This week’s guest is JP Bouvet. JP is a fabulous drummer, educator and winner of the 2011 Guitar Center Drum Off. He has his own band called Childish Japes and has toured with artists like Steve Tai and Zack Wylde as part of guitar supergroup Generation Axe…AND he runs his educational drum website where he specializes in teaching improvisation. I am a happily-subscribed student and I suggest you all do the same. If you wanted to try out his website for free (www.jpbouvetmethod.com), JP reveals a discount code during our chat.
JP Bouvet is clearly a great deliverer of information and his insight into approaching this instrument is invaluable. I know you’ll enjoy this chat about the 5 records that helped shaped JP Bouvet into the drummer he is today. Cheers!
JP'S BIG FAT FIVE ??
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Album - The Chick Corea Elektric Band
Artist - Chick Corea
Release Year - 1986
Key Track(s) - Got a Match? / King Cockroach
Drummer - Dave Weckl
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Album - Perceptual
Artist - Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
Release Year - 2000
Key Track(s) - Crooked Creek
Drummer - Brian Blade
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Album - Flood
Artist - Herbie Hancock
Release Year - 1975
Key Track(s) - Actual Proof
Drummer - Mike Clark
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Album - Prog
Artist - The Bad Plus
Release Year - 2007
Key Track(s) - Thriftstore / Jewelry / Physical Cities
Drummer - Dave King
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Album - I Have the Room Above Her
Artist - Bill Frisell / Joe Lovano / Paul Motian
Release Year- 2004
Key Track(s) - Osmosis Part 1
Drummer - Paul Motian

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