Vibraphone

Check out Randy! He plays great!

Thadeus Tukes is the vibe player.

I dig him. If you listen you can see he knows how to play through changes pretty good!

I see vibe players who are trying to get the lionel thing and many times I don't think they play that well or don't capture Lionel with any quality. Not sure how good of a job I would do come to think of it :-) and I've done a few tributes.

But something about this guy had me checking him out!

Thadeus Tukes is the vibe player.

I dig him. If you listen you can see he knows how to play through changes pretty good!

I see vibe players who are trying to get the lionel thing and many times I don't think they play that well or don't capture Lionel with any quality. Not sure how good of a job I would do come to think of it :-) and I've done a few tributes.

But something about this guy had me checking him out!

(From my Facebook post)

Spent one incredible day at the Malletech factory. First to be an endorser and be able to sit at a table and talk about changes to the instrument. It’s also amazing to go into a room and see your ideas being implemented. If that’s not enough then I go in a room and see all the amazing things Malletech has in Development. The future for metal and wood bangers is really good! What a truly innovative company!

Vibe players spent years with instruments that were never changed even when change was needed. We have entered a new universe!

“Take the A Train” by Billy Strayhorn – warmed up today with this classic. I’m in a practice room at Berklee right next door to the hand percussion room. A little bleed through the room. Sorry about that. This may be a simple song but there are so many things that we can do with it within the framework of the form and harmony. One of my favorite versions is from the great pianist Oscar Peterson.

"Loro" by Egberto Gismonti - A great (and somewhat tricky!) song by the superb Brazilian guitarist/pianist. I played this one many years ago and dug it up from the files recently. A very unique and beautiful composition.

Hi folks,
Happy to present my new record, "Sense of Place" featuring Jon Cowherd, Drew Gress, Johnathan Blake, and myself on vibes. https://destinyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sense-of-place

The video is showing my new tube-holder-concept. Each resonance tube is suspended individually in the holder and can thus be taken out individually. The individual tubes can be put together 3 in 1 for minimal transport volume. The tube holders can be folded with or without tubes, so that the traditional transport as a "panpipe", as a "folded panpipe" or as a single tube package are all possible.