We just finished a fun week here in Boston. Berklee Percussion Week takes place every year at Berklee in June. The week featured classes, ensembles, clinics and concerts with a variety of tracks including drum set, hand percussion, total percussion, marimba and vibraphone. The mallet faculty this year included Dave Samuels, Gustavo Agatiello, Nancy Zeltsman and myself. All of the songs from my Tuesday night concert have been uploaded to SoundCloud. The band featured Matt Marvuglio - flute, Marco Pignataro - sax, David clark - bass, Ron Savage - drums and myself on vibes.

i took out a very old vinyl recording from 1978 by billy joel called 52nd street, which i did not losten to since 10 years or something like that. one of my favorite tracks is the tune "half a mile". after this tune comes "untill the night" i read the credits and couldn´t believe my eyes.

mr.david friedman played chimes and percussion on this tune. ok to be honest the tune david played on is the worst track on this record in my opinion (not his fault!!!!) but anyway david, did you met billy joel in person? do you remember the recording session? how was it like?

I found that on YouTube :

Whats a Jazz musician?:" one who loads 5000$ worth of gear into a 500$ car to drive 100miles to a 50$ gig !!! "

So true ! (Sigh)

I am selling an old set of Musser vibes. It appears to be their "Combo" line vibes, except it DOES NOT have a motor, pedal, and is also missing the belt that the motor uses. To fix the pedal problem I tied rope with a loop to the eye bolt underneath and it works like a charm! The frame is foldable and there is a handle on the side so it's easy to transport. Also, ill include my set of Mike Balter vibe mallets. I am located in Vacaville, CA (off I-80, about 45 minutes west from Sacramento or an hour east of sf).

Hi All,

Since it's the last day of my cell phone billing cycle and I have some data left, we've made a last minute decision to Livestream tonight's gig. The link is http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1758489/events/2195047/statuses/2218….

We'll be starting at about 7:30 (pm EDT) and going for an hour or so with the Livestream -- don't want to run over my data limit! There won't be anyone to monitor the chat room, so you're on your own there.

Enjoy!

Tom P.

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Guys, let me present you Stephen Neweissman, a very cool LA vibist, participant in the Vibe Summit and student of Nick Mancini. He was in visit in Paris with his very nice wife Sonya. They proposed a meeting and we had a very pleasant lunch near my work. As usual, we took the "traditional" picture in front of "Les Invalides". This is my picture #4, but not the least! Thanks guys for this great moment! :o)

Hi All,
Here is the article I wrote for my monthly column, On The Road, in the New Jersey Jazz Society magazine. It appears in the just-released July/August issue. This magazine is sent to members only and is not available online. Anyone who would like the full 54-page mag, please email me and I will send the whole pdf.
gloria
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So, I'm pretty sure this is going to be simple but I can't be the only one who has problems with posting pictures... How do I do it? And (slightly unnecessary, but could be very helpful!) can you upload pictures through a smart phone? Thanks!
-Will