Vibraphone

Mostly clean version of what I played in at the UDel Workshop last month

Hey everyone!

I've landed quite a few gigs this year, and the fact that they keep coming made me realize there's a lesson here for newish vibes players. When I joined VWS I wasn't brave enough to do what I am now, so I'm writing this for anyone who is like I was. Here's my timeline:

-Two years ago, I didn't play out much. The Albany jazz scene is small but it exists, I just didn't think I was "good enough" to hang. It seemed like an impenetrable wall I could only break through if I memorized 50 tunes, learned modes, altered chords, tritone subs, etc.

Here's a great video about a vibe player I knew nothing about. However he plays great and is a great guy.

But I'll let John Keene tell the story, it's a bit tragic. John turned me onto the video.

Dedicated to the great Charlie Haden

Hi,
this is my 4th song of my new studio project.
i had fun doing the audio but not the video...but i think it´s important.

Warning! This Video contains shocking images against animals, which happens everday all over the world. don´t close your eyes...don´t be to blind to see...stop eating meat !

for those of you who want to close your eyes i will also upload just the audio...

tarik

Click on the brackets on the bottom right of the video box and you can watch in full screen mode.

Also print out the etude which is attached to this lesson.