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LUCA SANTANIELLO
drums/combo/listening

LA SPEZIA JAZZ WORKSHOP

Day One: The Jazz Drummer
Outline of Discussion Topics
   1) drum technique: Daily routine, posture, practice skills, goal-setting strategies, matched grip vs traditional grip, rudiments

   2) Rudiments applied to the drum set

   3) Listening and transcribing solos


Listening and Analysis Session:
   -Wynton Kelly "Kelly at Midnight"
   -Miles Davis "Seven Steps to heaven"
   -Hank Jones "Reflections"
 

Day Two: The Driver Drummer
Outline of Discussion Topics
   
   1) the cymbal beat, analyzing the ride feel

   2) 4 limbs balance

   3) left hand comping

   4) listening and transcribing comping


Listening and Analysis Session:
   -Benny Golson/Art Farmer Jazztet " Blues On Down"
   -Mel Lewis/Tad Jones Big Band "Don't get Sassy"
   -Ahmad Jamal "Live at the Pershing"
 
   
Day Three: The Rhythm  Section player
Outline of Discussion Topics
   
   1) The bass & Drums "hook up"
   
   2) Getting into different Jazz styles and  grooves

   3) Drumming like an arranger

   4) The oral arrangement


Listening and Analysis session:
   -J.Coltrane "Coltrane Plays The Blues"
   -Wes Montgomery "Full House"
   -John Coltrane "Blue Train"
   -Cannonball & Coltrane
   -A.Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, ”Ugetsu”
 

Day Four: The Gentle Drummer
Outline of Discussion Topics
   
    1) The art of brushes
    
    2) Comping instrumentalist vs comping vocalists
    
    3) Understanding the power of dynamics


Listening and Analysis session:
   -Jo Jones Trio
   -Mulgrew Miller " From Day To Day"
   -Hank Jones " Ray El"
   -Red Garland "At the Prelude"

Day Five: Drummer is not just a drummer
Outline of Discussion Topics
   
  1) Knowing basic harmony and piano skills
   
   2) The role of the drummer on and outside the stage

   3) Consider yourself like a 'business" , Promote yourself (social media, internet, publishing, advertising)

   4) The performer

Listening and Analysis session:
   -Tommy Flanagan " Overseas"
   -Sam Rivers " Fuschia Swing Song"
   -Lee Morgan " Expobidient"
   -Johnny Griffin Eddie Lockjaw Davis "Monk"

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