Vibraphone

Here's an excerpt from a clinic where I talked about voicings and harmony. All the great players have a solid grasp of voicings and harmony. I remember Gary telling me in lessons way back that every voicing should have something interesting about it whether it be an unusual tension, shape, interval,...In a lot of solo vibe performances I hear the changes but the harmony is too bland. It's especially important to sound a tension on a Dom 7 chord. You wouldn't hear a solo pianist or guitarist sound the changes without any color.

hi all,

hoping to get this tune refined for this summer as i have a couple of concerts.
thanks tony for writing a great and challenging piece!

I just discovered this guy, I like his "balanço"...and his sound

Hi All,
Well, we went from hardly spring to full-bore summer. It's 90 degrees today (Saturday) and we expect the entire week to be that hot. If you're at the shore, that's the place to be!

Hey Everyone,
Kevin Hart put out a new video that I know you will enjoy, Kevin Hart (vibes) and the Vibe Tribe "live" in Peoria, Ill. They're playing a tune from the movie Field of Dreams composed by James Horner, at the Peoria River Front Jazz Concert Series. And nothing says summer like a baseball diamond amid the cornfields. It was filmed both in Peoria and at the actual movie location in Dyersville, Iowa.
Johnny Beckett on soprano sax
George Turner guitar
Mikel Combs bass
Tom Marko drums.
They have got to record this!
gloria

Hi Guys this month i'm going to do a 2 parts lesson about So what voicings.
I'll explain some theory: which chords can be substitute with them, how to harmonize a scale, and how to play melody and comping using this particular structure

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Have a nice week
Giovanni

Lesson from Tony M. Challenge was to play a solo. I have great difficulty playing anything but a very tuneful solo without getting lost. This is 1. melody line, 2. solo, 3. chord-tones with melody line.

Greetings VW!

I had some video from a recent gig with this group...am making progress with the electric setup, and wanted to share it with you all.

I had some guests join (kind of a Snarky Puppy type concert), also some great players in the band (Shane Theriot is lead guitarist with the band Hall & Oates & Live From Daryl's House, and is a monster jazz player too). Hope you will enjoy - there will be some more clips up in the future, so please subscribe on YouTube.

Been playing with a new group recently called PanVibe. Lead pan and vibes are an interesting combination....been a lot of fun. Always enjoy playing this tune with its openness.
Rusty