Marimba

hey,
just to spread some good music. i play drums in this band. i think Zappa is the best...
hopefully there are not too many donald trump fans on the site :)

hope you enjoy it!
tarik

A little Monday morning warmup on the marimba at Berklee with Chick Corea’s classic composition “Armando’s Rhumba”. I liked Patrice's post regarding the marimba. I love playing the marimba and have learned a lot from marimbists. I've taught a lot of marimbists from the Boston Conservatory who were Nancy Zeltsman's students. Students have included Pius Cheung, Eriko Daimo and Hidemi Murase who were really inspiring. Things like touch, fluidity, use of four mallets, orchestration, interesting pieces, etc, can give us some interesting things to think about and apply to the vibes.

I know i know guys we are metal freaks and not that much into that wooden stuff. BUT ! ... we can learn a lot from those marimba prodigies that bloom up years after years.
Adélaïde Ferrière is the new french star of the marimba. She is a concert player yet at the age of 20 and plays percussion as well as she plays marimba. She already won few awards in France as best young classical player ... And by the way who said Burton’s grip didn’t fit to marimba ?

I finally finished my new book and have settled on a title. The Shapes and Patterns of Music Prologue

The book is approximately 50 pages of nonstop exercise patterns. Great for reading and improvising. I hope you enjoy the workout! The printed complete book will be available very soon.

While looking through old research files for my Ph.D. dissertation (1976) about the New York Jazz Community, I came across this program from a 1975 concert by David Friedman and David Samuels that I attended. I remember speaking with Dave Samuels afterwards since there were so few marimba players doing jazz, which both Dave's did regularly as Double Image. I don't recall if I spoke with David Friedman, but I might have. Ironically, the piano player in my current group, the Brooklyn Jazz Collective, is the son of one of David Friedman's students from that era.

hey there,
i will document every lesson of my last sem with David.
in this episode we played a duo version of days of wine and roses. feel free to share your thoughts. :)

hauke

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