Announcement

Hi Everyone,
In honor of Independence Day, July's Good Vibes will open and close with "America," the first from West Side Story (Cal Tjader), and the second from Mike Mainieri's CD Crescent, also known as "America, The Beautiful."
In between, lots of good stuff:
Cecilia Smith's arrangement of McCartney's "Blackbird" and an absolutely knock-your-socks off version of a traditional Civil War anthem. Hope you can tune in, July 1 and 4. See the following for times.

www.jazzon2.org
Good Vibes airs on the first Sunday of the month, 8-10 pm eastern time

Hi everybody,

Here is a link on you tube to my new album. I hope you like it!

Arturo Serra - Bobby! www.newstepsrecords.com

This my last release my humble tribute to one of the masters. To me it is a double tribute to Bobby Hutcherson as a vibes player and Bobby Hutcherson as a composer.

If you are interested to obtain a copy go to: www.newstepsrecords.com (there are many payments forms)

German publisher Advance Music just released a follow up book to my previous release Rhythmic Exploration in Improvisation. The new book is titled Advanced Rhythms in Improvisation.

While the primary focus of Advanced Rhythms in Improvisation is on polyrhythms, the book also covers other additional important rhythms that are useful for the improviser. Extensive syncopated rhythmic figures (via the use of rests, dotted notes and ties), mixed rhythmic figures and partial subdivision are also covered which are beneficial to today’s improviser.

Greetings vibesworkshoppers! I have an unusually tight little grouping of vibraphone-heavy gigs I'm leading in NYC in the next two weeks, just wanted to share them with you in case you're in town and interested.

May 24th: I'll be leading my own trio at The Bar Next Door, by NYU and Washington Square Park. (http://lalanternacaffe.com/page/1rjs6/Bar_Next_Door.html)

Hey guys,

The Ralph Peterson Sextet/Fo'tet is playing the CD Release for "The Duality Perspective", at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, in NY this Monday at 7:30pm and I am in need of a vibraphone. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to lend me a vibraphone for this gig. I can arrange for pick up and drop off of the instrument, comp tickets, and possible compensation.

Also if anyone could email or post where you can rent vibraphones from in NY. I heard there are a couple of places but I forget the name.

I'll be in Manhattan Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Is anyone aware of any places to go to see live vibes?

Thanks in advance!
Ryan in Clearwater, FL

Hi All,
Good Vibes, the first and only broadcast program dedicated to the vibraphone, for June will air on June 3rd, the first Sunday of the month, and June 6th, the first Wednesday. This is the men's show. Here are some of the musicians, artists, friends who will show up, Django, Old Man Roker, The Hutch, Don Ramon(Mongo Santamaria), and Vincent(Van Gogh).
Hope you can be in the audience,
gloria

www.jazzon2.org
Good Vibes airs on the first Sunday of the month, 8-10 pm eastern time
rebroadcast the following Wednesday, 4-6 pm eastern time

Local listeners:

PERCUSSION FRIENDS (more info on our Facebook Fan Page)

(If you know musicians that are interested and contain the descriptions below, feel free to forward this message to them)

This years PF Academy Week will take place on the Conservatory of Amsterdam from the 6th till the 14th of july. What will we offer you:

- Special guest coachings by Tchiki Duo and percussion professor Peter Prommel.

- Days from 10:00 to 18:00 and on some days we will plan some extra private classes, or a guest tutoring in the evening.

Another memorable day for a memorable guy, Lionel Hampton who's birthday occurs today. What an amazing guy, he put the vibraphone on the map.

http://youtu.be/R_rTICMVXQQ

John

PF NEWS UPDATE:
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This years PF Academy Week will take place on the Conservatory of Amsterdam from the 6th till the 14th of july. What will we offer you:

- Special guest coachings by Tchiki Duo and percussion professor Peter Prommel.

- Days from 10:00 to 18:00 and on some days we will plan some extra private classes, or a guest tutoring in the evening.

- Ramon and Vincent will be helping and coaching each of you during this week.