I spend quite a bit of time practicing and don't always feel as if I'm progressing as desired.
I'm also one of those guys that get completely immersed in something and burn out when air runs out. So I'm adding something new to my practice options.

The Story:
I like shooting sports. ALL shooting sports! Sporting clays, skeet, hand gun sports, 3D archery, rifle, carbine... I love all of it. Especially sporting clays because I like watching the clays turn to dust. Learning to shoot has a lot in common with playing jazz.

Another master left us. Aged 85, James Moody passed yesterday Dec 9th. I came across this video.

Brilliant, generous, nuts, cheerful, so musical... and sooo alive!

Hats off Mr Moody! :o) RIP.

- M

A few simple etudes are attached below. I talk about them in the audio.

This is just a tune that I wrote for my ensemble at Berklee. We scheduled a rehearsal with the whole band and no one showed but us three for the first half of the rehearsal so we just did it in a trio format.

Joe Doubleday- Vibraphone
Tamir Shmerling- Bass
Tom Wandell- Drums

Love this music!

QDV = Quick and Dirty Video. That is a quickly made video!

A rare and classic video performance by the late vibist, drummer and percussionist, the legendary Larry Bunker playing vibes with reedman, saxophonist and flutist Paul Horn's quintet.
"We Three Kings." Buon Natale!

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Hi everybody,

I still have got a vibraphone for sale : Deagan Aurora model.
Excellent condition, rare in Europe, very nice sound (see attached pictures).
Localised in Paris, France. 5.000 €

From a recent concert I did. Check out Tom Lawton on piano!