How to Play Jazz Drum Fills That Are Fun and Feel Great

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Learn how to play Jazz drum fills that flow naturally and sound musical with over 30 sticking patterns to spark endless ideas.

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 use over 30 sticking patterns to make drum fills
  • Rolling drum fills
  • How to change fill feels and combine drum fills
  • How to adjust their length
  • How to transition smoothly between fills to create natural and musical ideas
  • How to combine grooves and fills together
  • And tons more!


By the end, you’ll have the confidence to play expressive, dynamic drum fills that fit smoothly into your drumming and make your playing come alive!
Course Overview
Nothing kills a groove faster than a fill that feels off.

In this course, I’ll show you how to play Jazz drum fills that flow naturally and land right where they should every time.

With over 30 clear sticking patterns and creative variations, you’ll always have something musical to play, whether you’re trading fours or just connecting sections.

No clutter. No confusion. Just solid, musical fill ideas you can trust on the bandstand.

  • Drum Lessons Video: 4 hours
  • Drum Lessons: 23
  • Multiple Instructor Playing Examples
  • Lesson PDF Downloads: 7
  • Drum Practice Tracks: 4
  • Lessons In 9 Languages:
    English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, 日本語

Let’s make your fills smoother, more musical, and way more fun to play

If you ever feel stuck playing the same old fills… or your fills just don’t feel connected to the music, I totally get it. I struggled with this too when I was starting out. That’s why I made this course to show you how to play Jazz drum fills that actually feel good and keep you in the musical flow.

We’ll break it all down together so you can build fills that roll, pop, and swing with over 30 sticking patterns and variations that give you endless fill ideas.

What You’ll Be Able to Do

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

 • Use over 30 jazz drum fill patterns to create fills that sound musical and natural
 • Play rolling Jazz drum fills, triplet fills, and smoother transitions
 • Switch up your fill feels and make them longer, shorter, or more expressive
 • Blend your grooves and fills without sounding stiff
 • Come up with your own ideas based on real sticking combos I use in fills
 • Build confidence in fills that work in Jazz and other styles too

What Are Jazz Drum Fills?

Jazz drum fills are those tasty little phrases that break up the groove and add color and energy to the music. They help you transition between sections, build intensity, and just express yourself behind the kit.

In this course, I’ll show you how to make your fills musical, not just busy, so they always serve the song and feel good to play.

What You’re Getting

  • 4 hours of video lessons
  • 23 step-by-step drum lessons
  • 7 downloadable PDFs
  • 4 drumless practice tracks
  • Monthly Drum Lab hangout to ask questions
  • Available in 9 languages

Why This Course Is Different

This isn’t about flashy licks that sound cool once and then never again. It’s about learning how to play Jazz drum fills you’ll actually use in solos, grooves, and in real band settings.

Do It At Your Own Pace

The course is laid out step-by-step. No pressure, no stress. You can go back and review any time, and keep track of your progress along the way.

Fills That Feel Like You

This course helps you find your own fill voice so instead of copying someone else.  You’re developing your own vibe and that’s what makes it fun.

Who It’s For

This course is a solid fit for intermediate drummers or anyone who’s been playing a while and wants to feel more confident with drum fills. If you’ve ever felt like your fills are stiff, too busy, or disconnected, this will help.

You’ll go from thinking “I hope this fill lands okay” to “Oh yeah… that felt great.”

Let’s Get You Grooving

By the end of this course, you’ll have a whole vocabulary of Jazz drum fills you can pull from any time whether you’re trading fours, taking a solo, or just playing a tune with your band.

You’ll stop overthinking your fills… and just play them.

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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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The Lessons On How To Play Jazz Drum Fills

Learn the sticking patterns for the course.

1. DRUM FILLS ON THE GIG 03:24
2. INTRO AND PARADIDDLE STICKING PATTERNS 16:20
3. ROLL STICKING PATTERNS 07:10
4. FLAM STICKING PATTERNS 03:54
5. SINGLE STROKE STICKING PATTERNS 04:39
6. TRIPLET COMBINATION STICKING PATTERNS 04:56
7. ROLLING DRUM FILLS PART 1 - 11:51
8. ROLLING DRUM FILLS PART 2 - 13:51
9. UNISON STICKING PATTERNS 02:17
10. OTHER STICKING PATTERNS 05:22

Learn to tripletize, straighten and displace the sticking patterns.

11. MODULATING THE STICKINGS 19:24

How to play the most-used drum fill lengths with grooves.

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

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

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

24. CONCLUSION 02:34

Von Baron

Jazz drummer, educator, composer

About YOUR TEACHER

Performing regularly on stage and in the recording studio for 40 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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