How To Play Jazz Drum Fills

Learn how to play Jazz drum fills with confidence and musicality. 
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Learn how to play Jazz drum fills that are smooth and musical. Over 30 sticking patterns with infinite possibilities!

Jazz Drum Fills Course

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This course teaches you how to play Jazz drum fills using essential sticking patterns like paradiddles, rolls, flams, and drags. You’ll learn how to change and combine fills, adjust their length, and transition smoothly between them to create natural and musical ideas.

You’ll also practice playing fills with confidence, staying in the pocket, and making smooth transitions in and out of grooves.

The course includes 33 fill examples, ways to mix triplet and straight feels, and creative techniques to help you develop your own style. By the end, you’ll have the confidence to play expressive, dynamic fills that fit smoothly into your drumming and make your playing more musical.

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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
The ultimate course on how to play Jazz drum fills! Learn infinite ways to play great drum fills. 

Make your Jazz drumming great with over 30 sticking patterns and variations. You'll never run out of drum fill ideas again!

  • Drum Lessons Video: 4 hours
  • Drum Lessons: 23
  • Multiple Instructor Playing Examples
  • Lesson PDF Downloads: 7
  • Drum Practice Tracks: 4
  • 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 one-measure drum fills.  Learn how to play Jazz drum fills in infinite ways for Jazz and any style of drumming.  There are PDF downloads for this and many of the lessons when you enroll. 

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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 Jazz Drum Fills Course)
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The Lessons On How To Play Jazz Drum Fills

Learn the sticking patterns for the course.

1.  INTRO AND PARADIDDLE STICKING PATTERNS 16:20
2. ROLL STICKING PATTERNS 07:10
3. FLAM STICKING PATTERNS 03:54
4. SINGLE STROKE STICKING PATTERNS 04:39
5. TRIPLET COMBINATION STICKING PATTERNS 04:56
6. ROLLING DRUM FILLS PART 1 - 11:51
7. ROLLING DRUM FILLS PART 2 - 13:51
8. UNISON STICKING PATTERNS 02:17
9. OTHER STICKING PATTERNS 05:22

Learn to tripletize, straighten and displace the sticking patterns.

10. MODULATING THE STICKINGS 19:24

This section covers how to play the most-used drum fill lengths in Jazz drumming. 

11. PURPOSE AND LENGTH OF DRUM FILLS 09:32
12. TWO-COUNT DRUM FILLS 15:15
13. ONE-MEASURE DRUM FILLS 17:38
14. TWO-MEASURE DRUM FILLS 14:44
15. TWO-MEASURE DRUM FILL DEMOS 10:53
16. DRUM FILL TRANSITIONS 04:43

Learn 33 drum fills that I play across the drum kit. Also learn how to play Jazz drum fills by combining tripletized and straightened feels and a bonus sticking pattern. Finally, play creative drum fills in any style.

17.  33 DRUM FILL EXAMPLES 09:59
18.  CONNECTING DRUM FILL FEELS 08:27
19.  BONUS DRUM FILL - TAP DRAG TAP 07:21
20. SUPER SWINGING DRUM FILL 10:05 
21.  CREATIVE DRUM FILLS 11:18
22. PLAYING FILLS "IN THE POCKET" 04:50

Final thoughts and inspiration for how to play Jazz drum fills.

23. CONCLUSION 02:34

Need more help with how to play Jazz drum fills?

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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