Jazz Brushes Technique: Lateral Strokes (part two)

Lateral strokes with brushes part 2

In the first installment of this two-part post on jazz brushes I explained how to produce long and short strokes with lateral motions, and I promised that today I would introduce ways to use this technique musically and creatively. Here I am to keep my word and share with you a few ideas.
Before reading further please review part one!

Jazz Brushes Technique: Lateral Strokes (part one)

Jazz Brushes Technique, Lateral Strokes part 1

Back in September I wrote a post titled “An Introduction to Brushes”, where I examined how to produce long legato sounds using circular motions, an essential part of jazz brushes technique.
In this post I will describe another important area of brush playing: staccato sounds. The techniques that we are going to explore provide many interesting sound options, brushes have endless possibilities, and because different contexts call for different approaches, having an array of options is a good thing!