- Nick Mancini: vibes
- Matt Clohesy: bass
- Take Toryama:drums

If you guys don't know yet Nick Mancini, you'd better change this now! My opinion is simple: very few vibists speak soooo clear to me. Word! That's quite amazing!

Tony says that theres stopper like things that go on the top of open post to close them in. Anyone know anything about them? If i were to buy them, i would need a lot! Does anyone know where i can get these?

Hey Everyone,

Here's an etude/arrangement on the TOTM, Fried Bananas (pdf is attached). You can use it as a shout chorus or supplement for the tune, enjoy!

Behn

David Friedman- Etude 27
Practice video; comments are welcome!

David Friedman- Etude 25
Practice video; Comments are welcome!

David Friedman-Etude 26
Practice video; comments welcome!

I will talk about Jean Vanasse.. Quebec vibraphonist.
He studies classic percussion in quebec and montréal conservatory but when he finished (1975) he was directed primarily in the progressive jazz and composition with his quartet "L'orchestre sympathique" (friendly orchestra..) influenced by classical and latin music. They recorded three live disc (self funded with a new concept : live recording where the public pays $10 to attend the show and receive the album on its release) and play in concert from 1976 to 1986 in Canada and Europe.

London Based Vibraphone player.
studied his A Levels at Chethams school of music in 1994.
At this time was a percussion finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year.
He then studied jazz drum kit and piano at Guildhall School of music and drama.
After he graduated he became the drummer for the national youth jazz orchestra.
In 2002 he formed his band 'Gemini'.

Remember once you have a cool voicing you have:

a cool line based on the voicing.
and then you have any of the notes between the chord tones to add to this line to make it more linear.

HELLO! IN THE WORKSHOP IN HOLLAND TONY TALKED ABOUT IMPROVISATION BASED ON SURROUNDINGS NOTES. IT WAS A VERY INTERESTED LESSON ON APPROACH (DIATONIC OR CHROMATIC) THE BASIC NOTES OF A CHORD WHICH IS 1, 3, 5, 7. THIS IS MY ETUDE. I DID THIS IN 12 KEYS MAJOR AND MINOR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO ALL. ALSO I WILL UPLOAD PLAY0ALONGS OF 12 KEYS IN MAJOR AND MINOR. THESE ARE USEFULL TO PLAY THIS ETUDE OR TO STUDY LINES ON BLUES ON 12 KEYS OR WHATEVER. I TOOK FRIEDMAN'S ADVICE AND FROM NOW ON I CREATE MY OWN PLAY-ALONGS. I SAW A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE ON MY PLAYING DOING THAT.

THANKS!