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…
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 "…
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 (…
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…
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…
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…
Chord Tone Soloing on Coltrane's Giant Steps: One of the concepts that my students and I were working on in improv class this week was Chord Tone Soloing as applied to various compositions including Giant Steps. Practice techniques and…