Skip to main content
Some content may be restricted to
Registered Members, or
Subscribing Members.
Content type: Event
make reservations here:http://www.jalc.org/DCCC/d_calendar.asp Tue-Sun, Feb 10-15 Cinema Paradiso: Modern Romantic Film Music of Ennio Morricone, Johnny Mandel & Henry Mancini w/Joe Locke, Geoffrey Keezer, George Mraz, Clarence Penn…
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Images
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Images
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Images
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Audio Player
this piece was written by my friend and duo guitar duo partner jan bierther with me on vibes. i post it as a special request by marie and hope you like it. auvergne is a special region in france unfortunatley i never was there till now but…
15 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
Content type: Blog entry
So a lot's been happening. Some behind the scenes, which is why I haven't been online as much as usual. Here's the scoop: First thanks to Joe Locke who talking with Nico Vanderplas and Bill Youhass agreed to send a 3.5 octave set of vibes…
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Blog entry
At the end of my last lesson with Tony, he gave me two Bill Evans CD's to check out. One of them is Bill Evans' "Alone". Tony said that he learned to play solo vibes from this record. As soon as a got home I checked it out. First of all, I…
15 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
Content type: Event
Vibist Tom Beckham will be touring with drummer George Schuller's Circle Wide this month. This is a band which has been playing together for over 10 years heare in NYC /Northeast and released 2 CD' on Playscape Recordings. This special…
15 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
A Great Quote
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought. Isn't that an incredible quote. I found online with no source. That's what music is to me. To me that's what we're all trying to do through improv. That's why I…
15 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
Content type: Blog entry
Like most people, in December and January I sent some greetings cards, to family or friends, by post or internet, in France or all over the world... I got replies from nearly all of them, but the most unexpected one must have been this one…
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Images
Jeez, those dutch.
15 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Switching Sides
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
So I spent 16 hours today, switching my basement (ahem, video studio) around. I know have a bigger space as my house is on an angle street, so one side of the house is wider than the other. Should be totally cool for the vibe hang. Much…
15 years 3 months ago - 10 comments
Content type: Blog entry
Hi all! Yesterday I've been at Porgy&Bess (www.porgy.at) - the most important jazzclub here in Vienna where Bosko Petrovic Trio (vib, git , bass)played. These guys blew me away! Maybe someone of you have seen Bosko - he is 74 years old…
15 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Content type: Audio Player
I was listening to my iTunes this morning and this track came up in the shuffle. I figured I would share it. I recorded this with the University of Texas at Arlington Jazz Orchestra in 2006. I am playing the vibes and all the percussion…
15 years 3 months ago - 11 comments
Content type: Blog entry
The most obvious Valentines Day tune is "My Funny Valentine". Are there others? I put the changes into Band-in-a-Box and had fun with "My Funny Valentine". I'll probably do another take though. How about posting your version or another…
15 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Reason 4
tmackay
Content type: Audio Player
" The Cookie" some fun with reason 4 ... the vibe trax was a sampled plug in. played on my casio...lol.... technology is an amazing thing .. such a long ways from the atari st40 the song has ended up as a the backing music to a dvd series…
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Audio Player
the works of mingus has been a profound influence on my musical concept as a whole. Not only was it mingus himself as a player and composer but rather his personel, so many amazing improviser.... Aways this my stab at this tune ... very…
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Blog entry
If you're coming to my house Sunday, you should probably try and be here by noon. I'll have pizza and soda. That will give us an hour to get settled. IF YOU'RE BROADCASTING FROM YOUR OWN HOME. You have to sign up at mogulus.com and send me…
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Audio Player
Here's part 2 of the "rhythm changes 1" etude. Here's a chorus of comping to check out and study. I have right above are all the parts together. You can print out the score to the comping and listen. Below is the PDF score of the comping…
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Book page
Here's a 2 part lesson on rhythm changes. The lesson plan contains the break down.
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Lesson Plans
Here is a two part etude on rhythm changes. The first is a solo with a pdf of the transcription. Part 2 is a chorus of comping with the transcribed music in a pdf from. Also are audio files with all the parts and then without the play…
15 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Content type: Forum topic
I was going through some old finale files and came across some charts i did for a recording project in 1999 called "April Sessions" This session is special to me because the pianist on this record, Bobby Peterson, was a local treasure - a…
15 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
Content type: Video Embed
This is my third shot at getting the music up on the site. It is Bryan Carrott accompanying Fathead Newman on a very famous jazz tune. See if you can guess it. BruceW :-)
15 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
Content type: Forum topic
That video is not vibes, and just for fun, but I thought this guy had a very special "four mallet technique"... And I was just wondering if any of you would like to try this on vibes? After all, no more handles, no more hand pains, wounds…
15 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
Artie Shroeck!
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
After you get past the suit, you'll realize what a monster Artie is. He's a lounge player in vegas and I think he plays his butt off! I've seen this before and Joe just saw it over at youtube and emailed me and said "YOU HAVE TO POST THIS…
15 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
Some content may be restricted to
Registered Members, or
Subscribing Members.