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My trip to Argentina - A very nice photo. :-)
tonymiceli
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Taken at the festival in General Roca, Argentina
11 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Blue In Green - solo version by Dimitris Angelakis
dimitris
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Hey everyone, I've been listening and practising blue in Green this week. I tried to play it simple. not fancy things just work on the melody and harmony! Hope you like it!
11 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Piper's Samba by Mitch Coodley - In praise of student composers
tedwolff
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When I was in college I was fortunate enough to befriend a number of great student musicians/composers. One of them was a fellow named Mitch Coodley. He wrote many great tunes that I think are as good or better than tunes by any famous…
11 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Christos Rafalides & Ioannis Angelakis (my father) by Dimitris
dimitris
Content type: Images
Hey everyone, This is my father with Christos Rafalides at a clinic he did in a conservatorium in Greece. My father use to teach Christos music and now Christos is teaching me!!!
11 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Getting back to the vibraphone
tavancleave
Content type: Blog entry
Things go in cycles for me. Let's just start with that. Over the last couple of years I have been on a small tangent, musically speaking. I've had a wonderful experience getting to know new compositions of the classical variety. At times…
11 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Ornithology
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
11 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Happy Birthday Tony!!
tjaco
Content type: Blog entry
Happy Birthday Tony!! Did I miss a post to congratulate Tony or am I really the first...? Anyway, Happy birthday Tony!!! Sorry I haven't been around here but I have been busy and am preparing for our second child that is coming in about 6…
11 years 4 months ago - 7 comments
Pit-sized vibes (YV-520C) for sale
JoAnne Maffia
Content type: Forum topic
Mint condition, easy to transport, great for pit work, orchestral, multi-percussion set ups, sound effects, etc. Super easy to breakdown and transport. Look it up to get the specifications-- non-graduated bars, thin width to bars, best for…
11 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
1920's Premier Vibraphone
Richard
Content type: Images
Hi Tony, Here's a photo of my newly renovated 1920's Premier Vibes. I bought them for $30 from a garage sale in Dublin, Ireland in absolutely terrible condition. We saved the bars, bar rails , brass resonators and pedal, and had new…
11 years 4 months ago - 6 comments
Andre Juarez
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
Check out Andre. He's a great vibe player from Brazil. I'm trying to get him to post some lessons on the site talking about the Brazilian rhythms and how to play them on the vibes! He has great chops. He played a whole 1.5 hour show and I…
9 years ago - 1 comments
Our next TOTMs (yes, it's plural!)
behng
Content type: Blog entry
Hi everyone, Next week, we enter the month of July, time for a clean, new start on a Tune of the Month. I've spoken with Tony, and we've decided that it may be a good idea to have 2 tunes to study for next month, each of varying difficulty…
11 years 4 months ago - 9 comments
David Friedman played on Billy Joel Recording
vibraman
Content type: Story
i took out a very old vinyl recording from 1978 by billy joel called 52nd street, which i did not losten to since 10 years or something like that. one of my favorite tracks is the tune "half a mile". after this tune comes "untill the night…
11 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Sammy Davis Jr. on drums & vibes
wuestentrommler
Content type: Video Embed
Hi guys, I've just found this video. What an entertainer!
9 years ago - 5 comments
Working on a transcription of Cal Tjader's Tropicville
tavancleave
Content type: Blog entry
Cal Tjader is one of the vibraphone masters. His work can inspire others. I'm enjoying my little jump into his playing. I'm working on a transcription of Cal Tjader's Tropicville from the album Latin Kick. If someone is familiar with this…
11 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Cheap Musser Vibes! $1000!
Will5769
Content type: Forum topic
I am selling an old set of Musser vibes. It appears to be their "Combo" line vibes, except it DOES NOT have a motor, pedal, and is also missing the belt that the motor uses. To fix the pedal problem I tied rope with a loop to the eye bolt…
11 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
What Led Zeppelin stole
gloria krolak
Content type: Forum topic
Hi everyone, This link to a YouTube video will set you wise to many of Led Zeppelin's biggest hits and from whom they stole them, without giving credit on their albums. I post this here because I know Tony has recorded "Kashmir" with The…
11 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Comping Motif Lesson Pt. 5 "The Wrap Up" by Behn Gillece
behng
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11 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Another Reason Why the Site is So Great!
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I'm in Patagonia right now at a percussion festival. I realized something when I was doing my workshop and talking to people about the vibraphone. I had a lot of confidence talking about this instrument. I actually felt proud about the…
11 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
TOTM - Days of Wine & Roses - Melody by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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11 years 4 months ago - 63 comments
Major Lines by Tyler Blanton -V
Tylerblanton
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5 months 2 weeks ago - 0 comments
Comping Motif Lesson Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece
behng
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11 years 5 months ago - 0 comments
Behn and Ken at Makeda
gloria krolak
Content type: Story
Hi All, Here is the article I wrote for my monthly column, On The Road, in the New Jersey Jazz Society magazine. It appears in the just-released July/August issue. This magazine is sent to members only and is not available online.…
11 years 5 months ago - 4 comments
Comprehensive Major Exercise by Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Audio Player
Taking a little break from our TOTM here! Hope you like this exercise!
11 years 5 months ago - 31 comments
Holiday excercise.
Stefan vdb
Content type: Blog entry
Hey all, Soon me and the family are going on our 2 week holiday. And this year I just don't want to take a break in playing. Only thing is, I can't take the vibes. Now I noticed there are these cheap 1-1.5 octave glockenspiels you can get…
11 years 5 months ago - 13 comments
Comping On Modal Tunes
tonymiceli
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11 years 5 months ago - 5 comments
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