I am a singer, and I wanted to record "This Masquerade" as simply as possible. I love the sound of voice and vibes, but also needed the added beat and sound of a bass. Who better to ask to record this song with me, than my old schoolmate,…
Dear all,
This is very sad news. Last Monday 10th, Croatian vibist Boško Petrović died at 75. Not only was he an example of "eastern swing", a great band leader, composer, arranger, but he was also a great teacher, and a true mentor for…
A few months ago Marie posted an interesting video of a fine European vibes player doing a rather advanced version of the pop tune Hallelujah. I liked his version, which had a lot of improvisation and some impressive technical feats.
I…
Your second assignment is to post something here that YOU could talk about. What's something you know about and could speak to? This assignment is for everyone attending the workshop. What is something you've really studied hard.
Hi Everyone,
There is a possibility that I will be in the UK (Leeds in particular) between July 2011 - Jan 2012 - might be the whole time may be only some of it. I'm just trying to get a feel for who is over there in the UK (and close…
I have a progression to play over and I need help with options for scales.
The progression is:
Bm7b5 ///| F+5/Eb /// |Em79+5/D ///|C#sus9,11 ///|Bb6/C /// | Bb6/C ///|
It sounds better than it looks :)
Suggestions on how to think of this…