Motivic Playing: Practicing today at Berklee on "All Of Me" with a focus on motives. More or less changing motives every eight measures. Motivic Playing is a chapter in The Complete Guide To Improvisation Volume Two.
A dyslexic pianist and a vibraphonist with dementia go to a jam session. The pianist calls " Heaven Steps to Seven". The vibist says, " I don't know that one ". The pianist says, "Don't worry, it's easy to marimba!"
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Hey everyone,
Here's some video footage from a gig I did at Smalls last month. I have a few others up on YouTube as well. Please feel free to check them out. Also, it really helps me when there are comments and "likes" on the video…
In Portuguese its Na Ilha De Lia, No Barco De Rosa. A beautiful composition by Edu Lobo from the most recent Phil Degreg and Brasilia album. We had a lot of fun recording this...such a beautiful melody.
Rusty
I have set the MalletKat Pro on "marimba" User Kit 28 for SouthOfTheBorder, and on "steel drums" User Kit 29 for Margaritaville. For the rest of the gig it was set on "vibes" User Kit 36, which has sustain and dampen functions. The midi…
This version of My Wild Irish Rose is inspired by pianist Keith Jarrett. I love how he subtly shifts keys on familiar tunes. This version is an example of playing a tune by ear and then looking for interesting ways to change keys. I…
This is a sneak preview of a new trio album I just finished mixing. The rhythm section consits of two of the "rising stars" on the german jazz scene, Oliver Potraz, bass and Tilo Weber, drums. This is a tune of mine called, "Thursday Lines…
Hi All,
I went into the studio yesterday to record some tracks for an application I'm working on. The project was a little thrown together, but I think they turned out okay. I've been trying to put together some trio repertoire for about a…
