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This etude combines some of the voicing and line ideas we discussed in the other etudes. Enjoy!
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Excited to be a guest at the 2015 Pennsylvania 'Percussive Art Society' Day of Percussion SATURDAY, April 25 Millersville University Winter Center 3 - 4:00 pm: CLINIC - Murley Recital Hall 7:30 pm: CONCERT w/ Daniel Glass and MU Jazz…
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Just wanted to let everyone know that in my quest for a set of mallets that matches an old set I like from the 80's, Mike Balter is the man. I sent him a single mallet and Mike is making me a custom reproduction (for normal retail costs)…
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Fellow vibe-heads, no shortage of "good vibes" in NYC these days! Mark Sherman, Steve Shapiro and Joe Locke have upcoming shows, check it out: http://www.nycjazzvibes.com/event-schedule.php While you're at it, please take a look around the…
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I've been putting together a book featuring conversations with great, living jazz vibes players, and here is an excerpt from my chat with Terry Gibbs... I'm excited about this project, and hope to get the book out later this year Terry…
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Tom Beckham, on why he chose the vibraphone as his main instrument: "I like the way the vibraphone feels... it has a soft sound but is still percussive. Also, playing the vibes incorporates your whole body. It’s a physical experience. I…
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Hi! I desperately need the frame of a Musser M48/M55 in Istanbul next weekend- 25.04/26.04. I´ll be performing there with the great indierockband The Notwist (http://bit.ly/1aDJf6G), and I can offer a decent rent and guestlist-tickets in…
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Shedding today in a practice room at Berklee on Jobim's Triste before a lesson.
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Aloha, everyone.. i have been absent from the site for a several months with my recent move to Honolulu, Hawaii. Finally getting settled in, Gigs are happening and Teaching is coming busy as ever. Lots of great students and musicians…
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A short clip from the vibes cam...recording my tune The New Old with pianist Steve Allee. Rusty
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This is the effects rack used for "Chapbook Series, Volume II" by NVE "New Vibe Ensemble;" http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/NewVibeEnsemble Signal path: Musser M-48 vibraphone w/K&K pickups & pre-amp going to: 1) wah wah pedal, 2) fuzz…
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Hi guys here's my new lesson that will help you understand better how to connect chords using commen tones: basic knowledge of root position and inversion of chords is required. I wrote this exercize thinking about Bach corales and his way…
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Concert in 2009 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH that featured Dave Liebman on sax/flute, Matt Wilson on drums, David Clark on bass and myself on vibes, marimba and piano. This clip is a composition that I wrote titled "…
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This one is really heavy on solo vibes i think but i like the song and here´s my first attempt that is at least listenable. the problem for me is there are so many chords to comp during the solo and it´s difficult to keep both happening (…
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Hi All, My electric trio is playing a free show at Rockwood music Hall in NYC tomorrow at 7pm if any of you are nearby. This is the trio project I've been working with the last year or so where I play malletkat. Band is myself, bassist…
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My philosophy is kind of simple. You get better by making things sound good. By playing things well. If you're learning a melody and really trying to play it well, you're getting better. If you're transcribing a solo and making it sound as…
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Hi Everyone, Here is an email I sent to Tony recently about the seeming lack of student activity going on at the site. He suggested I post it here for discussion. So I paste it below unedited: "Hi Tony, I don't know if you've noticed this…
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Metronome at 138. Still lots of mistakes. Time to move on anyway.
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