Hi there,
I´m often on tour and I try to view vibesworkshop on my iphone, but I can´t see any videos.
Is there a possibility to view them?
Thanks,
Altfrid

Bill Evans passed away 30 years ago today, on September 15, 1980. I've been listening to his music, which is not unusual, and I'd like to toss out some ideas I've been thinking about expanding on for a blog on my site.

You often hear about Bill Evan's influence on pianists. No surprise there, but I'm thinking that a majority of 4-mallet vibes players would also have him at the top of the list of musicians that have influenced them the most too. I think there are a number of factors at work here. One is timing.

Try this lesson out guys. It's a plug and play altered lick with 4 mallets. Let's see who can make sense out of this.

I HATE to give it all way on paper. Try using your ears first!

Hi all,

Olivier, who sold me his vibes has a friend who is also on the site: JYP. "Jean-Yves" lives in Cambodia. He doesn't play mallet but works for an orphanage there, where kids play original mallet instruments.

Here is a short video he gave me to post, "fly on the wall"! FYI, the instrument on the front is a 'Roneat'. The one on the back is a 'Kong Vong'.

Randy? Dana? Anybody knows about those instruments?

Enjoy,

- M

Another vid I did with Todd Isler.

Wasn't going to post this but I thought WTH. So this will be the conclusion of TOTM number one.

Hey who wants to meet up for dinner and then go see Bobby Hutcherson play?

Let's make a list here, then we can find a restaurant nearby and have dinner.

We'll go dutch, I'm too broke to pay for a bunch of vibe players!

I'm in.

Leave a comment and let me know if you're interested.

Ok University of Delaware students, tell us about yourselves.

What year are you?
Who's your favorite vibe player?
What's your favortie vibe cd?

and anything else cool.

We got a who is. Why not a 'Why Is It....' Series.

Things that are difficult and unexplainable... sort of.

At least from the perspective of the person posting.

My first 'Why Is It...' is:

Why is it so hard to play four mallets on a swing tune where the melody is in the upper octave.

I've been playing 'Long Ago and Far Away' for a while now. I'm in G and trying to voice nice chords underneath the melody which I'm playing in the upper octave.

ALSO the frickin melody starts on the root. That makes it ever tougher to voice.

There's the first why is!!!

Harold's latest group is dedicated to raising awareness of the plight of the Tibetan people, the beneficial work done by Tibetan Buddhist monks around the world, and to raise money for the Drepung Gomang Monastery. Five monks from the monastery are currently performing with us. They do traditional Tibetan Buddhist prayer and we do music in response to it. This recording is from last Friday night in Newark, Delaware.