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New Video

Tylerblanton 5 December 2014

Hi folks,
Here's a new video from a recent CD release gig in NYC. This piece started as a bit of a vibes etude that I expanded for a trio. This track is entitled "Never Sleeps" from my last album "Gotham."
-Tyler

"Conversation with Dave": Giovannni Perin European 6et

giovanniperin 5 December 2014

The song is dedicated to my mentor David Friedman. Once we were hanging out in my house in Italy and I showed him the harmonic and rhythmic Idea that opens the song. Then we decide to play a "kind of blues" on top of this strange chords progression... after a couple of week I composed this tune!!

Giovanni Perin 6et live from Georg Neumann Theater in Berlin in july 2014:

Giovanni Perin: vibes
Tommaso Troncon: Tenor Sax
Dima Bondarev: Trumpet
Yuriy Seredin: Piano
Marcel Krömker: Bass
Diego Pinera: Drums

enjoying Tony's mallets

tedwolff 3 December 2014

I started experimenting with Tony's signature Balter mallets about 6 months ago and they have become my goto mallet, replacing the Good Vibes (now Vic Firth) Burton mallets that I used for so many years.

Although they are harder than the Burtons, they can still produce a nice full tone, but with some added brightness that makes the vibe sound bell-like and beautiful. I've been recording with them lately and am including a sample here.

Upper Structure Triads - What Is This Thing Called Love

ed saindon 3 December 2014

Improvising with Upper Structure Triads on What Is This Thing Called Love. Upper Structure Triads is the first of five chapters in Volume Two of The Complete Guide To Improvisation. Volume Two is not available yet but Volume One is available through Amazon and www.edsaindon.com

In this clip, the first chorus is a written out solo that utilizes Upper Structure Triads (USTs). To view and download the first chorus along with a chart that lists the USTs and analysis of the UST techniques, go here to Google Docs:

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