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"
