By Eric Starr
 Though Avante Garde utilizes the ideas of the previous two styles, it requires more technically advanced drumming, because the time pattern is usually less apparent, and is sometimes deliberately obscured or even omitted entirely (as with much of the music of Cecil Taylor). As well, tempos may exceed even those of Be Bop; Avante Garde drummers often use polyrhythmic figures; and the form of a song is sometimes abandoned entirely-if there was a form to begin with (that is, if the playing isn't based on pure improvisation). Finally, with the popularity of FunkandFusion, jazz came to include straight as well as swung feels (e.g., Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage").
Today, a jazz drummer may utilize any of the styles and ideas of the previously mentioned eras. The role of the drum set player in jazz continues to be to establish the swung or straight feel, with improvisation on the drums complementing the other instruments. The following patterns, featuring time variations and bassand snare drum variations, are only the beginning of countless possibilities for improvisation. To increase your improvisational vocabulary, refer to books such as Modern Reading |
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By Eric Starr
 Following the Swing era, the size of jazz groups decreased from large Big Band orchestras to much smaller bands. This trend began in the early 1940s and became increasingly pronounced in the late '40s and early '50s. Jazz terminology reflected this shift: terms such as "trio", "quartet", and "quintet", and styles like Be Bop, Cool Jazz, and Avante Garde all suggest a small band (some other later styles include Hard Bop, a more intensified form of Be Bop, and Soul Jazz which featured a Blues & Funk influence). These bands usually consisted of a lead horn player along with a full rhythm section (drums, bass, and piano) and sometimes an additional horn player.
One of the biggest changes in the music was in the approach to improvisation. Though there is improvisation in Big Band music (horn solos or even drum solos in prescribed places), the Big Band genre is primarily based on highl organized, charted arrangements. A small band, however, tends to follow the form of a song rather than ,i chart, which leaves a lot of room to stretch. It's important to learn the |
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