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Hey y'all, just letting you guys know that my new CD will be available this coming Tuesday August 20, 2013. The name of the record is called "WOLFGANG". I'm playing vibes mainly throughout the record. There's one track on Marimba. That band members are;

Benny Green on Piano
Christian McBride on Bass
Lewis Nash on Drums

Aaron Goldberg on Piano
Kris Funn on Bass
Billy Williams, Jr. on Drums

Aaron Diehl on Piano
Darryl Tookes on Vocals

Please check it out everybody!!!!!!!!

I've transferred the Livestream video of a concert I played with the MetroWest Jazz Project at the Sunset Jazz series at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts to YouTube. It's mostly original material from our CD, "Phrygid Aire".

We have some punny titles -- maybe you can get a groan or two:

Phrygid Aire -- the main theme is in Phrygian mode.
Just a Tad -- in the style of Tad Dameron.
No Electric Bill-- 'cause the meter's broken (a blues in 4/5/4/3).
Starry Skies -- in memory of Doug's wife, an astrophysicist.
Septa Nova -- a bossa nova in seven. 'Septa' is Latin for seven.

This summer for the third time, I spent a week at the University of Delaware for the summer vibraphone workshop. As usual, it was a great experience and completely worth it. If you're on the fence about going to a workshop, consider this my attempt to win you over. Here are a few reasons why I loved this year:

Hi Everyone,
Hope you listened to the August show and heard Tony's album debut with the title track "Can't Find My Way Home." I plan to be at their Sept 20 gig in South Jersey and hoping maybe to get a piece into Jersey Jazz about it. What can I say but all good stuff!

Hello Vw,

I'm working on the Totm "Ornithology", and I want to play a bassline on all the tune.

I can easily do that on piano, and I struggle all the time trying to do it on vibes.
I can't take distance (intellectualy) with the instrument, and I can't think in advance.
It's so frustrating... so practice, practice again... but I don't see real improvments

*drama*
Why ???
What do I need to do, that I'm clearly missing in my practical approach ?

;o)

Please can you share your experience/ exercices/ thoughts on this question.

Cheers

I'll be Livestreaming my MetroWest Jazz Project gig from Sunset Jazz at the Hopkinton Center for the arts on Saturday, 10-Aug, from 7:00 to 8:30PM EDT. We'll be playing most of the tunes from our CD "Phrydig Aire" (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/metrowestjazzproject).

hey,
last weekend a dream of mine came true. i had the chance to play the music of my favorite musician at the zappanale in front of many people who think the same as me. we had also the chance to meet some members of franks bands.

this was one of the greatest gigs i ever had...hope next time i will be on mallets not drums :)
hope you like it...

tarik

No videos from Delaware?

Hi!

I just wanted to share a video with some really great comping on the vibes by the swedish vibraphoneplayer Mattias Ståhl. Enjoy!

/Magnus

This is the list of the videos of the seven tunes we played in my final recital in Porto, last 16th of July. I want to thanks to Jeffery Davis for the teaching and advising of all this period. I hope you enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUb8j-fibN7CRNF9C6aA1H9Pimp9c3XSE