Drum Teacher Reacts to Art Blakey & The Jazz Mesengers - A Night in Tunisia - Episode 24 

“You could put the Empire State Building on top of that buzz roll”

Agree totally about ur assessment about jazz education! Subscribed!

Cool videos! Love your video's on Gojira and this one!

I love art blakey he's just such a good player and fun to watch

I'm so glad that you got Art Blakey and Elvin Jones! I think that they are among some of the more heavy handed drummers in Jazz, I love it! I didn't see anyone else mention it but that is Lee Morgan. Cheers!

Again, good insight

Totally dig on the be yourself musically message there. Keep up the good work.

Love the channel! Love your diversity!

in the 80's i think he was a regular at the Montreal Jazz Fest, i heard his name a lot, but i only went to tiny Jazz bars, oh but i saw Guy Nadon "self-crowned The King of the Drums! ) that was fun

Thanks man

Yes!!!

SPOT-ON with the “civil war reenactment” comment/comparison.

Dude pulls up to the piano in a dining chair...

oh that's gonna be good, pre-like

you're so right about Wynton Marsalis. Ken Burns decision to use him as the main authority for his Jazz documentary is the reason they dedicated 9 hours to to the first 70 years and 45 minutes on the last 60 🤦‍♂️

I think there's a youtube video out there of Chicago doing the percussion thang as a lead-in to "I'm A Man" back in 1970. This is one of my favorite versions of the Messengers. Benny Golson (sax) was a monster and master composer/arranger. Of course, Lee Morgan is my favorite trumpet player of all time. What a badass! Btw, a lot of people used to call that roll that Blakey became famous for a "press roll". Thanks for doing all these jazz vids!

One of my all time Favourite modern Jazz Fusiony type bands are the Aristocrats! Their veirson of Bad Asteroid (written by the guitarist Guthrie Govan) off their "Boing We'll Do it Live" DVD always puts a smile on my face.

Awesome Jazz drummers have had so much influence. Rock is 3 cords enjoyed by thousands of people and Jazz is a thousand cords enjoyed by 3 people”

Blakey drove his groups.. Great leader.. One of the greats in modern jazz

I'm not a drummer but I really enjoy your videos. I think I've seen them all at this point. And I completely agree about modern jazz. The musicians are excellent, way better than I'll ever be, but the music is almost like a museum piece instead of something full of life.

It's good to see that no one gave a stupid dislike to the video. In the coming age of automation and coding I think a little bit of "Feel" should be there. Don't get me wrong ,music schools should teach their students to write and learn musical notation,but strictly sticking to that is a little too much 🙋. (Trinity College Grade 4 Candidate confession journals) (Ha) Anyways great video as always Steve.

David Garbaldi sometime in 2020? Keep it up!!

Great review, Art Blakey was the the drummer that got me into Jazz. I do think in my opinion that you are selling some newer bands short, like Vijay Iyer, Sons of Kemet, Nate Smith's bands, Chris Potter, Joel Ross. Drummers Greg Hutchinson, Nate Smith, Jeremey Dutton, Lewis Nash, Eric Harland, etc. I agree with the bad Plus and Dave Holland. Anyhow, music is subjective and I do enjoy your take on this. By the way I will have to check out Medeski Martin and Wood. Thanks for the suggestion.

We do this song in my youth jazz band. Not only do I like this song but I also get 200 bucks to play it so ye

You are on point with much current jazz being codified and academic. Now consider Art Blakey...he was an orphan who worked in the coal mines around Pittsburgh as a mere teenager. He played piano in the gin joints and switched to drums because Errol Gardner took his spot. Art literally played for his supper. He drummed in all situations (I sure he backed a strip tease on a few occasions). All that gave him his soul which oozes out of his playing. He had more soul in one hit of his ride pattern than most jazz bands of today have with their hard bop. interpretations. It should be added that Art was way into heroin at the time of this clip. Not a good thing but it was all part of his struggle that made him the player he was.

just one comment about some modern greats..... Yellowjackets with Will Kennedy..... Kamasi Washington with Ron Bruner.....

He had an insanely good line-up, and the crowd was... having a nap?

one of my fav drummers that got me into jazz Caravan is classic masterwork( Got on Vinyl) if ya want to hear jazz music to its most odd and weird creativity id recommend anyone John Zorn's Naked City( one of the wildest albums ive heard) check it out

Is that tiny little Death Star behind you? Man thats hip

Oh Now you're talking Art Blakey! those turn arounds on the 2's and 3's and dropping back then pulling it up, yes, that's the shit! i am with you on the emotional input to the art. Bop was an expression of rebellion. I think it was said of one guy - he would not have played a note if he could have gone out and punched the first ten white men he saw. You have to appreciate Bop was to upset and sonically assault the world in a land of apartheid. I appreciate your enthusiasm. Thanks great video.

I don't know if you're aware of this, but Ginger Baker loved jazz and fancied himself a jazz drummer. He eventually became friends with several of them (including Blakey and Roach). Here's the drum duo/battle he did with Art back in 1973: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qghrsBfSbgk.html

Joe Morello is My Favorite in this Genre of music.

How about Joe Morello? Danny Seraphine? Gene Krupa? Joe Jones? Ginger baker? or Ron Wilson famous solo on wipe out? Good stuff you are doing

Bro Miles was the biggest name in the music but everyone was not playing like him! His style was introverted. Players like Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard and Donald Byrd who were the up and coming at this time were influenced by the great Clifford Brown and Fats Navarro!

Do a video on "Metric Modulation" and I know I might be the only person barking for ........a "Phil Collins reaction !" Please.

Civil war reinactors. Hahah. It’s a good point. We need young musicians that can feel it. I am a bass player first and foremost. Nothing like Jaco or AnthonyJackson. For the love of money still a great song.

Too fast for me.

Thomas Lang is the Greatest Drummer Ever.