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The debut CD of the MetroWest Jazz Project, Phrydig Aire, is now available. It features me (Tom Phelan) on vibes, with Doug Sondak on alto sax and flute, Ed Conley on drums and Benedikt Obermayer on bass. All original tunes. You can get…
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We all struggle with time. HA HA in both ways, time in music and time to practice. I was letting it slip away from me. I LOVE practicing. It's really a big part of my life. So recently I got organized again. Instead of my practicing…
12 years ago - 9 comments
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| This month, we’re working hard on Bye Bye Black Bird: tons of lessons as usual. Some of our "ex-subscribers" came back after a break: welcome back guys! Some more recent ones posted about their milestones and little victories! Two CDs…
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Tune List
tonymiceli
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Here's a tune list that was compiled by a fellow teacher at Univ of the Arts. Might be of use to some of you. Also see the 'Check this out link' for the Short Tunes List.
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You know what to do. Write in all the names of the chords and then play the etude. Do etudes like this help you? At least you hear the changes and hear the tune, right?
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Just received a copy of Emil Richards' autobiography and I'm really enjoying the read. He was (and still is) one busy guy! Here is a link if you are interested: http://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-World-Percussion-Life-Behind/dp/1593932…
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this is from our rehearsel yesterday. ignore the stupid hats :) tarik
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On 14th of May 2013 my student HAUKE RENKEN (www.hauke-renken.de) and I had a fantastic recital at the theatre hall of the University of Bremen/Germany. As you see and hear we had a great time and the audience liked it very much. We hope…
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Two Great Gigs
gloria krolak
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| Boy, am I lucky to live here in New Jersey. I get to see such great vibes players as Behn and Tony live and in person. Behn and Ken (Fowser) performed recently at Makeda, an Ethiopian restaurant in New Brunswick, to introduce their new…
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Hi guys ! Long time I haven't posted some. But still particing .. more and more ... again and again. I'm a work addict and a vibes addict. I finally found a bass player and a guitar player and we're working on a band project. I'll show you…
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Here is a recording from a BBQ that I played on Sunday with a bass player friend of mine. Let me know what you think. Whats good and what do I need to work on. Thanks, G
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Here is a playlist of the whole concert with Hauke and me (please click the link below and not the picture...!): ===> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGynhSgPfq8&list=PL1PQA_meKqlnUUx79teLJ9… <=== Have fun! Regards #FLORIAN www.…
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Hello everyone! Last week I practised and played a lot with a Greek piano player from Spain and he show a cool thing! If the bass player play a d flat (instead of G) you can play d flat sus chord which is a B triad over d flat. Dimitris
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Getting back into the études...
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I was practicing something and it made me think of the tune, Tenderly. I found the chords on the web (http://www.myrealbook.com/listTune.htn?tuneSelector=T), transposed to C (which fits nicely on the vibes). I didn't have the melody, so…
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On 14th of May 2013 my student HAUKE RENKEN (www.hauke-renken.de) and I had a fantastic recital at the theatre hall of the University of Bremen/Germany. As you see and hear we had a great time and the audience liked it very much. We hope…
12 years ago - 6 comments
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