Desi Jones - Master Class on the straight & swing feel in Roots-Rock-Reggae drumming

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2 жыл бұрын

Master Drummer, Desi Jones takes some time to explain the importance of understanding the application of the straight and swing feels to the playing of Jamaican music drum patterns.
This video was inspired by a masterclass conducted by Desi to the Avant Academy of Music, Music Performance, and Scholarship program. He was brought in to help the scholarship drumming students understand how to effectively play the Hi-Hat pattern in the Bob Marley song, "Three Little Birds".
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@jimbeaux4988 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine the pressure for the student doing that in front of Desi. I thought he did well!

@beetlejews 2 жыл бұрын

That’s the best sounding Pearl export I’ve ever heard!

@youngd3niro824 2 жыл бұрын

Who me?

@sweetspotdrummer Ай бұрын

A master at his craft. R.I.P.

@silvabakx6396 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Desi backing Lloyd Brown about a decade ago in Long Beach. I had backed him the previous year at a show. Midway through the set, he switched & played the rest of the set righthanded crossover style 😳 Yea! He actually did that right in front of my eyeballs!!! 🤯 Beast mode!!!!! I immediately went & bought one of his CDs. Desi is the truth. I had never seen anyone play reggae left handed style, with a right or lefthanded drum set up before him. Only seen one other lefty since him. It makes perfect sense, but it's way easier said than done... Heartbeat🖤 Nyahbinghi🔯 RASTAFAR👁 🎶🥁🇯🇲🔥🇪🇹🦁🇪🇹🔥🇯🇲🥁🎶

@239AMG 8 ай бұрын

“Open handed”

@SmallAxeMP 9 ай бұрын

I have never met another down to earth and kind drummer like Desi. I remember he and I had a long chat after we jammed in Music Mart around 17 years ago. The man is just so kool to hang with.

@aaliyahvdvelden3289 2 ай бұрын

RIP desi❤️💛💚🙏

@mickyrhythmvendor 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Desi! Master drummer! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Each one, teach one.. please let there be a next lesson!

@jas_bataille 2 жыл бұрын

I've been playing for 17 years and, of course, this distinction was learned a long time ago. For me, it was the blue. My teacher said however, than in the blues, the square feel is harder to groove with, because it doesn't have the natural flowing movement of the swing feel (also called "shuffle" in blues). Since then I was always obsessed by the swing feel. After awhile you start to be able to play with more or less swing, and in between straight and swing, you will find certain feels : New-Orleans, for instance, and many kind of funk music, have a feel between straight and swing. In hip-hop, the feel can even change. Drummers like Mark Guiliana or Chris "daddy" Dave, or Quest Love from the Roots, can really play and "stretch", "push" and "pull" the time. Wonderful example, wonderful playing and the production quality is spot on!

@RaphaelLandauer1 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice !! A must see for every Reggae drummer. Bless up Desi ! Thanks for sharing Seretse !

@avantacademyofmusic5608 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Raphael. Sorry we could not do a more detailed and nuanced presentation...he was awesome in the master class. We also had Glen Browne with him so it was a double treat.

@Philtoid 2 жыл бұрын

As soon as the shuffle pattern dropped it stopped being a beat and became a song on its own. Fantastic.

@FitAndSaxy1 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant! 😆

@warrenhenderson2717 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely tuned drums, and great lesson, too. Thanks for sharing 🎼🎵🎶🥁🎤

@yarpyarp85 2 жыл бұрын

Yo that straight feel swings so hard though omg. Amazing.

@DMKahn 2 жыл бұрын

It’s because of the difference in dynamics from the quiet strokes and the louder strokes on the upbeat. Creates a feeling of swing when it’s not even there really

@maricasanova3855 2 жыл бұрын

drummer of chalice,yea man¡¡

@GlassesKingdom 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done, great master class from a true legend of the music 🎶, love how the Audi was clean as well , big up Seretsi ( Avant Academy)

@jamesrobert469 2 ай бұрын

Rest In Peace, Legend

@benmatheny9493 9 ай бұрын

What a great thing the internet can give us the best musicians to learn from

@ReggaeBeatsPROD 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is so wonderful, thank you very much!

@tommiekrausedrums3550 Жыл бұрын

This is uplifting. Love the feel and the reverb! Simply beautiful

@reggaeschoolmadrid7879 2 жыл бұрын

Is lovely to find such great masters teaching with passion roots reggae, feeling we are not lonely in this commitment, Big up!!

@gswizzle3714 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for such an amazing lesson with this knowledgeable teacher! The swung and straight feel is reminiscent of that used in jazz drumming.

@antoniogreen5995 Жыл бұрын

This is drum lessons at its best, not all d long talk d others does bring n when dem done ya na better off, keep it coming bro

@outtayardstudio Ай бұрын

Masterful drummie🙏💯

@KingsleyMusicLessons 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent one of my favorite drummer.🇯🇲🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.

@michaelfarquharson2546 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent drummers.

@Zoeeyable 3 ай бұрын

Yeah thank you ❤❤

@DZNTZ 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, great vid! First, it’s always a gift to get some wisdom straight from the original heads, it’s a blessing. Then at the end, I loved seeing the young drummer really nailing the feel and impressing the master! What a feeling, he’ll carry that with him forever and who can say how it will influence his path in life? Wonderful stuff.

@1.O.G.G. 2 ай бұрын

R.I.P. uncle Desi 🫶🏾😪🔥

@spimusicinc 2 ай бұрын

play on Legend Desi 💌🙏🏿🙏🏿

@lionzcamp 2 жыл бұрын

Learning never stops, I'm still in school. Bless Uncle! Give thanks for these lessons

@mason4689 2 жыл бұрын

Desi Jones - Level 55 - Five Star Master Drummer

@chinmeysway 2 жыл бұрын

Is all about the reverb as well.

@dubmaster01 2 жыл бұрын

Student a one teacher soon come. Respect to Drums inna Jamaica.

@yarpyarp85 2 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic, thank you!

@YARDMANMX 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Desi these youngster really need to know the art of the music

@Drummasterjay 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing information. I’ve been playing drums since I was two and professionally for some time and I’m still sitting down taking notes!

@leeherdarchibald9556 2 жыл бұрын

It’s good to hear one of our maters explained reggae drums patterns respect ,

@CharlesMiller-nz3bx 2 жыл бұрын

A Master Drummer.

@dubroomdread 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I see someone playing Reggae drums the same way I do it. Being left handed playing on a right handed drum kit. That's the only comparance, by the way, he plays 1000 times better than I ever could.

@gidsamerosido6074 Жыл бұрын

Same. Can play with both to compensate depending on the location of thr timbale.

@lxxwj 2 жыл бұрын

ive never seen anyone hold the stick like that! desi jones is awesome

@stevecarter8810 5 ай бұрын

Is he left handed

@drjodyannjones Ай бұрын

@@stevecarter8810yes he is

@bolodrumz5819 2 жыл бұрын

Nice monn longing for this mon bless up keep dem coming 🇯🇲🥁🔥

@FreshMindTheBand 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@glikglikin8227 2 жыл бұрын

Master !!!!!!!!

@user-xw7uf5cu4i 9 ай бұрын

He is serious man when it comes to drums

@shaynekewana 2 жыл бұрын

Give thanks Desi for sharing this important lesson!

@user-xw7uf5cu4i 9 ай бұрын

I love this man

@maxkamper7451 2 жыл бұрын

Love it

@kurikokaleidoscope 2 жыл бұрын

This is incredibly good.

@jeraldcuccurullo2497 2 жыл бұрын

Very precise!!! Great lesson...JAH!!! One Love Maestro!!

@DocBolus 2 жыл бұрын

Superb, a very valuable lesson in how the high hat keeps it all together and dictates the feel. Love it.

@philiplauzon1743 2 жыл бұрын

Sick drumming skills and profound knowledge 😎 Amazing man!

@imrojoosten3277 10 ай бұрын

Yes I Great masterclass! I also have the book, the art of reggae drumming. One love

@DMKahn 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely video thank you 🙏 maximum respect

@skarudeclub 2 ай бұрын

R.I.P Master :(

@aijiang 2 жыл бұрын

Been looking for this for a while

@smoovegittar 2 жыл бұрын

Bless Up Riddim Man! Such a sweet pulse.

@QUANTUMMUSIC101 2 жыл бұрын

EPIC! ❤️🌞🥁

@dubbadan1 2 жыл бұрын

Love that open handed style

@Sisdeesisdee 2 жыл бұрын

J'adore ❤❤❤

@lesueurjeanmichel3591 2 жыл бұрын

WELOVEYOU DESI& bigupbigupbigup JAMAICA

@rafaeudumdum3032 Жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@YaoEspirito 2 жыл бұрын

Nice class! Of the classic reggae drummers, the one who always had the best overstanding of the hi-hat was Willie Stewart from Third World.

@hiliakoiaheto8013 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Desi...is good...chur

@Joethedrummer 2 жыл бұрын

Great. Thanks for this. I enjoyed every minute :-D

@avantacademyofmusic5608 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Desi is awesome.

@ArnelleX-us9yo 5 ай бұрын

Left Handed Drummer like myself...👍

@kitwanawilliams7855 2 ай бұрын

RIP to a legend

@sjondeeg7158 2 жыл бұрын

good!

@kenrickwilson9845 2 ай бұрын

Rest in peace Desi.

@Richielion2 9 ай бұрын

Swing or straight on the hi hat and all instruments follow that groove. To me Jamaican Reggae holds more treasures than this. Sometimes these grooves were mixed, like you can hear in some old dubs. Like there is a swingpitch button on drumcomputers, the groove could be anywhere in between swing or straight, even variying between different instruments in the same song. This was already heard in very old studio 1 recordings. My guess was always, it was'nt done on purpose, but its all feel. For exception "Love Fire" by Aswad ( drum=straight/bass=shuffle), is an extreme difference, but i also heard it in way more subtile ways. Sometimes could not even hear if it was closer to shuffle or closer to straight. Still when I take my Bass i use it to play with the groove a bit, there is so much in between shuffle and straight. Respect to Desi, saw this man play powefull things in the old days and i love Chalice! Jah Bless

@drjodyannjones 4 ай бұрын

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@dmgsoultogetherness6667 2 жыл бұрын

PULLL UPPPP

@boobizzy863 Жыл бұрын

Talented 🫡🫡🫡🫡

@mauti8550 Жыл бұрын

✌

@jhonygoodman5505 11 ай бұрын

CHALICE ❤😊

@davewedderburn4841 2 жыл бұрын

👌👏👍😄

@goob5568 7 ай бұрын

Can someone give me the exact sticking for the fill at 10:13

@michaelfarquharson2546 2 жыл бұрын

I would really want learn some of these beats who can i get in touch with

@avantacademyofmusic5608 2 жыл бұрын

You can contact us by WhatsApp at (876) 829-3702 or email us at info@avantacademyofmusic.com

@t.echieecho3480 2 жыл бұрын

@7:40 its the reggea version of mitch mitchels manic depression riddim ... but in 4/4

@o.c.b.9744 2 жыл бұрын

Wich Hihat Cymbals did he use ? Great Sound! Nice Video, Thanks!

@davidbrownmusic8511 2 жыл бұрын

'S' series Zildjian cymbals

@o.c.b.9744 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbrownmusic8511 Thanks ;)

@johnniesmith721 2 жыл бұрын

Man I thought this was Richard Pryor on the druns!

@djgromivanov6674 2 жыл бұрын

🐱‍👤🐱‍🏍🐬

@JacksonAxe 2 жыл бұрын

I wish my left hand could do that.

@RGE_Music 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. I wish there was a 1 2 3 4 beat counter because I do not understand how the beats should land. I feel the swing and I understand why that works but how its counted makes little sense to me

@stevecarter8810 5 ай бұрын

I'm fascinated. He counts in each time. Are you unable to keep that count going as he plays? Does the playing put you off the count?

@RGE_Music 5 ай бұрын

This was over 2 years ago and so I better understand it now. I think my curiosity back in that time was related specifically to where in the bar/ measure the hi hats are landing and if the one drop was played on the 3 or the 2 depending on how you counted the tempo@@stevecarter8810

@stevecarter8810 5 ай бұрын

@@RGE_Music oh cool thanks for the explanation. I just got here from another one drop video where the guy was saying there are multiple ways to count it. And on there people are also saying he counted wrong. I can't help feeling that if we're arguing about how to count it, we're missing the point though:)

@RGE_Music 5 ай бұрын

@@stevecarter8810 I totally agree. I still marvel at the way the hi hats land. That to me is something I'm still trying to learn and figure out.

@vacuumelite2065 2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh....very tasty. 😊♥️😊♥️😊♥️

@aymentfifha5699 2 жыл бұрын

I play with left hand like him😊... m'y only problème I live with houkch peaple Who undrerstand nothing about music especialy this kind of music. .. I want leave and play write music

@gidsamerosido6074 Жыл бұрын

Same with me

@gustavosandessp 2 жыл бұрын

Jazzy reggae! Missing that reggae classic snare sound , also that kind a sound of reggae toms that we all hear on classic albums. The source imports too, i mean great advises for the play and feel but maybe start with the right reggae drum choice helps too. 🥁🎧📻🎛💡

@mp7137 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think you understand. This is clearly just a raw recording with little post processing which is perfectly fine for a drum lesson. Also, there are many different drum sounds and tuning in reggae. The feel and technique is what is most important and that's what is being presented here. This is a great lesson for anyone looking to improve their reggae drumming. Thanks for the video Desi and Avant!

@gustavosandessp 2 жыл бұрын

@@mp7137 yeah i dont😂!!! Hahaha u are right about the feel, thats what i told and really apreciate his advises! But next time the prod please put him inna nice drum reggae, we all know thats the basics...He deserves it, he is a legend!

@Richielion2 9 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with that snare nore the toms. It just is'nt mixed yet, just a tiny reverb.

@willmurray222 2 жыл бұрын

Reverb everywhere in music. To much for me.

@zacharyharris438 2 жыл бұрын

Booth bath???? Huh??? What is he talking about "booth bathe?" Huh.....??? Lol.....

@avantacademyofmusic5608 2 жыл бұрын

It is boof baff. It is a description of the relationship between the kick and snare. This is often the way Jamaican drummers describe drum patterns. For example the mento pattern is described using the phrase, "Down a gully". The syllables in the phrase represent the rhythm of the pattern, the relative pitches and the implied technique. This approach to teaching drumming in an afro-jamaican way was advanced by drummer, ethnomusicologist and jazz pianist Marjorie Whylie in the 1970's. It is now part of the foundation of how drumming is taught in Jamaica.

@YaoEspirito 2 жыл бұрын

@@avantacademyofmusic5608 Thank you! Just like there is a hi-hat/snare exchange described as "kiss the cat" or "kiss kiss the cat cat".