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Play Drums Jazz 01

Hot Tip! When you are reading about music theory, rhythms, beats and other ideas, don't just read, talk and think about it, go to the kit and play them. So for the above suggestions - start a beat with the ride and hi hat going. Play it on the kit, listen to the music and think about what you can do on the bass drum and snare drum to complement the tune. Once you have those ideas in your head, play them on the kit.

New Jam Track!

08 C Jim's 251 No Drums mp3 wma
Time/size: 5 mins 21 secs/7.34mb
Jazz jam track: Laid back walk in C (108 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and bass
Progression: IIm7 - V7 - IMaj7 progression using the chords: Dm7 - G7 - CMaj7 - CMaj7.
Suggestion(s): Sit on the ride, use the hi-hat to let everyone know where the beat is and play around on the snare and the toms with lots of double strokes from the left hand.

Art Blakey Solo

Max Roach at His Best

Max Roach - Hi Hat

More Drum Jam Tracks

Below are the links to jam tracks in 7 different styles of music along with music theory, scales and more along the way.

There are also links to over 14 more drum jam tracks on the free jam tracks home page under the heading: Jam and Backing Tracks - All Instruments

As well you can learn how to read, transcribe and write for drums: Learn to Read Drum Notation

Jam on!