Slow Agbekor (traditional Ewe warrior dance in 12/8, also known as “Atsiagbekor”)
In this one-man-band arrangement, four support patterns and drum languages build the ensemble array: gonkogui (bell), totodzi and kagan drums, and ankle bells. Once the groove is established, I recite a number of master drum themes, with several songs interspersed. The left hand uses the Burton grip to simultaneously play two parts: bell and totodzi.

Hi All,
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, a perfect time to remind your listeners all the ways they can support jazz that I announce in the April Good Vibes. Also check out my new website and blog, www.gloriajazz.com.
See ya there!
gloria

“I’m Old Fashioned” - solo vibraphone version of one of my favorite standards from Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer. I'm focusing here on utilizing the entire range of the instrument with a variety of solo vibraphone concepts that incorporate all four mallets. Some of the techniques include the use of counterpoint, various left hand accompaniment techniques, double stops (octaves, 6ths, 3rds) and four mallet voicings. These solo vibraphone concepts/techniques and more will be showcased via examples on standards as part of my solo vibraphone book project that I'm working on.

hey all,

this is a trailer of the project i worked for in the past time...i already posted some of the tunes here on the site.

it´s a narration with live video and music performance, which was performed now several times in the main theater in bochum germany,

i´m sorry but the story is in german only but maybe you get an insight.

hope you like it
Tarik

I think these frames might really change the way our instruments look. Especially for busy players in cities! I played these frames and they are incredible. Malletech is planning on making some of these frames.

What do you think? Do you want one?

I like his playing! I like his sound also. I like the percussion sound of sticks. Some sticks are too soft for my taste.

and he's playing with 4 mallets :-)

Great photo of a young Gary Burton. I love looking at photos like this and thinking where in history is this, since now his history is a timeline that's set. Get it?