Jazz Big Band for the Modern Drummer: An Essential Guide to Supporting the Large Jazz Ensemble - Book/Online Audio by Ulysses Owens Jr.

(Drum Instruction). Music Inc. magazine Editors Choice winner NAMM 24! No other ensemble is so readily identified with jazz music than the big band. Every component, from the saxes to the brass and rhythm sections, has drawn audiences for over a century with high—energy hits, lush ballad textures, and toe—tapping rhythms. The vehicle for the groove of the band lies with the drums, which dictates the intensity, drive, and feel of the entire band by drawing on a large arsenal of time—keeping ...