Soloing on Drums in a Jazz Context | Drum Lesson with John Riley 

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LOL!! same here!

Same! Because of INTENTION as he explained that it became musical... Intentional and deliberate with STRUCTURE

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I thought he was having a nervous breakdown!!

@@mattiemclean9882 Brilliant! ;-D

@@russellford5597 haha. Thanks. It was a pretty crazy manoeuvre he pulled!

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Yeah. I had to stop there just to process this thought. Still processing. I understand Miles Davis had a great thing. And his notes weren't always 100% dead on. Which actually gave the music a lot of character. So......

I agree. I don't even play the drums, but I have learned a lot from him.

This reminds me of Joe Morello on "Take 5" and the drums sound like a melody, even in the solo. He never seemed to be showing off, he just seemed to be expressing his feelings without losing any of the musicality.

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Yes, John as well!

Probably playing Ambassador Coated single ply tuned up high or something similar.

Probably Ambassador Coated on the batter and Ambassador Clear on the resonant. Tuned correctly, they are amazing. @@drumyogi9281

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What the hell is wrong with a backward baseball cap?

@@ertoliart Not a thing if you're playing catcher or don't plan to be taken seriously.

​@@terrydrums You don't take people with a baseball cap seriously? Kinda sounds like a dog whistle tbh. And what about all the great drummers that use baseball caps?

@@ertoliart Well, let's examine that for a second. First, I didn't say I don't take baseball caps seriously. I do not place judgement on an inanimate object. I said that I don't take people seriously who wear backwards baseball caps in situations in which that it would undermine their presentation. Picture a commencement speaker at a graduation ceremony or a minister at a funeral or a CEO of a Fortune 500 company speaking to his board of directors. Are any of them wearing a backwards baseball cap? Probably not. Why? It's because your appearance communicates a message to the world. If you want to be taken seriously and you want your message to have impact, your appearance should not communicate that you just got off your skateboard. That would be incongruous. Second, I can't think of a great drummer that regularly wears a baseball cap, much less a backwards one. It would also depend on their preferred genre. Are they playing speed metal or big band jazz? It's kind of like you don't wear flip flops (or shouldn't) with a suit. Once again, incongruous. Dress for the environment and the message you want to convey. If the message is of a serious, significant nature, dress accordingly. If it's ultra casual, same. Unfortunately, most men think there are only two modes of dress: superhero t-shirt, cargo shorts and flip flops (and, of course, the aforementioned backwards baseball hat) and a three-piece suit. There are a myriad of degrees in-between. I encourage you to explore those.

@@terrydrums Ok. Want to be taken seriously? Dress like a CEO (or someone willing to be employed by one) or like you're in a funeral. Want to be dismissed by this elevated mind? Dress like you're a member of the vulgar, commonplace people and use a skateboard. Got it. I'm so happy this is the jazz audience, capable of connecting with the folk roots of the music and the popular and spiritual struggles it has represented. Jazz drummers that wear baseball caps: Eric Harland, Chris Dave, Nate Wood, among others. Of course, all of them are influenced by hip hop, about which I can only imagine your opinions.

Art of Bop Drumming is great. Essential.

@@patrickwickett1787 Absolutely!

@Myke Mynah Think I started with Dante Di Agostini or something at the age of 6. Then progressing towards Riley. But I was always lazy and cared more about the musical context.

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Steven Dunton Good for you. Rockers who do jazz have a certain edge.

Robert Albiston ie. GAVIN HARRISON!!!!!!!

Or Bill Ward, or Ian paice. Out of respect I’m not saying Ginger Baker cause he was a jazzer that did rock, and made sure to correct anyone who said otherwise

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He reminds me of my first jazz drummer (not instructor) who was kind enough to teach me the importance of time, softness and paradiddles with accents in the 60's. John is exactly like he was, not condescending. He appears to be very patient and understanding without showing off. Wonderful drummer and human being.

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Great - thanks for your feedback Brian!

Thé Ramones, writing girl-group pop songs in a garage band style didn’t have structure? Every genre of music has structure. That’s how you know it’s part of a genre. I mean, the Clash had so much structure that you could hardly really think of them as punk. And in and on… what nirvana did was to bring melody and disaffection together in a marketable package. In other words… Rock ‘n’ roll.

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@@ArtOfDrumming thank you! Sounds great

sweetdragon36067 Still have my ‘67 Hollywood in champagne, but using my high school ‘64 Modern Jazz in blue sparkle on tonight’s gig.

sweetdragon36067 I was got a call on a club date and the singer provided the kit.Turned out to be Mitch Mitchells’ champagne Ludwig kit, I got high just playing it, such a cool finish.

@@MacMic333 What are the odds of that. Loved Mitch and the king of guitar Jimmi!!!!

Mark was one of John‘s students ;-)

@@ArtOfDrumming really? Cool 😅🤩🤩