Evans: Jojo Mayer | Set the Tone (Performance) 

I was wondering how he always got such a unique cross stick sound on his snare...never realized he grazes the side of the small hats on the way down. Genius!

I love this. Jojo just took us on a journey through a drum solo. Heres a drummer with crazy fast chops but doesn't have to pull them out to wow everybody.

I’m showing this to anyone who claims they need 8 tom toms on their kit so they can get a fuller sound. Simply amazing!

a true artist... this guy deserves fame, not cooperdrummer

One of the better cymbal setups out there... so many tones / flavors

Wow! I love the way he's able to subdivide that slow 12/8 beat and make it sound like he completely changes time signatures and tempos all at once. But he maintains that same tempo and the same slow 12/8 beat and keeps coming back to it. Try tapping your foot along to the quarter note while he's playing those crazy subdivisions and polyrhythms and see if you're still in tempo when he comes back to the slow 12/8 groove. It requires quality listening skills as well as a strong internal clock.

What a wonderful musician. Jojo has technique sufficient to light the kit on fire at any time. Yet he creates a specific mode of tension by selectively deploying it and whipping it out once he's lulled us into a deep, melodically induced trance. Further, to hear him speak about his concepts regarding his musicality is like going on a transcendental journey to a mystical land! There's a lot of cats out there that I like to listen to. Jojo has been anointed in a very unique way.

I liked this performance. Really like his set up too

It's crazy how when he messes up you barely notice. He clicked the stivks, missed a drum and dropped a stick and then he threw the other stick and said" to hell with it, I don't need it". and proceeds to produce beautiful music. That's a true professional man. That's what we should all inspire to be. Man I love the Drums.

Sometime i imagine... If miles davis is alive right now, who would be his drummer? i guess this guy..

Fantastic! Thank you Jojo and Evans!

What a fucking legend! Thank you Evans for bringing the real master to play this art piece!

So much more than just a drummer. Words can't explain how I feel when I watch him play

Jojo knows every instant of time and space between two beats. His understanding of swing is beyond anyone else I've ever heard.

Every time I watch JoJo, I am in awe... I love how he plays with so much feel and emotion. So great!

Not only is Jojo a beast, but the mix on this recording is so clean. Any engineers in the house could take notes on the compression used to accentuate Jojos dynamic control and drum tonality. Love.

i like how he effortlessly keeps playing even after dropping the stick... real class act right here

Honestly, how can anyone "dislike" this video? But who cares though, this guy is a Drum Legend! Great video!

Awesome! the man is a master in using his extreme technical skills musically, dynamically

One of the coolest things about this piece that I think a lot of people haven’t noticed is in the beginning with the cross sticks. He’s coming down on that mini hat side swiping it right before he hits the rim on his snare. It’s like he’s doing a one handed flam cross stick! Little things like that are so creative and that’s what makes Jojo one of the greatest drummers of all time!

i love his drum set up. so simple yet so intricate and complex. i definitely need to get rid of a tom tom and implement a side snare.

Even with the stick drop. Keeps the groove. Real drummer there

Evans makes easily the best bass drum heads. My emad sounds amazing

2:45 alright... i didn't know that was possible

I love when he drops one stick and then like a total beast throws the other one and plays with his hands. I've had that same experience one too many times where you relax too much and you into it that you just lose your sticks. Thanks for the idea Jojo!!! Sounded great as usual!

That effortless switch from match to traditional grip impressed me more than anything he actually played lol.

He thinks, plays and feels outside the box. Amazing.

Holy shit that was absolutely beautiful- loved the groove and the feel !

Watched his group three times in Beijing. This guys has the never expiring creativity passport.

I was so tired of drummers that just played like only speed and acrobatics were important. Then I discovered Jojo and some other drummers and a whole new world opened for me. This is a guy that really finds the musicality of the solo in every note keeping the groove and making the drums sing

Mr. Jojo!! You are amazing

Incredible. He's so avant garde that his "mistakes" actually add to the performance.

The monochrome with the dark red background looked amazing. It really added to the feel of the performance.

A man, drummer...even with worldwide fame will never do a shampoo commercial! The most effortless technique on the planet. Other cats can do what Jojo does, but his feel is unmatched...and look. Highest form of drumming expression here. Anyone that does not get that, just does not get that. Jojo strives for art and achieves just that.

That crazy hop he does on his bass drum pedal to get double time beats is, as far as I know, unprecedented. At least, I, for one, have never seen a single pedal bass drum played this fast.

to me this was simply flawless!

Too good, I never want to see this again, I'm gonna pretend it's never happened.

The song is called Mindwash from his album The distance between zero and one with Nerve if anyone was wondering I love it, I saw them live in Paris in 2019, they are simply out of this world AMAZING, most of what they do is improvised live and at the end they were very friendly and chatty, all of them are masters in their area.

Wow! Beat that!

Holy modulation!

Muy Grande!! Genial!! Auténtico!! Gracias!! Eterno Jojo Mayer

A true master. Making music not just a beat.

Im not saying Jojo isn't a well known drummer, at all, but i think he deserves WAY more recognition than he appears to get. He's TOO good. God damn.

what a work! sound, timing of speed, artistic way of playing, musicality, everything in control, effortless...what else?! lovin it

Jojo is an incredibly musical player, the amount of motivic development in his soloing is insane!

Forget the 32nd note one-foot sextuplets at 02:45--the timekeeping from 03:24-03:37 is inhuman.

man. this is ridiculous. #JoJoforMayer

th most best drum solo int tjis world, Its my Idol, never I can make this, its wooow

I can listen to this all day.

my favourite heads are the black chromes but these sound great aswell

perfect tone for the drums :D

Q : do you know what a metronome is? A : A little short guy from the big city. God bless Y'all.

Jojo is always inspiring to watch and listen to

OMG.... freaking awesome!!!

This is a good lesson in Dynamics. A kaleidoscope of sounds can be created and enjoyed.

top 3 favorite solo in my book. unique as it gets!

Best drummer I see.

I can watch this ALL day!

The right side signature crash sounds great!

JoJo you inspire me to Play "better" and keep "Learning". Evans, You make me sound Good...

One of my favorites!!!!!!

amazing skill . amazing sound. good job jojo & evans

I love the creativity of the drumming as well as the set up.

Excelente performance, en un perfecto relajo, un agrado ver este video, psicodelia en la batería.

That man is incredible.

I think Jojo and Mark Guiliana have the electro/acoustic sound down like no other drummers..

Magical... I'm going to watch it again.

magnifico!

Jojo's amazing. So unique is his style.

waooo desde el comienzo hasta el minuto 1:47 suena a repiques del tambor alegre y tambora, ritmos tradicionales de colombia como la cumbia!!! grande

Such an inspirational musician!

I LOVE this solo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Played off the dropped stick like a fuckin champ. Everything about this was butter!

what a good advertisement.

Great floor tom sound! .....and also the entire drumset

Such independence this guy is insane, that hi hat is so consistent

Just bought his signature sticks!

What a great artist and a great drum sound! Evans heads are definitely some of the best sounding heads I've heard. I still have Remo Pinstripes on my set but I've used Evans on other kits and they are just absolutely immense! Just need to bring myself to buy some new Evans heads. Everything from D'Addario company is just great product, cables, strings, sticks, but especially Evans heads! Keep doing what you're doing Evans and I'll eventually get around to buying some new skins to put on my set for my RU-vid videos!

now that ... is a composition right there.

Incredible sound Incredible drum

Amazing contrast of red background! Great playing too

fantastic performance, thank you for the inspiration!

man, he just made love to those drums. wow, just beautiful. Man I love the Drums!

Drops the stick - stays cool!

he sets the benchmark for the tone! @evans is there a behind the scenes with tuning and recording equipment? the tone is perfect!

God Sabian Fierce crashes sound so great under mics. Also I like how that stick drop was like no big deal lol

Wow, amazing. Great timing, brilliant.

großartiges Video - auch vom Bild her

good sound! I love evans muffled heads on my Ludwig Super Sensitive and Rogers copper snare.

Love him.

Awesome groove 👏

Still my favorite drumheads. don't know why

Jojo is the musical genius on the drums!

Such an inspiration

wow, beautiful playing

this looks so good

Fantastic melodism!

This looks like it was shot on the set of “Sin City”.

Love the kit configuration definitely gonna try it myself.

This is just amazing.