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MalletKat KS upgrade is awesome
toddc
Content type: Blog entry
My MalletKat came back on Wednesday with the KS v7 upgrade. I am now officially a super MalletKat Fan. Having the internal sounds really helps very much. Especially these PC3 sounds. A few things I want to mention. 1. I still have to get…
13 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
Practicing I Remember you (trying to play less notes and be more melodic...!)
Marcel Pascual
Content type: Video Embed
with aebersold in the background.
13 years 2 months ago - 10 comments
Autumn Leaves in C minor
mikek
Content type: Video Embed
My homework is late! Here is last month's totm in a different key.
13 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
Detroit JazzFest 2011: Gary, Joe & Warren
vibraphoneman
Content type: Blog entry
This year Gary Burton - Joe Locke - Warren Wolf are all playing at the festival, woo-hoo!! I'm hoping to meet them. I met Joe the last time he was here with his Milt Tribute band. Joe took time after his set to chat with me for a few…
13 years 2 months ago - 7 comments
TOTM - Blues - Center Piece by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
13 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
Memorizing Tunes
ethanfisher
Content type: Blog entry
Hey Vibes workshop, Its been a month since the delaware workshop, ive learned alot, and when i practiced my 4 hours in my practice room i would work hard to memorize these tunes. Its a month later and now,the chord changes of…
13 years 2 months ago - 13 comments
TOTM - Alternate Melodies Competition
mikepinto
Content type: Blog entry
Hey everyone, To reaffirm my belief in the value of composing alternate melodies, I'd like to offer up a Free CD of mine to the first two people to post an alternate melody to any of the Tunes of the Month that we have gone over on the…
13 years 2 months ago - 18 comments
Joe Locke & Ed Saindon duo vibraphone Berklee concert on YouTube
ed saindon
Content type: Video Embed
Hello guys, Tony graciously posted Joe and I playing Stella By Starlight (which was the last tune of the concert). If anyone is interested in checking out more of the concert, all of the clips are now up on my YouTube channel. Gustavo shot…
13 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
Off topic: Hey Tony, how will hurricane Irene effect you?
vibraphoneman
Content type: Blog entry
I hope you stay safe and dry. Thinking about our NYC members and those who live up and down the Atlantic coast. You're all in my thoughts and prayers. Tony Fontana
13 years 2 months ago - 6 comments
TOTM - Blues - Duet by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Simple duet to play with me. I thought about using a click track or a sampled beat, but I think this works ok.
13 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
Vibe Diary - August 25, 2011
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
It's funny to see this talk about learning tunes. I have 3 tunes to learn. 2 I have never played and one I've forgotten. Jubilation (new) Que-Tee (new) Conception (forgot) I spent the last 2 hours on Jubilation. I learned the melody first…
13 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Transcribing via Evolution of Jazz
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
Several years ago 1980's, I did a lot of transcribing. I found a great way was to start in the beginning of the Jazz Era and work your way up. We had a great library in Pasadena, CA and I checked out a bunch of early jazz from around…
13 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
Vibe Diary - August 23, 2011
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I did a recording session yesterday and something awful happened. We were playing the tune Move by Denzel Best. I couldn't play one part of the tune. I had to practice it for 20 minutes. I realized that I got into a bad habit or something…
13 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
Behn Gillece's new CD, "Duotone"
behng
Content type: Blog entry
Hi all, I'm happy to announce that I just received early copies of my third CD from Posi-tone entitled "Duotone". It's a co-led group with tenor saxophonist Ken Fowser, and it features a great rhythm section with Donald Vega on piano,…
13 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
Practicing I Remember you (too many notes...!)
Marcel Pascual
Content type: Video Embed
with aebersold in the background.
13 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Misterioso
mikek
Content type: Video Embed
I love this tune! Let's see how bad I can F@#k it up.
13 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Transcribing Changes
tjaco
Content type: Blog entry
Hey Guys, I thought I'd start a little discussion/lesson on how to transcribe changes to tunes. As a drummer(or a drumming vibist..haha) I have been(and still am) always struggling with learning and transcribing changes and I thought I'd…
13 years 3 months ago - 7 comments
Marie Vibraphone is 1 Year Old Today
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
One year ago today Marie got her vibraphone. As you guys might know, Marie has been in love with the vibes for a long time. She finally bought her own set and is practicing on them! She's my right hand girl on the site as most of you know…
13 years 3 months ago - 7 comments
Anyone in NYC that works on vibe motors?
Tylerblanton
Content type: Forum topic
Hello, Anybody out there know of somebody in the New York area that could fix a vibe motor. I got a 60's century vibe and the motor burned out. Its got one of those cool overdrive buttons that sits on the top of the panel and makes the…
13 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Marimba for sale if anybody's into that...
russell
Content type: Forum topic
If anyone is interested in checking out the marimba, I have a very nice old Musser M-30 for sale. Four octaves, graduated rosewood bars. Just (i.e. last month) tuned by Bill Youhass at Fall Creek. This is a very nice sounding instrument…
13 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Arturo Serra new CD release
arturo serra
Content type: Event
hi all people if anybody are interested thsi is my new cd release called "arturo serra standards session II cd" in newsteprecords label if any are interested in buy it go to or listen some sample:www.newstepsrecords.com you have diferents…
13 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Lionel Hampton by Gary Burton (for members)
Gary Burton
Content type: Story
Lionel Hampton – Father of the Vibes I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told, “You’re almost as good as Lionel Hampton.” And when someone looks at me with a puzzled face and says, “What’s a vibraphone?” I just answer, “What Lionel…
12 years 10 months ago - 10 comments
Just Friends
vprovost
Content type: Video Embed
Video from show at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage earlier this summer.
13 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
Jenco vibes for sale
russell
Content type: Forum topic
Found a very nice M55 about a half hour from home, so I am selling my Jencos. The particulars: 3 octave, non-graduated bars, one speed motor with the three pulleys for three speeds of vibrato. The felt is ok to adequate, all of the bars…
13 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
TOTD (tune of the day) if i were a bell - practice
vibraman
Content type: Audio Player
holidays are over and i got so inspired by david and tonys video of "if i were a bell". i never played it before and practiced it the whole day. instead of doing a solo vibes version i wanted to make a trio version. unfortunatley all my…
13 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
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