Left Hand Technique - GREYSON NEKRUTMAN 

It is proof, in my experience. Every show I've played and put over-thinking to the side, was always a fluid set. Have fun and explore when you have some free time alone.

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Don’t over think. 👍🏻

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I wonder if he can do all of what he just did matched? Is it easier for jazz. I'm in my school jazz band I love it but I play matches I'm not sure of the benefits of traditional. My band director says the reason it's still used today is just because it looks cool. My soul is mainly in rock though I'd like to have the capability of playing low volume and having g the control to play jazz because i also really love that style and i think it will better me as a musician and will help in my normal playing which is usually classic rock single bass drumming.

@Drummer J.L.H. ; Yes Virgil is a bitch! One of the worlds top drummers! The standard is so high today, the bar is set so high! But Virgil being 62 or Or 63! unbelievable! I remember when he first burst out on the scene he’s just a kid and It didn’t seem that long ago! My how time flies doesn’t it? anyway take care

@Drummer J.L.H. ; Thanks for your reply very interesting I enjoyed reading it yes Virgil is in his own universe so to speak! It’s funny that you should mention Don Ellis; in the mid 70s when I was studying with Freddy every week I had the lesson Slot right after don’s! Don Ellis was also Studying with Freddy as you know, Sometimes Fred would have me show don what we were working on and don seem to like my technique and he Asked me To come down to his studio, Office, Workshop, and try out for that rehearsal or “farming band” as we used to call it were they would train people to eventually come into his band full-time! And While I was flattered by Don‘s invitation, I was still too very inhibited by all that odd-time stuff so I politely thanked him and declined and I never went down there! I just wasn’t ready for that kind of intensity and while I’m a little bit better with odd times now I don’t know! And while I did go down to Don’s office on TUJUNGA In North Hollywood where it was located I think I went down there Once to buy a book and a record that he had out on ODD TIMES But That was possibly the only time! By the way how was your experience hanging out at GRUBER’s house that day comment back and let me know what you thought of it I’ll be very curious! Stay well!....! Neal

@Drummer J.L.H. : Dear J.L.H., Thank you so much for that Fascinating comment and recollections! Yeah I remember seeing that white Board with the note saying “Call Louis Bellson”! That’s great! I haven’t thought about that for years but yes you’re right it was in his drum room for years every week when I came for my lesson I would see that I think I might’ve even asked him about it that’s incredible that you remember that yeah a few of Freddy students we’ve talked about that whiteboard with a Louis Bellson note but I must admit I hadn’t thought about that for years but you’re absolutely right about that! Tell me I am a bit curious as to why you had to bring your drum set to Freddys house ( iPhone spelling I’m too lazy to change it)! LOL! Fred of course had his own drum set set up at all times for the students to play on! it was either a little mahogany Ludwig down Beat outfit or later on he had a DW blonde Maplewood set set up in his room did he actually tell you or make you bring your own drum set?! that’s really bizarre! you shouldn’t of had to do that unless of course you wanted to that’s another story? Now the students DID have the option of bringing their own bass drum pedal to the lessons or use his Camco, I opted to bring my own pedal most of the time because it was obviously more comfortable for me but sometimes I would use the CAMCO there and it was a nice little pedal Camcos always are if they’re maintained well! But I am curious as to why you had to bring your own drums?!.... do you have the Don Ellis book “NEW RHYTHMS”?! It came with an accompanying LP of the book! Don had each one of his rhythm section guys write a chapter Ralph Humphries wrote a chapter on ODD TIMES, His bass player wrote a Chapter on bass lines in odd times and I think Mlcho Leviev ( Apologize to Mlcho for butchering his name)! I actually got to know Milcho and hang out with him because he was the keyboard player with Les De Merle’s transfusion band In 1972 nice guy! Les is another story! Oh boy! I got some les stories I could lay on you I was kind of like his student Lackey But he taught me a lot I really learned a lot of practical stuff from him and I would combine that with Fred’s technical shit! 1972/73 was a very productive Time For me! I know about the Caprice lounge in fact I have some old downbeat Magazines from the late 50s that have little ads for it in the back of the issue or magazine and it mentions Freddy evidently he was the leader/organizer of the house band there, he told me some stories about the days at the caprice basically he would play the first set and then he would disappear and have one of his students Or whoever else Who happened to be available, play the rest of the night while he made it out to the parking lot to meet his connection Or screw some chick in the backseat of a car! What a character Freddie was! Now that’s a “REAL” musician For ya! LOL! I did find one LP with Freddy on it when I was living in Japan I would frequent these record stores which were great over there they have all these international imports from other countries jazz and everything and I found an album on a small British indie label I believe it’s called spotlight the label I mean And the name of the album is the “band that never was” You can see the young Freddy GRUBER’S picture on the back cover sitting behind the drum set with a big band it was a rehearsal band at the Nichola studios in New York and even Charlie Parker plays on some cuts of course I bought up all the copies I could find and I kept one and gave some to my friends but the label is spotlight records out of England in the name of the album is the band it never was unfortunately I could never find a CD format only vinyl which of course I’m grateful I have anyway thank you for your excellent recollections please keep in touch and by the way where are you located are you still in SoCal?! I myself I am in Akron Ohio! But I do make it out to LA every so often maybe we could meet and talk keep in touch take care Drum on!..... NEAL!

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This kid is seriously no joke. It's been a long time since I've seen a new guy that comes along and really shakes things up. I'm excited to see where this goes. Keep rockin', bud. You're alright...

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This video was just awesome. Never sent this much on traditional grip. I discovered you seeing your cover of two bass hit. Was insanely impressed. I sometimes get injured because I never learned traditional grip very well. I was close to throwing it out but this gave me the courage to try and fix a few things and keep playing the grip I love.

Thank you!