This will be my first clinic that I will be giving as part of my senior project at the CJC.  

Description: It is not only the Jazz musicians job to preserve history, but it is also important to reflect the music of the modern era. In this workshop, drummer Kevin Coleman will demonstrate how to incorporate various genres of contemporary music, and how to apply them when improvising in modern jazz.  Topics include: learning drum machine patterns and programmed drum beats used for hip-hop, and electronic dance music, as well as styles of drumming from modern rock genres.  Students will listen to examples of these genres, and analyze the drumming from each.  The instructor will then, demonstrate the different genres individually and then incorporate all of them while improvising with other musicians, as well as drawing upon these different styles when performing a drum solo.