I am a sax player and want to start playing vibes; I'm having a hard time deciding what to buy. I'm fortunate in that a couple of thousand dollars either way doesn't make a huge difference to me if it means getting an instrument that sounds better to me and/or is easier to play. For whatever it's worth, I've always been a huge fan of Milt Jackson's sound. I have a fairly large music room at home; portability might become an issue in the future if I want to play with other musicians. I'm 6'2" so height adjustability might also be an issue.

I played a gig tonight where we played all Monk music. After the gig there was a jam session and some of the guys from the workshop came to the gig and sat. Here's a shot of the club and Dimitri getting ready to play a tune!

Tjaco is one of the guys who have been so supportive and helpful on the site. He just had a baby, so I got a feeling he will have less time for the site!!!!

Congratulations Tjaco!!!!!!

Frits starts with the bass line and then moves to the changes.

Just a little sample from the workshop. Students are playing in 5/4