Jazz Drumming 101
Ulysses Owens, Jr. helps you to find your sound and play authentically in this essential jazz drum course as he digs into all aspects of preparing and playing that will help you GET the gig and KEEP the gig.
Get the gig (and KEEP the gig)
Acclaimed jazz drumming performer and educator Ulysses Owens, Jr. helps you to find your sound and play authentically in this essential jazz drum course.
Bringing to the course, his experiences playing in an intimate trio and up to big band, Ulysses will dig into all aspects of preparing and playing that will help you GET the gig and KEEP the gig.
From gear selection to rudiments and grooves. It’s all here as an essential jazz drumming course to jump-start your playing.
“I’m going to show you exactly what to do on the gig, and what NOT to do on the gig”
-Ulysses
Meet Your Instructor
Ulysses Owens Jr. is a Grammy-winning drummer and also a producer, composer, educator, and entrepreneur. He has toured and recorded with artists including Christian McBride, Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Elling, Diane Schuur, Renee Fleming, Monty Alexander, Russell Malone, and Mulgrew Miller.
Ulysses is currently on faculty at the Juilliard School’s Jazz Studies Program, his alma mater, as an instructor for small ensembles.
Course Contents
Course content
- Introduction & Drumsticks
- Rudiments
- Hands & Feet
- Selecting the Right Gear
- Tuning
- Using Different Tools
- Grooves
- What to Play With a Band
- What to Do on the Gig
- What Not to Do
