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Upgrade Your Jazz Feel with This Simple Yet Effective Routine on the Drums

In this Jazz Drum Q-Tip of the Week lesson, I dive into an incredibly effective method to enhance your ride cymbal beat. By practicing this routine daily, either with my Bass Play-Along Tracks or alongside your favorite recordings, you’ll see a noticeable improvement in your jazz feel, gaining better control over the time and truly understanding how to swing.

In this video, I also break down some additional exercises that will further elevate your jazz drumming feel. Get ready to take your jazz drumming to the next level!

• Quincy Davis Sizingature Sticks
• Bass Play-Along Tracks
• Zildjian Cymbals (20" Istanbul K ZIldjian, 14" K Constantinople Hats)
• Tama Starclassic Drums (14X18 BD, 14X14 FT, 8X12 TT, 6.5X14 Starphonic Copper Snare)
• Snare Drum Heads (REMO - Ambassador, EVANS - Clear Resonant)
• Toms (AQUARIAN - Coated Textured Heads & Classic Clear)
• Bass Drum (AQUARIAN - Texture Coated & Coated Resonant)

1. 00:00 - Playing Introduction
2. 00:26 - Lesson introduction and explanation
3. 00:54 - Are you ready!?
4. 01:07 - First steps to UPGRADING your jazz feel
5. 02:05 - Tempos this practice routine is good for
6. 02:48 - Developing a strong quarter note - Step 1
7. 03:25 - Developing a strong quarter note - Step 2
8. 04:22 - Developing a strong quarter note - Step 3
9. 04:36 - Developing a strong quarter note - Step 4
10. 05:00 - Developing a strong quarter note - Step 5
11. 06:17 - Developing a ride cymbal beat - Step 1
12. 07:29 - Developing a ride cymbal beat - Step 2
13. 08:09 - Developing a ride cymbal beat - Step 3
14. 08:48 - Developing a ride cymbal beat - Step 4
15. 09:29 - Developing a ride cymbal beat - Step 5
16. 10:15 - Developing a ride cymbal beat - Step 6
17. 10:42 - Ride feel exercise 1
18. 14:25 - Ride feel exercise 2
19. 15:40 - Comping with a good feel
20. 16:58 - Closing remarks