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Ok... so the saga continues. For the last week or so, I have been using my modified damper bar that I rebuilt for my M48 on my newly aquired 1949 vintage M75 just because I prefer the way it plays and sounds to the standard Musser damper…
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Hi everyone, I hope everyone is having a great summer. I just wanted to let you know that my duo CD with guitarist Brad Shepik has been released and is available in digital and/or Compact Disc formats over at our website http://www.…
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Flower Starter
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(I talk at the end)
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Attached is a PDF. Listen to the simple audio file AFTER you play the melody to the tune or listen to it on CD. Here the changes? Lots of rootless voicings there but you hear the harmony. Rootless voicings are a little magical to me.…
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You should know the chords. Enter the chords on the pdf with the extensions. It's important to know what the fundamental chord it. That is the chord as it appears on a lead sheet and then to know what extensions I added. Play the etude,…
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Ok with this etude: Enter the chords in the music. Study the notes, mark altered chords etc. Memorize the solo. Play the head first. Play the solo. Hear the tune? Now play it with the bass part.
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Memorize it! Study it.
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took this photo on stage with my Iphone Jazzminds Honolulu Hawaii .. my monday night regular gig
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A little rendition of "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" before teaching a long day at Berklee. Thanks to the great pianist Keith Jarrett for the inspiration and nice changes.
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Practicing the beautiful composition "Emily" by Johnny Mandel. Of course inspired by the brilliant version of the great Bill Evans.
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Trying to get playing again! Can't wait to go through this book. Thanks vibes workshop for motivating me :-) I don't think I got the dynamic (phrasing) just right – Mf a little too strong in the beginning.. Thanks for listening!
8 years 10 months ago - 2 comments
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Feel free to play it rubato and rhythmically loose!
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Aloha, This is Scale exercise concept i have been developing of the last year. The concept is to be able to " call upon" any part of the scale at any time. concept of this idea is to start on the tonic of the scale. go up to the 7th…
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hey, i wasn´t to pleased with my last audio version of this song i wrote, so i did it again and this time with video and thisversion i like much more! tarik
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It was a great vibe hang today!!!! here's a link for more photos: https://goo.gl/photos/MFTZbsaJpYRY94wd8
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Hi all, I am putting together a book of free verse with musician photos by the incredible author/jazz photographer Ed Berger. Some of you may remember when I asked around last year for birth dates of vibes players who have recorded to…
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Hi guys I love my vibe very much (thanks tony Miceli) But just wondering, I don't really know the best way to take care of frame noise. I am pretty new to this instrument and have spent more time practicing on it then figuring out all the…
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Well, Ray Charles OWNS this tune. His recording is the one we all think of when this tune is mentioned. It sounds great as an instrumental too, and since everyone knows this tune it's a good one to play on gigs.
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Volume Two of The Complete Guide To Improvisation should be available soon. Chapters include: Upper Structure Triads, Four Note Groupings, Motivic Playing, Cyclic Patterns and Major 7th #5 Superimposition. The book will be available on…
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Great Vibe Hang This Weekend There will be a lot of players over for the vibe hang this weekend! Tune in online or come over to the house. THE HANG IS (CLICK) HERE!!!!
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