NEW: Beat Jazz Pack
$17.00
What is Beat Jazz? Well, you might call it smooth jazz, jazz-funk, or crossover jazz, and there’s no denying that artists such as Steely Dan, Bobby Caldwell, Al Jarreau, Roy Ayers, Groover Washington Jr, George Benson and The Crusaders all have made an everlasting impression on the modern jazz genre.
There’s also sub-genres such as lo-fi Hip Hop and Acid Jazz, but style-wise, the Beat Jazz Drumming Pack is more of a vibey, sun-soaked mix between our Westcoast and Bumpy packs, but also has a lot in common with our Modern Soul pack. It’s funky, but not too syncopated. Not many flashy fills or polyrhythmic heroics, but some very intricate hihat work. The focus is on well-played grooves with natural a flow that supports and enhances the song instead of getting in the way of it.
These grooves are also highly suitable for certain kinds of Yacht Rock. Think Cristopher Cross, Pages, Steely Dan and you’re in the ballpark.
Beat Jazz MIDI Drum Grooves Details
- 101 premium MIDI drum grooves
- Song format, with easy-to use verse, chorus, pre-chorus, intros etc
- 4, 8 & 16 bar grooves with hihat, ride and tomtom variations
- Recorded in tempos 70, 90 and 110 BPM, all in 4/4 time with quarter note& 16th hihats, plus bumpytriplet-feel variations.
- Tasty fills that don’t get in the way of the song
- The grooves will drop right into Toontrack EZdrummer & Superior Drummer, XLN Audio Addictive Drums, Steven Slate Drums, NI Studio Drummer, NI Abbey Road Series plus mappings for Logic Drummer, Spectre Digital ELE and General MIDI
- Recorded live by Berklee-educated professional drummer Magnus Brandell
- The grooves are of course not quantized (hint: we never quantize stuff)
- Instant download and 100% royalty free
- 30-day full money-back guarantee if you’re not satisfied (for any reason)
Jean Yvon Tanguay (verified owner) –
Great jazz grooves that simply work well in any style of music.
joey.coole (verified owner) –
One of the best packs yet from Oddgrooves, at least for ‘my kind’ of music! Pure inspiration, and works perfectly in EZD3.
bignovak (verified owner) –
The highest quality MIDI drum grooves, expertly played. Are jazzy “musical” just by themselves. A wide range of “feels”, extremely useful for different vibes. Solid but “loose” at the same time, if that makes sense. A pleasure to audition, which is usually a drag with other MIDI’s. Excellent mapping for Addictive Drums 2. My only problem is where to start!
Kinny Landrum –
Sounds like Bernard Purdie, and I should know, I’ve worked with him for almost 50 years. Great grooves.
Don Smith (verified owner) –
Absolutely lovin this set of grooves, the freebies prior to release already had me excited! Using them primarily with Superior Drummer & they sound so cool with the latest State of the Art SDX. Another OG winner – feel the groove!!
Marco (verified owner) –
The OddGrooves Beat Jazz Pack is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to add authentic jazz drumming to their music. The grooves are well-played, versatile, and easy to use. If you’re a jazz enthusiast or simply looking to add a touch of sophistication to your tracks, this pack is highly recommended.
Christer Ekström –
Great groove pack to get you inspired!
feierabend.kirchner (verified owner) –
One – maybe the best MIDI Drum grooves I ever used!
My music grooves EVER TIME with your drum beats !!!
Kind regards Markus
Mike Petit (verified owner) –
This drumming is *doom*. My background is on the New York jazz scene and the relative dearth of MIDI packs with this level of groove has always been frustrating. But not any more 🙂 Anyone into Steely Dan or other groove-oriented/jazzy/sophisticated/smooth compositions will be delighted with this pack. I’ve had it all of two days and the ideas are flowing…I’m already ready for Beat Jazz Pack Two…how about it, Magnus and Per? 😉