today i tried to practice be bop...

wow those abershold guys are so fast, i sucked on the head. it´s so difficult to think that fast on those bebop tunes...
if someone has a tip besides practicing slowly (i know and did it already but those abershold guys refuse to play it slow), i would be thankful :)

tarik

Here's an audio lesson on some tips for the blues. Attached is a vocabulary exercise, and a transcription of Milt Jackson's solo on Bag's Groove from Wizard of the Vibes. Enjoy!

Behn

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"Cyclic Episode"- by Sam Rivers

Joe Doubleday- Vibraphone
Hoo Younghoo Kim- Bass
Angelo Spampinato- Drums

Marcel posted this exercise in a comment to barryk.

I thought I would turn it into the EOTM!

here's marcel's comment:
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I often look into exercises of rudimental or technical snare drum books to aply to the notes and caracteristics of vibraphone in different ways. This last days I took one to practice combination of simple and double strokes and I think that works very well to practice C major (or any mode with the same notes!).

hi people I´m not sure if the people see this but it is incredible!!
I would like to be from the same indian tribu where our dear joe locke was! (jejejeje)

incredible solo and relaxing feel, joe! a pleasure!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f50naeZjHo&feature=related

I'm working on a duo project with a pianist from my school, and we want to do a piece with a dancer, or a small group of dancers.

We've been looking thorugh some pieces, but maybe someone will have a suggestion for us. Has anybody done something like this? I know it's a pretty obscure project to take on. We're looking at contemporary or ballet dance.

We're planning on gigging with just the duo, but we want to also play a piece with dance for a recital or concert.

Thanks!

Here is a piece originaly played by the hippy band Iron Buterfly called "In a Gadda Da Vida".
This Nguyen Lê's band (guitare) :"song of freedom"
with Linley Marthe on bass, Stephane Galland on drums and myself on marimba.