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My Senior Recital - Nora Theberge
Nora Theberge
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Hello everyone! I'm pleased to share my senior recital performance from April! This month, I graduated with my undergrad from Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University with a major in Jazz Performance for vibraphone and a minor…
1 week 3 days ago - 3 comments
Play a Great Rhythm Changes in 3 Months - Week 1 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 New Series Alert – Play A Great Rhythm Changes In 3 MonthsOver the past few months, we worked through Play A Great Blues In 3 Months, building a complete approach to the blues through comping, guide tones, lines, vocabulary, melodies,…
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Lawsuit against Chuck Redd dismissed
Paul Kaminsky
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From the New York Times;A judge in Washington on Friday tossed a lawsuit filed by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts against a jazz musician who canceled a performance at the venue’s annual Christmas Eve concert last year after…
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Gary Burton Talks About His Grip
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In case you haven't seen this yet, you MUST watch it! 
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STUDY GUIDE - Intro - Stella
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My mantra is 'Does it Sound LIKE THE SONG". If you remember that you have to make it sound like the song first and foremost then all your practicing is with that in mind. 
2 weeks 4 days ago - 1 comments
STUDY GUIDE - PART 6 - Stella - My Version H1CH
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Here's my version. Where is yours! 
1 week 5 days ago - 0 comments
Single 1/5 inch piezo pickups with 1/8 plug?
NYCkeithvibes
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Hi! My funds are limited. I have the K&K pickups. It is an older set so some pickups are failing and need replacement. Official K&K pickups are about $22 each plus shipping. Does anyone know of a source where I can purchase…
2 weeks 3 days ago - 2 comments
Could This Be a 5,000 Year Old Vibraphone? :-)
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What do you think? 
1 month ago - 7 comments
STUDY GUIDE - PART 5 - Stella - Chord Melody
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I will do a chord melody and either post it here, or as a separate post. 
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Play a Great Blues in 3 Months - Week 14 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 14We’ve covered a lot over the course of this series:• Guide tones• Blues comping• Chromaticism• Whole tone and diminished language• Chord melody textures• Harmonic movement underneath simple…
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STUDY GUIDE - PART 4 - Stella - Comping
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Let's work on comping! 
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STUDY GUIDE - PART 3 - Stella - The Chords
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Do you know the chords!!! :-)
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Blues super pack transcription in Bb
OW
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Here's my take of  Tony's blues super pack transcription in Bb.
2 weeks 5 days ago - 3 comments
Body and Soul reharm
Franz Bauer
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Body and Soul (comp. J. W. Green) Vibraphone Solo Arrangement and Reharm. by Franz Bauer
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Play a Great Blues in 3 Months - Week 13 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 13Over the last few weeks, we’ve been combining blues melodies with chord voicings and moving toward a fuller chord melody approach.This week, we use a very simple melody:👉 “C Jam Blues”Because the…
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Two Wings Two Biscuits
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This is a new group I'm part of. I think it's very cool. A unique instrumentation and all the string players are really top notch! We recently played at the Wells Rapp Center For Mallet Research. (AN AMAZING PLACE THAT YOU MUST VISIT…
1 month 1 week ago - 4 comments
Roy Ayers Solo
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This is pretty cool. Roy had amazing chops esp in his early days! 
3 weeks 2 days ago - 2 comments
David Patrois - Quick Idea About Sticking
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quick video here, but think about and practice this a little bit. 
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David Patrois - Playing Swing With the Pedal
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check this out. Practice this way. Not that you will use it all the time, but you might use it a lot! 
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STUDY GUIDE - PART 2 - Stella - The Melody
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this is my stuff. Those of you who have been on the site for a long time, have heard some of this before. It has to sound like the song when you solo. That means you know the changes or have AMAZING ears. 
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David Patrois - Lesson 1
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David is stellar vibraphonist that resides in Paris, France. He's really a special player. He did a few lessons for us!This lesson talks about a unique way to pedal a bossa and play a solo. It's cool! And short. You will get it right away.
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David Patrois Lessons
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Check out David's cds. They are so great and unique! I love his playing! Here are some lessons from him.
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Play a Great Blues in 3 Months - Week 12 by Behn Gillece
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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 12Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working with blues melodies and combining them with chord voicings—moving toward a more complete, chord melody approach.This week, we introduce a new tune:👉 “…
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Here's the Burton Video with the Summary
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'We had a great vibe coffee hang with Gary! ' We talked about a lot interested things. Had some great questions!!! #gb-archive-wrapper { display: flex; flex-direction: row; height: 800px; /* Fixed height for…
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Gary Burton AMA May 3, 2026 - Summary
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