Ok, maybe not EVERY tune. But a lot of them!
I've been a little AFK for the past few weeks since I'm in the middle of moving and have been busy, but I thought I'd share a little project of mine that is nearing (ever so slowly) completion,…
This is an etude for Donna Lee that is all 8th notes. Of course we don't necessarily want to play a solo like this, but it's a good study in weaving around the changes.
There's an incredible guitarist in Philly. His name is Elijah Cole. He's a monster. We did a duo session. And I'm about to put it up on band camp, but I thought I'd post a track here for Subscribers. I'm such a nice guy huh? You know I…
This another short practice video working on "Tangerine." There is a brief warm up then a take of the arrangement I have been working on. If anyone is interested, I can write it out and post a pdf. The next step is putting it all together…
I talked in another post about the release of Sunset Glow featuring myself and David Friedman.
I thought I would embed the CD here for anyone who wants to check it out.
Sunset Glow by TJazzVibes
Greetings all,I finished recording 5 solo vibraphone pieces in a studio in Florida a couple of weeks ago. Since then we had a mix session and the engineer sent me what he believed to be the final mixes.Before I go on let me say straight…
I've made other lessons here with the same theme. Make it sound like the song. It's our job in a way. Sure the heavy weights do this or that. But a true heavy weight can make it sound like the song. Once you have mastered that then you can…
Many years ago I heard a recording of Joel M. Ross on Youtube where he had taped his mallets. I found the subtle noise when playing very interesting, but the mallets were always too expensive for me to ruin the winding with tape. With my…
David and I have been playing together for over 10 years now. A couple things I know, 1. I'm a good vibe player, 2. David is a master. So I got to play and study with him for over 10 years. Talk about the instrument, talk about what we…
After a lifetime of work trying to become a great improviser, I've come to understand that music can be broken down into basic challenges that venture off into more complex ones as you continue to search for the ultimate YOU in your music…
I am doing a lot of teaching this semester. Probably the most I have ever done. It's really hard for a musician to turn work down. Well for me it is. It's a lot of fun teaching students who practice and work hard. Not as much fun teaching…
