Jazz:DrummingLatinJazz

LatinJazzisatermusedloosely,usedtocoinanycombination
ofJazzandLatinmusic.Althoughitfrequentlyreferstothemix
ofAfroCubanstyleswithJazzitcanalsobeusedtodescribe
JazzmixedwithCalypso,BossaNovasandotherLatinrhythms.
DontforgetJazzandLatinbothsharesomeAfricanheritageso
theblendcomesnaturally.Doyourhomeworktoplay
comfortablyinallthesestylesandpickupsomerecords.

SomepopulardrummerspioneeringinthisareaincludeAntonio
Sanchez,HoracioHernandezandDafnisPrieto.

Formoreinformation,visitourLatinsection

ListeningList:
HoracioHernandez StanGetz
HiltonRuiz WillieBobo
ChuchoValdes RayBerretto
GonzaloRubalcaba MongoSantamaria
DaniloPerez HerbieMann
SergioMendes JaoGilberto
PonchoSachez AstrudGilberto
ArturoSandoval CalTjader
TitoPuente PerezPrado
ChicoOFarrill ChanoPozo
MarioBauza DafnisPrieto

Beats:

Thissectionisbrokendownintofiveparts:

1)PlayingTheSonAndRhumbaClaves

2)GainingClaveIndependenceWithParadiddleInversions

3)GainingClaveIndependenceWith3Beatand5BeatFigures

4)IdeasBasedOnStickings

5)MoreIdeasBasedOnStickings

1)PlayingTheSonAndRhumbaClaves
Herearesomeexercisestogetyouplayinglikethepros.

Playthehihatpartwithonelimbandthesnarepartwithanotherlimb.Tryeverycombination.

Note:Thesepatternsareallin3:2clave.Trythemallin2:3bystartinginthesecondmeasure.

 SonClave RhumbaClave

SonClave RhumbaClave

WhenyouarepracticingthepreviousSonandRhumbaclaves,playthesepatternsonthe
highhatwithyourfootwhenyouaren'tusingyourleftfootaspartofthefirst4examples.

Playtheabove2barpatternsonthebassdrum

whenyouaren'tusingitaspartofthefirst4examples.

TogetagreatClaveworkoutcheckoutHeracioHernandezbook:
"ConversationsinClave."

TrythistwolimbideaandsubrhythmsontothesnarelinefromthegreatbookfromTedReid:
"SyncopationfortheModernDrummer"

HerearesomeClaveindependenceexercisesinvolvingparadiddleinversions.
Onceyou'vemasteredthem,mixthemtomakephrases.

2)GainingClaveIndependenceWithParadiddleInversions



3)GainingClaveIndependenceWith3Beatand5BeatFigures
Hereareexercisesthatusegroupsofthreeunderaclavetogainindependence.Movethemaroundyourlimbs.Ifa
limbisnotbeingused,playanappropriaterhythmwithit.(See1)

Exercise1

Exercise2


Exercise3

4)IdeasBasedOnStickings

GrabyourGeorgeStone,"StickControl"bookandplayonelimbastherighthandanotherastheleft
andClaveonanother.Remembertoputanappropriaterhythmontheleftoverlimbonceyouare
comfortable.

Exercise1

Exercise2

5)MoreIdeasBasedOnStickings

Herearesomeotherideasbasedonstickings.GrabyourGeorgeStone,"StickControl"bookandplayonelimbasthe
righthandanotherastheleftandClaveonanother.Remembertoputanappropriaterhythmontheleftoverlimb
onceyouarecomfortable.

Exercise1


Exercise2

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