HELLO! IN THE WORKSHOP IN HOLLAND TONY TALKED ABOUT IMPROVISATION BASED ON SURROUNDINGS NOTES. IT WAS A VERY INTERESTED LESSON ON APPROACH (DIATONIC OR CHROMATIC) THE BASIC NOTES OF A CHORD WHICH IS 1, 3, 5, 7. THIS IS MY ETUDE. I DID THIS IN 12 KEYS MAJOR AND MINOR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO ALL. ALSO I WILL UPLOAD PLAY0ALONGS OF 12 KEYS IN MAJOR AND MINOR. THESE ARE USEFULL TO PLAY THIS ETUDE OR TO STUDY LINES ON BLUES ON 12 KEYS OR WHATEVER. I TOOK FRIEDMAN'S ADVICE AND FROM NOW ON I CREATE MY OWN PLAY-ALONGS. I SAW A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE ON MY PLAYING DOING THAT.

THANKS!

Hi All,
I am attempting to attach my promo for the Good Vibes one-year anniversary program to air during the month of April. I think I figured out how to do it.

I just tested the attachment and it is way loud. Be prepared. Don't know why.

New time is 8-11pm eastern. The rebroadcast will start one hour earlier than usual (at 3pm eastern).
April show is this Sunday night (April 3 and 6) and Wednesday afternoon.
gloria

www.jazzon2.org
Good Vibes airs on the first Sunday of the month, 8-10 pm eastern time
rebroadcast the following Wednesday, 4-6 pm eastern time

Les Blachut reminded me of Red's b-day March 31st. I searched and found this video of him from 1982. The man is not too young, but I love his relaxed playing, youth in his eyes and attitude, and visible fun on his face!

But jeez... though I see no cell, isn't that pick up sound?! If so how cool from a man who was born in 1909 to go through all those changes with a kid's smile!!

Happy Belated B-day Mr Norvo! :o)

When I first encountered modes I felt a little overwhelmed. I had been working hard to really learn all the major and minor scales and thought that would be all the scales I'd need to learn. But no! I discover there are lots of other scales that are important, if not vital, to playing jazz.

Any ideas for beginners lessons. Tjaco has offered to crank some out and I can do some. I'm also checking out a couple guys that specialize in beginning mallets for some lessons.

If you are a beginner, what would you like to see? I know we need more beginners lessons up here, and so we might as well customize them to you!

Ideas??

Face Book is wonderful... and so is Gary Rich who sent me to Chuck Redd, my latest vibes discovery!! What a smoking performance from all musicians! I love that "dislocated" introduction and this powerfull swing so present all throug the tune!! Wow!! Here's to the two mallet vibe guys!! ;-)

More on Redd: http://www.dcjazz.com/chuckredd/

Here a perfect (as usual) vibe solo of Gary Burton, with a very good natural sound, showing what music can be out of stage performance !
It was recorded in Italy, in a percussion school. What I like, aside of music by itself, is that Gary plays as if he was in front of a 10,000 people audience. That shows us the way !

Hi Everyone,
Good Vibes, the vibraphone zone, will air this Sunday night April 3rd at 8-10 pm eastern time.
Rebroadcast is Wednesday, April 6th, 4-6 pm eastern time. www.jazzon2.org and at iTunes (go to the radio list, then jazz, then Jazz Jersey Style). Also on your smartphone, as well as the broadcast stations listed below.

Here's a few highlights of the playlist:
Tony with "Kashmir"
Joe Locke and "Spring Is Here"
Terry Gibbs and the Dream Band, "Day In, Day Out"
Bill Ware, "Inner City Blues"
Sinatra vocal with Red Norvo "Willow Weep For Me"

This is going to be a great hang! Doug Walters from the University of Colorado is coming to the hang and will play a couple tunes.
A couple of the students will play and we'll see who else shows up. Mark Pryzbalowski will be playing bass and a great drummer Tom Palmer.

THE VIBE HANG IS HERE. STARTING 2PM EAST COAST www.livestream.com/mallet_channel"