Bossa Nova Jazz Drum Beat, Samba and Baião

Master the Bossa Nova Jazz drum beat, Samba and Baião drum grooves.

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Play the Bossa Nova Jazz drum beat, Samba and Baião with confidence.  Learn the essential Brazilian drumming and percussion for Jazz! 

Brazilian Drumming For Jazz

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This course teaches essential Brazilian rhythms and grooves for Jazz drummers, including the Bossa Nova Jazz drum beat, Samba, Partido Alto, Samba Funk and Baião.

It covers key techniques like coordination, hi-hat and ride cymbal grooves, snare drum independence, push-pull technique, and phrasing, along with an introduction to Brazilian percussion instruments. The course also includes performance examples, listening recommendations, and guidance on choosing the right rhythm for different musical contexts.

See the list of all the lessons.

Learn with a relaxed, step-by-step method at your own pace. Track your progress and see how much you have accomplished! Example below is from the Brushes Mastery Course.
Course Overview
Since the 1960's the Brazilian Bossa Nova Jazz drum beat and Samba have been a part of the rhythmic fabric of Jazz music. These are definitely 2 drum beats you need to know to play Jazz on the drums.

Play both Bossa Nova and Samba as well as the fun and the smooth groovin' Baião beat. You'll learn the Brazilian drumming techniques and beats to have a lot more fun playing all of these grooves. 

  • Drum Lessons Video: 5 hours
  • Drum Lessons: 22
  • Instructor Playing Examples: 8
  • 23 Pages of PDF Downloads
  • Drum Practice Tracks: 12
  • Drum Lab Monthly Drum Class
  • Lessons In 10+ Languages:
    English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, Português, Suomi, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, 日本語, हिन्दी

PREVIEW THE COURSE

Here's the lesson on playing the Bossa Nova Jazz drum beat with your ride cymbal  Get the PDF's, drum practice tracks and also learn Samba, Baião, hand technique, percussion, Brazilian feel and so much more inside the course.

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The Brazilian drumming course was so cool! I learned to play a ton of different rhythms and beats in Brazilian drumming and percussion.
Kayden R.
Great course, learned so much!
Satoshi T.
Von, your Brazilian course is excellent, thank you! I both enjoyed and learned new things, such as Funk and Partido Alto. And your use of Samba percussion is "wow"! You really got the feel deeply! Thanks, Von!
Jukka S.

Jazz Drums Total Lessons Pack

Step-by-step online Jazz drumming lessons for all skill levels. Learn from beginner to playing in a band—50% off!

(Includes the Brazilian Drumming Course)
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The Bossa Nova Jazz Drum Beat, Samba and Baião Lessons

The essential Brazilian grooves every Jazz drummer needs to know!
  1. BRAZILIAN DRUMMING COURSE INTRO - 05:35
  2. 6 BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS - 04:13
  3. BRAZILIAN 16TH NOTE FEEL - 12:03
  4. 7 BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS - 30:17
  5. BASIC COORDINATION (INDEPENDENCE) - 07:48
  6. HI-HAT BOSSA NOVA GROOVES - 15:50
  7. RIDE CYMBAL BOSSA NOVA GROOVES - 10:48
  8. HI-HAT SAMBA GROOVES - 15:34
  9. RIDE CYMBAL SAMBA GROOVES - 11:12
  10. SNARE DRUM INDEPENDENCE EXERCISES - 26:52
  11. PUSH-PULL TECHNIQUE - 10:23
  12. HI-HAT ACCENTS AND PHRASING - 21:28
  13. SAMBA FEEL DRUM FILL - 10:06
  14. PARTIDO ALTO GROOVES - 12:24
  15. PETER ERSKINE SAMBA GROOVES - 16:05
  16. FLOOR TOM SAMBA GROOVES - 20:10
  17. SAMBA FUNK GROOVE - 09:44
  18. SHAKER SAMBA GROOVES - 16:52
  19. HAND DRUMMING BOSSA AND SAMBA - 12:40
  20. SNARE DRUM SAMBA GROOVES - 09:33
  21. BAIÃO GROOVES - 24:17
  22. PICKING THE RIGHT RHYTHM - 13:01
  23. LISTENING SUGGESTIONS AND CONCLUSION - 01:06
  24. BOSSA NOVA PERFORMANCE EXAMPLE 1 - 04:03
  25. BOSSA NOVA PERFORMANCE EXAMPLE 2 - 02:39
  26. SAMBA PERFORMANCE EXAMPLE 1 - 02:03
  27. SAMBA PERFORMANCE EXAMPLE 2 - 05:55
  28. SAMBA PERFORMANCE EXAMPLE 3 - 07:48
  29. PETER ERSKINE SAMBA EXAMPLE - 01:22
  30. HAND DRUMMING EXAMPLES - 05:24
  31. BAIÃO PERFORMANCE EXAMPLE 1 - 01:30
  32. BAIÃO PERFORMANCE EXAMPLE 2 - 01:30

Need a little more help with your Bossa Nova Jazz drum beat?

Send me a direct message in the School and ask your questions in my monthly Drum Lab class. Just some of the perks for joining Jazz Drum School! 

Von Baron

Jazz drummer, educator, composer

About YOUR TEACHER

Performing regularly on stage and in the recording studio for 35+ years, Von Baron is one of the busiest drummers in Japan. 

Playing with Stanley Jordan, Benny Golson, Eddie Henderson, Geoff Keezer and many others gave Von the opportunity to hone his Jazz drumming skills. 

It's with this real world experience, Von created this course to give you a solid foundation for your Jazz drumming.
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