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James Shipp's Nós Novo appearing at Cornelia Street Cafe NYC 2-27

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Hi Vibesworkshop--

Just wanted to put it out there that my quartet is playing at Cornelia Street Cafe (http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com) on Friday, Feb 27th at 9pm and 10:30. We'll be playing our unique mixture of Irish jigs, reels, and songs with Brazilian rhythms and jazz sensibilities, as well as some great ones by Monk, Bjork, and myself which incorporate traditional Irish feels and timbres in exciting and questionable ways. (This may sound a bit out there, but I think it actually makes for a fun and balanced night of music that most anyone who wants to can enjoy.)

More Thoughts On Drop 2s

Man, I started messing with Dana's Videos, the Mark Levine book and bam, 3 hours later I'm flipping out cause I wanted to hit the sack early tonight.

I think I'm getting it. It's about the 2 outside lines and then how you harmonize THRU a chord.

First the outside line. If you play closed you usually have thirds in the top. Now you move that second voice and you have 10ths. Instead of seconds you have ninths. It's a beautiful sound. More open and spacious.

Stereo Mic'ing

I am curious how many players put bass in the right channel vs. the left channel. How many don't care either way. Having played keyboard forever, I feel bass should go on the left, but I hear many (most) other vibes panned the other way.

I've heard that a reason to pan bass to the right would be for an audience perspective but, especially for lessons, it would make sense to me to pan for the player's perspective, i.e., bass on left.

Barry

Words of wisdom

I was watching a video of a concert by Bobby Hutcherson and Joey de Francesco and in the middle of the concert there was this interview made to Bobby Hutcherson, I was blown away by his words. I just wanted to share this with you because I thought that this just describes what's important in life in general. Here are some of his words:

“Music is not the image is only the reflection of who you are in your life.”

“Music reflects and tells the story of what is going on around you.”

“The rules of life are very simple. They are just not easy.