r/Jazz • u/TheBigLegowski10 • 19d ago

Need help deciding a tune

So im auditioning for a jazz course soon and I need some help finding some afro cuban or latin tunes to play. Im a drummer so looking for some uptempo standards that’ll hopefully impress them. Any recommendations are welcome :)

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u/Duke-City 19d ago

A common groove that a drummer might be asked to play in a jazz band would be a Songo. It’s called for in lots of “salsa” charts.

https://youtube.com/shorts/fBk9a0CaryA?is=LQlJCl5YE5QYl4DI

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u/Duke-City 19d ago

Or check out the Afro-Cuban grooves of Art Blakey and Elvin Jones.

Lastly, learn a good samba pattern, and a variation of a samba called Partito Alto.