How To Do A Jazz Drum Solo - The Easy Way

In this lesson you'll learn the shortcut for how to do a Jazz drum solo like a pro. It all starts with a simple idea and grows into a full-blown sonic painting. Practice this easy tip for making all of your drum solos sound good and make musical sense.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:39 Motivic Development
2:06 Groove drum solos
2:30 Song form soloing
3:00 Live drum solo example
4:08 What I never do during drum solos
4:27 Conclusion

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[charalove]

I love this idea of singing and finding the musicality in soloing.

[paulussturm]

Excellent video as always! And also great solo in that live clip! Thanks for this.

[gersoncruz]

Muchas gracias por darme esa información, desde Venezuela un saludo maestro

[bjhogans]

How many solos have I f-cked up by trying to choreograph a series of all my favorite killer licks - only to get lost and then not know HOW to end.
This quick lesson does a good job of soloing from a simple phrase and developing it along the way.

[christianpaturel]

I like your vidéo for m'y inspiration thanks you verry Much have good day bye-bye

[gersoncruz]

Buenas tardes maestro, me gustaría tener un contacto más directo con usted, si hay alguna forma por favor hágamelo saber, SALUDOS y BENDICIONES desde venezuela