Sublime

The beat now moves from the snare and bass drum to the hi-hat, and the effect is magical.

The mode of improvisation was developed rather than abandoned, and the rhythmic intensity of the drums was transformed into a heightened rhythmic quality in Afro-American instrumental music.16

Rythm [sic] Syndicate.

the drums in jazz have evolved away from timekeeping—in truth, much of the action in jazz percussion these days happens between the beats—