ZIldjian Lessons: Will Kennedy - Mastering Fast Swing 

The most musical drummer ever !!! Imho 😍🙌🙏😊 ( there a few other contenders but he’s just so awesome and humble with it , you gotta love it )

Passion. Control. Humble.Truly inspirational and I'd love to learn first hand!

Welcome to the internet! Will is so humble. He is a monster on drums.

insane... makes it look sooooo easy

1/3 lamar burton... 1/3 major pain... 1/3 bernard purdie (mostly for the yells after he plays)

Ride's model?

Lol "you can tell I'm not much of a ninja drummer"

Had a lesson with Will almost 25 years ago and it changed my playing for the better. Such a humble guy.

His voice really does remind me of Levar Burton.

Speaking of cheating - most will not be able to swing on the ride at that speed so just go 8th notes - no one's gonna' notice the difference anyway.

This is some amazing Swing. His swing grooves are unreal

will kennedy is such a badass player

What a beautiful drum set and a great lesson from a legend.

"I feel the half time to play relaxed" Me: uh? Is this half time? Damn that s so fast alteady 😅😅😅 Damn, Will is a monster. That guy is in my top 5 of favorite drummers!

i also like to play traditional on my right hand 😂 (but not seriously like him) ironic part is normally playing traditional grip w left hand is like writing with a pencil so it feels more comfortable and natural carter n will both inspire me to go back to playing open handed bruh

Man oh man if I live another 100 years MAYBE I will get the Ultra Subtle combination of finger control, wrist and arm movement that is Will's Trademark Left Hand Ride technique... working on it every day, only 99 years left to go...smh

Ahahaha. Brilliant. Nice 5 phrasing in the end! 👏

Open hands!! I wish I could start over with that technique. Can tell your loving it and that's all that counts!

I love the way Will Kennedy plays drums.What a great guy!

One of my favourite drummers of all time! Such a wonderful person too! God bless you Will!

Unbelievable player!

Will Kennedy is such a great drummer. So glad this on youtube!

Will is fantastic, both as a drummer and as a person. I have tons of admiration for this guy!

This dude cracks me up. Love him

Wow I play the quarter notes at that speed without the spang a lang ride pattern in it.

I wanna learn how to do that without ever practicing

Great feel to this guy's swing

Strange, but he just doesn't look like "that guy" we hear on those brilliant recordings. I would LOVE to see him.play 'Dark Horses' live. 'Dark Horses' is an incredible drumming tune.

WOOO!!!

“Lesson”…?

WOOO!!!!!!

Fast swing is so jazzy

No doubt he is a fantastic drummer, good guy, etc. He plays with the Yellowjackets and is endorsed by Zildjian. Can’t say he is much of a teacher. Playing and teaching are two very different things. You don’t teach by saying “look how I do it”. Sorry.

Will Kennedy seems like such a likeable guy. Great player, too!

👍👍👍👍👍

so humble

I consider William Kennedy, easily the greatest jazz drummer alive.. I've got a screen saver of he and I on my cell phone taken at Blues alley in Washington DC in May 2014. I may never change it....

Will great to see you again my friend, thanks for the tips on the "Fast Swing" and all the love you share with all of us ( still got that Iphone 6 plus) . . . your bud down in in San Antonio Texas "Jazz Alive" 2014 Much Love and Respect Katdaddy!

Musicality!!

That's cool when it's fast and sounds good. And if you go too fast it starts to sound like someone bi-polar is trying to play.

Loved it!

So good and motivating to see you feeling great groovy here Will. Thx

will .... back in Yellowjackets!!!!! best fastest swing I´ve missed ...

" No twirling in this one"...THANK YOU..

that's insane!

amazing guy

i loved his ninja joke lol...reminded me of something michael from the office would say...although will was totally serious when he said that...rock on WIll!

drummers.. are great theives. hahAHAHA! did you know that?! haha hes so damn good tho

Will, I'am hearing some very light and Jazzy Ghostnotes in your swinging. At the end of this video, your single strokes are some of the best ever!!!!

on da zildjian you tube page jammin with pro mark sticks lol still sick though

what the hell is wrong with my left hand!!!

Geil

I love this man with all of my being !!!

Oh so they feel it in 2? I'm dumb haha

excellent!! that left hand !!!!!!!!

I am such a thief!!!! You are such a powerful drummer!!!!

1 dislike??Travis Barker groupie must have been here

wait but he is using promark sticks in a zildjian video

first view and comment oh ya haha love swingin!!!!!!

One of my favorite drummers.

do you have more vids of him here?

Zildjian Lesson with ProMark Drumsticks O.O

@nika jokhadze his cymbals are zildjian :)

hey william jus showedcyou off to my buddy Chuck Mcpherson ( drummer out of New York) he liked your vid. Haven't seen you in years. You still that guy winning all talent shows at Elmhurst. Well older but teaching none the same.Will take care see ya in swing land. 109 th ave I believe

Great cat, smoking player!

Will seems such a nice guy, good for you mate!!

tremendo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! excelente!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he is soooooo amazing... love him

Most swinging drummer around

Wooooo!

Yes on the Bernard Purdie yells;)

Wow that groove was great

Woooooh!

this guy is excellent!!

Nice singles @ the end there!

That was awesome. :)

clean

Massive Respect

awesomeness

Great teacher, has a very good way of explaining things. What stick size does he use? 5B?

Great stuff

hehehehehe..... stealing.....

Fantastic.

His voice really does remind me of Levar Burton.

Its not felt in half...but on one. Nice playing anyway Will :-)

That's my tempo

Nice singles at the end there!!!! And his rolls are almost as good as mine haha