Margie Hyams, 91, a vibraphonist who played with bandleaders Woody Herman and George Shearing as well as with her own jazz trio in the 1940s, died Thursday of renal failure at Arcadia Methodist Hospital, said her daughter Lisa Ericsson.…
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Nova Bossa by Dimitris Angelakis, played by Dimitris Angelakis, Miguel Cabana and Marosa Jazz Project
That´s a video at the VI Jazz and Modern Music Seminary of Burela (Galicia, Spain) this past July/2013. This is a beautiful…
Here's a link for a video of The Neighborhood Trio performing "Shag" on MN Original.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7RR-4RRQrXU
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I have the pleasure to announce my upcoming tour in Europe from April, 26 to May 13.
I start from Valencia, Spain, with a masterclass at Berklee College of Music, as part of an exchange program with my fellow vibraphonist…
I keep checking out the Gyil players and that makes me want to work on my independence. I think we did an independence month a couple years ago. But what about a month of independence and ostinato work? I would love to bust my butt on all…
Tony and VW guys, I hope the Virtual Day of Percussion went well today. I'm sorry that I couldn't be around for that. I was involved in a promotional video shoot for Berklee. The session included an array of percussion, drum set, steel pan…
HERE IS THE PLAYLIST FOR PART 2 OF OF THE DAY OF PERCUSSION FEATURING THE VIBRAPHONE.
Playlist for Part 2
I'm trying the hangouts. i think you can get to it here: Google Hangout Page
At 5pm the site will be open to all. From 5pm to 7pm…
Practicing solo vibraphone on Alone Together. Here is Take 3 out of three takes. This version has more of an emphasis on counterpoint and more active left hand accompaniment techniques.
Other Takes:
Take 1: This is a fairly brief two…
I'm in a weird phase with sticking. I'm really messing around with combinations. If I had time (and I just might) I want to transcribe a great Gil player. Those guys have amazing independence and I think we can learn a lot from them.
But…
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I am attaching the February Good Vibes program online. In it I talk about the First World Vibes Congress last January and play some music from most of the attendees. It will be in two postings. This is the first hour, which is…
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That´s a tune of mine called "N-634" (it´s the name of one of most important roads of the north of Spain). It has been recorded by Paraphernalia Cuarteto, an acoustic quartet whose I belong. We will present the CD the last week…
A beginning student came to me yesterday ready to start lessons with a set of 4 Mike Balter 122R mallets. I've always used Burton or Friedman mallets - mallets designed by 4-mallet players - which don't have as much weight at the top. But…
Watch Joe Pass. I say guitar players have basically the same problems as vibe players. We can play most of what guitar players play. Not exactly but they're a great source of learning for playing our instrument!
So I was just thinking...
This weekend Tony is organizing a Virtual Day of Percussion featuring the vibraphone. It sounds like it'll be great, but I think the real success will come from how many extra people we- the vibes community- get…