Wynton Marsalis Discusses Rhythm Section Techniques

On June 7, Wynton Marsalis visited the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria Queens to give a workshop to the Halsey Junior High School Jazz Band.

[@mbanfieldtigana]

Thats my son on the bass guitar. Thanks for posting. I missed it because I had to work that day.

[@eliasmorales6950]

4 years,ago. still play?

[@keithruddell1800]

still play? regardless i'm sure you're extremely proud. he was really swinging here. -fellow bass player

[@jelanibanfield6637]

keith ruddell he moved to the double bass and is attending the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on scholarship. I'm so proud of my guy . He is pursuing him dream

[@jelanibanfield6637]

Elias Morales yes he is he is at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music now. I played this today because I miss him and watching him play makes me feel like he is here.

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

@@jelanibanfield6637 That's so great to hear!!!! Wish him all the best

[@EssentiallyEllington]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video

[@LydmusicInfo]

200$ of free education right here

[@roberthuston331]

Absolutely fantastic!!! I want to attend his class!!!

[@jeffersoncave4921]

Marvelous! Jelani, I'm proud of you and wish you and your fellow bandmates much success.

[@jamespaulnadien5126]

that’s my son on the drums! thanks for checking out this video everyone

[@mackneyjosephjr6052]

He’s a legend 😎🔥🔥

[@boardgameknight2791]

What an amazing teacher, Wynton is. Those are some lucky kids.

[@larrymasterspowerbuildingc4477]

Education. So wonderful. This made me tear up not going to lie. So amazing to see a teacher engage so deeply with the student and be so encouraging and inspire so much growth!

[@MotoMoto-ld9gi]

How many bars are in a twelve bar blues?

[@MrMusicguyma]

Wynton has a good grip on how to make a rhythm section (bass drums and piano) sound both relaxed and insistent. Good for the kids to learn from. I suspect that his dad, pianist Ellis Marsalis taught this to all his kids.

[@Skipperj]

I used to go to the high schools and help out.The way I ended up doing so was,I did gigs with the music teachers and would volunteer,which was a rewarding experience.

[@howardlitson9796]

Drummer's strict rhythm is very important. Jazz inventor buddy bolden was invention about big four as rhythmic innovation on the marching band beat, which gave embryonic jazz much more room for individual improvisation. As Wynton Marsalis explains, the big four (below) was the first syncopated bass drum pattern to deviate from the standard on-the-beat march. The second half of the Big Four is the pattern commonly known as the hambone rhythm developed from sub-Saharan African music traditions. We must concern about buddy bolden's big four rhythmic innovation. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Bolden en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_African_music_traditions It's worth to notice that The half Big four is pattern commonly known as hambone rhythm developed from africa.

[@robkunkel8833]

This is a lot of fun!

[@BASSHEAD89030]

yup, that was my first bass too

[@mbanfieldtigana]

thanks Jeff

[@kgoerbig]

Awesome! Love it!