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Stefon Harris

I've been pretty curious as to why there are never any discussions about Stefon Harris on this site. Does no one dig him? In my opinion he is one of the heaviest vibe players alive (if not the heaviest). If you guys don't listen to him you really should start! Check out the stuff he is doing in his solos. Seems like he is taking it to the next level.

What do you guys think?

Maiden Voyage by Mitch Bell/Joe Doubleday Quartet

I was called for a gig at the last minute last night and barely made it in on time. The gig turned out to be the best gig I've done in a while. We made a crap-load in tips and the Manager liked us so much he just payed us extra and asked us to come back the next night. I had played at this place many times before but never with this group. It just seemed to mesh well this time. And people notice when good things are happening.

Check out Mitch's guitar solo. That guy can really play and he has amazing ears. On top of all that, he is an extremely nice guy.

The APAP Convention (Anyone Going to Be There?)

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Anyone coming to the APAP convention tonight? I know there are hundreds of groups performing.

This is what I call the grind. Trying to get gigs and things happening at these conventions is crazy. The thing about it is I sat at a table of musicians who have played this convention for years and all said they have never booked a gig through this. This is a HUGE convention. Someone said there's a 20-30 minute wait for the elevators... and I'm playing on the 4th floor.

If You Are Coming to the Workshop!! Please Read!

If you're coming to the workshop please do a few things.

1. Fill out the registration: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/node/2710/
If you're coming to the workhshop PLEASE fill out a registration form.
This is so we can get an accurate count of attendees.

2. Please pay in advance! This will really help us and you will save money. It's so important that we make it cheaper. It helps us to know whether we can buy drinks on the plane!

Blues Etude Single Line by Tony Miceli

Here's an etude I wrote to demonstrate lines moving through scales. The sort of weaving up and down the scales that you hear advanced players do. Hopefully by playing this etude you can get some insight into all that. It's a blues, so fill in the chords and then analyze the lines against the chords. Remember if you were comping to this, you'd have to change the extensions of the chords to fit the lines. Say for instance the first note was a B and the chord was F7. Well then you'd play most likely an F7 Bb.