I was just thinking. (That's where my dad would say 'How did it feel?'.

I spent last night jamming with a bass player. We took some tunes got together and put them through a bunch of keys. I said to him I liked doing this with 'just the 2 of us' because if there were other players they'd be off to the side playing the new keys while I was soloing.

And then bam!!! Why not do this live, and you guys play along. You won't bother me, because I can't here you. We'd pick the songs and you guys would play along. Play the root of the chords, play the chords, play whatever you want.

(We've been talking about Theo Milkov on the site. Here is his teacher performing. - tony miceli)

TOM BECKHAM QUARTET WITH CHRIS CHEEK AT CHRIS JAZZ CAFE THURSDAY, DEC 10TH 9PM

December 10, 2008 - 9pm
Chris' Jazz Cafe
1421 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-568-3131
http://www.chrisjazzcafe.com

THE COVER IS ONLY TEN ($10) BUCKS! $5 FOR STUDENTS - HELLO PHILLY!

featuring
Tom Beckham - vibraphone
Chris Cheek - saxes
Matt Pavolka - bass
George Schuller

supporting my third CD entitled Rebound, available at http://www.apriarecords.com

Joe and me playing Stella By Starlight (along with Geoffrey Keezer on piano). This photo was taken during Nancy Zeltsman's summer marimba festival in Boston. Joe and Geoffrey gave an outstanding clinic and I sat in at the end for a few tunes.

Lieb and me in the studio when we recorded Depth of Emotion.

Kenny Werner and me in the studio when we recorded Key Play.

I short tutorial on the 13th chord.

Dave Friedman Plays Body and Soul Duo with Peter Weniger.

(This is just vibes and Sax - Check out the approach! It's Beautiful. - Tony Miceli)

In a lot of my tunes lately, I have been using mallet 4 for the melody, which is not the normal stick for the Miceli grip, which I use. I have been doing a lot of 3 note chords/arpeggios with mallets 1,2,3. This is another example of me using mallet 4 for the melody (I think I am playing it a little too fast).

I referenced Tony's intro to his grip in the "Check This Out", above. He talks about how different grips lead towards different styles of playing.

Barry