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Lines Festival - Warren Wolf Plays Anthropology
warrenwolf1
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12 years 6 months ago - 3 comments
Adrian Rollini - First 4-mallet player?
Steve Shapiro
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Hi folks, Just saw this video, and was wondering if perhaps Adrian Rollini was the first documented 4-mallet vibist? I was surprised by his technique. He was a multi-instrumentalist who also played sax, but I can't think of anyone else…
10 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Working With Singers - Endings
tonymiceli
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12 years 6 months ago - 1 comments
Charlie Shoemaker
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
12 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Dolphin Dance by Ed Saindon
tonymiceli
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Here's Ed's version of Dolphin Dance, Ed, Piper and I each did a version and then talked about it. It's all up here!
12 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
WORKING WITH SINGERS
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
12 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Delaware 2012
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Yo guys. Just a heads up while we get some things together here! Here is the registration for Delaware: https://crayola.hcs.udel.edu/conf/registration/music/registration.html We are about to send about 1000 flyers out to schools around…
12 years 6 months ago - 12 comments
Samuel Mastoriakis - Someday my Prince Will Come
Babu
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I've heard about this young player yesterday. He's from Martinique, and lives in the same town as me, Montpellier ! Won the first price of "Conservatoire de Perpignan" (nearby French town). Enjoy !
12 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Donna Lee Stride Style by Tarik Dosdogru
vibraman
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hi, inspired by ed saindon´s post of the 4 to the bar basin street blues, i tried to practice this with donna lee the last days. i recently restaurated an old portable low budget tape recorder with a built in micro which i used for this…
12 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Live in Bucharest - Flamenco Sketches-44 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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11 years 8 months ago - 2 comments
Gary Burton Masterclass
tonymiceli
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A must watch!
12 years 6 months ago - 8 comments
Mallets .. a forethought
Steve Shapiro
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OK, this post was prompted by Ed's great version of Black Orpheus, and his thoughts about mallets... This video was done a while ago, and I don't think I ever posted it on VW. Reason was, that I wasn't that crazy about the playing. It…
12 years 6 months ago - 20 comments
Low Rider by Meg and the Cliftones w/ Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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Just thought I'd post this as well!
12 years 6 months ago - 0 comments
Advanced Rhythms in Improvisation - Ed Saindon
ed saindon
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Hey guys, spoke with M-N today about what's been taking up my time. Between Berklee, teaching at home and gigs, writing books has been keeping me busy. The improv book is finished and came out to 21 chapters spread out over 4 volumes. We'…
12 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Train Travel w/ vibraphone
vibramoto707
Content type: Forum topic
anyone got advice on traveling across country on a train with a musser M48 travel vibe? i was thinking about using a dolly to roll the pieces around....
12 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
If I Were a Bell by David Friedman
David Friedman
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David sent me this to post Wow, this is a LESSON. Check this out. There's a ton here listen to this one over and over. This is cool. I personally LOVE to play in situations where there is no bass or drums. This would be a dream CD for me.…
7 years 7 months ago - 32 comments
Basin Street Blues - clarinet & vibes (Billy & Ed)
ed saindon
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Guys, here's one more from the session at the house. It's an old classic called Basin Street Blues. Billy sounds beautiful. It's a gas just to comp for him. I'm doing the four to the bar Freddie Green thing which works perfectly for this…
12 years 6 months ago - 8 comments
Using dead strokes for added clarity
tedwolff
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Keeping lines sounding really clean and clear is tough with vibes. It's easy to let notes ring together and just as easy to let notes ring together that shouldn't be. We have 3 tools to control ringing - the pedal, mallet/hand dampening,…
12 years 3 months ago - 7 comments
Comping - Doublings in Voicings by Behn Gillece
behng
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Some ideas for when doublings are actually a good thing!
12 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Friedman Etude No. 11 by Sangwon Jeong
Sangwon Jeong
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12 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Magic Malik w/ Norbert Lucarain & Groove Gang - Du Bist too Much
Marie-Noëlle
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Oh man! I found this old vid with my friend Norbert on vibes. This is one of his tunes, though the vid focuses more here on the incredible flutist "Magic Malik". The band's name was "Groove Gang"... Not too wrong huh? Enjoy!
12 years 6 months ago - 4 comments
Most ergonomic grip?
Walt
Content type: Forum topic
Hello. I'm a newbie with a grip question. I'm planning to purchase my first set of vibes in a few days and begin learning to play. I've got pretty small hands and, after decades working at a computer keyboard, I have developed a tendency…
12 years 6 months ago - 5 comments
What the funk!? by Drew Johnson
Drew Johnson
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This is Tony's Funk transcription that he posted. The reason you can't hear then background track is because it's going through my headset. here is the etude... http://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio/funk-etude-1-tony-miceli/tonymiceli/…
12 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Jobim's Triste - clarinet & vibes (Billy & Ed)
ed saindon
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Hey guys, Billy was over the house to play some tunes. Here's a track from the session. I really like playing duo and enjoy the communication, clarity and spontaneity.
12 years 6 months ago - 5 comments
Blindfold Test
DanaSud
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See if you can guess the soloist, band, year, tune, etc. This bootleg recording ended up in my mailbox and knocked me out!
12 years 6 months ago - 19 comments
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