Here's a link to the website of legendary percussionist Emil Richards' website. This is a cool slide show showing some of the instruments in his collection, including a 31-tone vibe where an octave is divided into like, 21 parts. I had the…
Do you ever ask yourself, "what's the best way for me to support the arts?" or "Is there anything I can do from the ground level that would help support the arts and keep it healthy?"
Yes, remember that every time you buy a recording or…
A quick note.
I love how something can start a train of thought. That's why to me communities are so important. And I love this vibe community.
Sounds like with Joe's exercise that there's a serious study in moving intervals in a parallel…
To this day, I still love Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, The Stones, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix... and of course The Beatles… and many other pop bands. I love them just as much as I do any music. They all played perfectly (to me…
a bit of xylophone madness from a 2002 gig at the triple door in seattle, WA
man its hard to keep up with a violinist sometimes but i think i got him on this one..
LMAO
Here is a play along that has the changes to the handout by Larry McKenna. It's rhythm changes in Bb and has lots of substitute turnarounds. You can use this to practice the solo Larry has written out or just to try playing solo over the…
I was having fun playing around with parallel 6ths. They sound so cool on the vibes. I tried it on piano and it doesn't sound as nice. Anyway, I started playing a song that I recognized but don't know the name. Can anyone name that…
Hey Everyone--
I love talking about all my favorite vibes players and the albums they've made as leaders and sidemen. I am curious, though, what everyone gravitates to when they're not listening to the vibes. (Up to you, but I'm not…