Tony often talks about the use of vibes outside the context of jazz. Well, here is our newest release. It is probably best categorized as "New-Age Ambient", although I don't really like labels. I prefer to just ignore the box. Typically our music is considered too "new-agey" to appeal to jazz listeners and too "Jazzy" (whatever that means... sometimes they call it smooth jazz if they really want to fling what they feel is an insult) by folks in the new-age healing and yoga community.

Records to check out:
Alone by Bill Evens.
Peter Bernstein solo live at smalls.
Ornette coleman the album with 2 quartets.

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How to comp bebop head: slow version with comping, if It’s fast, you need to drop the chords. Only focus on single line

When you think about coming, just think about/practice comp in C key first. Use the diatonic movement to practice. We can practice quarter notes with one, two, three, four notes.

Single line solo

Just Friends:
https://youtu.be/hwhY2lQKCs0

Hi folks, here is jack's assignment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lYvOSUeWAs

Head-2 choruses line solo-Head out
https://youtu.be/4SevKgiAYRA

This one's cool. You have to be careful with the pedal so notes don't ring over to the next chord. The rest of the etudes I've recorded (eventually all of them) are on my YouTube channel and on this site!

This is one of my favorites in the book. Just beautiful counterpoint. It forces you to remember where your hands were to dampen. The rest of the etudes in the book are (or will be soon) somewhere on this site or on my YouTube channel.

This week's assignment is to work on a piece with two choruses of solo with lines only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GCzRtlHkPA

P.S don't ask me why I danced/wiggled/shook in the end, I think finals drove me crazy or Out to lunch did that to me. (before this recording, I was listening to that)
P.PS My shirt matched the song!

single line solo

Chien Chien Milestones(old): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OYHZ0eWq54

and another lesson from me this week.
again a beginners lesson on some basic steps to practice 2-5-1 progressions.

let me know what you think.

hugs. hauke