1:56 "Thank you for letting me play you, Snare"

this is the best lesson i've literally ever gotten ever. wow.

What he says at 4:00 is what makes Benny Benny.

One of the greatest sounding kits I've ever heard. Benny is such a skilled, musical and soulful player.

Latin Jazz is the real. Benny does a great job. Today's drummer is becoming more and more open in styles,, not just Rock. Gavin H. is an other one who is taking rock or metal drumming, and mixing it with world music. Mike Portnoy, Neal P. (rush) who is now studying Jazz with Peter Erskine. Its ok dude, slowly but surely we evolve. Keep drumming Bro's.

I dunno if it's just nonsense what I'm going to say here, but I think this guy (and a couple of other emergent drummers) will change lots of things in the scenario of drum playing, in a way that things are going to progress to a "next" level of drumming.

Who would dislike this?

2:13 is that Dave, Vinnie, Steve, groove 🤘🏿🤘🏿

I was up in arms when he did that solo on the snare at the end. This guy is great to learn from.

this is really good for people who feel like they just randomly bash during solos all the time and can't really phrase. Thanks a lot Benny.

It's like no matter how many times I've watched this vid, it always makes more sense than the last time I saw it. ah and by the way,... Who on earth could dislike this?? Benny is a true "Master", who could not learn from this amazing person? Probably those plastic drummers that search the web looking for crazyness and waste of energy and life.

Some of the best sounding drums I've ever heard, ever...

i had heard about Benny but never really studied him...well how stupid do i feel??..that will NEVER happen again!!!truly inspirational..!!!!!awesome Benny!!!

Benny always has awesome creativity, ease of teaching and concept translation. Loving his cymbals also, so full and open

Such a groovy, versatile drummer. And his kit sounds perfect, exactly the sound I hear in my head when thinking of drum sound...............

How could you dislike this? This is the premium zen drum solo wisdom.

I saw this guy 1 time and I was blown away! I couldn't remember his name and now its MONTHS later and I found u again!!! Yaaaaay!!! I wont loose u again Benny Greb!!!! 😍😘😂

simply the best!! benny is my inspiration in every confused period of my drummer life!

Exactly, music isn't a competition, specially if we're all born and influenced by different sounds every day. It's about the creativity that's produced within the genres, not which one is best or more technical.

the whole snare improv part was pure freakin genius! What a good drummer.

up till now, it seemed to me like most players who used Meinl Byzance and rocked the double floor toms were hardcore freaks (like Aaron Gillespie) and they always inspired me. It blows my mind to see a sensitive, precise, and articulate drummer rocking the same set up and cymbals

He's brilliant. I wanna get tickets to see him perform at my drum shop. His performance every time is top notch and he flows both dynamically and skillfully from one drum/cymbal to the next.

Holy shit, on the first exercise I was just amazed. This guy is truly, a freaking pro drummer. Well done and thanks for the advice.

For anyone who hasn't grabbed this DVD, it's by far the best drum instructional ever made, of course next to Gavin Harrison's Rhythmic Illusions

This is the best drumming DVD ever made.

I love this lesson. These exercises really make you think about what you're playing, definitely pushes me harder to come up with more ideas.

Nick, I did too. I played Rock and Metal as a kid, and started studying Jazz, Blues, Reggae, Funk, and Latin when I became an adult. I still play Rock, but not so much Metal because of my knees, the Double Kick gives them a beating.

This changed my way of playing more than any other drum video i have ever seen

I absolutely love the beginning of this video! No "Hi! Im Benny Greb and I am giving you the best tipps for improvisation! It's easy but there are some rules etc. etc." Just Content! Very nice

The coolest drum lesson I ever watched!

Seriously, this is one of the most difficult exercises I ever attempted. Even the one-bar version. This awareness requires SUCH an amount of concentration, that I am just not able to do it. One of these days I have to start working on this on a daily basis. I'm sure, it will improve me as a player a lot.

Man, i love his whacky thing with the snare at the end! Thats my kind of creativity! Always learning from this guy!

Hi Benny. A great Video.. Thank you.. What a classy drummer you are.. Cheers Steve

I just love hearing this man play and talk!

most beautiful cymbal kit i have seen

Theese tons sound so perfect!! Jesus

one of the best drum sounds i've ever heard

Each repeat bar was always exactly the same as the first!!! Incredible playing

"...set a clear frame of rules and explore what you can do within this frame." That's good.

4:25-4:40 was seriously so cool. like no joke that was extremely creative i think. that just shows how creative he is. and because of this video i have become a fan..... i thought that was seriously cool

Benny du bist der wahnsinn! als ich dich beim piano werner bei dem live konzert bzw. festival gesehen hab war ich 9. und seitdem spiel ich schlagzeug, durch dich hab ich angefangen. :)

41 people think Travis Barker is the best drummer alive.

Genious Benny, just genious.

I met Benny in Frankfurt, he's a really nice dude. And his drumming is amazing!

his toms are tuned PERFECTLY

This is some fantastic musicianship, he is my new favorite drummer, have to pick up, and most importantly STUDY/PRACTICE, this guys approach! Inspiring!

'Set a clear frame of rules and explore what you can do within this frame'........perfectly put!! and it doesn't just apply to improvisation, that is an essential lesson to learned and applied again and again within any form of creative expression. We can safely not buy the DVD and just apply that one concept for years to come, I may still indulge in the purchase though LOL! Thank you Benny

That snare part at the end blew my mind

this man is just pure genius!!!!

next i'll try to not be so badass....nope i couldnt do it. this guy is one of the greats for sure.

He "thinkgs he's great" because he bloody is! This guy is at the top amongst todays drummers!

what a tom bass sound ! Thanks Benny Groove for this lesson

This is what hard ass work sounds like.

I DONT KNOW WHY BUT I LOVE YOU AND YOUR SKILLS..!!AWESOME DRUMS SET...!!!

"Start simple" XDXDXD

The whole kit (and cymbals) sound SOOOOOOO good... damn!

Loving his cymbals so much.

he kicked ass when he began to play with the snare drum in the end of the video... bloody bastard...

"Mean what you play." How totally valid.

the last snare part was mind blowing!

damn the last 30secs of this vid is sweet, great lesson looking forward to hearing more from this dude

2:08 Steve Gadd's known beat :) Such a creative drummer.

Such an awesome little lesson/ demonstration. Smart Guy.

The Orchestration Improv = FAWESOME!

All drummers should embrace all types of music,this will expand their musical vocabulary.Beginners should love the music they are into now and then move on into unfamiliar realms at a later stage but not too late.This is where a good teacher comes into play.I'm in my forties and have played since I was nine but I have a drum teacher who I call "Coach". You never stop learning....

On this video he used a Sonor SQ2 kit made out of beech, in thin/vintage shells. The sizes are 18x22, 8x10, 14x14, 16x16, 13x6 snare and a 12" side snare (not sure about the deph). Cymbals from left to right are Meinl 14 Byzance Extra Dry hats, 18 Byzance Extra Dry thin crash, 20 prototype ride, 14/12 Generation X Trash hats, 22 Byzance Jazz ride with Pro-Mark Sizzler (not 100% sure about this last cymbal tho).

This guy is my new fave young drummer...amazing combo of feel and chops.

hell yeah! My two favorite drummers!

saw him do a clinic at Huber & Breese. He's too young to be this good. The nicest dude ever!

You've just broadened my vision! Very creative and controlled drumming!

Great lesson and the DVD is one of the best drum dvds out there (imo).

Danm.. Benny is a grove god.

what a beautiful sounding kit...and a really intelligent set of frame works to underpin ur improve, that any tub thumper can grasp the jist of

watched this Movie time and time agian..It's very helpful .. there are alot of cool things he talks about his diffrent sound ideas are awsome and so is the solo at the end of the movie....recomend this movie ,makes you look at drumming from all diffrent angle..

Drummers are drummers, and we all develop at our own pace. There are a lot of drummers (including myself) that started off with rock and eventually went to jazz. Once can use skills from each style and relate it to the other, as long as it's done musically. The reason why people think Rock players and Jazz players are different is because the majority of drummers focus on only one style, and no nothing about the others.

MY GOD! O_O The thing he did with Snare at the end of video O_O That was just... wow

I only got this like an hour after experimenting when I noticed the different snare note values between the triplet and the paradiddle lol. Start with triplet 6-stroke-roll, then paradiddle. Tab is like this: 1TL +TL 2e+ah 3e+ah 4(e)+ Triplet 6-stroke-roll: RllrrL R. First R is accent on floor tom, the L on Snare, 2nd R on high tom. The paradiddle he used was the RLLR LRRL R, accented it like this: RllR lrrL R. First 2 Rs on high tom, the L on snare, 3rd R also on snare (which is on beat 4).

Thank you, your drums are tuned so well and sound incredible and, of course your playing is beyond excellent..

I gotta agree with Greb on this one. You need to have constent awareness of what's happen. Especially when it comes to concert and jazz music. But on the other hand, you just sometimes lose yourself, and that doesn't hurt either.

Benny is the MAN!

His drums sound amaaaaazing!

The last improvisation is awesome

I have a friend actually, a relatively novice drummer. I was talking to her about something, and she said "ya im a rock drummer, so i usually dont need to do that"... I wish people, like you, understood drumming is drumming, and playing in different styles will help your drumming in any style

So did anybody else just have to sit there for a minute after watching this? I couldn't form thoughts after the snare solo haha

whatever he did with the snare at 4:25 to 4:40 was awesome.

I always thought that a triplet felt like a nother Universe. And it is. Nice one Benny.

Last statement makes a lot of sense. I'm going to start with that.

Your grooviness is inspirational man

That snare..... UGH :O so beautiful.

so good...love the sound of his drums

Awesome just what I needed. Cheers Benny.

I back that Wow up. This I need some more schooling! It all made musical sense.

Wow, that was a sick snare groove at the end of the video!

Benny's kit sounds so damn good >

a drummer so good. Even non drummers love him

thank you, Benny.

This, Jojo Mayer's DVD on stick technique, and Thomas Lang's DVD on feet control are the only DVD's I"ll ever need. Why are the best drummers German speaking drummers?

Benny's makes a better world with intelligence

That snare, man that's class! :)

4:24 to 4:42 mother of Drumming Gods, that was awesome!!