VibesWorkshop people!! This Wednesday, November 14 the Millersville University Percussion Ensemble will premiere Tony's composition "WEISS GUY" dedicated to Steve Weiss. Through many rehearsals, rewrites, and student input I think the…
One more for my accordion/guitar jam. I worked on this a couple of years ago but I think this one is much better, with some ideas from Behn's licks.
Question: How do I sound less choppy on the solos (e.g from 2:09 on)? I think the head…
inspired by patrice cool version i searched on youtube for a playalong and found this one.it´s slow but fun anyway to play over.
the playalong link is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm9wX0AZ0P8&feature=player_embedded
Hello fellow vibists,
I'll be leading a group of Berklee faculty for a performance on Saturday, January 5th at the 4th Annual JEN (Jazz Education Network) conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The group will feature Matt Marvuglio - flute,…
Well...it's been a busy start of the month, and Afro Blue took a seat on the backburner when I had to learn new music for jazz ensemble very quickly (concert coming this Friday already!). Over the past week and half I've listened to Afro…
Hey everyone,
Here's some info on the December Good Vibes radio program, the first and only broadcast program totally dedicated to the vibraphone (marimba and xylophone included). I've got a minor holiday thing going on for December with…
Trying to follow the advices that Dave,Tony, Behn and Rusty gave me in my previous post . Do you know another place where you can be coached by masters like these cats ?!
I'don't. Probably cause there isn't. Lucky guys we are !
Soooo ....…
Here's an exercise I used to do. Play it fast, hard and loud. That's the key. Sounds a little like a Steve Reich piece. Build up speed, play each pattern longer, etc. etc. etc. Stamina.
Trying to follow the advices that Dave,Tony, Behn and Rusty gave me in my previous post . Do you know another place where you can be coached by masters like these cats ?!
I'don't. Probably cause there isn't. Lucky guys we are !
Soooo ....…
Gary Burton and Chick Corea played here in Philly last night with the Brooklyn String Quartet. Of course it was incredible. They opened up with Chick's tune Love Castle, which was very beautiful. They also played the arrangement of Chega…
Hey Everybody,
Just wanted to share this. My gig from last saturday is already on youtube. And here I'm pretty well featured, so I guess this would be good to share. This is a great band to play in and she's going well. Big plans for…
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Man what a wonderful journey! It all started this Monday evening in Paris at the "New Morning". French vibist Franck Tortiller (vibes/marimba) and his trio (d-bass/drum) had a very special guest as Mike Mainieri.
The quartet form gave…
For years ive been using jamey abersold's play records as an aide. His catalog of recordings hit on every aspect of improvising from basic scales to complex harmony. These have been a staple of my dialy routine since i started this…
Hi guys. Tried to "stay in the box" with tempo, harmony and melody. Tried to make it as clear as i could. Fore sure i have to weave more, it's still too fragmented. Have been working on that ....
Another big band concert with vibes! I think the mic picked up WAY too much of me on this one, not so much on the Warriors (by Bill Cunliffe) but on a lot of other charts. I'll attach them in the comments section if I can...
I feel like…
Here is another tune from the coltrane tribute i did a couple weeks ago.. there is a bit of people talking, had the recorder on a table with my girlfriend.. hope ya dig it
I was invited to Brazil last year to play a concert with some great musicians at the Conservatory of Tatui. Here is a sample of a wonderful Jobim tune entitled Fotografia. Beautiful simple melody and so cool to hear the lyrics in…
This is a blog dedicated to the study of Baroque. Consider this a part of the TOTM - CHOPS. I inspired to create this blog from Tony's post about increasin techinque (http://www.vibesworkshop.com/story/few-simple-things-will-dramatically…
Studying lessons 1 and 2 of the intermediate course, I was wanting to find a tune where open and closed voicings could apply well in the same tune. I know it's the topic of a further lesson, but I was wanting to do something of my own, and…
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