Hey everyone, I am new to the site and pretty new to the vibraphone. I am excited to be able to get some ideas and learn from this site.
I have dual citizenship and have been living in Brazil for the past five years. I studied in…
Selling my Deagan. It needs a little bit of TLC. The Sustain Pedal isn't connected, and the motor isn't working. I have pics I can email if anybody is interested.
This is located in Washingotn DC
Thanks
Paul
Short lecture/ demo about the concept of isolating small portions of a tune to practice. Applied to All the Things You Are, but applicable to practice in general.
Hey All!
It's been a while, but I thought I would share a few clips from a gig I did Monday. This is with the great Justin Sekelewski, who is on some videos on this site with Tony. Hope you enjoy!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAmY9deA…
M55 Stablizer Solution
The vintage Musser M-55 is a superb vibraphone. I own both a 1978 M55 that I purchased new and also a 1960s vintage M-75. Both are excellent instruments, but they each have their own personalities. The M-75 has a…
Practicing improv (using Pentatonic scales) on Green Dolphin Street today before a class at Berklee. It's good to play on piano in order to hear how the scales and colors sound over the chord. Favorite pianists that use Pentatonics so well…
Hello to everyone:
This is an audio file with the interview to Dimitris Angelakis and me at the Radio Burela because of the "III Workshop de Improvisación e Vibráfono" this past July/28/2014 in Burela (Galicia, Spain).
The interview,…
Will be releasing a new duo recording with pianist Steve Allee (Rufus Reid trio) later this fall. Here is a short excerpt from one of Steve's compositions.
Rusty
Hi Everyone,
It's a little early for the November update, especially since the October rebroadcast is this afternoon at 4-6 eastern time. Hope you can tune in today! (www.jazzon2.org) You can listen on your smartphone if you download…
I am listening to this now, it blows my mind that these recordings were done in the mid 1950's.
http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Jazz-Quartet-Germany-1956-1958/dp/B00E5NXP…
David,
I’d like to ask if you’d take another trip down memory lane with regards to your experiences regarding for Creed Taylor’s CTI Records as well with Rudy Van Gelder (engineer). My discovery of you started with Hubert Laws’s records,…
The vintage Musser M-55 is a superb vibraphone. I own both a 1978 M55 that I purchased new and also a 1960s vintage M-75. Both are excellent instruments, but they each have their own personalities. The M-75 has a slightly darker and…
Excerpt from Milan clinic that took place this past May. Vibist Andrea Mellace (who came all the way from Calabria) asked me to play Black Orpheus. In this clip, I'm demonstrating various dampening techniques (including slide dampening and…
You can't go wrong with such memorable songs as these. They sound great arranged for anything - orchestra, rock band, solo guitar, solo vibes, jazz group, choir, whatever.
