hey everyone .. i decided to record rehearsal last saturday .. thought you all might want to check it out ... only our second time ive played with these folks .. kind of a weekend warrior thing ...

Harry Sheppard is a vibe player from Houston and Formerly New York. He played with Benny and Billie Holiday and everyone else back in the day!

Here he is on the Mallet Kat.

---- Tony Miceli

For Tifoo. This version has no chorus and no acompaniment.

This is to die for. He is smokin' here!

I apologize if this is totally cheezy. But It kicked my ass. Go easy on me.

This tune kicked my ass Bigtime. I still can't believe it. I heard Charlie Haden sing it and fell in love with it. I tried to play, thinking it would be a piece of cake and it was so hard for me. Those sixths in the melody, playing the chords very simply. The dampening. I spent several days on this tune.

I played it at the vibe hang and didn't think I did it justice and tried to do a decent recording.

Can anybody recommend someone or someplace where I can rent or borrow a vibe for Feb 12 and 13, 2009 in, or near the following German cities: Bayreuth, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, or Munich area?
Thanks, tom beckham
tom@tombeckham.net

All about Nico's instruments are here.

Woah, I'm out of control.

We´ve made this unique 4 octaves vibe for the ¨school of performing arts¨ in NY.
It´s an all white and gold instrument, modelled after the king George Marimba, where both white and gold surfaces are finished with a high shine clear lacquer, with gold shiffers embedded in the lacquer (too bad it doesn´t show in the picture).

Making this instrument was a pain, but the result was worth it.

Nico