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So, we're starting a trumpet site, just like this site featuring Joe Magnarelli and Matt Gallagher. That means I'm hanging out with trumpet players these days. That's cool when you hang out with trumpet or sax players, because you're talking to musicians who ONLY play lines. In other words they have to use lines to make harmony. We can hit a C chord and then play a G and the world knows what's happening! Trumpet players have to hit the G and then fill in. This is a real learning opportunity hanging with trumpet players.

Here's a link to Mike Pinto's workshop:

It will only be up for about 7 days:
https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=MnFneFlZeDM…

I had a great time on Saturday at the 09 vibesworkshop held this past weekend. The instructors were top pros and educators all dedicated to the cause and that came through without a doubt. The technical display and theory information I took in as much as I could; it let me know right were I stand. The hi-lite for me was when Joe Locke critiqed my solo over blues changes. I was quite nervous and felt that emotion was coming through in my playing. However, Joe heard something different and I felt reassured by his comments.

He's pro on the West Coast, but other than that.... Who is Steve Yeager?

He certainly knows a lot about music. I know he plays accordian and vibes.... But WHO IS JOHN KEENE?

Hi Tony!

I recorded Summertime this morning and just wanted to post it to give a proof of life since I have been on holidays for two weeks now. For the comping I used my latest guitar acquisition I bought some three weeks ago. Will take some time until I manage to use the extra strings properly :-)).

Critics are welcome, am happy that the Philly workshop was such a great success, cheers Stefan

Earlier today I was recalling my experiences with French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelly. I made one recording with Stephane and while it is far from earth-shattering, it remains a sentimental favorite of mine. I met Stephane rather serendipitously at a Newport Jazz Festival, and at the time I knew very little about him. I associated his name with the Hot Club of France, a legendary French jazz group led by guitarist Django Reinhardt, a group that came to fame in the 1930's and ended in 1939 because of World War II .

Where: 250 South Broad Street Room 604 (but double check with the guard)
My cell number is: two six seven nine seven three seven nine three eight

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Watch the vibe hang Sunday 3pm-5pm (East Coast time). All the attendees will play plus Joe, Tony, Dana, Mike and Probably Randy and I think Behn might even stop by!

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We are having a great time at the workshop!! Watch us today at 3pm Eastern U.S. time.

John Daly who is one of my online students from Ireland (and a great drummer) asked me to write an etude based on what we were talking about in our lesson.

This etude has several parts to it. First there's the melody. The head at the beginning is a chord melody and the head at the end is more a melody accompanied by a line.

The solo section starts off as a chord melody solo. The second chorus, a very simple accompanyment with a line and the 3rd chorus is just a line.

In a way you start off with chords and by the end of the tune, you are playing just a line.

So I've played for a few years and never had a problem breaking strings (although I've only been doing professional gigs for about 8 months). I got a set of Albrights recently and have broken the string on the vibes 3 times in the past month. I had a gig last night where we played 4 sets and I was using a set of med soft albrights. they are pretty soft so I have to hammer the notes out a bit, but not ridiculously. During the second set I realized that the string between my F# and Ab was near failure.