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Yes yet another version. We videoed this for some promo we're doing. Great players so I thought I'd post it.

Diane Monroe - Violin
Tony Miceli - Vibes
Tony Marino - Bass
Todd Isler - Percussion

This is just so good, I had to share it. And with Larry Bunker on drums, who of course was also a great vibist.

I continue to find wonderful historic jazz performances on YouTube. It's an amazing resource in that regard. If you want more, there are a lot of great clips linked as favorites on my page: http://www.youtube.com/VibraphonicMusic

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The Tom Beckham Trio will be performing at NYC's The Bar Next Door
Saturday April 4th, 2009 7pm-10pm
with:
Matt Pavolka - bass, Tommy Crane - drums

129 MacDougal St New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 529-5945
http://lalanternacaffe.com/

If any mallet players are around the nyc area tomorrow night, please stop by and have a glass of vino and check the music out. I'll give a free CD to any vibe player that shows up. If you stay long enough you can check out Lage Lund's trio afterward.

I just saw this on YouTube and it reminded me of my interest in learning and hearing other classical tunes for the vibes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmGgSUBldAs
(As a side note, notice he picks up a 5th mallet at 4:18).

I totally dug Gustavo's Partita video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfiNbqrzYE

Gustavo, was that a literal transcription or did you have to modify the original to fit the vibes?

I'm glad this site isn't called JazzVibesWorkshop and maybe other folks would also like to work on classical pieces with me.

Hi All,

I play regularly with a few drummers who can't read music, one most of the time and a couple of others on a fairly regular fill-in basis. I've been trying to get us to do some more formal arrangements of tunes -- nothing terribly complicated, just some accent points and rhythm breaks, added interludes and the like, although I'd like to get more complicated. I've been having trouble communicating these things to the drummers though.

im a true believe that the more the student practices ii V I progression and is able to recognize the progression on the fly, this will enable the player to play in most situations. Many times at jam session ive not known the head or did but not not well enough to play with the other players. so ill lay back and listen the the the form first, then the key, and then listen for turnarounds or odd changes, accidentals ect. once i have an idea where it is going ill dive in.

this play along is a cycle i use when practicing the ii V I progression ...

in 1995 the college i briefly taught at brought in Clark Terry to play for a jazz festival. I was the guy picked to pick him up a the Airport in Chicago.. what an adventure. the college was a couple hours from chicago and i had never been to chicago never mind drove there..finally arrived a the airport.. got stuck in the one way lane so it took me atleast an hour to get to the parking for pick up .. whew .. i pulled and met John, cant think of his last name, but he was clarks personal manager.. he brought clark out in a wheel chair... and as soon as clark got in the car ..