Another take on My Buddy, an old classic from 1922 with Billy on clarinet, Mark on upright bass and myself on vibes taped during a session here at the house on 3/22/15. An enjoyable day having friends over to play, hang and have dinner.…
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saturday i had a very nice gig in an old castle. the atmosphere was great and people were really listening. i like the arrangement of this tune (by our guitar player) even though it´s very simple.listening back i think it´s much too…
here is my performance of tonys tune Vince Guaraldi.
this is my quartet from bremen in germany. really good friends of mine!!
p - joachim refardt
b - michael haupt
dr - julian nicolaus
hope you guys like it! - i love to play this tune.…
Hi all,
Olivier, who sold me his vibes has a friend who is also on the site: JYP. "Jean-Yves" lives in Cambodia. He doesn't play mallet but works for an orphanage there, where kids play original mallet instruments.
Here is a short video he…
Have you guys heard the album, Coltrane's Sound? I just recently became privy to it. It's cool. Trane superimposes his changes on some standards as well as plays a few of his originals. It's quickly becoming my favorite Trane album.
This…
Excerpt of vibraphone and improvisation clinic in Milan, May 16th, 2014. This segment addresses solo playing on Body and Soul along with voicings and harmonic practices including symmetrical diminished scale lines and voicings. Other…
Hey guys, here's a solo marimba clip of me playing my composition Life's Blessing. Tony and I had recorded some videoclips of that tune in the past as a project. The lead sheet can be viewed and downloaded in PDF format from my website.…
Hey guys, here's a clip that I recorded at Berklee this past year which was shot by the Vic Firth production team. Next clip to be released will be a solo marimba clip of Gershwin's classic "Summertime". In the clips, I'm using new mallets…
Hello everyone, videoclips have just been uploaded to my new Jazz Improvisation channel on YT. More clips related to jazz improv concepts as addressed in The Complete Guide To Improvisation will be added soon. Concepts in the book include…
Last Sunday was the Vibe Summit annual meeting in California! This event exists since nearly 20 years now and since last year we are more linked to those we call "the west coast guys". Gary Rich is among them, and I much look forward to…