This is an interesting cd for vibe players to check out. Listen to Julian play. This is Guitar, Bass and Drums. Julian plays the melody a lot of the time and only adds one or two notes. When I hear stuff like this, I think immediately about playing in a trio, vibes, bass and drums. I see how little I have to play. I see how similar we are to the guitar in terms of comping and playing melodies. I learn so much from listening to guitar trio CDs!!!!

Beautiful!

Mike is pure music.

Thanks to my buddy Larry for sending me this :-)

Hi All,
Boy, I was really in a hurry when I made this video. Please excuse all the times I mis-speak. I say 2-5 when I mean 2-5-1, I say scale when I mean chord, and I even named the video wrong. Oh well! I'm still really busy, so I'm not gonna sweat it. You get the idea anyway.

VibesWorkshop.com

Piper’s Work Room (first post)

Tony asked me to present my story along with a series relating to the vibraphone's various mechanical functions from both a player and a builder's perspective. The objective is to systematically address the entire instrument and share what I learned going through the process of designing, building, marketing and pitching the PIPERvibe to Musser. I’m hoping that you will ask questions, answer questions and present new ideas. Building a great vibraphone is simple - until you actually do it.

"Farmer's Trust" - a beautiful song from guitarist Pat Metheny. I'm a huge fan of Pat's compositions. A tricky one to do solo.

"Oblivion" by the great composer Astor Piazzolla from Argentina.

This is a piece my son Jeremy wrote for his daughter, Ona. I also hadn't heard him play vibes in decades, even though he's an accomplished percussionist and electronic performer. I was pleasantly surprised by his subtlety and control. I also find the piece touching. Can a father say that without sounding corny? :-)

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I rearranged Carousel for David and I and to use with 2 vibraphones. We performed this in a concert in Germany in 2018.

This was videoed and edited by Hauke Renke who is also a great vibe player.

"On Green Dolphin Street" - playing this classic standard with alternating choruses in the keys of C and Eb along with a focus on lines using improv concepts from my four volume series The Complete Guide To Improvisation.