far from perfect but at least i wanted to post a final of the work i invested in the scrapple from the apple...goal was for me to play it in time and put some double stops in the melody and play it solo vibes.
tarik
Hi Everyone, I recently acquired a Deagan Commander 593 vibraphone. It was in pretty good shape when I got it, but also needed some work. I've managed to get most of it running smoothly, but I'm having some trouble with the pedal tension.…
We might have between 60 and 100 people for this weekends vibe congress. Is that amazing or what?
Have you read that Malcom Gladwell books? All about people doing amazing things in impossible situations. When I think about it, why can't…
Greetings,
I'm back at my lovely M75. So I have been noticing there is a pronounced 'thumping' on all of the black keys from middle Bb to the end of the instrument range. When I say 'thumping' when I hit any of those black keys, whether…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pstVzRjSBchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhY_8BZtsHk
Goes by the name of André Cayer, living in a francophone community in Canada. I'm hoping to study with him next year. He recently put up some material on…
Hey everyone,
the VDOP is another way to try and get the word out about the vibraphone. Official the day is called 'VIRTUAL DAY OF PERCUSSION: FEATURING THE VIBRAPHONE'.
The plan is to play and hang all day. I'm planning a google hangout…
Hello everyone,
I wanted to reach out and wish a great 2014 to all the members and supporters of vibesworkshop. We started off the year with a tremendous vibes congress in NJ, and I'm looking forward to the things we do on this site in the…
Hi All,
I welcome some new (to me) vibes players in the March show; Gary Shapiro (sorry it took me so long, Gary), Martin Fabricius, Ray Alexander, and Dave Hagedorn. Also, a musician who calls himself Mr. Ho but is in reality Brain O'…
This was recently posted to YouTube. I never heard of Chuck Redd before. He's played with some big names. Sounds great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFP_jpjZnBshttp://www.chuckredd.com/recordings.htm
Barry
Hey all,
I just wanted to pass on an iphone app I have been using lately. It is called Drumgenius and was put together by a Bassist as a practice tool. It is a big collection of different feels laid out in 2-8 bar phrases. The killing…
Does anyone know of any 50's-60's swing/bebop vibraphonists I can listen to or transcribe? We're playing a lot of Basie and Thad Jones in jazz band and I need to expand my vocabulary. Thanks!
At least, it was new to me because I had totally forgotten about it.
First and foremost, thank you to Noel Okimoto. He has recently joined the site and I began corresponding with him about an instrument he has. The subject turned to the…
I own an old Musser Pro Vibe that has been customized and I would like to get an estimate as to it's value.
The frame is roughly from around the early seventies, and has gold trim and gold resonators. The original cross bar and pedal are…
Hey Houston dudes!
I'm looking forward to coming to your school in a couple weeks. Here is a bunch of stuff for you to check out.
Behns beginners 8 part series
Check out Behn's 8 part beginner series. He did this with Tyler Blanter. Behn…
I am learning an arrangement of Clair de Lune, arranged by Nick Baron.http://www.nickbaron.co.uk/page4.htm
Check out our very own Tifoo playing it. :-)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wjyehcjTso
Here is another nice rendition:http://www.…
