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Carolyn's Transcribing Blog: Day 4
c.stallard22
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Alright...I said I wouldn't post again until the end of the week, but here I am hogging up the blog newsfeed because...I am excited that I just figured out this third part of the intro!!! So here's how this has been going: Day 3: I'm all…
12 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Sticking it to the Line
tmackay
Content type: Story
Over the past month I've been preparing for a John Coltrane tribute in Eugene Oregon. When we chose the music for the gig we selected two tunes, 26 2 and Freight Trane. Both of these tunes have definately seen the woodshed, which in turn,…
12 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
TOTM - Chops - Up Tempo - Soloing by Behn Gillece
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TOTM - Chops - Up Tempo - Playing Melodies by Behn Gillece
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Sorry about the trash truck noise outside!
12 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
TOTM - The Art of Solo Vibes - Using Mallet Dampening by Behn Gillece
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12 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
TOTM - The Art of Solo Vibes - Playing Lines Only by Behn Gillece
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12 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
One of my students plays Friedman no2 From the Dampening & Pedaling book
dimitris
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My students love this book. In this video, one of my students plays the number 2 and I thought to post it here in order to hear the opinion of the person who wrote it (not just me) and ofcorse from other players. He is a very hard-working…
12 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Gabriel 'Slam' Nobles - Mallet Warrior (CA-US)
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Images
Let me introduce you to Gabriel "Slam" Nobles. He's a fine vibist from what I call the "Vibe Summit" team. He lives in California and I totally dug this picture of him! He nicely allowed me to post it here... to join the 'Picture of the…
12 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
Montuno by Dimitris Angelakis
dimitris
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I often practise montuno because I love that music. I used to play them only the melody with the left and right hand. In this montuno I finally manage to work on how the left hand can accompany the montuno played by the right hand.…
12 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
2nd weekend of November in NYC
waxpoetic
Content type: Forum topic
Anyone playing the 2nd weekend of November? I think I'll be in NYC then!
12 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Adrian Rollini trio - Limehouse blues
Babu
Content type: Video Embed
I just found this from one of the first historical vibists... Enjoy !
12 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
Carolyn's Transcribing Blog: Day 2
c.stallard22
Content type: Blog entry
Man...I think this blog thing is really helping me. Tonight I wasn't going to spend a ton of time on Afro Blue, but then I said "No, I've got to work on that transcription so I can post!!!". So here I am at Day 2. Spent another hour and…
12 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
Gary France - Repercussions (Australia)
Marie-Noëlle
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Here is Gary France, our Australian member on his mallet kat playing life his composition "Repercussion". Gary commented for us this picture from his Face Book album: "Repercussions was a film that I composed, a 42 min sound track. We…
12 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Carolyn's Transcribing Blog: Day 1
c.stallard22
Content type: Blog entry
Alright...I need some motivation. Many times I have said to myself "Carolyn, you should transcribe more, it's great for your ear!" so I'll start working on something...AND NEVER FINISH IT. Now I'm trying a new method. I've chosen a tune,…
12 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Cute with BIAB 121020 by BarryK
BarryK
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I am continuing to build a repertoire for my upcoming accordion/guitar jam. I am working on Cute, one of my first up-tempo tunes. In this arrangement, I decided to try chord melody. I threw in some of Behn's sequential ideas on a couple…
12 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Hot House Show
David Marchant
Content type: Blog entry
Had the chance to see Chick Corea and Gary Burton and the Harlem String Quartet in Burlington VT last night. What a show. Great tunes, beautiful arrangements and unreal musicianship. The best part of the show, besides Gary Burton's…
12 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
The Mackay Project. 2012
tmackay
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thomas Mackay on vibes, John Zalabak on bass and kelvin underwood on drums, this is a tiny wine cellar that we play at twice a month. the place is so tiny the one nighter vibraphone barely fits in the place .. this is a tune by tmackay…
12 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
TOTM - Chops - 3rds 4ths and More! - Tony Miceli
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TOTM - The Art of Solo Vibes - Taking Liberties With Endings by Behn Gillece
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12 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Myself recording (Stefan's 'home studio')
Stefan vdb
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My wife took a picture while I was recording myself. So here is my recordingstudio. :-)))) greetings, Stefan
12 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
any nyc gigs this weekend (10/29 - 10/30)?
russell
Content type: Forum topic
my wife and i are going to be in manhattan this weekend - anybody got anything cooking? it would be cool to hear and meet a vibesworkshop player. best - r
12 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
M-55 or Yamaha YV-3710C?
Bpdohert18
Content type: Forum topic
I'm looking into buying my first set of vibes around Christmas this year and I have narrowed my options down to these two. I've played on the m-55, but I'm curious as to how the Yamaha sounds (I've heard great things from other people.) I…
12 years 1 month ago - 10 comments
Live stream of The Mackay Project. Tonight 6pm pacific time
tmackay
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Tonight at 6pm pacific time the debut gig of The Mackay Project will be live streamed over www.lostforestrecordings.com copy and paste it to your browser. Mostly originals by tmackay, along with some tunes by sting, elliot smith, and…
12 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Jon Metzger's book
Stefan vdb
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Tony suggested me this book by Jon Metzger. 'The art and language of Jazz vibes'. It arived today. What a beautiful book. I never saw such a nice published musicbook. This one is going to be treated with respect over here. I think I'm…
12 years 1 month ago - 10 comments
it IS a table - our new band picture
vibraman
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12 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
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