Jazz Drumming 101 with Aaron Tuchardt (USA)

This drumming workshop will cover jazz drum set fundamentals including syncopated hits, setups, Latin grooves, brush technique, sight reading and more. It’s a quick glance at all the skills you need to poses to be a competent jazz drummer.

Aaron Tuchardt is a professional musician and educator based out of the Pacific Northwest. After over 10 years of playing, his areas of performance center around drums, percussion, and voice. While his primary performance focus is in the Jazz scene, his classical degree has awarded many opportunities to perform in a diverse selection of genres. Aaron is fortunate enough to have shared the stage with musicians such as Chris Martin (Trumpet), John Clayton (Bass), Diane Shuur (Voice), New York Voices, Esperanza Spalding (Bass), members from Tower of Power, and more. In addition, Aaron has also toured with some of the Pacific Northwest’s premier wind and jazz ensembles. In the coming years Aaron is looking forward to continuing performing and educating around the world.

Aaron also teaches middle school and high school band, and works as a Sound Technician at Central Washington University and is the drummer for the Ellensburg Big Band.