Quasimodo is a contrafact based on Embraceable you. It's a beautiful melody.
Your assignment is to learn the melody and play it well! Record it and upload it. Just the melody is fine. You will get a lot out of this as it's a melody to a…
Here it is! Always a good challenge making two vibraphones work together. For me it was imperative to change texture and role, to keep the sound engaging. Let me know what you think!
Ever since the Delaware workshop, I have been working on Horace Silver's "Song For My Father" as my personal TOTM. I promised Tony I'd post something by the end of this weekend, so here's what I have so far. I played the stock key (F minor…
Has anyone seen this up on the site? I couldn't find it but found it over at larrysimprovpage.com
This is the first video I ever did. I got a lot of notice for the washer and dryer in the background. I had no clue as to what I was doing.…
Hey guys, I just recorded this at home. I was inspired by David's brilliant version that he recorded on the Omega by Malletech. I thought it sounded gorgeous. I'm playing it here in Bb. I like how the melody plays out in that key. I wrote…
Hello , I was recently playing some gigs in France with my brother ,
here's an excerpt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoDauuHdpPw
will post some more.
Hey Everybody,
June's show is coming up fast.
I finally got a hold of that Dinah Shore and Red Norvo album I've been trying to get for the last few years. I'll be introducing it in June. The new albums I've been playing lately are Stefon…
Listen to the first tune! Ode to Billy Joe. And the second tune. I think he does a good job playing pop tunes! What do you think? Some people play pop tunes and it's not very convincing to me and others totally turn the tune into something…
This is a difficult one.
Again I left the chords out. Get the real book out and write in the changes so you in some small way begin to think about the harmony. Look at the notes and enter the chords.
Can you see the different keys this…
Which is cool that Stefon is on this show because Stefon thinks the vibes should be taken out of the percussion family and moved in with the Piano.
Great interview!
Very sad. I have some great memories of Dave.
Of course he left a lot of great music behind.
My Samuels story is going to a gig he had in Delaware with my best friends wife. He was working and said take Annie with you! So we went. Had a…
My friend Fisher at Ischell has finally finished his vibraphone mic system called Bar X. These are contact mics that go on each par like the piezos but mic the bars in a much more organic and acoustic way. (I have his bass mic and have…
Hey y'all, so I recently bought a 76' M55. The guy who owned it before me bought it from Musser and it never left his basement. It's in almost perfect condition and I'm hoping to keep it that way. I'll be packing up and moving the…
Since Tony posted about 'twitting' to learn more about music, I thought I'd thrown in another technology bit. On Facebook, you can become a fan of Musser Mallets and they put up a bi-weekly fun fact about their instruments. This picture…
Just picked up an m-75. I think it's the first year they made it because the motor is NOT variable speed. And a Deagan Marimba from the 40s in beautiful condition.
The m-75 is a fantasy instrument of mine. I promised the owner that they…