Rob Brian: Under the Influence of Tony Williams

Inside the rudiments, soloing and touch of jazz icon Tony Williams.

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4 chapters 1h 12m

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What you'll learn

Essential rudiments

Flams & rolls

Genre-spanning phrasing

Jazz grooves

Dynamic comping

Drum soloing

Melodic tom ideas

Expression & touch

Inside the pack

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Rudiments at Tempo

Rob Brian on Tony Williams and the rudiments that shaped him, taught by Alan Dawson: flams, press rolls, six-stroke rolls and double strokes, explored across tempos and styles for real versatility.

17m

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Williams' Vocabulary

Rob Brian on Tony Williams' phrasing across jazz, rock, funk and folk. His aggressive, rock-influenced edge against a jazz backdrop, with triplets, 16ths and dynamic accents, plus albums that show it.

16m

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Grooves & Comping

Rob Brian on jazz grooves and comping. Moving between swung eighths and semiquavers, paradiddle stickings, eighth-note triplets, open hi-hats and varied accents, practised across different drums.

21m

4

Solo with Mood

Rob Brian on drum soloing as personal expression. Versatile hi-hat, richer tom tones with a dead snare, melodic unisons, and folding rudiments, dynamics and mood into Tony Williams-inspired solos.

16m

Your teacher

Rob Brian

A 35-year career spanning Grammy-winning albums and worldwide touring. Rob is known for his eclectic, adaptable style and a deep musical sensitivity that's taken him from arena stages to intimate world-music sessions with some of the biggest names in the business.

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