How to Play Drums with Brushes 

When you start designing your own brushes you have definitely hit a new level of musicianship.

Jesus Christ, what an amazing sound he gets just from the brushes. Couldn't stop smiling while watching. Thanks for these great videos.

"Wow, he just played fadrdrdrdr, how did he do that?" Literally exactly what I thought as he did it.

Between this and the Jason Sutter video, every brush lesson you ever want is right here for free on RU-vid. Hamilton is excellent.

I get my students to use the brushes (vertical strokes) as a warm up before switching to sticks- singles, doubles, paradiddles to start, then move on to more difficult rudiments as the student gets more comfortable. It really does build up the chops quickly, and is more relevant to actual playing than a pillow or cushion.

He's a class act.

Great insight about letting the brush choreography influence the stick vocab. One doesn't even have to take it as literally as Mel lewis did - thinking about a balance between the hands and a reciprocal "conversation" between them, even without glancing, yields some interesting Roy Haynes esque vocab:)

Hello, I would like to see classes on how to follow a jazz theme, from beginning to end, with all its parts, bridges etc. So far there are thousands of videos that teach to play the drums in jazz from the technical but none that explains and shows on a subject part by part from beginning to end and I think it is a good opportunity to teach that. Greetings from Argentina, thanks!

My experience with his brushes is you kind of have to really work with them for a long time to adjust to the extra heavy gauge of the wires. It may not matter to everyone but you lose a lot of the whippy action of thinner wires. When you're trading fast fours or soloing with brushes I find it less work when you can use the whippiness of the side strokes he speaks about. It's obvious he is so advanced that he doesn't need that effect but I do . If you have his brushes try doing triple -stroke rolls or fast paradiddles with them. It's kinda like playing on a pillow. Your hands have to generate all the speed. Whippiness of thinner gauge brushes helps you. I used to play 2 nights every week at least at jazz clubs for almost 2 decades and I know my hands would be exhausted using his brushes but he is a special animal. I keep his brushes around tho because they do give you more volume and fuller sound for ballads. Can give you just enough volume to not get drowned out by horns.

I'm loving these videos, but it really makes me realize what a hack I am!

This is great stuff. Incredible technique and a straightforward presentation.

That might be the best 1st lesson on bushes I've ever seen. Great introduction to philosophies that are easy to understand

Man this is so informative awesome video I got the wire brushes to be able to play and not scare my cat by the loud drums and cymbals lol but having a love for the Jazz drums and how it sounds makes me want to learn how to play jazz as well as rock and metal. Love it and a great technique I will definitely try seeing as how I am new to the wire brushes. Thank you so much

There is really good info here. Jeff is a great drummer and inspiration!

This opened me up to so many new ideas I can use

No wonder Diana Krall had you working with her quartet. Exquisite sound colours. Thanks Jeff.

Monty Alexander trio live one of my favourite albums.Jeff is gold

13 metal drummers don’t know how to use brushes

Astounding demonstration. Life changing

What an amazing advantage it is to have access to this kinda of expertise. Thanks for the lesson. Talk about transformative.

I’m not even a drum player I play Sax but I love the sound of brushes with Jazz. I even bought a snare drum and a ride cymbal and brushes. Great video thanks 👍

What an amazing master!

Starting to love me some brushes thanks for the invaluable content

Mr. Hamilton is a great teacher and articulator of technique...

Good knowledge about brushes with jazz Lincoln

I discovered playing laterally instead of direct and practice it a lot. I just liked the sound.

He is “The Man”!!!

can u guys please make some videos about jazz piano? I would like to know what a pianist has to be thinking when he is next to a big band. Also some tips on voicing of chords and stuff.

Wow ! This is a masterpiece 😮

JESUS CHRIST WHAT AN IIIINCREDIBLE SOUND

I love these guy....

Thank you very much. Very very helpful and easy to follow.

what a sound!

Really a good way

Excellent!

Me quede con ganas de mas... Excelente!

still love it!!

Jeff Hamilton!!!

I didn’t realize brushes could be that cool

Thx for the VDO. Love your techniques.

Thank you!

He is master👍👍👍👍👍

This is my favorite video of all time

Fantastic drummer!

I like the sound brushes

So awesome thanks you Baba Jeff Hamilton!!!

Great teacher

Brilliant. 👍

Jeff is the master with brushes of today imo.

Top class drummer

yeah! thanks!

Man, it’s moments like this when I remember I am not good at the drums

Drums are really nice. Very good. Thanks a lot for sharing. :)

Awesome, thanks for posting ...

Incredible player! When you make playing with brushes look that easy, and it's anything but...

Master!!!

Great info! thank you!

love it!!

Brush coolness baby.

Beautiful

great~~

You need this if you live in the city right

Sounds the same or certainly very similiar but I love the brushes regardless ...👍

Great!

love that!

I'm playing polar express in band and I have to use brushes because I'm making the train starting up sound. I'm on snare but I would like to know how to make the brushes louder and stay that loud over the band. Thanks for the vid.

Why does he place the snare drum on top of the basket as opposed to inside?

Wow

I heard he learned from Anthony Stein.

Did Ringo Use Brushes When He Was In The Beatles?

Fabulous , what brushes does Jeff use please !? 😊

5:56

Im a metal drummer, i think ima start using these for some stuff

Where can I find the brushes he uses. He said he designed them to be thicker and stuff. Anyone know? or maybe what kind of brushes someone who's knew to it would use?

looking up "playing brushes on drums" and Jeff comes up first result no one plays it like him from what i've heard

I meat him in Europe he play Woody Herman Bigband Great!!! lather he and all musician play Jam session in night clubMedyk and Stodola Warszawa POLAND.He gives me stix and i play Great drummer!!! he play Greatch drums.He has22Year old he finish his Colege.

Красава, старина !

THIS is who you want to learn brush technique from...

Why am I here I'm a metal drummer?😂

Soo.. the lateral is way to go!

What is the name of his signature brushes??

That was very tasty, lost Art, Db throws his hands up, as if being Robbed... muchas gracias

He only used the snare

vine aquí porque pensé que era chicote tocando la batería

Lush vid!

gotta grill some burgers

There you have it.............oh wait I don't

fish by the tail!

Tyler the Creator’s Beat switch up on “Pothole” brought me here.

And this is why I play rock. Brush playing is too confusing!

All talk and no play!

Hello, I would like to see classes on how to follow a jazz theme, from beginning to end, with all its parts, bridges etc. So far there are thousands of videos that teach to play the drums in jazz from the technical but none that explains and shows on a subject part by part from beginning to end and I think it is a good opportunity to teach that. Greetings from Argentina, thanks!