hey,
since tony posted so much stride stuff i thought i will try something on that. i choose moonglow. this was my best attempt out of 4. i put on a tiny brush snare and cymbal to work as metronom (you like it marie?) and to work on my…
I have been working on Friedman Etude No. 7. Going along with the theme of this month's Chord Fest, I add some chord accompaniment to the second repeat.
This is the best take of the night. I am still working on it but wanted to post my…
For better or worse, I went a little nuts on this tune. I'm listening back and realizing I put everything including the kitchen sink in there (That's a Gavan quote!! :-) ). So I figured I'd post it. It's not perfect, but there's a lot of…
More questions on comping.
1. What rhythms should you use? There are all of the charleston variations. Stride quarter note feel. Then there is the modern broken rhythms like you hear Chick and Herbie use a lot. But when and where do you…
After posting my lesson on comping on bossas, I tried to find some stuff with just the vibes and the absence of the guitar and piano. Here's a video I found of Gary with Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz. They're performing The Girl From…
Any one in education that knows about certificates? I'm just wondering about making a 2 year course and handing out a certificate upon completion. And what's cool is we could ALL be involved with the process of others getting certificates…
Hey guys, I've been seeing lots of great posts lately on comping, voicings, duo/solo playing, playing Brazilian music...(that Gary clip with Stan playing Jobim just knocks me out). Here's a clip from a recent gig sort that ties in some of…
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We recently passed the number of 2500 members!! Isn't that great? Let's keep it up!... Our first 'Chords & Harmony - Comping Festival' started early this month: check out 'all tons' of lessons and join the party! And don't miss the '…
We should wrap up the chord and harmony festival, huh???
What about we get into lines. A bebop tune a week for 8 weeks. Play analyze and talk about the tune.
I'm just learning Little Willie Leaps and it's such a cool tune. The thing about…
Hello. This is a new lesson on the chords and harmony festival 2011. I am talking about how you can play a minor melodic chord or scale over a maj 7 chord. I hope you find this helpfull. If there are any questions, let me know.
Thank you…
Hi evrybody!
I've been working on this Waltz for Debby this time, and have just recorded this video today.
the main point was to keep the comping "left hand" as clean and effective as possible and try not to loose the waltz motion during…
Here is my first lesson on applying the drop 2 voicing concept to the vibes. The ultimate goal is to be able to harmonize any melody with a 4 note voicing the way a horn section in a big band might or even to execute solo passages in this…
Playing 'All God's Chillin' Got Rhythm'. Practicing my up tempos. As I'm playing I'm thinking wow, this is a drum. I was getting into this whole drum thing on the vibes and it was so cool. To play with just 2 mallets and think of this as a…
Hey guys,
hope everybody is well.
I'm playing in Switzerland with Latin-Jazz Pianist Hector Martignon and his Quartet from November 16th to 19th and I'm looking for an instrument. Please let me know if there is anyone that can lent me or…
Come to the vibe hang!
The link will be on the front page of the site, Saturday!
Come check out the vibe hang at the University of Delaware, Saturday Nov. 5, 2011 from 2pm to 4pm!
