ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clayton Cameron - Drummer
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell.

Why you should listen

Clayton Cameron holds a unique title: Brush Master. That's because this percussionist prefers brushes to sticks, and has spent his career perfecting the art of brush technique. Cameron grew up in Los Angeles and started drumming at a young age on empty oatmeal boxes. After college, he moved to Las Vegas, where he was hired as the drummer for Sammy Davis Jr.'s big band. "It would be Sammy's tap dancing night after night that would inspire my brush playing," says Cameron.

During his tenure with Sammy Davis Jr., Cameron played with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. And, after moving to New York, he struck up a longterm friendship with Tony Bennett, and spent 15 years touring with the master. Cameron recorded 15 albums with Bennett, including his Grammy-winning Tony Bennett Unplugged.

Cameron has also worked with jazz legend Kenny Burrell, who encouraged him to teach at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. In addition, Cameron released his debut album in 2012, Here's to the Messengers: Tribute to Art Blakey, and formed his own group, Jazz eXplosion. Cameron has also released several DVDs over the years as well as a book, Brushworks

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TEDYouth 2013

Clayton Cameron: A-rhythm-etic. The math behind the beats

Clayton Cameron: A-ritm-etik. Matematika prapa ritmit

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Gati për të kërcyer nga vendi? Bateristi Clayton Cameron prezanton stile të ndryshme muzikore - nga R&B në Latine dhe deri te pop-me anë të ritmit. Një fjalim që provon se hip hop-i dhe xhazi nuk janë më Cool sesa matematika - ata thjesht mbështeten te ajo.
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How many of you love rhythm?
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Sa nga ju e pëlqejnë ritmin?
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Oh yeah, oh yeah. Oh yeah. (Cheers)
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Po. (Brohoritje)
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(Drumming)
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(Ritëm daulle)
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I mean, I love all kinds of rhythm.
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Dua t'ju them që adhuroj çdo lloj ritmi.
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I like to play jazz,
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Më pëlqen të luaj xhaz,
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a little funk,
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pak funk,
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and hip hop,
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dhe hip-hop,
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a little pop, a little R&B,
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pak pop, pak R&B,
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a little Latin,
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pak latine,
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African.
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afrikane.
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And this groove right here,
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Dhe ky ritem këtu
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comes from the Crescent City,
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vjen nga Crescent City,
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the old second line.
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e vjetra "Second line".
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(Cheers)
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(Brohoritje).
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Now, one thing all those rhythms have in common
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Një gjë që gjithe keto ritme kanë të përbashkët
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is math,
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është matematika,
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and I call it a-rhythm-etic.
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dhe unë e quaj atë a-ritm-etik.
01:35
Can you repeat after me? A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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Mund ta përsërisni me mua? A-ritm-etik.
Publiku: A-ritm-etik.
01:40
Clayton Cameron: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etik.
Publiku: A-ritm-etik.
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CC: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
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CC: A-ritm-etik.
Publiku: A-ritm-etik.
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CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etik.
Publiku: A-ritm-etik.
01:46
CC: Yeah.
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CC: Po.
01:50
Now all those styles of rhythm
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Të gjitha keto stile të ritmit
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are all counted in four
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numërohen me nga katër
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and then subdivided by three.
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dhe pastaj pjesetohen per tre.
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What?
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Çfarë?
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Yeah. Three is a magic number.
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Po. Numri tre është magjik.
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Three is a groovin' number.
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Numri tre është një numër ritmik.
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Three is a hip-hop kind of number.
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Numri tre është një numër i llojit hip-hop.
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But what does subdividing by three mean?
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Por çdo të thotë pjesëtimi me tre?
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And counting off by four?
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Dhe numërimi me nga katër?
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Well, look, think of it this way.
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E pra, le ta mendojmë kështu.
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A measure of music as a dollar.
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Nje mase muzikë si një dollar.
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Now a dollar has four quarters, right?
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Një dollar ka katër monedha 25-ce, apo jo?
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And so does a 4/4 measure of music.
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Dhe po kështu ndahet dhe nota 4/4 në muzikë.
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It has four quarter notes.
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Ka katër çerek note.
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Now, how do you subdivide?
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Tani, si e pjesetoni atë?
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Now let's envision this:
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Le ta përfytyrojmë kështu:
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three dollars' worth of quarters.
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vlera e tre dollarëve ne monedha 25-ce.
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You would have three groups of four,
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Ju do të kishit tre grupe me nga katër,
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and you would count it,
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dhe ju do t’i numëronit,
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a-one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four,
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një-dy-tre-katër, një-dy-tre-katër,
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one-two-three-four. Together.
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një-dy-tre-katër. Së bashku.
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All: A-one-two-three-four,
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four.
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Të gjithë : një-dy-tre-katër,
një-dy-tre-katër, një-dy-tre-katër.
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CC: Okay, now you feel that?
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CC: Mirë, mund ta ndjeni tani?
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Now let's take those three groups of four
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Tani le ti marrim ato tre grupe me nga katër,
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and make them four groups of three.
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dhe t’i kthejmë në katër grupe me nga tre.
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And listen to this.
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Dhe dëgjoni këtë.
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A-one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four,
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Një-dy-tre-katër, një-dy-tre-katër,
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one-two-three-four, with me.
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një-dy-tre-katër, me mua.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three, come on, y'all!
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Një-dy-tre-katër, një-dy-tre, të gjithë!
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All: One-two-three-four,
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four, ah.
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Të gjithë: Një-dy-tre-katër , një-dy-tre-katër,
një-dy-tre-katër.
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CC: There you go.
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CC: Kjo ishte.
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All right, second line.
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Mirë, tani "Second line".
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three.
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Një-dy-tre-katër, një-dy-tre.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three.
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Një-dy-tre-katër, një-dy-tre.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three.
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Një-dy-tre-katër, një-dy-tre.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three. Yeah.
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Një-dy-tre-katër, një-dy-tre.
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Now, that's what I call a-rhythm-etic.
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Ja, kjo është ajo që unë e quaj a-ritm-etik.
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Can you say it? A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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Mund ta thoni? A-ritm-etik.
Publiku: A-ritm-etik.
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CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etik.
Publiku : A-ritm-etik.
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CC: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
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CC: A-ritm a-ritm.
Publiku- A-ritm a-ritm.
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CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etik.
Publiku: A-ritm-etik.
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CC: Yeah. Now pick the swing
beat, and do the same thing.
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CC: Po, tani kapni ritmin, dhe bëni të njëjtën gjë.
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One, two, one, two, a-one-two-three-four.
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Një, dy, një, dy, një-dy-tre-katër.
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Yeah. Mm.
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Po.
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One-two-three, one-two-three,
one-two-three, one-two-three. Whoo.
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Një-dy-tre, një dy tre,
një dy tre, një dy tre.
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So I want to take the second line beat
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Po marr ritmin "Second line"
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and the swing beat and put them together,
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dhe ritmin swing dhe po i bashkoj
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and it sounds something like this.
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dhe tingëllon kështu.
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Aha.
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Aha.
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A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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A-ritm-etik.
Publiku: A-ritm-etik.
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CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etik.
Publiku: A-ritm-etik.
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CC: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
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CC: A-ritm a-ritm.
Publiku: A-ritm a-ritm.
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CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-ritm-etik.
Publiku: A-ritm-etik.
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CC: Yeah. Hip-hop.
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CC: Po, hip-hop.
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Now it's using a faster group of three
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Tani po përdor një grup tresh më të shpejtë
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we call a triplet.
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që ne e quajmë treshe.
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Triplet-triplet. Say it with me.
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Treshe-treshe. E themi bashkë.
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All: Triplet-triplet.
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Të gjithë: Treshe-treshe.
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CC: Triplet-triplet. Triplet-triplet.
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CC: Treshe-treshe.
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CC: So I'll take all the rhythms
that you heard earlier,
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CC: Tani do të marr të gjitha ritmet
që ne i dëgjuam më përpara,
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we'll put them together, and they sound like this.
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do i bashkojmë, dhe ato tingëllojnë kështu.
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A-rhythm-etic.
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A-ritm-etik.
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(Applause)
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(Duartrokitje)
Translated by Alma A
Reviewed by Elvira Peco

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clayton Cameron - Drummer
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell.

Why you should listen

Clayton Cameron holds a unique title: Brush Master. That's because this percussionist prefers brushes to sticks, and has spent his career perfecting the art of brush technique. Cameron grew up in Los Angeles and started drumming at a young age on empty oatmeal boxes. After college, he moved to Las Vegas, where he was hired as the drummer for Sammy Davis Jr.'s big band. "It would be Sammy's tap dancing night after night that would inspire my brush playing," says Cameron.

During his tenure with Sammy Davis Jr., Cameron played with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. And, after moving to New York, he struck up a longterm friendship with Tony Bennett, and spent 15 years touring with the master. Cameron recorded 15 albums with Bennett, including his Grammy-winning Tony Bennett Unplugged.

Cameron has also worked with jazz legend Kenny Burrell, who encouraged him to teach at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. In addition, Cameron released his debut album in 2012, Here's to the Messengers: Tribute to Art Blakey, and formed his own group, Jazz eXplosion. Cameron has also released several DVDs over the years as well as a book, Brushworks

More profile about the speaker
Clayton Cameron | Speaker | TED.com