817]

anyone who has any problem with the solo, suck your thumb and learn to count since im suspecting you guys arent drummers. for me the solo was as fine as any other snarky drummer playing over this tune. also, drummers are the chillest people on the planet and there is no way larnell lewis is gonna tell you to hold his beer. learn to appreciate the free content here.... not give your free opinion. and do some research on who JT is man.

[@lyfeofaj1565]

Alot of what he does, I cant do, but that solo was too busy for me!! It was kind of like a singer changing keys over and over unnecessarily. Great skill, just not a great solo!!

[@woodmarsspacecraft382]

Not so precise.

[@willierose333]

What?

[@jesus-christ1292]

You are right @woodrum Dave. This solo is not good at all, he might not be so comfortable with this style but he is a great drummer telling from the way he played the first 40 seconds of this video. This is my first time to hear him play though.

[@badmotorscooter1000]

Man that solo sucked the energy right out of the room like a egg fart.