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Here's an interesting bebop technique that I use a lot to embellish simple fragment of scales and arpeggios. You'll sound immediately jazzy!! Hope you enjoy. Thanks a lot for watching and remember to follow me on Facebook…
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Some great stuff!
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How Insensitive -V
David Friedman
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I've been working on this tune with different time feels since I've been preparing for a tour and CD with the wonderful Czech singer, Martina Bartova. I'm posting a very slow, kind of dreamy version with lots of space. I've recorded…
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I quickly made a pdf harmonizing some scales. Spend some time on this, as this will help a lot I think. You should make melodies out of scale tones and then try to harmonize them. There a lot to do here that will really move you forward…
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Sorry, but I had to do it. I've talked about this many times, however since we're talking about chord melodies I thought another Dad speech was appropriate. Do you know what a Dad speech is? Teachers give them all the time. That's when…
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I made this for my student Dan Neville. We did out last lesson last month and we wanted to end it with a couple duos. I did two duos, but I'm not happy with the other one. I'll post this one for now. Also, I didn't post the second part.…
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A short rendition of a Victor Young classic.
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Tabla Tarang
Jerry Leake
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Tarang means “wave” — the flowing wave of sound. This improvisation features 6 high tabla drums played in a melodic style like a raga. From my recent CD "Crafty Hands."
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Hi All, On January 6th, a few northeast snowbirds came to HHI in South Carolina to perform at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Tony, Warren and Joe gave a standing-ovation worthy performance, the first of its kind on an island already…
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by Henry Mancini
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And by out there I mean on here, VW. I've lived here for over a year and have yet to see another person playing jazz vibes. That being said, I know they are out there, somewhere. And there's a killer dude two hours from here at Sherbrooke…
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Here’s the Days of Wine and Roses chord melody. I’ll give my new solo cd to the first 2 people who do the following. 1. Play my chord melody 2. Take a solo 3. Play my chord melody or your melody for the head out The deadline is February…
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An improvisation from my CD called “Crafty Hands.” Using leather-headed mallets, I embark on a journey in F Lydian to play in a Balafon-like style, developing a few motifs and discovering where the energy and groove could lead.
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“Emily” - composed by Johnny Mandel in 1964 for the movie “The Americanization of Emily”. The version from the great pianist Bill Evans is a classic. I learned a great deal from Bill. Everything from lines, voicings and harmony to touch…
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Available here https://www.johnmarkpiper.com/pipervibe-store#
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Here's a little preview of a revised old piece I wrote for Percussion Ensemble many years ago. This is a scrolling score computer rendition of the main theme. I've changed a lot of this already but it took 7 hours to upload this little…
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Here’s a brief clip of a dampening etude for the vibraphone titled “Spring” that I just finished composing. The piece features chordal playing along with the dampened stepwise movement of one of the four voices. This will be included in a…
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Here's a simple chord melody on All The Things You Are. I tried to incorporate many of the things we talked about in the Beginner's Course. Sorry about the pedal sound, didn't have time to mess with it today :)
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Milt Jackson along with Cedar Walton, Ray Brown and Mickey Roker from 1984 performance at JazzFest Hamburg. The excellent rhythm section provides solid support for Milt on both tunes. This is one of my favorite versions of It Don't Mean…
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A classic ballad by Victor Young.
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I liked this vibe playing a lot. She seems to really play the instrument well! I also loved the music. accessible and interesting! Check it out.
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