Jeff was a great drummer and had a great sound. He always layed down a solid groove and played very tastefully behind whatever band or artists he was playing for. He played for just about everybody. He could play all styles. He was one of my favorites along with Bobby Colomby from Blood, Sweat, and Tears back in the seventies. Both of them were a big influence on my playing. I still miss him and think about him all the time when I am playing the drums. R..I.P. Jeff. Mike G. R.I.
Paiste Cymbals. All I can say is that they must have been paying Jeff a lot of money to flog their sterile, inflexible and brash sounding little gongs.
I was told by Andrew Shrieve @ Paiste America that the 602's would perhaps never be cast again....I had asked about the 602 Ride Jeff uses in this video. The 602 hats can't be re-cast. The latest thing I've heard from the Paiste line was their Twenty series...... -T-
@RaincloudmusicTFS6 they are actually casting the original formula 602 lines. i already put in my order for the hi hats. you may not be able to get the same ride that jeff has. but they do make a flat ride, and a ride with a bell. even some crashes. check it out.
@murdok620 what helped me was playing with albums. it's tough to learn time with just a click track. so the way i thought about it was if i play with albums, there's already a click. depending on the album. that helped me out a lot. even play along with albums that have just a drum machine. hip hop and some r and b. then go back and try to play stuff with just a click. try to listen to the click as something with a groove in mind instead of it just being straight and stiff.
i read a quote from Steve Gadd where he said that playing to a click at a moderate tempo and keeping a groove for a few minutes (no fills - just snare, bass drum, and hats), and then switching feels (i.e. going from a straight 4 feel to a swing feel) was a good way to solidify your time. i personally HATE practicing to a click, but i have to admit that this is a VERY effective exercise. start off at ~70bpm and work up from there. i like to also switch to cut-time here and there...
Respond to this video... Another thing I do with my students (with jazz swing) is have them play "in 2" then seamlessly switching to playing "in 4", then switch to "double time in 2" then switching to "double time in 4" THEN reverse this process without stopping. Look at time as a horizontal line and the click is a vertical line in the center of it. There are 3 places to place the pulse. In the center, on top or behind without rushing or dragging. There you have 3 different feels.
The tune "Corbit Van Brauer" was actually a David Gafield piece played mostly by a band called "Karizma". David is the guy on keyboards in this video.
Great Drummer, Does this tune remind anyone of the music from the game STAR TROPICS, when you're cruising around in the sub. Someone please tell it does, or not.
Claus Hessler's book "Open Handed Playing" has the best exercises I've found to combine accent patterns in both 16th and 8th note combos like Porcaro is discussing here. You can use the book even if you don't like playing open handed.
Thanks cta1969chicago for making most or all of this video from the late-great Jeff Porcaro, I've only been able to pick up a couple of these lessons on YouTube before. Jeff's passing was a tremendous loss to the music world and us fans, I'll treasure these videos for a long time to come.
I'm a late comer to the Porcaro/Toto musical legacy but have been aware of their music over the years. I cohost a radio show one night a week in Houston TX and feature a song or 2 of theirs during..cnt'd
its funny, its a busy groove, but its behind the band, complementing each of the players...
Jabarichonicles 1 month ago
jeff porcaro is so badass.. but why did they think that synth sound was cool???
DrumLessonLand 1 month ago
Jeff Porcaro Always in my heart! R.I.P.
mirkory 1 month ago
Burp!
gabeaze 2 months ago
Jeff was a great drummer and had a great sound. He always layed down a solid groove and played very tastefully behind whatever band or artists he was playing for. He played for just about everybody. He could play all styles. He was one of my favorites along with Bobby Colomby from Blood, Sweat, and Tears back in the seventies. Both of them were a big influence on my playing. I still miss him and think about him all the time when I am playing the drums. R..I.P. Jeff. Mike G. R.I.
rogersdrums1 2 months ago
epic face after the drum intro, anyway jeff porcaro is thee best!
andrewdawa 4 months ago
Mike Porcaro + Jeff Porcaro = Groove Family Master!
PelucaK 4 months ago
WOW, THE BEST DRUMMER EVER ! ! !
amcs101101 5 months ago
tommy bolin + jeff porcaro = god
Jimmy94spaces 5 months ago
Jeff made even a simple straight-8th groove sound smooth as fucking glass.
fivepiece 5 months ago 5
My lesson from this: you shouldn't eat a heavy lunch before recording an instructional video
yaliag 6 months ago 19
@yaliag Or snort a lot of blow.
0428mar 6 months ago
He's one off my favorites. he didnt had the technical skills of vinnie colaiuta but his style was very unique just like the style of john bonham
absolutedrumsya 7 months ago 2
Paiste Cymbals. All I can say is that they must have been paying Jeff a lot of money to flog their sterile, inflexible and brash sounding little gongs.
teetomthomas 7 months ago
this is a pen
aiueo100kakikukeko 7 months ago
great stuff,, jeff p./jonh b./ and bernard p. thnks you tube,,
angelzz178 7 months ago
Porcaro's were good friends from Connecticut
MONNTANNO 8 months ago
Truly a monumental influence to me.
woodyrimshotrealized 8 months ago
This guy had rhythm coming out of every pore; great stuff.
Tjoppy 9 months ago
This from dvd?
678Drummer 10 months ago
@678Drummer
you can buy it on amazon. Jeff Porcaro - Instructional Drum DVD
HUProduktion 9 months ago
He was WAY ahead of his time. One of the best examples of a studio drummer - he played everything so ridiculously perfect.
randylikesdrums 10 months ago
Dudes are sick.
sabastianthelion 11 months ago
Wow!What a Groove.
ollyfun 11 months ago
where he explain how play "africa" greetings i want to know if he play at 16th note pattern
georgi43 11 months ago
those are some nice sounding hi-hats
sparks1976 1 year ago
@sparks1976 yes they are. they are the paiste formula 602. they just brought them back.
drumfoomaster 11 months ago
@drumfoomaster
I was told by Andrew Shrieve @ Paiste America that the 602's would perhaps never be cast again....I had asked about the 602 Ride Jeff uses in this video. The 602 hats can't be re-cast. The latest thing I've heard from the Paiste line was their Twenty series...... -T-
RaincloudmusicTFS6 7 months ago
@RaincloudmusicTFS6 they are actually casting the original formula 602 lines. i already put in my order for the hi hats. you may not be able to get the same ride that jeff has. but they do make a flat ride, and a ride with a bell. even some crashes. check it out.
drumfoomaster 7 months ago
Groove family! :) Mike rocks too :)
holybringer 1 year ago
The best drummer ever ,my friends- no doubts!
youmrb 1 year ago 3
Is he performing with sounds from rhythm machine thru his headphone?
rasskal 1 year ago
Great drummer. But man that tune their playing in the beginning is fuckin terrible
joelitoooo 1 year ago
@joelitoooo It's a variation on 'Mushanga' from The Seventh One.
cbfeeling 1 year ago
im trying to improve my timing in drumming does anyone have any tips or any exercises i can do?
murdok620 1 year ago
@murdok620 what helped me was playing with albums. it's tough to learn time with just a click track. so the way i thought about it was if i play with albums, there's already a click. depending on the album. that helped me out a lot. even play along with albums that have just a drum machine. hip hop and some r and b. then go back and try to play stuff with just a click. try to listen to the click as something with a groove in mind instead of it just being straight and stiff.
drumfoomaster 1 year ago
@drumfoomaster thnx alot man
murdok620 1 year ago
@murdok620 no problem dude. i pray it works for you.
drumfoomaster 1 year ago
@drumfoomaster yeah i did that, playing to albums is a great idea. Good fun too, and you can choose whatever band you want to play with!
insomniac5150 11 months ago
@murdok620
i read a quote from Steve Gadd where he said that playing to a click at a moderate tempo and keeping a groove for a few minutes (no fills - just snare, bass drum, and hats), and then switching feels (i.e. going from a straight 4 feel to a swing feel) was a good way to solidify your time. i personally HATE practicing to a click, but i have to admit that this is a VERY effective exercise. start off at ~70bpm and work up from there. i like to also switch to cut-time here and there...
jofujenkins 1 year ago
@jofujenkins As my late great teacher Alan Dawson said, "A metronome tells you what your tendencies are".
DrumTchr 1 year ago
@jofujenkins wow sounds promising man especially if its from steve gadd lol thanks for the info man :)
murdok620 1 year ago
Respond to this video... Another thing I do with my students (with jazz swing) is have them play "in 2" then seamlessly switching to playing "in 4", then switch to "double time in 2" then switching to "double time in 4" THEN reverse this process without stopping. Look at time as a horizontal line and the click is a vertical line in the center of it. There are 3 places to place the pulse. In the center, on top or behind without rushing or dragging. There you have 3 different feels.
DrumTchr 1 year ago
this song.. sounds like.. koinonia... ejejejej
funke182 1 year ago
@funke182
The tune "Corbit Van Brauer" was actually a David Gafield piece played mostly by a band called "Karizma". David is the guy on keyboards in this video.
RaincloudmusicTFS6 7 months ago
sempre immenso Jeff..... R.I.P
MrFrizzolo 1 year ago
Great Drummer, Does this tune remind anyone of the music from the game STAR TROPICS, when you're cruising around in the sub. Someone please tell it does, or not.
javey1980 1 year ago
@javey1980 oh my God, now that you mention it, yeah! lol
phantasos12 1 year ago
@phantasos12 thanks for the reply
javey1980 1 year ago
thanks for posting!
drummer1brt2gzs 1 year ago
Claus Hessler's book "Open Handed Playing" has the best exercises I've found to combine accent patterns in both 16th and 8th note combos like Porcaro is discussing here. You can use the book even if you don't like playing open handed.
sheldonknowsall 1 year ago
bit windy today Mr Porcaro?
Bikerboythousand 1 year ago
cnt'd from previous post...
during each show on Tuesday nights from 11:00 pm to 2:00 am 90.1 FM KPFT.
Thanks again from a fellow/former Chicagoan, born and raised in the Windy City December of 1963. That would make me cta1963chicago...
Hope you viewed my previous greeting.
Take Care!
~MJS~
michael3493 2 years ago
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michael3493 2 years ago
Thanks cta1969chicago for making most or all of this video from the late-great Jeff Porcaro, I've only been able to pick up a couple of these lessons on YouTube before. Jeff's passing was a tremendous loss to the music world and us fans, I'll treasure these videos for a long time to come.
I'm a late comer to the Porcaro/Toto musical legacy but have been aware of their music over the years. I cohost a radio show one night a week in Houston TX and feature a song or 2 of theirs during..cnt'd
michael3493 2 years ago