I am restoring a Musser model 25.
Does anyone have any information on one of these?
I am guessing it was made in the late 50's to early 60's, and looks like an early version of an M44.
Specifically, I am looking information as to what type…
Here is the second installment of a series on building a voicing vocabulary. This section introduces open position voicings, building on the framework set up in part 1. I hope some of you find this helpful.
-Tyler
I'm working on writing an Etude for "You Don't Know What Love Is", to practice dampening and pedaling. The audio, above, is me playing. The attached PDF and .mp3 are the Etude (MP3 auto-generated; generated way too fast for some reason…
Here is the chart for my version of "You Don't Know What Love Is," in case anyone is interested in having a look...
it was written mostly on piano. (the recording is "Connections, Volume Two: The Anthony Smith Quartet")
-Anthony
I thought it would be a good chance for us to talk about our careers. Not all of us :-) have had careers like Gary Burton or Mike Manieri or David Friedman. Three incredible and different careers.
I consider myself a work horse on the…
I recorded this a couple years ago... my "take" on the classic standard, heavily re-harmonized. Hope you like it, and I'll post the chart also. Thanks for listening :)
Anthony Smith: vibes
Mike Wofford: piano
Rob Thorsen: bass
Duncan Moore…
Hey guys, at home today playing the classic standard "Stars Fell On Alabama" with a "four to the bar" groove. I enjoy playing in this style and this is a great tune for that type of groove. I know Tony has posted some great lessons on this…
Do one of the following:
Beginner:
If you’ve never done open closed voicings check this out:http://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio/open-and-closed-voicings-tony-miceli…
Your assignment is to do Fmaj7, Abmaj7, Amin7, C7. Do all the positions…
this were the first sticks tony sent me when they came out...how many years ago? 3-4? i played them nearly everyday and on many gigs. they are really good sticks...but now they are finished. i will still use them on the drumset :)
i still…
This is being translated for Chinese student.
歡迎來到www.vibesworkshop.com我們這在討論“每月一曲”，這次是，You Don't Know what Love Is。我來講講如何演奏敘事曲（ballad；慢板抒情歌），對我來說如果你在團裡面演奏ballad，有很多事情會發生在其中讓ballad能夠往前走，像是鼓手用鼓刷，或你也可以聽到貝斯手彈奏，很多節奏性的東西在音樂中。當然這是一個很好練習solo的方式，…
Hey Philly players come over this weekend. Vibe Hang at My house. 12pm until 2pm. East Coast Time. GMT -4
For the rest of you guys watch it online.
LIVE ONLINE Vibe Hang October 18, 12pm East Coast USA Time.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK
Hi guys,
Today I'd like to talk about a good Friend of mine that, besides being a great percussionist and human being, he's an artist of creating hand made mallets.
I've met Alessandro Pellegrino during the Italy Pas 2 years ago and I got…
