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How are there people out there that hate on this cat? Dude is nothing but positivity.

Quincy, I'm fairly new to jazz even though I've been playing for decades. I have found your channel so incredibly helpful. It's brilliant. I can't believe you have haters out there!! It also blows my mind that you take the time to respond to all the comments! Thanks so much for what you do! Huge respect!! ❤

The best channel for getting the feel of jazz drumming

I became disabled by an accident in 2010 and then a stroke in 16 I gave up drums and left my drums to my pit instructor son. they talked me back into playing on my old sonor teardrops. My hands are crippled but I can play with my thumb and index and partial of my second and only traditional on my left. never learned to read but vocal interp. I was the kid that forced BD to start a corps for kids under 10. Also a groin pull makes my timing miss sometimes and inconsisten. I also play blues guitar but now can play only slide. do not give up. your videos really inspire me a lot. I am 61 and am glad I started playing agin.

Who on earth is going to hate you Quincy?..... Well apart from the "Are you ready?"....only joshing....keep up the good work!

Just off the top of my head? Philly Joe Jones, Jeff Hamilton, Shelly Manne, Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Billy Higgins, Joe Morello, Donald Bailey, Grady Tate, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette...and Quincy Davis, of course! You (like the others I mentioned) are a true inspiration. 🙏

Quincy, your videos are awesome. Incredible teacher! One can see that you love what you do. Pura vida ✌ from Costa Rica

Bravo from France Quincy !! Lov ur work

I just watched this lesson. Now I am going to Meditate on what I have learned.. Thankyou!!

Hey Quincy from Ned in Spain. We all missed you but c'mon man, when you need a break for heaven's sake take one. You always come back with a bang anyway so it was worth the wait. This will be my work out for this month and onwards.

I love your videos. They are so practical and helpful. Your advice on assimilation of the exercises is awesome. #11 the Philly Joe language sounded like you were speaking a language rather than reading the exercise! Beautiful. Sending love to Denton from H town!

Thankyou bro for all you do great lesson

Nothin’ but love. Thanks for the great content, as always.

Another really great lesson- thanks - so valuable in the traditional way one learns a craft-

Eating breakfast man. You always get me at that stage 😂😂

Great coincidence! I am right know trying to figure out a guide for jazz solo vocabulary for my students without overloading them with unnecessary information and sheet music that would only take away their creativity. I guess you just have to put in the work yourself to really understand and develop an own language. Perfect input from you on this. Thanks.

Hi Quincy, here is Felix Again from Argentina, I m practicing the exercises you put in your page called Diddle Displacement Exercises V.2, really interesting and a little dificult if you try to do them the four lines dont stoping line by line!! great saturday for you and thanks again!

I've been playing for 25+ years so I'm very precise on which content I stick with on KZfaq. I just came across you this morning and watched a handful of videos already. I feel you and your positive vibe and your immense knowledge immediately. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos. It's appreciated!!

if im swinging mid tempo, im channeling my frankie dunlop, elvin, bill stewart, and peter erskine. if its up tempo its roy and tony. if im soloing its mostly everyone but the last few months roy, frankie and philly joe influence me a lot.

Great lesson...thanks...

thanks Quincy!!

I like listening to everybody, but Joe Morello, Brian Blade, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Max Roach, John Riley and Dave Weckl are prolly my favorite

I drop everything when a new Professor Q video hits the tube! Oh, and that was a rip roarin' "LET'S GO"...

hey, Quincy! appreciate your videos and tips so so much! I wondered if you could make a video talking specifically about Jack DeJohnette's phrasing and soloing and how you never know what he's about to play. I found his way of playing one of the most modern ones there is and hardest ones to transcribe, too! cheers!

How can anyone not like Quincy!!!! I'm a rock drummer trying to expand my horizons. Quincy has been a tremendous help in my trying to understand and play with a jazz feel. It's totally different than rock drumming

Thanks Quincy, great video!

Thanks for another great lesson! “ Listen”- the shortlist jazz poem ever written ! Listen, Imitate, Assimilate and Inovate ; profound advice . I’m sure John Hendricks would agree ! Thank You !

Thanks for the lessons Quincy. I’m a guitar and piano teacher (and drummer) starting teaching on YT this year and I draw a lot of inspiration from your video style. We gotta spread the good news! Keep doing that, I’m tuning every week.

You are so funny ! The QD !

Yes Quincy,thank you for the inspiration ,Cheers

Haters??? Let me at em!!! Love you man! 🙏

TASTY!!!!!!! SO nice!!! THANK you for the advice.

What I do sometimes is drop a track in garage band and loop whatever part I’m trying to learn or transcribe. You can slow down the tempo easily too.

I’m on a train heading to studio watching your lesson video. The most motivation, educational channel 🔥 always appreciate your afford

Quincy, why would anyone send you hate comments ? Maybe they’re jealous because they can’t do some of things that you teach on KZfaq. Some people in this world are just so ridiculous that it’s laughable. Personally I think that you’re a great player and a great teacher, I’ve been playing drums for years and still learn a lot watching you. I guess the process of learning never really ends does it. Chuck.

Looking sharp! Thanks for another great lesson 🙂

you are the man. i am learning so much from you

I just listened to you, Q. Now I will move on the the "ates". Thanks again!

Thanks Professor. I got your comping lesson off your site, and I'm working through that. I think it's great. I can play all the Tedd Reed stuff, but your stuff is different, and I really like it. I'm going to get this one too.

Love the way he brushes negativity off with a smile and spectacular drumming, great stuff Quincy

I read your Floor tom post. I must say my favorite drummers Philly Jo, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Stewart, Tony Williams and Brian Blades

" Listen, Imitate, Assimilate and Inovate...it's tried and true and if you do it , you''ll be sounding like you"... thats a tshirt right there bro 😄.. well a big tshirt lol .. great stuff as always!

Loving your jazz energy 👊

You're my absolute favorite jazz professor ever ❤🥁🔥 more school stuff please 🙏🥁 and Kenny Clarke is the absolute first, then Elvin, then Tony and after those Philly Joe and Alan Dawson are my ultimate heroes. But your approach reminds me totally of those two. You've got that snappy thing from Philly but with a very orderly sticking like Alan 🥁 so you're one of my heroes from the now 🥁 thank you for all the inspiration 🙏 and you like to 'klook-mop' a lot which i luv the most ❤🥁

Teacher of mine told be to sing the rhythms before playing. Helps a lot

Oh fabulous , so groovy bud , way t go 🤩😍

Hey Q's floor tom, my biggest influences are Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Marcus Gilmore, Jack Dejohnette & yourself to name a few - also Andy Gander (Australian drummer you may/may not have heard, might be worth a check out) thanks for your ace content as per usual.

I love your teaching style! My biggest jazz influence is 100% Art Blakey. He's the reason i became interested in jazz in the first place after i heard Moanin'

My biggest drumming influence is Billy Higgins, piano is Hazel Scott.

Great lesson as always Quincy! I was indeed not behind my kit but working out at the gym! Getting along the objectives for 2024! I managed (somehow) to read what your FT said and there are some of my drummer influences: Max Roach, Art Taylor, Ed Thigpen, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Bill Stewart, Kenny Washington, Joe Farnsworth, Tony Williams, Jimmy Cobb, Roy Haynes, Louis Hayes, Al Foster, Elvin Jones, Justin Faulkner, Clarence Penn, Quincy Davis... Have a great week!!!

I saw the hidden message on your video haha! my influences : Elvin Jones, Steve Gadd, Corey Fonville, Brian Blade, Yussef Dayes, Kendrick Scott, Marcus Gilmore, Mark Giuliana to name a few

Floor tom quincy : Gene Krupa for me. When I was a kid my uncle always called me Gene Krupa when he heard me playing. I didn't know who Gene was. I knew who Buddy rich was. Then my uncle made me watch gene's movie and his solos sounded like mine. More like the other way around 😂. His solos were danceable, less technical than buddy. That's the style that came naturally to me. As for the modern era Quincy Davis is pretty good. (You should check him out) . Greyson nekrutman is pretty good too.

Only love Q!!

Great you're always having fun with it Q👌 Mind your language 🥁😊

I think we folks are hating, they’re hating themselves and that’s the saddest part. Thanks, Q for all that you do!

How on earth can you have haters??? You are as professional as Kind. ubep

Actually I do eat breakfast right now, watchinh the video! (lol) And as your floor tom asked, here is my answer (tough question, because there are so many influences but; Billy Higgins, Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke.

Please publish the e book!!!!!!!

Sooo good an useful!!... A question Quincy, there are some folks on KZfaq talking about coasting as a technique or strategy to solo. How could that be used in a jazz context? Thx

Great playing Mr Davis! How can I purchase your ebook on bebop solo phrases?

Philly Joe, Max, Joe Farnsworth, and Kenny Washington are mine

Great lesson and approach! I've never been one to practice and learn entire drum solos of the masters. I've always stolen bits and pieces, phrases, etc and tried to turn them into my own which is kind of what you're discussing here. Am I missing out on learning whole solos?

Honestly transcription gotta be the last step for me if at all. Hear, sing, play, then write. Then when it comes to getting this stuff into my actual playing. Forget, rediscover, recontextualize. Also billy boy and blue n boogie, my favourites to steal from rn

Idris Muhammad, Roger Humphries, Max Roach, Mel Lewis, Elvin Jones, Al Foster

I am getting new cymbals and I am focusing on a solid main ride that is jazzy, good articulation, crashes well, and is multi purpose. Do you have any recommendations?

Do your ebooks come with audio?

Quincy, how could anyone give you any hate? For what? :)

Billy Hart huh? Why Billy Hart and what records in particular?

Literally eating breakfast

This dude has a PHD in Yapanese

Some people are just born miserable