Right across the way from us is a GREAT xylo workshop with the great Bob Becker teaching 10 percussionists from all over the world about the world of ragtime.
Here's a piece that features a great Philly percussionist Harvey Price. He's…
I'm curious about other people's experience with mallet break in. I have a set of mallets that sounded really harsh (i.e. too hard) when I first played them and now they sound really great.
A few years ago I bought the now discontinued…
I played on a great instrument tonight in Ireland. It's a Premiere. I forget the model, but it's an incredibly portable instrument. And I think it sounds really good. What bummed me out and caused me to write this blog tonight is John told…
Hey Everyone,
Hope you're enjoying the summer heat! And what better way to enjoy summer heat than to checkout the Manhattan Vibes at Birdland in NYC??? Here are the details:
Who:
Manhattan Vibes
Christos Rafalides: vibes
Sergio Salvatore…
Hey everyone.
Open house for our Delaware workshop this Wednesday. Open house starts at around 1pm.
Then if that's not enough!
We'll stream a vibe hang from the U of Del featuring David Friedman and Bob Becker. That will start at 6.…
Here's a lesson I recorded for the trumpet site and thought some of you might be interested in it. Keep in mind that all of the examples I play will sound a step lower than what they are (because trumpet is a Bb instrument). So if I talk…
This is a beautiful sound! After hearing 16 vibraphones in chaos during warmups before class, it was great to hear them playing the same tune. What a beautiful sound!
Hi!
I've been chatting whith Marie recently and I had to promise her to put some pics of my little son playing vibes on the site. He and his mother are using my vibes in two ways: as table for baby clothing and other (leightweight) stuff…
I thought you guys might like to see this. I've been using these mallets for about 3 or 4 months and they are great! Much lighter than the old ones and I'm able to play 4 mallets way easier. They last a really long time as well. Stefon…
Hello everybody! This morning I had a go at Mean to Me, which for me is a tough tune to play. I think every jazz soloist of the swing and bebop eras has recorded that song : Bird, Sonny Stitt, Rollins, Dizzy, Frank Rosolino, Getz, Joe Pass…
I see two-mallet players comping all the time, but all the instructional material calls for at least three mallets.
I've seem people hit the same note an octave apart, put a full step in between, etc. I also read about the third/seventh…
Hi all,
Here is a 4 measure bebop line. By practicing this in 12 keys, it should really help to recognize the guide tones of the chords. It also covers good vocabulary on a common progression (I-vi-ii-V). Pdf is attached. Enjoy!
Behn
Well, apparently I led a good life because the only explanation for the performance I've just seen is that I've died and gone to heaven :-). I'm just back from seeing Ed Saindon and Joe Locke perform in duo, and I'm blown away. Going with…
