Here's a video of me playing the last movement of the 'Jazz Suite' by Richard Michael. It's mostly written out, but there are a few improvised sections I'm sure you can spot. It's pretty challenging technically and rhythmically, but a lot of fun once you get it together. Enjoy.

Tony you're in trouble!

I finally found the stick drop master of all times...

Don't worry this beautiful performance only lasts 50 secondes... But watch that terrific SD!! I was totally hooked! ;o)

- M

Check out Franz Bauer. Pretty cool stuff, huh?

Tell us Toddc? Record producer? Drummer? Vibe player?

Sometimes I feel like the scare crow in the Wizard of Oz. Not because I feel I'm missing a brain but because i wish I was a sponge. I want the capability to immediately soak up all the information available for playing vibes. And I want it now. At my age sometimes you feel its risky to buy slightly brown bananas.

I was lucky enough to get along to Ronnie Scott's on Saturday night, to see an absolutely fantastic gig. I rushed over to catch the late show, (all the early tickets were sold out, unsurprisingly) and a packed out club was treated to some amazing music.

Austria Drei was the first group I produced. Werner Pirchner(malletts) and Harry Pepl(git) were just great creative guys and I loved playing with them so we made the Austria Drei LP. I think we did the recording in the winter of 1973.

This is a song from Werner Pirchner called Birds. Its a vibes and marimba solo piece.
I hope you enjoy this.

This is a top 30 list derived from the tune list PDF Tony posted.
I was so overwhelmed by 200 tunes I needed to add some focus.
One step at a time :)

-Todd

I'll just pass this letter along for the real vibe geeks!

This guy called Nico got information and then went to a machine shop to get the work done on his yamaha!!!

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Tony, Thanks you for introducing Nico Vanderplas to me after telling him about my Yamaha YV2700 keybed problems with the sounds of the last seven bars in the high register.

I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to recommend the DVD of Gary and Makoto Ozone's Live at Montreux DVD from the 2002 performance. I was just websurfing last week at Amazon and discovered this, and I didn't even know that it was available. As much as I like the CD, the DVD adds that "third player" - the audience, and I think you'll enjoy this even more.