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Wave
johndaly
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two versions of Jobim's Wave. Been working on this with Tony over the last few weeks so I'm posting two versions with comping Improv 3rds and 7ths some arpeggios and some straight improv trying make some nice melodies. I find comping can…
5 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
Patrice's pratice. Yardbird suite
Patrice
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Not much to say about this. Still practicing ... months after months ....
5 years 9 months ago - 6 comments
Caleb B - Friedman Etude #4
cbreidenbaugh
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Simply working on some basics with some Friedman Etudes. Feedback welcomed!
5 years 9 months ago - 4 comments
Friedman 3
eunicesun427
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5 years 9 months ago - 3 comments
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do - Vibe Solo - David Kovins
davidkovinsvibe
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5 years 9 months ago - 0 comments
Chord Melody - H1CH - Like Someone In Love
tonymiceli
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5 years 9 months ago - 0 comments
Tunes - What is H1CH?
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Have you figured out what that means? Head 1 chorus Head. I do that a lot when i practice. just to make sure I play the head in and out. It feels a bit like a tune. This is not like doing a mini concert. It's the opposite, however at…
5 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
Take an Hour and Watch This
tonymiceli
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Here's why Mike Mainieri is playing solo here. It was right after 9/11. All flights were cancelled. Mike left 2 days before 9/11. So the band could not make it! Very sad. It's Mike Manieri giving a solo concert. It's pretty incredible. I…
5 years 9 months ago - 6 comments
Chord Melody - H1CH - Triste
tonymiceli
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Ahh - I posted this one. It's funny. first I'm talking to my self in the beginning! I'm mad because I don't think I'm concentrating hard enough. Next the dryer is on. I practice once or twice a week with the dryer on. So I thought I'd…
5 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
My Axe for the Semester
rogersvibes
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I'm in the jazz combo at my university this semester (Cal State, East Bay), and I was thrilled to find the music department has a beautiful instrument. Apart from a missing damper bar adjustment nut, it looks to be in good shape, and the…
5 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
Chord Melody - Like Someone In Love by Behn Gillece
behng
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Chord Melody - H1CH - Up jumped Spring
tonymiceli
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H1CH - Head 1 Chorus Head
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"Bluesette" by Toots Thielemans
ed saindon
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“Bluesette” by the great Toots Thielemans from Brussels who passed in 2016 at the age of 94. I’m a big fan of Toots and his beautiful harmonica playing. I’m improvising here on his most famous song with a focus on using the top three…
5 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
Friedman Etude 1 Mary-Marie
Mary-Marie
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I'm working on dampening and pedaling using David's book, and checking out other players' renditions. There are some really nice ones up on the site. In your video of Etude #1 (back in 2008?), Tony, I noticed how close you keep the mallets…
5 years 9 months ago - 6 comments
MalletStation vs. MalletKAT
c.stallard22
Content type: Blog entry
Hi everyone, Last year I heard about Pearl's new MalletStation and was considering getting one but wanted to see reviews from early buyers first. The release date kept getting pushed back, back, back, and I still don't see any reviews…
5 years 9 months ago - 15 comments
Mic Wars continue... the Omega tests
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Blog entry
So, in this chapter of mic wars, there is a clear winner and it is not the mics or the signal path. It is the Omega vibraphone. Tony brought his over to my place and we recorded a couple of short passes so I could work out some kinks in…
5 years 9 months ago - 4 comments
Chords
Marie-Noëlle
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All lessons on playing, chords, voicings, including our 'Chord and Harmony Festival 2011'. Have fun! :o)
5 years 9 months ago - 0 comments
5 notes voicings (G.Perin)
giovanniperin
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Hi vibes lover in this lesson I'll talk about some new technique I developed while writing my new book called AFORISMI - 11 etudes for solo vibraphone In this lesson I'll talk about the intro of AFORISMA #6 - CALYPSO where i…
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Chords 101: Quartal Voicings-Theory (Pt 1) G. Perin
giovanniperin
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Hi Guys this month i'm going to do a really basic lesson for those of you who wants to practice quartal voicings and applied them in modal jazz. As usual feel free to contact me through my website: www.giovanniperin.com and to follow…
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Chords 101: Quartal Voicing part II (G. Perin)
giovanniperin
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Hi Guys this month i'm going to do the second part of my lesson for those of you who wants to practice quartal voicings and applied them in modal jazz. As usual feel free to contact me through my website: www.giovanniperin.com and to…
5 years 9 months ago - 0 comments
My Favorite Chords (Close Voicings) G. Perin
giovanniperin
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Hi Guys this month I'll talk about one of my favorite topics: Harmony. I will explain 2 of my favorite close voicing and how to play them in context. 1. F-G-C-E can be a Dm7(9,11) or a G7sus9 or a FMaj7(9, omit 3) 2.D-G-Ab-C can be a…
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Odd Meter (Giovanni Perin)
giovanniperin
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Hi vibes lovers today i'd like to talk about my approach to odd meter showing you a couple of grooves that I wrote. remember to break down the odd meter in smaller groups of 3 and 2 (e.g. 7=2+2+3 or 2+3+2 or 3+2+2) Thanks a lot for…
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Dominant 7th Chord Scales
giovanniperin
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Hi vibes friend today i'd like to talk about my favorite scales for plaing over Dom 7th chords. I'm not a big fan of modes and scales in general because I tend to think about the tonal area when playing a song (especially simple…
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The Bebop Blues Form
giovanniperin
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Hi vibes friend today i'd like to talk about some simple ways to improve your blues playing! Here are the bebop blues form I'll explain in the video. Please follow them while watching the lesson. Form n.1 F7 | Bb7 | F7 | Cm7 F7 |…
5 years 9 months ago - 0 comments
The Diatonic and Chromatic Approach (G. Perin) -V
giovanniperin
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Here's an interesting bebop technique that I use a lot to embellish simple fragment of scales and arpeggios. You'll sound immediately jazzy!! Hope you enjoy. Thanks a lot for watching and remember to follow me on Facebook…
7 months 4 weeks ago - 0 comments
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