Jazz Drum Fills

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Papa Jo Jones Drum Fill - Incorporating a Classic Jazz Lick

In this lesson we’ll explore a versatile and great-sounding fill from jazz legend Papa Jo Jones. The basic pattern is notated in Exercise 1. Pay close attention to the sticking—it’s essential to start and end the fill with your lead…

John Xepoleas
Feb 23, 2017
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