IN THE SHED Ep15 - JAZZ DRUMMING - Intro To Comping

A great lesson for beginner and intermediate jazz students. This is an introduction to left hand (or right hand for you lefties) comping while you're swingin'. SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL to join the others who are discovering that this is one of the coolest spots for drum lessons!

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[georgecharlesnelsoniii]

I love that you're playing jazz in a Van Halen shirt keep being a boss!

[LouRadon]

Every time I think of checking out a new drum technique, I end up back at, "Ok, let's see what Rob Brown says and plays." Haha

[mjulio]

Great lesson, Rob! This is actually how the old school gentlemen taught, I believe. The late, great Chuck Flores asked me to play "some jazz time"... after a minute, he went "ok, too much Chapin book". He proceeded to give me two comping phrases per week, similar to these. Didn't want to hear anything else. After a couple of months, playing in an ensemble with a pianist who hated jamming with me, he actually went "hey men, that felt good - you've been working on your Swing?". Chapin's and similar methods must be regarded as "Coordination Books", period. Once again, great lesson as always.

[donkotouc]

Very nice lesson; Rob’s teaching style is very practical, relaxed, and unpretentious...

[bobcropsey]

Rob, great lesson. First time seeing you, I will view all your videos. I've been playing rock for 40 years. Trying to learn Jazz for my later years. I like your concept.

[rhythmantic]

The paradiddle-diddle is a very handy pattern when played as 8th note triplets for comping the jazz groove, starting with either beat 2 or 4. (right hand on ride, left on snare.
Thanks for the lesson Rob

[FawleyJude]

I've been playing jazz for years and I think the approach on this lesson actually works pretty well as an introduction for a beginning or intermediate player. Sure there's a lot more going on in jazz if you dig deeper into it, but amazingly enough you actually can do a credible job of comping with just these three licks. Simple but not simplistic. Hopefully it gives people some confidence in playing so they feel comfortable going on further with it, hitting some books like John Riley's "Art of Bebop Drumming".

[jsstroup]

Finally a left hand comping tutorial that makes sense! Thank you!!

[Domokoso]

Very good lesson In my case i was pretty lost with the left hand at the beginning until i realised that it operates a lot like playing piano,
where the ride was playing melody and the left was playing and accenting chords. You move that concept to the drums and it works perfectly. I also realised that the left hand was to support some specific notes improvised by the soloist. Cheers!

[Drumma]

Spang-a-langin with a VH shirt on. Now that's dope.

[yougotgroove]

Lots of likes on this I don't understand why 25 people give a thumbs Maybe they have a youtube channel and a video lesson on how to have a closed mind, and how to project For those dislikers, I have hope one day you will find your purpose in life (and that is service) to serve one the beginning of man kind (kind man) Before religion, that's what we are supposed to do!
Glad your doing it Rob!

[GorcStew]

I thought you were going to start saying something like "just fill in the gaps with what feels right" or something along those lines but you explained it really well :) comping might feel natural to someone who has been doing it all their musical lives but not so much to someone like me who has just played rock and funk.

[Gemashke]

Great video, Rob! I'm a freelance drummer/percussionist in L.A. and always enjoy hearing other player's perspectives on things. You present the material in a clear and approachable manner and are very encouraging. Those are the marks of a great teacher! Keep up the great work, Sir!!

[daviewavie]

Great tips/advice. Can’t wait to try this out.

[charliechuckles]

F-n great lesson. Thank you very much Rob. You explained the philosophy behind it. Thanks.

[bostjanlaba]

This is one of the coolest thing in jazz for me.

[carlosmagnopereira]

The way you explain playing jazz is amazing. I love this art form. Thank you for revealing your secrets in jazz.

[bobbytyler]

This is just what I’ve been looking for .. Fantastic lessons and so well explained. Thank you

[edmundclarke]

wow cant thank you enough Rob
not played for 40 more yrs due to severe traffic acc and decided to learn traditional grip learning bebop great help thanks

[ericgreen]

Great relaxed coaching, no ego tripping getting in the way ! Great drum skills ! Wish I had a teach like you when I started in the late 60's . I mistakenly didn't take lessons, but practiced insatiably . Ten years later I was a sought after drummer for rock and blues, but couldn't figure out be bop even though I got pretty good at trad jazz . Get lessons and learn to sight read, I've lost a lot of gig money by not doing that !