In this video I share how to play like Elvin Jones. Learn a simple thing you can do make your Jazz Swing feel deeper and more powerful like Elvin Jones' drumming. I call it "Elvinizing Your Swing."
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
2:20 My Elvinesque playing
4:50 Elvin Jones drumming
06:00 How to Elvinize your swing
09:53 How I play it on the gig
10:46 Drumming tips/Conclusion
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