Jojo Mayer JAZZ MASTER!!!

What more can be said about Jojo Mayer. It’s f**king JOJO MAYER! He has an interesting mix of Jazz and drum & bass that makes him one of the most unique drummers out there. A true master of his craft.
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This event too place in Anaheim, California at The NAMM Show on January of 2013. I have a ton of videos from this day on my channel and many more to come. Please SUBSCRIBE and never miss a video. Jojo will thank you for it.
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[@U2WB]

Jojo has such tight control. Even that open / closed hi hat syncopated rhythm is so challenging to have going while doing the other busy snare work. Wow

[@topsy8701]

his busy work is from another planet too, meanwhile that hi hat stays steady

[@soduno596]

That snare, that kit, that technique, that Mayer! Damn!

[@RayanRawdrum]

yeah man.. thats a beech wood snare, 27ply with gold plated lugs / rims! crazy crazy but very amazing, and the sound delivers.

[@RayanRawdrum]

his usual snare actually! not the one his using now~

[@awmagill]

If you want to see just how relaxed he is, check out his right hand at 1:48.

[@billsmith1957]

The stick flip from matched grip to traditional grip on the auxiliary snare drum at 7:59 and then back to matched grip.. damn, that was quick! Astonishingly good performance.

[@fibboobbif]

One of the best drum soli i have ever heard and seen... reminds me a bit to Tony Williams. Jojo is amazingly outstanding, cos he plays most modern stuff, but with perfect classic stick control.

[@mooutdrums2471]

Wow, man! Thanks so much for this 🤘🤘 Long live to Jojo

[@ph_drums]

This is one of jojo mayers original songs with his band Nerve.
this is not a jazz jam, lol.

[@NINT3ND0master]

False advertising for the win 👌

[@xMrPoi]

Do you know what song it is?

[@lucianlarghi5402]

7even

[@alexdillard4639]

Jojo Mayer is a jazz master, so not really false...

[@ThePercusman]

This is not jazz. Jojo doesn't play jazz. This is literally drum and bass. That's what Jojo plays. Drum and bass. Not jazz. He will even say this. He can definitely play jazz because he's an incredible musician but this...this is not jazz.

[@observerstation]

thanks for the upload... amazing!!

[@dw5000jf]

Part with the brushes was awesome!

[@andrepintoferreira]

This is a NAMM performance of a song from Jojo's band NERVE called 7even, and that's not John Davis playing bass live with him, it's Janek Gwizdala.

[@user-so3wz8rd1r]

So technical was it...
I really respect him!

[@joshc7154]

I lost my shit when the brushes came out at 10:20. Incredible!

[@incredulofreeman8358]

i lost my shit exactly at 10:25 too, that sound brrrrr took me off ward

[@bendoinnothin6076]

This guy could solo for day... Lordy I need to practise.

[@RafikMankariosDrumStudio]

9:04 check out the insane pedal work!! Then 10:20 the textural brush work. Just mind blowing!

[@tomh4792]

great drummer

[@shawnhapney8784]

JoJo should do a side project recording with Les Claypool.

[@andresvera4882]

shawn hapney Fuck yes

[@spooniisyourpal1545]

Yes

[@pabloghio8221]

Que nivel Jojo por Dios que grande que sos

[@NIKKO500]

Master of tune.

[@stuartfrancis1559]

7even. My Fav!!!

[@bobharris7401]

Good God, WTF did I just hear. Magnificent.

[@Aanandhaquru]

I love rhythm

[@olivierkarimdrum4life265]

Jojo Master level !!

[@svenflaco4866]

great angle and golden light by sabian

[@omly85]

I read on another JoJo clip that he's got the most fluid technique since Buddy Rich and he wasn't wrong.

[@odeskoo]

my goodness!

[@Didymusartist]

This is fucking amazing

[@borgullet3376]

That's gotta be one of the baddest ostinatos I've ever seen. Jojo is really INSANE...

[@alonzovillarreal4666]

Sickest hands in the world

[@watergraffiti]

Its a clear bebop ostinato pattern, yes it is jazz.A jazz master is someone who will push the genre.

[@InsaneCarville]

Here he doesn't but damn does he push boundaries on his albums

[@Koropokel]

he's dancing on blades!

[@onn.studio]

Janek Gwizdała on bass guitar :)

[@andrem5843]

Limb independence at its finest

[@joao_apolinario]

OMG!!!!

[@aakkoin]

Strong game on opening the hihat with one foot

[@Joesfosterdogs]

Truly mind blowing. 90% of the viewers have no idea how complicated this is and what he is doing here. This is a deep dude, brilliant...he's just smarter and better than the rest of us. When someone plays at this level it's too good to comprehend because he is that good. His technique is just insane. There might some classical snare drummer that can hang w/Jojo, but no way can he play a kit which makes Jojo doing this stuff in a case by himself. Thomas Lang is a freak technically speaking but his ideas (compositions) are not as sophisticated. Lang settles for speed...he is a Lamborghini. Jojo has the same engine but drives more diverse roads.

[@vitekadolf1225]

sorry to tell you, but this song is called seven and is from the nerve’s oldest album prohibited beats. also the bass player is not John Davis but Janek Gwizdala. but thanks for sharing tho 👌🏿 just fix the info

[@KarelStuiv]

tegnolety you ar de best

[@user-qp7rl6ee4q]

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@rubenbatrez6290]

I think JoJo would've fit perfectly with Miles. Forward thinking. Current. And the chops and improvisatory skills to hang with the Master... Well, maybe just a hair of Heroin.

[@drv30]

This version of Derbyshire is really cool, even cooler the fact that it was completely improvised lol

[@user-pn6dj2cr5l]

Драм & Басс Master !!!!!

[@ranjanaluwihare1511]

Jojo is the new 21st century Mitch Mitchell of

[@morbidmanmusic]

No, he is Jojo. Mitch is Mitch. Other than drums, that's all they share. Nothing alike.
Like Elvis is the next buddy rich.

[@NIKKO500]

7:58 wow

[@morbidmanmusic]

The absolute easiest part..

[@saulmighty]

11:20 oh. shit.

[@andreaberetta6918]

jojo...come from other Planet...

[@ftbfunkytechblues6854]

ledge

[@kiwidubz]

9:44

[@tiffanysmith1465]

Thats definitely NOT John Davis on bass

[@mikeevangelista1177]

Wtf Jojo. Can I borrow 3 fingers and any leg please for a week so I can get an idea of how to do any of that ha haaaaaa. Blows me away every time. I got a pair of those dreadlocks and I still can't come close to getting that brrrrrrrrrrrack thing he can do ..... One day maybe

[@zouzoudrumcore]

featuring John ? you don' t know who John is.

[@ThePinklysmooth7]

this is Janek Gwizdala

[@schticknic]

Jazz?

[@juliantucci2052]

7even

[@petersonalkintor4266]

This is not John Davis on bass...its Janek Gwizdala....and this is a form of jazz...not straight ahead jazz but still jazz....jazz fusion is more what it is..

[@joesantamaria5874]

Incredible chops. Independence, dynamics, creativity, but for me, his pocket is absolutely lacking. I’m probably in the minority in this opinion.

[@slimyelow]

it looks so easy but it isn't

[@watergraffiti]

you think of elvin jones as a jazz legend, but at the time he was genre pushing - away from jazz itself.

[@drumtwo4seven]

how is he a jazz master of he doesn't play jazz ?

[@danlhendl]

Cute

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

Not a lot of chicks in the audience.

[@drummaman1]

Great performance, but I wouldn't call it "Jazz Master"...

[@whereis1]

I agree. Great drummer with great technique and mechanics, but it just doesn't feel like jazz. It doesn't breathe like jazz.

[@MrGreenthumb_]

How would you call it?

[@Knifehorse]

drum n bass/jungle dude

[@drummaman1]

What does it matter what I call it? I'm pointing out the stigma that anything and everything that's instrumental (no vocalist) in nature a musician might create is categorized somehow as "jazz". Even though jazz roots are clearly evident, they are using different templates from which to create their improvisation.
Also, the myth that improvisation immediately equals "jazz", and that jazz means they make it up on the spot without rhyme or reason, is also another myth perpetuated. The more you get into how improvisation is created, you realize the structure and formality needed to not only have an improvisation, but have it so that it's also interesting to all involved, listener as well as performer. Calling it "jazz" and calling its practitioners "jazz master" just whitewashes all of it. Just enjoy the performance for what it is and don't bother with genres or labels.

[@MrGreenthumb_]

I did enjoy the performance, genres and labels don´t bother me at all. But you said "I wouldn´t call it Jazz master". How would you call it?

[@sanityinaseaofmadness7353]

Not a jazz master, sorry. A genius innovator, a master of technique and someone who is always a joy to watch - but not someone I want to see playing jazz - let alone a master of it.

[@lucianlarghi5402]

Jon Richt I've heard some records where Jojo plays more jazz stuff, and he definitely can play it. I think his electronica music is where Jojo was leading to though, where he was meant to go.

[@chrisog6547]

He plays on a great album by Harry Sokal. There are a few tracks on TH-cam actually. One is called Drei Im Quadrat

[@mediumstudio]

how is this not jazz?

[@stuartfrancis1559]

You can hear it is Jazz, massively. Improvisation is jazz and this is improvisation.

[@gosselinluke]

Nope Jon is right, not jazz. Sorry guys, if someone knows its Jon.

[@rnmdrum]

not jazz

[@goodmanbrown8131]

great playing...not jazz

[@TSJM123]

Weird title. Although JoJo is phenomenal, He's not a jazz drummer, and this is definitely not Jazz.

[@whyfor]

You don't know much about JoJo then if you don't think he's a Jazz drummer hey pal

[@MaliVinnyB]

STOP with this "MASTER" Sht!! YES, the man can PLAY, There's NO "Mastering" ANYTHING!! (Until you're OFF this PLAIN of EXISTENCE!!)

[@morbidmanmusic]

Jazz? .. well, no

[@fritswester2833]

Why call this Jazz?? It's idiotic