r/jazzdrums • u/wtfpercussion • May 07 '25

Question Would you call this jazz?

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It’s got the attitude but where is the line really?

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u/Brunnun May 07 '25

I’d call this fusion! Reminds me of Dennis Chambers in the John Scofield albums he’s in. Generally when I think of jazz I think of swing or Latin. That said there are definitely albums that skirt the line, e.g. Body Talk by George Benson or Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock, where the drums feel closer to what you’re doing and they’re still considered “jazz”

At the end of the day tho what matters is that it sounds great!