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Bobby Hutcherson Tribute in So. Cal

Some of you, friends, know I am a big Bobby Hutcherson fan...
so I'm excited about this upcoming show in
San Diego, on March 19th at 98 Bottles, with
Ian Harland (also vibes)
Joshua White (piano)
Doug Walker (bass)
Gerard Nolan (sax)
Duncan Moore (drums)

"A Tribute to Bobby Hutcherson"

Bobby wrote and recorded so
many great tunes, both during his fruitful Blue Note
days and also later, when he was out on the West Coast.
we are going to play as many of them
as we can squeeze into one evening!
Here are some of them:

Head Start
Cirrus
Black Circle
Montara

Working on sound possibilities with a line over C-7 F7 Bb Maj 7

Practicing today on sound possibilities in executing a line over C-7 F7 Bb Maj7. Focusing on variations with pedaling, dampening, deadstrokes, ghost notes, accents and stickings. The first example is fairly dry with no pedal. There are a lot of possibilities in executing a simple line like this. I'll sometimes take even a smaller phrase and work with it trying to get as many nuances and phrasing possibilities out of it. Note selection is important for sure, but sound is also very important and needs to be constantly looked at.

New PAS Percussive Notes article - David Friedman on Melodic Improvising

Hi Everyone,

I have an article in the current issue of Percussive Notes. It's a transcription/analysis of one of David Friedman's performances/lessons from the site (found here: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/node/4457). David was also kind enough to do a short interview about some of the concepts involved. Thanks to Ed Saindon for facilitating this. I attach the article here. I'd appreciate any feedback you might have.

-Tristan

Alternate ways to approach turnaround changes by Rusty Burge -V

A lesson on some different ways to approach iii-vi-ii-v changes using second inversion triads chromatically. I should mention that some of this type of motion (going up specifically) creates triads over the bass note which may conflict with the basic iii-vi-ii-v chord types. Remember the strength of the passing motion is its motivic direction which leads to a resolution.
Rusty