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In Depth Article On Wrapping Mallets
tonymiceli
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We had a great discussion in the Sunday Vibes Coffee House meeting last week on wrapping mallets. One of the members, Brett, talked about how he wraps mallets. He included this article about wrapping mallets. He also talked about hemp…
4 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
Friedman Etude #23
Oliver_M37
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The rest are on my YT channel and somewhere on this site. 4 more to go. Click here to see them all!
4 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
"Question and Answer" by Pat Metheny
ed saindon
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"Question and Answer" by Pat Metheny. Got the lead sheet from Gary Burton who got it from Pat for their recording Like Minds featuring Gary, Pat, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Roy Haynes. It's a classic recording that received a Grammy for…
4 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Guitar/Vibes Split Screen Duo Video: "Days of Wine and Roses"
Oliver_M37
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I've been working on my video and audio editing so I decided to write a duo arrangement and see if I can line everything up. This is my friend Noah Hogan on guitar (going to NYU as a jazz major next year)
4 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
Sac State Jazz Combo - Livestream Tonight (Updated 8/7)
rogersvibes
Content type: Blog entry
Hi Everyone, I'm putting on another outdoor concert tonight (8/7 @ 7 pm) with my combo (vibes/guitar/bass/drums). This time we'll be streaming it live on YouTube at the link below: https://youtu.be/vQGk1diUylA Hope you can check it out!
4 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Tritone Sub Tip by Behn Gillece
behng
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"A Simple Sentiment" - solo vibes
ed saindon
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"A Simple Sentiment" - an original composition for solo vibraphone that I just finished and ran through on the vibes. Sort of a somewhat simple anthem composed for a basic sentiment for our current times. It's an AAB odd bar form…
4 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
How to Play Vibes like Oscar Peterson Part II - Rolls, Pedals, and Bouncy Block Chords
Oliver_M37
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Hello everyone! I’m going to be posting two lessons a week for a little bit, so I hope you like piano-isms! This one’s actually a Part II to my original one on Oscar Peterson. It delves into a few more idiosyncrasies characteristic to his…
4 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Simple (but tricky!) Technical Exercise by Behn Gillece
behng
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Free Improv by BarryK 200802
BarryK
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Attached is my Free Improv at today's Vibe Coffee House. I thought it would make a good lesson. My approach was the following: - Pick a random interval. I chose descending Bb -> F. - Let the interval inspire what comes next. - Use…
4 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
C Jam Blues - Solo Vibraphone
Oliver_M37
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Just playing around with a simple tune and working on improvising an intro to it.
4 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Chien's debut album crowdfunding
chloe
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Hi vibes family: I record my debut album back in February right before the craziness happened. Last week I put a crowdfunding together. Since I didn’t sign with a label, so I’m managing everything myself. The record will be released sept…
4 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
body and soul
jackhuang
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please leave comments if you have time. thanks!
4 years 3 months ago - 8 comments
"I don't know why nobody has ever transcribed this solo..."
Randy_Sutin
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In the online meeting a week or so ago, David played a Red Norvo video and, when talking about it said, "I don't know why nobody has ever transcribed this solo.." That was enough motivation for me. :) To my ears, even though this was…
4 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
George Shearing Style Chords - Question for Oliver
rogersvibes
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I got inspired by Oliver's arrangement of "Days of Wine and Roses". The drummer in my band wants to play "Beautiful Friendship", so I thought I would try to arrange it in a Shearing style. I understand the basic concept behind the…
4 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
All the Things You Are - Solo Vibraphone
Oliver_M37
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Part of my new practice strategy of just improvising a solo arrangement and recording my first take, instead of my usual thoughtfully working everything out beforehand and using maybe a third take. It's a lot more time-efficient.
4 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
A path to solo playing 3
Stefan Bauer
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Using "Like someone in love" (Eb) to study solo-vibe playing. Having started with creating a counter line to the melody with the root notes of the accompanying chords we are now starting to incorporate chords. See the previous installments…
4 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Theme from "Cinema Paradiso"
ed saindon
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Thank you Maestro Ennio Morricone for your beautiful music. RIP.
4 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Sac State Jazz Combo Pandemic Concert 6/24
rogersvibes
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This is a video of the concert I put on last Friday with my combo. It went surprisingly well, so we'll be doing it again in a couple of weeks. It seems like perhaps we all need to get used to the idea of outdoor gigs.
4 years 3 months ago - 7 comments
Good VIbes Radio Update August 2020
gloria krolak
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Hey All, I hope you were able to catch last month’s all-Jobim program, played by an assortment of many our favorite vibraphone players. If you were listening you may have noticed one important, well-loved Jobim composition that was…
4 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Bright Size Life by Pat Metheny - Solo Vibes
ed saindon
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"Bright Size Life" by Pat Metheny. Great song by Pat that still sounds fresh. When this came out with Pat, Jaco and Moses in the 70s it turned a lot of heads. A classic album featuring Pat's compositions and superb trio playing.
4 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Warren Wolf - Reason #2 - Omega
tonymiceli
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4 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
"Blues Etude" Vibe Solo - Improvising On An Etude From My Book: "Vibraphone Virtuosity Vol. 2"
davidkovinsvibe
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Body and Soul
ed saindon
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One of the greatest ballads of all time Body and Soul.
4 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Dampening Technical Difficulties ft. Friedman Etude #1
RenPlaysVibes
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Hello everyone! I want to take full advantage of this site and everything offered here. To that end, this video was made. I hope this is the first of many posts I make. Give it a watch and I look forward to your thoughts. Have a good one!…
4 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
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