Depends on where you start

If all you practice from day one is jazz-style drumming, it’s actually very logical, and it doesn’t take long to play pretty “complex” stuff. Jazz drumming emphasizes 4 way independence, and from that things get a little cray

Rock drumming is super linear, and does not emphasize 4 way independence. Rock drummers coming to jazz must unlearn some habits, which is difficult

Not surprisingly, drummers are really good at mathematical logic, and are super sensitive to ratio based environments


When you combine the two, you get a whole new vocabulary as a drummer


The Mushugga drummer is an excellent example