John Riley Teaches a Favorite Elvin Jones Lick + Ways to Expand

Oof, nice lick. That's gonna take some concentration and practice 😂

"We also have these tomtoms here" 🥴😂

"And the whole thing in combination at 'Tempo de learnO" hahahaha. Gonna use that from now on

The rhythms are there but it doesn’t sound like Elvin yet. play it MUCH LOUDER haha. 😉 thanks for the lesson!

Amazing!

The Art Of Bop and Beyond Bop taught me how to play jazz. John is the master!

So refreshing to hear a great drummer playing pianissimo. Many drummers play way too loudly.

John Riley is a wonderful respected teacher.Many thanks for your post.Very informative.

Thanks a lot !!!!!!❤

Thank you so much John. Absolutely amazing

Thank you John, will start rehearsing from next week onwards😊🙋🏻‍♂️

Many thanks John

Somehow, John makes ASMR drum videos.

fascinating

It's a pretty tricky little triplet figure phrasing. Thing that throws people off is using the hi-hat pedal flickers together/ against the other limbs. Ya know we gotta commend guys like John Riley and many others for doing the work of disseminating all these concepts that oftentimes the guys who came up with these ideas # learned completely by listening/ trial and error( maybe error Who Knew Then?) and just jamming a lot/ playing a lot of shows. They didn't read 🎵. And many times those guys were probably high on something when they wrote it. So anyone doing thusly would be breaking down another musicians stoned or drunken drum parts. Ha!

Thanks John for making these beautiful concepts so attainable for those of us who love these styles but really need them transcribed and/or well presented like this! I’d love to see what exercises you do for 6/8 Afro Cuban & a mambo feel from your 1st book. In other words studies in Latin independence from your book?

Amazing stuff!

Thanks John! You are greatly appreciatated.

great touch by master Mr. Riley.

One of the modern jazz greats displays what one of the drumming masters played. Although John Riley is in my opinion is a master himself.

Thanks for the post Japes and John

I'm sure John said, "tempo de learno" 😂
You get the feeling this brilliant man never stops learning.
❤ from Australia

Much respect for Mr John.! Bravo and thanks JP for these amazing lessons!