HERE IS THE PLAYLIST FOR PART 2 OF OF THE DAY OF PERCUSSION FEATURING THE VIBRAPHONE.

Playlist for Part 2

I'm trying the hangouts. i think you can get to it here: Google Hangout Page

At 5pm the site will be open to all. From 5pm to 7pm

I'm in a weird phase with sticking. I'm really messing around with combinations. If I had time (and I just might) I want to transcribe a great Gil player. Those guys have amazing independence and I think we can learn a lot from them.

Here are two exercises i did today. We should make a database of cool Warm Up Phrases (WUP's) :-)

Hey guys:

Nova Bossa by Dimitris Angelakis, played by Dimitris Angelakis, Miguel Cabana and Marosa Jazz Project

Watch Joe Pass. I say guitar players have basically the same problems as vibe players. We can play most of what guitar players play. Not exactly but they're a great source of learning for playing our instrument!

So I was just thinking...

This weekend Tony is organizing a Virtual Day of Percussion featuring the vibraphone. It sounds like it'll be great, but I think the real success will come from how many extra people we- the vibes community- get to participate. At the World Vibes Congress we talked about how important it is for us to promote this instrument, and the VDOP is a perfect opportunity to do that. Unfortunately I won't catch any of the VDOP because of another event, but I'm doing what I can to spread the word and get people to check it out. Here are some ideas: