Hey VW,
I had some GoPro footage from a gig that I wanted to share, as it shows some of the midi sounds and fx I am working on... I've had a bunch of questions about that, which I haven't really gotten to. Hope to share more when I can.…
Giovanni Perin 6et live from Georg Neumann Theater in Berlin in july 2014:
Giovanni Perin: vibes
Tommaso Troncon: Tenor Sax
Dima Bondarev: Trumpet
Yuriy Seredin: Piano
Marcel Krömker: Bass
Diego Pinera: Drums
The last mini-lesson I posted on VW seemed to raise more questions than it solved... Ok that is cool, the idea is to explore many things and try to get better. We all need to do this, and it never stops as a player. It's a constant…
There's been talk about the Mallet Kat here. Which to me means electronic music.
I know there are varying opinions on electronic music especially pertaining to the vibes.
Well check this out. It's not a midi vibes but this should show you…
hey,
here´s my 3rd video of my studio project. i know it sounds very much like zappa but why not steal from the best? again we had great fun doing this video...most of the girls are from the local gas station and the location is a swinger…
Easy commute today on the way into Boston so I had some practice time before a lesson. In this clip I'm playing Horace Silver's classic ballad Peace. One of the techniques that I was thinking about was playing counterpuntal lines in…
Was working on Waltz For Debby yesterday at the house. One of my favorite tunes of Bill. Inspired of course by Bill and the trio's rendition and also a wonderful version by Gary and Chick.
Improvising with Upper Structure Triads on What Is This Thing Called Love. Upper Structure Triads is the first of five chapters in Volume Two of The Complete Guide To Improvisation. Volume Two is not available yet but Volume One is…
Solo vibraphone on Leonard Bernstein's "Somewhere" from West Side Story. I'm using some reharm on this. To view and download the lead sheet, go here to google docs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0TwrpqjL6dQUlhRNktkbFhESmc/view?usp=s…
Hello everyone,
This video footage is from a concert that featured veteran pianist Dick Whittington and myself on vibes. Dick is a long time pianist of the West Coast jazz scene who has played with many of the legends in jazz. Dick was…
After Joe's story about Mimis Plessas I went to check youtube, and here is a concert I did with a singer in Athens in 2007. Check out Mr. Plessas in the beginning!
We also did a tune with Christos there, I'll see if I can find it.
TJ
Here's the new Etude for this month: is based on the harmony of Bach C Prelude.
Make sure the melody flows without interruption between bars: pay attention to the pedal.
If you have any question plese contact me on: giovanniperin87@gmail.…