Tag Archives: YouTube

Bessy’s Blues – Kavorka Jam

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Yves

In preparation for a gig, my Jazz/Fusion band Kavorka got together to run through some set lists. One standard that we do is a version of Bessy’s Blues by John Coltrane. I should also note that previous to this jam… we hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Old Time Rock N Roll – Drum Cam w/ Junkmale

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Yves

Here’s a drum cam clip from a couple of weeks ago filling in with JunkMale. Never really learned this tune but it’s one of those classic radio tunes. This was recorded with the Zoom 3QHD, the lighting is pretty dark … Continue reading →

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Drum set independence – 8th note triplets, 16th note patterns and counting in 7

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Yves

Here’s an interesting video that displays some challenging practice routines. Combining 8th note triplets and various 16th note patterns (single stroke, double, parradiddle…etc) along with counting aloud in 7. This certainly would open up a world of possibilities around the … Continue reading →

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Gergo Borlai – Incredible talent

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Yves

From time to time I spend some time on YouTube looking for drum videos either watching some that I’ve seen already or try to find anything at all the might spark interest. Couple of years ago I had heard of … Continue reading →

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Lamb drums at NAMM 2011

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Yves

Was looking around YouTube tonight and found Lamb Drums…. I had never heard of them before and thanks to DRUM Magazine’s YouTube account I got to see this Snare drum demo. Check out the shells! 1 inch thick steel shells! … Continue reading →

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Classic Steve Smith solo from 1983

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Yves

I love searching high and low on YouTube for all kinds of stuff…. especially inspiring videos in music or just drumming. Here’s a classic Steve Smith drum solo from 1983 taken at Zildjian Day in Chicago 1983. Enjoy!

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Here’s to a new beginning in 2011!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Yves

Here’s a short word to say welcome to the new version of this website! I intend to blog alot this year and updating the site was my first step. I’m not 100% sure I’m gonna keep these colors… but we’ll … Continue reading →

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