New Vic Firth Performance Spotlight Clip of Body & Soul from Berklee Percussion Festival concert. It was a pleasure to play with Billy Novick - clarinet, Mark Carlsen - bass and Steve Langone - drums.
Vic Firth video shoot taking…
If you are having issues with your Piper Vibe, Please read and contact me to get it repaired.
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Great contemporary jazz composer and trumpeter, Kenny Wheeler died last week. I've always loved Kenny's music, particularly the "Sweet Time Suite" recorded on Music for Large and Small Ensemble. I worked out a vibes adaptation…
Hi Everybody I was watching a video about a great duo concert of Gary Burton and chick Corea from the ’70 (unfortunatley the audio quality is not really good), and I start listening the way thery were comping for each other.
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Great workshop last Wednesday. The assignment is posted to the blackboard in the percussion room, but I'll post it here also. You can post your finished assignments here as well:
Compose a short etude on marimba or vibes. Use a…
Just found this and thought I would share
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWlevSgJN-Y&feature=relmfu
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WamgpYZrORc&feature=relmfu
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This is mainly aimed at the European guys and gals, because I'm considering doing a term abroad in Europe in winter or spring of 2016. Does anyone know if you have to be fluent in the language in order to study there? Or is…
When I was in school I collected some really nice tunes from a bunch of local players/composers like Dick Odgren, Thomas Lee, Mitch Coodley, Ed Saindon, Scott Free, Neil Olmstead, and many others.
This tune was written by Thomas Lee, a…
Attached is a PDF. I think these types of exercises are invaluable. However they take a lot of time in the beginning and get easier towards the end. But you are a changed musician at the end.
Put the chords in (it's All the Things You Are…
One of my professors is assigning a lot of transcriptions (not just jazz; it's a class on various world musics) and suggested we buy the Transcribe! software program. Has anyone used this? Is it worth spending money on as opposed to using…
Hello Vibeworkshoppers. After several years of hard work, I'm very please to announce the release of my second album, "Gotham."
This is the product of the long term development of a group I've been leading here in NYC for the last 3 years…
The bebop language for me devotes constant attention. I would like to bring up the topic and see what ideas, concepts each of us have.
MY current study has me re evaluating where i play my lines with in the changes and more over where…
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Please check out and consider pledging to my Kickstarter campaign for my upcoming recording project in New York City in December.
The album is comprised of original material and featuring some of the best players on the scene…
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