Folks the spiritual leader of this site is now on Wikipedia. Many of you know him better than I do so please feel free to either suggest edits or just make them....
As you are going along your established route in life playing vibes, marimba or whatever, be aware that you can obtain some serious injuries that you may or may not have heard of. Below is a picture of me just after I got out of the hospital this past Monday. The injury I have is a "Trigger Finger". These are very painful and most of the time it requires surgery for complete relief. I have now had five of these and all have occurred (excepting the very first one) in a very short period of time.
Hi All,
Running a little late this month, been very busy, in a good way.
Here's the info on April's show:
Vibist new to Good Vibes this month is Harold Masteller, owner of The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Island. Masteller plays the flugelbone and, inherited from his dad Harold (who played jazz violin in the '30s) the vibes as well. On Tuesday nights Bob plays with the band; the club itself is open SEVEN nights a week -- with jazz. The restaurant is fabulous, everything the kitchen sends out is delicious.
Hey guys,
I'll be in Japan (Tokyo) from April 2nd to the 8th and I'm looking for a vibraphone.
Any information will be appreciated.
Feel free to contact me at:
christosraf@mac.com
Thank you
/christos
To all my vibe friends all over the world. The leprauchans are out in force today have a drink for me where ever you are
John
If you're in the Philly Area and free tomorrow afternoon, come check out the Essentially Ellington jazz fest at Temple University. There should be a lot of great HS bands there as well as some awesome clinics with local pros, I'm playing around 2 with the Pennsbury concert Jazz Band, we'll be playing Three and One (thad jones), Cherry Juice (thad jones), and Lightnin' (ellington). Hope to see ya there!
Hi Workshoppers:
If you're looking to celebrate both St Patrick's Day and the vibraphone this Sunday, I have the spot for you. My band, Nós Novo, will be playing a concert of mainly Irish folk songs and tunes at a house concert at Dupuy's Landing in Chelsea from 3-5pm. All details are below. Would love to see you there.
The Band will be:
JS - vibes, percussion, some singing
Hello guys, if anyone is interested in writing an article for the Percussive Arts Society magazine Percussive Notes, please email me for the details and to discuss possible topics. The article could be on topics associated with the vibraphone, vibe playing and/or improvisation. There is a small honorarium paid when the article is published. My email is esaindon@berklee.edu Thanks. Ed
Jazz vibraphone workshop in Paris with David Friedman and Philippe Macé. April 5st-7
Program :
April 5th from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, meeting with students with Philippe Macé,
April 6th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm with David Friedman and Philippe Macé,
April 7th from 10:30 am to 12:30 am and 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm with David Friedman and Philippe Macé.
April 6 at 3:00 pm Master Class with Emmanuel Séjourné (vibraphone/marimba),
Municipal Conservatory of 11th district Charles Munch 7 rue Duranti, 75011 - Paris.
Metro : stations Pere Lachaise or Voltaire.
Registration by email: conservatoire11@paris.fr
According to level (minimum 3rd cycle conservatory or good amateur musician, knowledge of tones and harmonics basics is required).
A list of tunes to prepare passed to the inscription. Free registration.
Opportunity to attend the meetings as an auditor.
Saturday, April 6th - 20:00 Concert "Duet in Mirror", Peter Weniger (saxophone) / David Friedman (vibraphone), Éric Barret (saxophone) / Philippe Macé (vibraphone).
Free admissions, Auditorium 7 rue Duranti, 75011 - Paris. Metro : Père Lachaise or Voltaire.
This Week in Wuppertal has been a great experience! Thank you very much to Tony, Friedman, Matthias and all the people that I've met during the workshop. Great job and I hope to repeat many times!
It was great to see Tony and Friedman playing together. It was really amazing!!!
Super motivated to start studying new concepts.
Hope to see you all very soon!
Best,
Andreu