listen to this guy play. listen to the first couple bars. you can tell he's a great young player, right? his phrasing i think is right on. has a little terry gibbs maybe in? i dug his playing.

Had never heard this little gem. Tough for me to play. Ver 1 plays the 4 chords of the bridge as closed as possible. Want to compare to opening them up per Tony's suggestions.
Also, added a good external microphone to my Audacity recording setup. Seems to bring a good improvement in sound quality.

This post is in response to Tony's plea for members to post more. So if you don't like it, blame Tony.

A brief rendition of the classic "Over The Rainbow" that utilizes harmony from Keith Jarrett's beautiful version. The arrangement features a modulation from Eb to F to Db. For a copy of the arrangement (melody and harmony), here's the link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/113437494/Over-the-Rainbow-Reharm-Modulation

Here's an etude on footprints. I came from an improv I recently on the mallet kat. Check out the some of the harmony shifts. Sort of substitutions I guess. I displaced things, messed with the time.

I give myself goals of walking up to an instrument and doing something. One shot. Of course if it sucked I wouldn't have turned it into an etude. I think this one is cool. I think it's a really study in voicings and lines and manipulated the modes of the tune.

Hello everyone,

I wanted to reach out and wish a great 2014 to all the members and supporters of vibesworkshop. We started off the year with a tremendous vibes congress in NJ, and I'm looking forward to the things we do on this site in the coming year.

Hey Houston dudes!

I'm looking forward to coming to your school in a couple weeks. Here is a bunch of stuff for you to check out.

Behns beginners 8 part series
Check out Behn's 8 part beginner series. He did this with Tyler Blanter. Behn and Tyler are great players!
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/book/online-courses/beginners-course/tonym…

Gary's video on technique
Here's a video on Attack on the vibes by the master Gary Burton
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/node/4621

Gary playing Chega
Check out Gary playing Chega
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHR3F7vp1uc

If you are practicing scales and arpeggios, these might be some nice ideas to try.
-Tyler

I love this photo. I know it's wood not metal, but still. it's so heavy to me. this guy probably made the instrument, maintains it and wheels it to his gigs to make some money. this photo really moves me!