It's great to see that so many people have weighed in on the legacy of Bobby Hutcherson, and expressed how important his music has been to them personally. I was lucky enough to speak (briefly) with Bobby on the phone, a few months back, when I was attempting to arrange an interview with him for the soon-to-be-released book, "Masters of the Vibes: Conversations with the Great, Living Jazz Vibraphonists." Unfortunately, I wasn't able to interview Bobby, as his health was not stellar in recent times. Instead, I wrote an homage to him, from my personal perspective.

Hey guys,
Here is a review of Behn's great new record, with Nate Radley, Ugonna Okegwo, Jason Tiemann and Bruce Harris...
Check it out, but more importantly, CHECK OUT THE RECORD!
-Anthony

Behn Gillece
“Dare to Be” (Positone, 2016)

-Reviewed by
Anthony Smith

I'm trying something new and hope that it's of interest to vibe players and musicians in general. I'm inviting creative, improvising musicians to my home studio here in Berlin and sending these spontaneous encounters as a live stream through Stege.it. Here's the link for the first one today in the States and tonight in Europe.

www.facebook.com/events/1534937246531941/

Been meaning to post again for a long time now. Chord Melody on Miles's solo, then Milt's solo. Enjoy! Comments and critiques welcome.

Here's a quick and dirty performance of Blues for Alice.

Some of you guys know that I really believe that putting your stuff out there is a great way to get better! That means playing in public, giving college concerts, playing in jam sessions and also posting on the internet. This is a fairly new way of putting your stuff out there.

The thing is you will try harder if you're putting your stuff out there and that's why you get better.

I just decided to give myself 1 hour to come up with a decent version of this tune and post it.

1:21 I say top 2 voices, I mean top three

2: 15 I say Bbmaj 9. I mean Bb-9(man 7)

I say confirmation. I mean Blues for Alice.

I say Ab-7 where I mean Bb-7