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A dyslexic pianist and a vibraphonist with dementia go to a jam session. The pianist calls " Heaven Steps to Seven". The vibist says, " I don't know that one ". The pianist says, "Don't worry, it's easy to marimba!"

===== OK.. So there aren't a whole lot of good vibes jokes. Feel free to contribute better ones here.

And for further entertainment, check out the piano juggler at
https://www.youtube.com/embed/mFfeU85CozU

I'm Your Pal by Steve Swallow Vibe Solo by David Kovins

In Portuguese its Na Ilha De Lia, No Barco De Rosa. A beautiful composition by Edu Lobo from the most recent Phil Degreg and Brasilia album. We had a lot of fun recording this...such a beautiful melody.
Rusty

I have set the MalletKat Pro on "marimba" User Kit 28 for SouthOfTheBorder, and on "steel drums" User Kit 29 for Margaritaville. For the rest of the gig it was set on "vibes" User Kit 36, which has sustain and dampen functions. The midi sounds are self-contained in the keyboard, and the speaker box is a little CUBE-20X. It's not much of a speaker, but in an upper register, it doesn't matter. And fidelity, in a room full of folks eating dinner and playing with a 14-piece band, is not a major concern.

This version of My Wild Irish Rose is inspired by pianist Keith Jarrett. I love how he subtly shifts keys on familiar tunes. This version is an example of playing a tune by ear and then looking for interesting ways to change keys. I decided not to improvise on this one — just played the melody in slightly different ways that seemed to fit each key. Every chorus is the same, yet slightly different each time.

Mike Mainieri visited us at Berklee last week. Mike gave two excellent clinic presentations. One on composition and one on the vibraphone. He was so generous with his knowledge, experiences and expertise. It was great hearing about his life in music and playing the vibes. He brought some mallets to check out. I'm trying Steve Nelson's mallets in this photo. They sounded really nice and had good weight behind them.

Hi All,

I went into the studio yesterday to record some tracks for an application I'm working on. The project was a little thrown together, but I think they turned out okay. I've been trying to put together some trio repertoire for about a year now. There are three tracks. Two are contrafacts I wrote and I play guitar on one of them (just for fun). I'd appreciate any feedback!

-Tristan