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Screwing around w/ "How Insensitive"
mikek
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5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Solar
mikek
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Tiki!
mikek
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So, Tiki bars have become a thing, and the folks who dig this sort of thing really dig vibraphone xylophone. An acquaintance had a gig for me, so I put together this little duo...
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Woody'n You Solo Vibraphone
mwalbridge
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Hi all! I've been working on Woody'n You this week and thought I would share. Solo playing is very challenging for me. I've been trying to work slowly with the metronome and figure out how to accompany myself in a few different ways.
5 years 2 months ago - 10 comments
Billy Wooten and soul-jazz vibraphone
John Keene
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Billy Wooten was the vibes player on a couple of Grant Green soul-jazz albums, and after touring with Green he decided to come off the road and settle in Indianapolis. As a matter of personal taste, I happen to really enjoy soul-jazz with…
5 years 2 months ago - 4 comments
Playing means having fun, right?
mikek
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I told myself before this performance, to just have a good time, and practice in front of people. This is my attempt at putting the "play" back into playing.
5 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
Excellent Khan Jamal 1992 concert at Cheyney University
John Keene
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This is a near-forty minute concert by Khan Jamal from 1992, and if you're not interested in the entire concert I'd suggest jumping to 15:30 for the last chorus of "In A Sentimental Mood." You'll hear a couple of amazing cadenzas that take…
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
"Like Someone In Love" practicing using mallets 4 and 2
ed saindon
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A work in progress. With a little break from teaching today at Berklee I was working on using mallets 4 and 2 for playing lines over the standard "Like Someone In Love". I feel that in my playing, mallet 4 is underutilized and I'm trying…
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Coral (with a little handicap)
wyndorps
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I am trying to play vibraphone with broken thumb after a stupid bicycle accident. Next week they will nail my thumb - an unpleasant imagination. But it is not acceptable not to play for 8 weeks.
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A vibraphone blues shuffle as good as it gets
John Keene
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This is as good as I think a shuffle can be executed on solo vibes. The tune is "Almost Blues" performed by David Friedman, and I'd like to point out several things I've learned as I watched this multiple times. First, the bass line is…
5 years 2 months ago - 13 comments
Two solo ballads
Michael DuBick
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For several weeks, I have been using ballads while practicing as a vehicle for working on dynamics, time, and just trying to play decent music. Here are two recent efforts, both long time favorites of mine: Nature Boy and My Foolish Heart…
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Cool Scale - Who can identify it? I can't!
behng
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5 years 2 months ago - 11 comments
Takashi Ooi Quartet
John Keene
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While spending way too much time on YouTube this past month, I discovered this tremendous player by accident. Seriously, anyone looking for an entire evening's variety of great bankable material need look no further; if you look through…
5 years 2 months ago - 9 comments
Expanding on Minor ii-Vs by Behn Gillece
behng
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Presentation
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Final Concert at the South Pole - WHAT IS MUSIC? Music is different for different people. I’ve learned that it is not the privilege of the audience to experience an artist’s music but rather it is truly a privilege for the artist who gets…
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Vibe Roundup from the 2020 JEN Conference
Steve Shapiro
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Hi all, I wanted to create some exclusive content for VW. So this video is unlisted on Youtube, but I am posting it here... Hope you enjoy!! Steve
5 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Good VIbes Radio Update February 2020
gloria krolak
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Hey Everybody, February's show is coming up fast. Here's the line-up: Christos, Stefon, Gary, Chuck (two tracks), Tim, Behn, Bobby, Hendrik, David, Arthur, Steve N., Steve S., Tony, Kym, Jay and Steve H. A collection of the exceptional…
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Brazilian boogaloo
Kym Ambrose
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Hi all, Here is an original song from the album with thanks to Gary Burton for the inspiration and for blazing the trail for us. Cheers Kym
5 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
Tips for Playing Over Minor ii-Vs Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece
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Ballad Playing: a couple of harmonic trick I use (G. Perin)
giovanniperin
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Here is a couple of ways you can fill the space in between bars. Those ideas could be use as harmonic or melodic device. 1. You can approach any chord with a dominant 7th chord built a half step up or down your target chord: e.g. C can be…
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My Personal Thought on Ballad Playing -V
giovanniperin
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Some thoughts about ballad playing. Let me know what is your pov on this topic. www.giovanniperin.com
1 year ago - 0 comments
Ballad Playing: a couple of harmonic trick I use (G. Perin) -V
giovanniperin
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Here is a couple of ways you can fill the space in between bars. Those ideas could be use as harmonic or melodic device. 1. You can approach any chord with a dominant 7th chord built a half step up or down your target chord: e.g. C can be…
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Emil Richards Passed Away :-(
tonymiceli
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Emil was one of the best percussionists ever. If you watched Bugs Bunny cartoons you heard Emil. Most movies from 70's to the a year or so ago that used LA musicians used Emil. And he was a very good vibe player!!! Anyone want to add…
5 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
Ballads - Some General Thoughts
tonymiceli
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Translation for Chinese students 中文翻譯: 關於練習Ballads， 我們在之前的影片中提過保持速度感(Time)， 如果在家自己練習時，我們可以保持很穩定的速度感和完整度， 在跟樂團一起演奏的時候，就可以更專注在和其他樂手的互動上了。 Tony覺得有很多事情可以思考， 1. 在演奏前奏的時候，調性就可以被確立-(示範：0:54-) 保持空間感，我們的耳朵可以聽到更多的東西。 有時候甚至只演奏一個音，和弦的進行其實就已經很明確了。…
5 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
Play Like David Friedman and Tony Miceli :-)
tonymiceli
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Uh oh!!!!!! Morgan Wallbridge is an amazing up and coming vibe player. She transcribed our performances of Joy Spring. I would like to see some of you play the transcriptions. Who's up for it. Each of these performances has the…
5 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
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