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This is an version of Brecker Bros Inside Out with Aebersold backing track a lot of notes which really suits brass and reed players, here's my attempt, tear me up John
14 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
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Check out this line up tomorrow! Me (of course) (in alphabetical order) Behn Gillece Mike Pinto Dana Sudborough Joe Veltri (checking on Randy Sutin) THE HANG IS HERE!
14 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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Venezuelan vibraphone player Alfred Naranjo joins the Venezuelan Expressions concert at the New Freedom Theater for a concert fusing traditional folklore rhythms with the music from the Caribbean, jazz and with some elements of classical…
14 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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Hey who wants to meet up for dinner and then go see Bobby Hutcherson play? Let's make a list here, then we can find a restaurant nearby and have dinner. We'll go dutch, I'm too broke to pay for a bunch of vibe players! I'm in. Leave a…
14 years 1 month ago - 20 comments
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While trying to think up new lessons to post on the site I many times think of something and think, 'Oh man I already did that!'. However many of these lessons are buried. So I thought this would be 'FAVORITE LESSON WEEKEND'. Dig up an old…
14 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
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I'm thinking of doing the next vibe hang October 10th. Who's in? Any European guys?? I think if you have a laptop and a video cam, it will work pretty good.
14 years 1 month ago - 9 comments
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Are you tired of blue bossa? I don´t like the song too much also. But i think it´s a good study and best of it to play it the way you might like it more. I tried this today. One good thing about tonys do it in all keys is, that i could…
14 years 1 month ago - 6 comments
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14 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
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Our Winter Vibe Hang in Holland!
14 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
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My eighth note ends about 20 clicks faster than it begins, but I'm relatively happy with how this turned out. Rip me to shreds! Joe
13 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
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Next Sunday, October 3rd, I am performing at the famous Lambert Castle, in Paterson,N.J., with a violinist. We have never played this combination before and this video will show us practicing together for the very first time. This melody,…
12 years 10 months ago - 7 comments
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Hey guys, had a rehearsal the other day and set up some mics real quick... Hope you enjoy! tommy crane - drums Chris tordini - Bass mike pinto - vibes
13 years 6 months ago - 7 comments
Klaun Stance
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14 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
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This is one of the tunes we are working on in improv class just the melody ignore the beginning trying to catch the start as there is no count in working on the chord accomp John
13 years ago - 4 comments
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When I was a young kid I used to listen to Buddy Riches LPs awake and asleep so I could capture everything he does and the other players too. I could literally sing every solo on my favorite albums. Even today I will often put a song or…
14 years 1 month ago - 10 comments
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Years ago I saw somebody do a report on Charlie Parker solo and they stripped down all the ornaments of the solo. I could never find the report since then, I think I saw it in a magazine but I would always look at Parker solos and…
14 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
One Creative Cat
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Todd Isler posted this over at www.worlddrumworkshop.com.
14 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
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14 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
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I gave myself the Coffee Shop Test tonight. That is I'm playing solo in a coffee shop what would I play. Here's what I did. I like coffee shops because if you play in them they're very low key. No one is walking expecting anything heavy. I…
14 years 1 month ago - 11 comments
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So this was kind of a difficult lesson to create because it basically happens when I'm doing a one-on-one lesson. In the lesson we talk about something like comping, or soloing, work time, or whatever. Then usually I come up with some…
13 years 6 months ago - 5 comments
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Last Friday night, Mike Pinto visited me at thr restaurant that I gig in on weekends and after he introduced himself, I "gave him hell" for not getting there sooner. All that will say is, "we WOW'd the patrons" jamming the tunes selected.…
12 years 10 months ago - 12 comments
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Went to a Stefon Harris Masterclass at Temple University tonight. Stefon is a very inspiring cat! I love his playing and his vibe. He has a lot of soul. I admire guys who might think with their head but they play with their heart, and that…
14 years 1 month ago - 13 comments
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Here is a lesson on harmonic and melodic tonics. I never knew this by these terms, however, thanks to Stephan Harris I now do. It sounds to me like guys like Michael Brecher and Bob Mintzer do this sort of thing a lot. Microphone off
13 years 6 months ago - 7 comments
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