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Some Of You Guys Have Been On the Site A Long Time....

I've seen some of you guys around for a while now. Dimitri, Tarik, my great buddy John Daly, Barry. And there are others. You guys have become friends of mine and I'm blown away watching you guys get better on this instrument. In AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) people get a lot of strength by hearing of others journeys in getting sober. I think that's pretty powerful stuff.

I would love to hear some of you guys talk about your journey's with this instrument over the last several years and how you progressed. What did you do, how did overcome some of the obstacles in your way!!!

James.

Hello everyone !
Let me answer to Marie-Noelle , with this video, who asked me recently why i used 3 mallets now in my playing.
The reason is medical. I suffered a very severe tendonitis of the right shoulder, those last months, tendonitis due to an hyper-solicitation over my years of percussion.
I now reach my 56 and play since i have 12 ...
I was forced to stop vibes playing during 2 months this spring and had a vision of what eternity could be !

Black hole

Hi everyone,
I'm sharing this song that I wrote two year ago.
It is just a duet with English singer Sam Dale (actually, he wrote the lyrics.)
I really love his voice and his spirit !
We recorded at home (in my bedroom…)
I hope you will like it!
I wish you nice summer holidays (if you do have some :-)

Ireland Workshop 2011 - JJ's In Dublin

Played in a nice club in Dublin, Ireland last night. Here's a blurry picture of the Premiere 705s. DISCONTINUED. WHAT A DRAG. COME ON PREMIERE, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT! That's a great instrument for gigging musicians.

We did an MJQ tribute there. Played with John Daly on drums, Phil Ware on Piano and Dan Bodwell on Bass. Great musicians! It was a really fun gig!