A few months back Tyler Blanton suggested writing new melodies to standards as a way to get into a more compositional improvising approach. I wrote this tune over some alternate changes to Stella I came up with. But I think it works over the standard changes too.

(sorry for the bad piano playing!--vibe is unavailable at the moment)

Hey I thought this would be a cool way to introduce myself. My names Matt and im a philly/south jersey based trumpet player and I started picking up the vibes a few months ago and taking lessons with tony here and there. I recorded a chord melody to my romance and wanted to see if you guys had any suggestions.

Thanks!

This etude has similarities to the melody; see if you can find them :)

Excerpt of Chega from our local gig last Saturday night.

Hi everyone, I'm playing a gig tomorrow in Paris
with the Bocle Bros. Keltic project and special guest
Anxo Lorenzo, a virtuoso Whistle and Galician Bagpipes from Spain

also Loic Bléjean on uilleann pipes & whistles; Simon Bernier on Drums
myself JB Boclé on Vibes, Mallet Kat & Organ & Gildas Boclé on bass.

all original music, some from our upcoming release, teaser here:

the concert is at 8pm and has no cover!:
June 18th
COLEGIO DE ESPAÑA

Here's an 10 part series on Stella that I did a while back.

http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-1-stella-starlight/tonymiceli/061…
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-2-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-3-4-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-5-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-6-7-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-8-stella/tonymiceli/061208
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/pt-9-stella/tonymiceli/061208

Some ideas about practicing/tackling the Old Milestones.