This is the first of 3 improvisation, which were conducted in a Melbourne city park in the rotunda at midnight in the midst of a ferocious summer storm.
It is the first of many different improvisations i have recorded in different contexual settings around the city of Melbourne, Australia.
The duet contains trombone and vibraphone, and all music is original.
I look forward to any comments,
Rob

Check out the end of this video. These kids are so proud. It's pretty cool.

And it looks like one of the percussion groups Gary grew up with! Lots of players and lots of instruments!

I want to go to school there!

Ok I thought I'd post this one because I'm soloing and comping. You'll get an idea of what I'm doing!

But I won't even post this one on youtube. I look the FATTEST on this one. So this is for subscribers only!!

Only subtle fat jokes allowed. Let's see how subtle and cunning you can be.

I'm going to study stage presence of this cat.

This is a trip and a half. Power to him.

Check out Pianist Tom Lawton's solo. Tom is a true genius like Gary.

Tom transcribes and memorizes solos by playing along with them on the dashboard of his car on the way to gigs.

He can do tricks like play a tune and play each hand in a different key, take solos and everything with each hand in a different key. He can hear anything and play it back and transpose things like Bartok excerpts on the spot and put them in solos.

Just some video from my gig last night. Rhythm section is swinging.

Tony Miceli - Vibes
Tom Lawton - Piano
Bob Colligan - Bass
Dan Monaghan - Drums

This article will delve into the family of mallet instruments made of tuned wooden bars, and will take a look at three locations where these instruments are prevalent - North America (jazz and classical), Africa (Shona music), and Central America (Guatamalan folk music). This is not meant to be an exaustive list, but will serve to highlight the vastly different music that has evolved in these places, and the fascinating variety of instruments that have been designed to play the music.

Diego Urbano, member from Argentina and "old cyber pal" put this on his Facebook.

I just couldn't resist!!!

Enjoy!

- M

PS: Man I love it all, the expressions, the parodic details, choice of characters and words, and when they sing out of tune they are so funny!!

ED SAINDON HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM VIBESWORKSHOP.COM AND ALL ITS MEMBERS!

For those who don't know about him, Spike Heatley is the grand old man of the double bass in Britain. Now 76, Spike had dinner with the best. He was formerly with the Jazz Couriers (Ronnie Scott-Tubby Hayes Quintet), the Tubby Hayes Quartet, Barney Kessel European trio, the Oliver Jones trio etc... As bassist with the Johnny Dankworth big band for several years, he worked with all the big stars. Spike is now retired and lives in France, not too far from me. He stopped playing gigs only recently. Now he sits at home, still practises his bass, and writes tunes.