5 Iconic Jazz Drum Licks - Steve Lyman

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Take a page from the book of legends as Steve Lyman walks you through five iconic licks from some of the greatest jazz drummers of all time!

Philly Joe Jones, Tony Williams and Roy Haynes continue to influence drummers in the 21st century. We hope these licks will inspire you to check out more of this great art form and maybe even help you connect the dots between these legends and the drummers of today.

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Album recommendations:
Philly Joe Jones - "Milestones"
Tony Williams - "Seven Steps To Heaven"
Roy Haynes - "We Three"

What are some of your favourite tunes/albums that these drummers have played on? And can we give it up for Roy Haynes who is still killing it and making music at 94!

[leeyatding]

PLEASE have more jazz lessons like this

[krudensky]

I've never heard such a crisp yet smooth kit in my entire life

[ferpalaciosdrums]

One of the most beautiful sounding kits i've ever seen

[DiaboloMaster]

Take a shot every time he says "Awesome lick".

[CC-twsu]

I sometimes feel like jazz drummers can play any genre fairly good or good, but not all drummers can play jazz.

[Zancb]

Steve Lyman is one of the best drummers I've ever seen play live. So awesome to see him do a video series like this!

[austinalexandre]

i never really realized this i knew drummers are insane, but jazz takes it to another level

[warrenlastewka]

Thank you, thank you. These licks take months to get down and play effectively. Then you make them your own. MORE

[josemendezfr]

That 6 stroke roll Tony Williams lick is LIT. I'm can't stop doing it.

[themole]

I've watched this video 5 times and have yet to say thank you! so.. Thank you man for the very cool licks. Fun lesson.

[samgreen]

Awesome lesson! We need more jazz stuff! Ask Reuben! He's fantastic

[anthonyscully]

thanks for doing the lessons straight . every other site had drummers trying to be comedians

[eddieavakian]

Great lesson. That Craviotto Kit sounds amazing.

[Doublebasist]

Great playing. So clean and great drum sounds too. 10 out of 10.

[Ght]

This man was my teacher for a semester in college. He’s an intense teacher and he’s only so because he wants the best from you. We butted heads a lot but that was on me mostly because at the end of the day you knew he was drawing the very best out of you. Thank you Steve for your lessons.

[ges]

What a great, awesome instructive video, I ve been listening to these 3 records for the past weeks. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[williambrand]

This drummer is amazing and the kit sounds good. Excellent

[ogden]

Dear Mr Lyman: many thanks--effective demonstration and highly encouraging presentation for us lesser lights!
My respects.

[juliovalenzuela]

More jazz lessons please. Also that ride cymbal is gorgeous.