Swiss Matthias
Platinum Member
Question for all of you jazz guys:
Practicing independence, licks, technical aspects etc is rather easy, as there is
tons of information out there.
However, how do you practice comping and interacting? How do you improve
the ability to interact with people's playing, and initiate musical statements that
fit the situation?
I mean, other than actually play with musicians I mean. Do you
- transcribe or analyze what other drummers did on recordings?
- "prepare" for certain situations a soloist may provide?
- only practice various dynamic levels and increasing/decreasing density throughout phrases of a certain length?
Practicing independence, licks, technical aspects etc is rather easy, as there is
tons of information out there.
However, how do you practice comping and interacting? How do you improve
the ability to interact with people's playing, and initiate musical statements that
fit the situation?
I mean, other than actually play with musicians I mean. Do you
- transcribe or analyze what other drummers did on recordings?
- "prepare" for certain situations a soloist may provide?
- only practice various dynamic levels and increasing/decreasing density throughout phrases of a certain length?