Upcoming Events

with Kasey Knudsen & Cory Wright

with Mike Olmos, Matt Clark, John Wiitala

with Mike Olmos, Matt Clark, John Wiitala

Archimedes Lullaby

with Alisa Rose, Mia Bella D'Augelli, Jessica Ivry, Kasey Knudsen, and Lisa Mezzacappa

Brushes are among the most effective and essential tools available for drummers when playing in an acoustic jazz context. This workshop provides an overview of brush techniques and concepts, including basic time patterns, variations, accents, textural possibilities, articulation and finger control. Additional areas of discussion include the ways that brushes can open one’s playing up to new ideas, dynamics and interactive possibilities. Open to all drummers, as well as any musician interested in learning basic time playing with brushes.

A major part of learning how to play any kind music with authenticity is to become familiar with the kinds of phrases that advanced musicians tend to use. One of the keys to decoding interesting phrases lies in the study of polyrhythm and polymeter — learning how to count these rhythms, how to recognize the different ways in which they are typically used, and how to use them as a basis for phrasing within common musical styles and forms. This…