Benny gives a lesson on developing improvisation on the drumset, through developing awareness of what you are playing. Excerpted from his DVD "The Language of Drumming". More information available at HudsonMusic.com
I dunno if it's just nonsense what I'm going to say here, but I think this guy (and a couple of other emergent drummers) will change lots of things in the scenario of drum playing, in a way that things are going to progress to a "next" level of drumming.
He's brilliant. I wanna get tickets to see him perform at my drum shop. His performance every time is top notch and he flows both dynamically and skillfully from one drum/cymbal to the next.
Latin Jazz is the real. Benny does a great job. Today's drummer is becoming more and more open in styles,, not just Rock. Gavin H. is an other one who is taking rock or metal drumming, and mixing it with world music. Mike Portnoy, Neal P. (rush) who is now studying Jazz with Peter Erskine. Its ok dude, slowly but surely we evolve. Keep drumming Bro's.
I agree. When my playing was self taught I only listened to punk and rock but once I started having a teacher I was introduced to players like Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Steve Gadd, Philly Joe Jones. I needed my mind opening up.
My drum teacher used to say "We should explore all the sound in this world so that we can live not in or out of our comfort zone.. but to live on the border of it, and that is when you will truly appreciate music and life"
This is some fantastic musicianship, he is my new favorite drummer, have to pick up, and most importantly STUDY/PRACTICE, this guys approach! Inspiring!
It's like no matter how many times I've watched this vid, it always makes more sense than the last time I saw it. ah and by the way,... Who on earth could dislike this?? Benny is a true "Master", who could not learn from this amazing person? Probably those plastic drummers that search the web looking for crazyness and waste of energy and life.
i had heard about Benny but never really studied him...well how stupid do i feel??..that will NEVER happen again!!!truly inspirational..!!!!!awesome Benny!!!
Exactly, music isn't a competition, specially if we're all born and influenced by different sounds every day. It's about the creativity that's produced within the genres, not which one is best or more technical.
Seriously, this is one of the most difficult exercises I ever attempted. Even the one-bar version. This awareness requires SUCH an amount of concentration, that I am just not able to do it. One of these days I have to start working on this on a daily basis. I'm sure, it will improve me as a player a lot.
watched this Movie time and time agian..It's very helpful .. there are alot of cool things he talks about his diffrent sound ideas are awsome and so is the solo at the end of the movie....recomend this movie ,makes you look at drumming from all diffrent angle..
up till now, it seemed to me like most players who used Meinl Byzance and rocked the double floor toms were hardcore freaks (like Aaron Gillespie) and they always inspired me. It blows my mind to see a sensitive, precise, and articulate drummer rocking the same set up and cymbals
Nick, I did too. I played Rock and Metal as a kid, and started studying Jazz, Blues, Reggae, Funk, and Latin when I became an adult. I still play Rock, but not so much Metal because of my knees, the Double Kick gives them a beating.
