Playing an old classic from 1922 with Billy on clarinet, Mark on upright bass and myself on vibes taped during a session here at the house on 3/22/15. An enjoyable day having friends over to play, hang and have dinner. Special thanks to Gustavo Agatiello for overseeing the audio and videotaping.

Hey,
Patrice asked me to give him a hand with the post of his latest practice tape: enjoy! :o)
- M

admission $10
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 58 Seventh Ave, Brooklyn, NY

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Stefan Bauer/Chris Bacas and VOYAGE WEST:
“A kind of world music that cannot be found on any map”

Tammy Scheffer - voice
Chris Bacas - sax
Stefan Bauer - vibraharp
Dean Johnson - bass
Rogerio Boccato - drums, percussion

Hey,

I was reading Pau'l post, wondering if Spring Vibes in Wuppertal had even happened, and I realised no one had the time to write/post a little something about it... so here I am!

This year was the 3rd times that Matthias Goebel had in hands the organization of our Winter European Workshop. And as usual it was a great moment to share ! I only arrived on Friday afternoon so I know I missed some very cool lessons/gigs/presentation, but I'm always happy to be there every year and meet my "vibes buddies"!

Here's a clip on improvising with Pentatonic scales for the standard Green Dolphin Street. There is a post on the All Things Improvisation blog that includes this videoclip as well as a page listing the pentatonic scales being applied. Vibist Volker Heuken from Nuremberg, Germany did an excellent job transcribing the solo.

Here's the link to the All Things Improvisation blog: http://allthingsimprovisation.blogspot.com/2015/03/pentatonics-on-on-gr…

Article from 1985 addressing harmonic concepts as applied to Stella By Starlight. Hard to imagine that I wrote this 30 years ago. The great thing about music is that I'm still working on these concepts. It never ends.

Here's the article:

https://drive.google.com/a/berklee.edu/folderview?id=0Bxbpdyow6QPOflF1W…

Berklee Improv Class - Applying the improvisational concept of Four Note Groupings over John Coltrane's Giant Steps. In my 39th year of teaching and it's still a pleasure to teach improv to these talented and motivated musicians. I feel fortunate to be able to pass on the information as well as learn and grow along with the students.