I love playing ballads!
Here's a version of "My Foolish Heart" that I was happy with from a recent trio gig with the great Drew Gress on bass and drummer Johnathan Blake.
Questions, ask away...
Thanks for listening.
-Tyler
“Someday My Prince Will Come” - my students and I have been working on this song the past week. Working on solo playing with the vibe students and improv concepts with the piano students. Fun stuff.
Randy said recently, I'll let the music speak for itself.
It's taken a long time however I'm really getting into Walt Dickerson and his eccentric style.
Sorry but I can be a skeptic of eccentric players, thinking they're just BSing, but…
No vibraphone, I'm afraid, but since we talk so much about jazz on the site, I thought I would share some of my guitar playing. I started out as a guitarist and no matter how much I improve as a vibraphone player, I don't think I'll ever…
Here's my part of the duet, with yours Tony! For reference, I take the head in and the first chorus, and Tony takes the second chorus and the head out.
Note From Tony: If you want to try the duet the parts are here.
Here's my take of etude #15.
I appreciate how these etudes are really written for this instrument. In a way, Dave Friedman is like the Chopin of the vibraphone. These etudes really make you develop a fluency with the articulation and…
Something very cool about Walk Dickerson and his approach to the vibes!
I know Randy Sutin will agree!
He crazy at the end, but I really like his playing!
Here is an invaluable lesson. When you listen to someone play, vibes or any instrument, especially when they are playing solo. Listen once and then go back and snap your fingers. Listen to the time. Is it ok? Does it suck?
I record all…
“In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” - one of my favorite ballads written in 1955 by David Mann with lyrics from Bob Hilliard. So many great versions of this song by vocalists and instrumentalists. Two of my favorites are from Frank…
"Time and Space" is an exercise that rhythmically slices intervalic space into whole and half-step movements ascending and descending between the lower note to the higher note. By first defining the predominant interval in half-notes and…
