This is my last etude on the bebop lessons. Ofcorse this is not the end but the beginning. I now really know what to do and what to practise and that's great! Thanks all the guys for these lessons. I was practising a TOny's lesson which is about create lines diatonically (a thing that puts you into the world of bebop since - at least to me- is mostly a diatonic music) and I spontaneously combine this with the solo vibes totm. So 2 in the price of 11!!!!

After practising this into 12 keys the g and f seemed to me that is the better ones.

This clip is from a gig last January playing Ted's composition Ida Spoons which is based on Stella. The cameraman missed the head and part of Ted's solo which is a shame. Ted is composer/saxophonist with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis....and plays his rear off! What a pleasure this night was.
Rusty

If anyone is interested, this is an article I wrote for PAS's periodical. I geared it towards a college student who is a percussion performance/education major, but the hardcore jazzer can get just as much out of it (I hope). Some of the musical spelling in the examples got botched (Fb is supposed to be E natural). Hopefully you guys like it.

-Drew

http://publications.pas.org/Archive/July12/1207.22-25.pdf

Larry Mckenna - Sax
Tony Miceli - Vibes
Kevin MacConnell - Bass
Dan Monaghan - Drums

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Nico Farrugia is in Paris these days. He came to my home today and stayed for dinner! We had very great chat, a little music, compared some mallets, and Bruno prepared a nice barbecue to end a hot summer day. We took this picture before I brought him to the station. Come back soon Nico! :o)

Guys,

I got the info of a live concert streaming with vibist Jerry Tachoir and his band.

The date is tomorrow August 19th.
The time is 8 p.m. Eastern US.
Place (for info): Monthaven Mansion.

Here is the link: https://new.livestream.com/accounts/289785/grouptachoir

Too bad it's not a very good time for us Europeans, but maybe some of you can have look and let us know how it went.

Enjoy!

- M

My First Jazz Gig

So...I don't usually write blog entries, but I figured I'd share some insight from my first-ever jazz gig in the community last week. I know some of you are old pros at gigging, but for those who aren't, here is one example of what it might be like. Of course every gig is different, so remember this is just one experience. Hopefully there are more to come!

hey everyone at this wonderfull place us vibist love to come too everyday ..

i had a brainstorm today ... Wat if we all swapped our original tunes here ... hmmmm

kinda like gettin in each others heads across the world ..

ill start the cycle off with a tune of mine. This one is called Sikyi moe. its a bossa/swing tune based on the form of green dolphin street.

if anyone has a way of recording there version of the tune id love to hear . and also and foremost would be 100 percent into any comments of the tune ..