The time and energy it takes to make a video like this must be monumental! Just trying to even hear that Cobham groove underneath all that Jan Hammer soloing must've taken ages! Thanks for this - much appreciated.

What do all those drummers have in common? They are jazz musicians. Let that sink in.

I have been looking to expand my drumming to the next level and this for me basically lays out the steps of what i need to call myself an advanced drummer, I hope to learn a lot from your channel

Thank you so much! Your videos are absolutely exceptional. While there are many good ones out there, yours stand out for being accessible to beginners yet packed with insights for learners like me who are striving to reach an intermediate level. I've come to realize that a major hurdle I face is my tendency to rush into playing complete songs from start to finish without first getting familiar with the fundamental building blocks. Now, I'm making a conscious effort to prioritize practices such as studying rhythmic cells individually, experimenting with different permutations of them, practicing at slower tempos, and gradually increasing the speed - sometimes even faster than the original music, if feasible. In fact, there's so much to unpack that delving into a single song becomes a comprehensive study session in itself.

The best drum channel on you tube by far 👍Glad i found it 🙂

On a very different not: I applaud your fashion sense in trousers.

Sooo underrated!!!! very concise and all that good video!

Bro! Thank you! I had just recently been thinking about learning the got a match groove! Best drum channel!

Excellent videos and your downloads are on point. Bravo!

Loved your approch to practice in the speed section! Definitely agree with you that some things start to sound 'too normal' after a while 😂

excellent, as always!

Thank you. One of the best channels. Subb'd.

So interesting. Another great video.

Truly quality content, thanks a ton

Jazz Fusion… THE GREATEST GENRE OF MUSIC EVER ❤❤❤❤❤

this channel is soooo so so good, appreciate you m8! while we’re on the fusion kick, would love to hear you break down some Snarky Puppy grooves sometime!

Thanks for this!

Great video, man! And such a funny coincidence, as I have been working on Got a Match after having put it off for years. On the B section you transcribed and played, I actually hear it a little differently - I think he only plays the "skip notes" with his left foot and just plays quarter notes on the ride. So hard for a guy without a jazz background like me, but so fun to learn!

Great!!!

Great Video and drumming. Subbed.

So many forget the practise of smooth and slow is the foundation to effortless speed.

Top stuff lad.

Great video! Seems like knowing the basics especially rudiments are crucial to developing the chops neccesary to playing fusion but just being a better drummer.

Nice drums sound u got there

can i just say: u are 🔥🔥🔥 thanks for all that u do ! subbed now

Bro I’ve been watching your videos for a minute now. Your videos are unique, to the point, informative, practical and interesting. Your playing is clean and your attitude is great. Thank you for all your help! Cheers. KRLRLKRLKRLLRRLRRKRLL

Haha you look so happy talking about this ❤

Speaking of odd time signatures, the other day I listened to Spanish Moss by Billy Cobham, which was in 17/16, that's brutal.

That is class content my dude 🎉

What makes fusion drumming difficult are the compositions. The main reason is that great musicians like Corea, Zappa, McLaughlin, want to push their limits and hire people able to play their music. Metheny said once "I hire drummers who are pianists, they understand the music from the inside". Paul Wertico had to work to play in 22/8 (First circle) or fast (Third wind). In jazz like in rock music, it's usually not the drummers who make history. But I will make an exception for a few drummers who composed. Louie Bellson, who invented the double bass drumming and four sticks playing (Duke said he was the greatest musician alive, a little exaggerated as Stravinsky was still breathing), Max Roach, Jack DeJohnette who is an excellent pianist and composer. Cobham or White also compose. Don't miss the big picture like most drums channels. What matters is the quality of the music.

Jazz Foundations

Jazz drummers rule !

youre a god

How’d you age your K light Hihats so well?

Dude. You need to watch takashi sasaki from the Japanese Jazz Fusion Band Casiopea

Gary Novak & Virgil Donati = in the conversation .

It may be Gary Husband and not Chad Wackerman on that Holdsworth track

ok but where did you get those pants? lol

It's as hard to play as it is to get good pay

Grow a mullet got it, thanks!!!

Great video Alex - Thanks again for the lesson back in January. I was practicing some of the printouts you gave me today, I also watched this video the other night (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rKhph86H1JvefIk.htmlsi=g_kr8e05xIsFW14h). There is a part I liked in Billy's video where he is hitting the cymbal from below and above in quick succession - I've never seen that before. Peace!

Jazz Fusion=Billy Cobham.

Learn your rudiments. period

Because it is an ersatz genre cobbled together in the late 60s to respond to market forces instead of being a real form of music. Plus, it's boring and only played by "jazz school" types, who have had all SOUL beaten out of them. Next?

Because it’s not really “a genre”…

Fusion drumming great. Fusion music AWFUL.