Bill Stewart Modern Drummer Festival 2008

[redheaddrumm3r]

Now THAT'S stick definition.

[Nuxunumo]

i love his flams at 1:05! lol.

[NoStickTricks]

uuuuh this bassdrum sound xD

[alpal1234]

match grip jazz!

[asterothoatthaat]

I love how he pops the accents out with matched technique

[asterothoatthaat]

Billy stewart is gay.

[Legacyoftain]

Your point being? Still is killin' it on the drums. Afraid he will ask you out on a date?

[ParnvoL]

I'd say he's one of the best approachers to the ridecymbal since Elvin Jones

[Kzrak]

anyone knows what snare is that? sounds awesome

[drumbum1010]

its a ludwig hand hammered bronze. there the favorite of a lot of jazz drummers because its very dry and very sensitive. its essentially the supra-phonic design.. only bronze... and hand hammered. i love mine.

[drumbum1010]

6.5 x 14 btw

[ChrisCoplandDrums]

Really?? Hmmm... Cool. I haven't checked those out. Maybe I should : )

[viktorluca2809]

Sorry Guys its an Gretsch set....

[ChrisCoplandDrums]

You are right!!! I remember that now...

[sonortubelug]

the origional supra-phonics were available in bronze and hand hammered.Ive got one.

[ChrisCoplandDrums]

I'm pretty sure he playa Yamaha kit, but it may be a Sonor...

[Oli93ilO]

awesome, did they have any good heavy metal style drummers there?

[Zackary1005]

Derek Roddy :D

[memehame3467]

Agreed. I've been taught to use french excusivly for jazz ride cymbal technique . Their are so many techniques out their, most of its prefrence.

Anyone diggin that idea at 1:47....Sick

[4StringDomination]

I think he's just switching between German (ride/cymbals), American (rolls) and French (single strokes).

Greez

[memehame3467]

I'm 100% sure that he is using french on the ride cymbal, but when he uses the bell he isn't.

His technique is diffrent from most set players

[VQuiZ11]

My friend went to Stanford Jazz camp and said Bill Stewart had this weird grip and was playing on the ride but making it sound like a woodblock. Could somebody elaborate on this?

[DimeCrisBag]

There's a great video on Zildjians website where he shows how his 'choking', as said by our friend here below, varies, depending on what sound he wants out of his cymbals. I THINK that a very 'choked' gripping on a very dry cymbal does sound somewhat similar to a woodblock, or something else 'not-cymbalish', for that matter!

Go check it up at Zildjians and tell us what you think then........

[XxDanRemxX]

That is a monstrous ride.

[shagvanman]

That's what she said. hahaaaaaa!!!!

[penguinfolder]

Any idea what heads hes running

[swmuzik]

Very musical

[sonorbuff85]

He is a great drummer but this is so boring I prefer prog rock like Gavin Harrison, Danny Carey, Thomas Lang

[Tophtop]

this is sexy.

[drycomplexity]

I saw Bill Stewart a few nights ago with Marc Copeland and Gary Peacock... and lets just say amazing!!! One of the best shows Ive seen. I was in the front row, just a few feet away.... so damn awesome.

[winnerbaby44]

i like how jazz drummers are incorporating splashes in theyr drum kits these days..

antonio sanchez does it too =)

[drycomplexity]

Anybody got any guess what hi hats he is using? Supposedly he uses 14" K's, but they don't look like K's to me, they look like they have a much steeper profile. I would really like to see Zildjian come out with a pair of 14" Dry Complex hats!

[epasurr]

they look like constantinoples to me, and if theyre not zildjian probably made one of a kind prototypes for him

[drycomplexity]

Yeah, I was thinking the same prototype thing. Also, they are unlabeled.

[winnerbaby44]

constantinoples?

[takauya]

Is this bass drum 16 or 18?

[drycomplexity]

I think his bass is 18" diameter and 16" depth.

[KillMeNow1990]

Anybody know what snare he used at the festival?

[imbees2]

the bill stewart quartet is very good. I like them alot.  I'm a jazz person, grew up with jazz. You guys are the bomb! I love it. Haven't heard anything this exciting since Miles!

[padistedor]

This guy has amazing feel for jazz. Do younger drummers study jazz anymore? Will jazz drumming one day become a lost art?

[Saxyman14]

that's the most ridiculous thing ever. There are jazz drummers (and jazz everythings) everywhere. But since it isn't a popular music, nobody seems to look for it. We're everywhere man.

[meadowz06]

Glad to see someone who knows how to play the drums. Notice how Bill did not beat the hell out of the drums. Master drummer.

[weeniepuppy156156]

any body no what ride that is?

[vinnierebocco]

it should be a 24" Zildjian K Custom Dry Complex Ride II, if i don't get wrong...

[lollieszone]

II? ride cymbals have sequels now?! what the hell is this industry coming to!

[vinnierebocco]

haha you're right! Old As and Ks featured always the same models, but today they still sound the best to me, at least in a "music genre" like this... :)

[drycomplexity]

It looks like it might be a 22" to me, but what do i know...

[robbymadore]

it's an 18". it looked like a floor tom when i saw him.

[drycomplexity]

I agree that his bass drum is and 18" as well, I was referring to his ride being 22"s.

[robbymadore]

oh, my bad.

[1hipgig]

typically when playing with a small jazz ensemble (bass, piano, drums + horn) you tune the drums between the bass and the piano, to allow the drums to play equally in the jazz conversation with the other insturments and allows the ensemble the largest spectrum of notes. Tuning the drums in fourths also covers more range within his designated musical range.

[DrShrinker]

Best-sounding ride in the universe.

[ebutuvul]

crunchy..munchy....so tasty bill!

[irrabmaralekim]

this is the greatest style of drumming there is. It's so.... groovy, it really flows from every part of you, ya dig?

[Redspy27]

I like quite a lot of metal, and yet I can't help but feel a lot more appreciation for this kind of drumming, than all those blast beats etc.

[memehame3467]

Yeah man!!!! Jazz drummers are all beasts

[NightTrainAntigua]

wow very amazing i love bill hes sick...only one thing i hate about this..his toms sound like ass why the fuck would u tune them sooo high?!?! gavin harrison foreerv!!!!

[rudeass]

His toms sound magnificent. Melodic, clear, focused

[miketalbot4]

One of the best drummers of all time

[frusciboy]

WOW!! that fuckin' ride....just butter on my bread

[drycomplexity]

yeah man its hella sweet. I recently got the new 22" ride that he helped create. (the same model as the one he is playing next to his mounting tom)It is by far my favorite ride. Its just everything that i wanted in a ride. I would highly recommend it if your a jazzer!

[winnerbaby44]

damn

why does it take so long to put the damn dvd out?

knowing that this footage exists and not having it is like stop breathing for a while! good lord!

[mimiboom]

right !!! i'm agree with you !!!

[SaLdEv82]

THE BEST !!!! I LOVE HIM !!!!

[mattpdrum]

his kit always sounds beautiful

[Tophtop]

uggghhhhhhhh soooooooo aweeeesosooomemeeee

[andyyhitscar]

probably the most unique stick technique and control ive seen. Every limb in his body is free and grooves freely

[tindrum]

This makes me very happy, he has a "fly by the seat of your pants" feel to his playing like Brian Blade, ultimately musical.

[DrumTVShow]

Yeah!  Creative Excellence.

[johnboda]

Awesome! Bill Stewart is one of the best drummers today, thanks!

[chrisbrien]

Bill Stewart is incredible.

Fantasic musicality, groove and phrasing.