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This is the introductory welcome video for John Steffen's TH-cam Drum Channel. I have put together a bunch of videos that show me playing drums in a variety of circumstances to give you an opportunity to see how I play, and to see what I do to practice, to improve my ability to improvise. Please contact John Steffen at jsteffen2004@gmail.com

This is me playing an Afro-Cuban 6-8 groove for the Rice & Beans demo.

This is me playing a Salsa groove for the Rice & Beans demo.

This is me playing an Industrial Groove for the Rice & Beans percussion group demo.

This is me playing a Mambo with Rice & Beans

This is me playing a drum solo for Elvis' song 'That's Alright' with the Americana band 'X of the Potomac'. The drum solo starts around 1 min 09 seconds.

Drum Videos This is my take on the new orleans funk tune 'Iko Iko', played to a metronome at 166 bpm.

Drum Videos This is me playing a calypso drum beat (Yellow Bird) at ~177 bpm. Watch the 'Calypso w congas distorted' video to hear see what it sounds like with me playing congas over it.

Drum Videos Here is a cuban version of an African Mozambique pattern.

Drum Videos 5 minute video of the Rumba, a Cuban dance music from the late 19th century. It is also the basis to some basic calypso rhythms. Played at 92 bpm.

Drum Videos Songo was a popular rhythm in Cuban popular music of the 1970's. This is a moderately slow version of a songo, played at 92 bpm.

Drum Videos This is me doing a one handed (& left handed) drum solo. It is a musical story that describes the jam that happened when 1-armed Def Leppard drummer hung out & jammed with Danny Serafini.

Drum Videos Happy Halloween from Skeletor!

Drum Videos Fun with glow in the dark drum stick (called Hotstix).

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