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So, I just spent a week or so out in the San Francisco area. It was really nice...

Saturday morning, I went out to get some coffee and came back to my hotel. Standing there, waiting for the elevator, I was enjoying that they were playing a Sonny Rollins recording as the music in the lobby of the hotel.

The elevator doors opened and a young guy, maybe about 30 or so, and his two kids got out. The little girl put her hands on her ears and said, "Daddy, that is wierd music. What kind of music is that?"

This is from a concert I did a few years back with my mridangam teacher. It was an honor to be asked back as a featured soloist with his Carnatic (South Indian) percussion ensemble at UNT.

I am using my effect pedals and a controller to do the pitch bend. Can't do the quarter tone embellishments the way they do in Carnatic music but it gets me a little closer.....

Hi Everyone,
It's four years since I proposed to our program manager this strange show featuring the vibraphone. She didn't think it would last long, maybe six months. But here we are starting the fifth year. This month features favorites from the last year, which is how I celebrate the anniversaries. 20 tunes selected from 240!
Warren, Christos, Onaje, Behn, Dave Shapiro, Walt Dickerson, Bobby, Hendrik, Gary, Arthur, Randy, Mark Johnson, Mike, Karl, Christian, Lionel, Kym, Joe, Dave Samuels, Steve and Teddy. Thank you one and all! Thanks listeners!
gloria

Hello Everyone!

POINT TWO - CD release concert
Thursday, April 17th, Nuyorican Poets Cafe in NYC, (Lower East Side).
sets @ 9:30 & 11
236 East 3rdStreet, NYC
(btw B and C Avenues)
http://www.nuyorican.org

Christos Rafalides, vibraphone
Petros Klampanis bass, loops and vocals.

We'll present music from our new release - which is available on itunes & CDbaby
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/point-two/id831687889
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/christosrafalidespetrosk

REACTIONS TO THE ALBUM

I like playing this tune because the melody sits at the upper end of the vibes, which gives you lots of room down below to put your accompaniment. The syncopated rhythms provide a nice momentum too, and the familiar chord changes are a lot of fun to improvise on,

This is an article recently written for PAS' magazine Percussive Notes by Gustavo Agatiello. Gustavo did a great job transcribing and analyzing Joe's solo on the standard "It Could Happen To You". As always, Joe is playing brilliantly on this track.

The playing took place during a long weekend that Joe, Gustavo and I spent together at my house in December 2009. We had a great time picking each other's brains, sharing improvisational concepts as well doing some serious cooking. Joe makes a great chicken cutlet dish.

hey guys,

it happens, that we got three vibraphones in our vibe room here in berlin. so giovanni and I decided to make a comparison video.
Omega, M48, and Yamaha YV 3700.

what is your favourite?

hauke

Hey guys!!

There is a piece by Dimitris Angelakis called "ALWAYS" and played by

DIMITRIS ANGELAKIS, vibes
ISRAEL ARRANZ, marimba

at the Atrezzo Café, Burela (Galicia, Spain) 13th July 2013.

VI Jazz and Modern Music Seminary of Burela (15, 16, 17, 18 & 19 July 2013)

I hope you like. Please, write your impressions, thanks guys!!

Israel Arranz

P.D.: How many times happens that playing in a duet, vibes´ tuning is A=442hz and marimba´s tuning is A=440? Well, this is one of these times. Can you hear it? :)

Hello everyone, here's a clip of one of my favorite compositions.

For my vibist friends in Italy: I'll be presenting a clinic at the Accademia Del Suono in Milan on May 16th from 3-5.

For more information: http://www.accademiadelsuono.it/WP/