I don't think this has been posted before. Maybe Gary has a few comments about this recording?

Come check out all the guys from the Ireland workshop this Saturday at 8pm +0100 UTC .

TIME HAS BEEN MOVED FROM 8PM TO 7PM +0100 UTC

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That's 7pm in Ireland
8 in Germany
2 East Coast USA
11AM West Coast

These guys are working hard! Countries represented are Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Belgium and USA!

I've seen some of you guys around for a while now. Dimitri, Tarik, my great buddy John Daly, Barry. And there are others. You guys have become friends of mine and I'm blown away watching you guys get better on this instrument. In AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) people get a lot of strength by hearing of others journeys in getting sober. I think that's pretty powerful stuff.

I would love to hear some of you guys talk about your journey's with this instrument over the last several years and how you progressed. What did you do, how did overcome some of the obstacles in your way!!!

Hello everyone !
Let me answer to Marie-Noelle , with this video, who asked me recently why i used 3 mallets now in my playing.
The reason is medical. I suffered a very severe tendonitis of the right shoulder, those last months, tendonitis due to an hyper-solicitation over my years of percussion.
I now reach my 56 and play since i have 12 ...
I was forced to stop vibes playing during 2 months this spring and had a vision of what eternity could be !

Here is a lesson on some of the differences between altered and diminished sounds.

I played on a great instrument tonight in Ireland. It's a Premiere. I forget the model, but it's an incredibly portable instrument. And I think it sounds really good. What bummed me out and caused me to write this blog tonight is John told me that Premiere stopped making this instrument 6 years ago. I've played on this instrument here for the last 4 years and have fantasized about someday owning one. Easy to set up and move around. I also think it has a nice sound.

Short answer: Probably not, but if we do all the things we should be doing as players, we will impress an audience. It should be a byproduct of what we are doing, not the focus.

Somewhat more diffuse, longer answer:

Performing music, specifically jazz, is an artistic form of communication.

There is a lot in the prior sentence.

Here is a video of one song from the concert Gary did at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland on the 10th of july 2011. It's a Monk Tune(as you can probably hear) but I forgot the title. Maybe Gary or Tony can fill that in?

The line-up for this gig was:

Gary Burton - Vibes
Julian Lage - Guitar
Jorge Roeder - Bass
Antonio Sanchez - Drums

Enjoy!

TJ

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Oh and this video is private, so you can't find it on youtube. So only available here for subscribers.

Mal Sands LA Vibe Summit XVIII. Past (2010) honoree Onaje Murray, vibes, Dave Mackay, keyboard, Richard Simon, bass, Paul Kreibich, drums.

Mal Sands LA Vibe Summit XVIII. Lolly Allen, vibes, Nick Mancini, marimba, Dave Mackay, keyboard, Richard Simon, bass, Paul Kreibich, drums.
A Night In Tunisia... they are having fun with it!