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Here's another clip from our hotel gig. We're playing "It Could Happen to You" in Eb, although it's played quite often in G. One of my favorite versions is from Keith Jarrett who plays it in G. Sorry about the crowd noise. We're…
Here is a quick and dirty lesson on "Bubblehouse" by Medeski Martin and Wood from the album "Shack-Man". Stefan had requested more beginner stuff so this is what came to mind. It was a jammy-jam type of song that was popular when I was a…
Here are some exercises I was working on the other day. You can stick them into your improvs as vehicles to get from one point to another nicely and create a bit of excitement and change. The first one is one creates the dimished scale but…
Ok, guys. I just found this on youtube and I searched on the site and I believe this has not been posted here.
ok, forgive me if I'm wrong, but if I'm not.... WWOOOWW!!!
I believe this is one of David's students, right?
Man, he just kicks…
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for people like me that lives so far of ny this is a nice video about the week of gary at blue note , this is the good thing of internet
I can imagine how was soundind the band!!! Most to be incredible!!
The small portion in…
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I find this video and there is a nice funny thing in this
Gary has a vibes until C low but in all video never play any note from the low register! Funny not?
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I just found out that this video was posted on youtube of a gig I did last monday. This is one of my new projects. I recorded a cd with this singer. I play on 2 tracks on the album and here we are live with 11 band members on…
Hello everyone, I'm playing vibes tomorrow night (Friday, 10/22) with Billy Novick - clarinet and Thomas Hebb - bass from 5-7:30 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Boston. The trio has been there 5 nights a week since September.…
I'm at the 'Black Academy of Arts and Letters' in Dallas, Friday and Sat. Now come on, Texas is a small state so I hope to see everybody there!
I'm playing with Diane Monroe
Scroll down the page to Diane Monroehttp://www.tbaal.org/cal-…
I just picked up this old set of Jenco vibes. I studied Marimba and a little bit of Vibes while in college as a percussion major. Gifford Howarth was my teacher. Anyway, I have always been a jazz drummer and a fanatic of jazz. In an effort…
This is a recording from my first gig at Coffy's Cafe but second date there.
Coffy said we can play every Wednesday Evening so I took the gig.
I'm playing with a Bulgarian friend of mine Harry Tonchev on guitar. He's a young kid, is a…
I discovered this gorgeous tune from Sarah Mc Lachlan and truly loved it. Tarik too. So we decided to make a duet. As ususal Tarik did a beautiful job, adding awesome lines, making it a real duet of two "voices".
Enjoy,
- M
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For those of you in the Philly area, or expect to be here in November, please join Michael and me at the Riegelsville Inn on Saturday, November 13th. The Riegelsville Inn is a great little place right on the Delaware in…
Just having some fun playing grooves in G and made a note of this groove in Logic.
I'm on this trip to find new ways to handle older jazz tunes. So I kepe these snipits to remind me about them.
For some reason I felt like posting it.
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Many of you know Gabe Globus-Hoenich as the drummer at many of Tony's vibe hangs. Lately, I've been doing some playing at his place. He sent me something we did about 2 months ago that I forgot about. It's an 11 minute marathon…
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Good Vibes airs today (Wednesday, Oct 6)at 4-6 pm, eastern (US)time.
The line-up includes Joe Locke, Lem Winchester, Mike Manieri, Terry Gibbs, Gary Burton, Randy Sutin, Tony, Jay Hoggard and many more. Also includes a…
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Many of you may not be familar with Lennie Cuje. Lennie is a vibraphonist from the Washington D.C area, and he is a wonderful player and awesome guy. I hung out with him at Smalls last night, and in true Gibbs/Pollard fashion,…
My gig was cancelled tonight so I practiced all night. HOURS! You know I always say there are a few secret potions for getting good. One is study in all keys, two is to sing and 3 is now officially make time to practice. Time is the new…