This book is designed for the drummer who has had some experience playing other styles of music but has a desire to learn some techniques and styles of jazz. It is assumed the reader has a knowledge of notes, measures or bars, time signatures, musical notation, and drum notation. A knowledge of the drum rudiments is also desirable. Though the book is meant as an overview to teach basic and essential jazz techniques, it will take someone who is willing to put in the time and practice from being a total jazz novice to the level of being a competent drummer in the jazz idiom. In addition to learning the essential knowledge required to play jazz, the student will also accomplish many intermediate and advanced techniques. I should note that I wrote this book EXACTLY as I teach jazz drumming techniques in my private lessons. This system has been developed and refined over the years and has given excellent, proven results that have produced some fine drummers, many of whom went on to build careers playing and teaching jazz. I am hoping that this book will inspire the reader and student to delve further into the jazz idiom and develop his or her technique and knowledge to the highest level. And even if the student goes no further in the jazz idiom, I am confident that the book will open doors to other avenues that the drums can take and will be benefit the reader in any style of music he or she chooses to play.

Preface
Foreword
Lesson 1-Attributes of a Jazz Drummer
Lesson 2 - The Drum Set
Lesson 3 - Musical Notation and Terms
Lesson 4 - The Jazz Cymbal Ride
Lesson 5 - Making the Jazz Ride Swing
Lesson 6 - Adding the Hi-Hat
Lesson 7 - The Bass Drum
Lesson 8 - Co-ordinating the Snare Drum
Lesson 9 - Adding the Bass Drum
Lesson 10 - Left Hand Triplets
Lesson 11 - Eighth Notes
Lesson 12 - Sixteenth Notes
Lesson 13 - More Bass Drum
Lesson 14 - Developing Fours and Eights
Lesson 15 - Snare/Bass Combinations
Lesson 16 - Playing with a "2" Feel
Lesson 17 - Brushes
Lesson 18 - Musical Form and Drum Solos
Lesson 19 - Playing Odd Time Signatures
Lesson 20 - Straight Eighths and Sixteenths
Lesson 21 - The Jazz Drummer and Latin Rhythms
Lesson 22 - Variations of the Cymbal Ride
Lesson 23 - Improvised Timekeeping
Lesson 24 - Jazz and the Drum Rudiments
Lesson 25 - Tips and Tricks
Afterword