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Vibraphone

"Turn Out The Stars" by Bill Evans

ed saindon 13 April 2018

"Turn Out The Stars" by the great Bill Evans. One of my favorite compositions from Bill. I remember seeing him many times at the Jazz Workshop in Boston. First with Eddie Gomez and Marty Morrell or Eliot Zigmund and after with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera. I sat right next to the piano. Talk about inspiration. Besides Berklee, going to the Jazz Workshop almost every week was an important part of my jazz education.

Check Out the Grip

tonymiceli 8 April 2018

We talk about grips a lot. I think mine is the best. Right? I should shouldn't I?

Check out Mike's. I think in anyone else's hands this grip would have so many problems. But Mike makes it sound like the best grip in the world. He uses a pick up system to play, keep that in mind. I would imagine it's hard to bang hard on the instrument with that grip.

Here are 5 great vibe players who all have different grips.

Burton
Jackson
Mainieri
Feldman
Hutchinson

"In The Moment"

ed saindon 6 April 2018

“In The Moment” - I composed this song yesterday on the piano. It sort of wrote itself in about a half hour. Sometimes for me they come quickly and others not so much. Besides the great composers of the American Songbook, a few of my favorite composers are Ennio Morricone, Astor Piazzolla, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Pat Metheny. While sometimes it can be a very laborious process, it also can be quite enjoyable. A composer like an improviser can lose themselves “in the moment” while involved in the process.

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