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"When You Wish Upon A Star" - Cannes Concert, October 8th, 2017

ed saindon 15 October 2017

Solo vibe feature from my concert at the Theatre de la Licorne in Cannes, France which took place on October 8th, 2017. Special thanks to Andres Ramos (Professor and Head of Percussion - Cannes Conservatoire), Bergerault, Vic Firth, the city of Cannes and town of Mougins for sponsoring the clinic and concert presentation.

Vocal Phrasing

David Friedman 13 October 2017

I just wanted to make a small suggestion related to the "Vocal Phrasing" video lessons. There are more to come and although I could have provided a pdf of what I played, I think it's important to transcribe what you think would be worth learning and analyzing. Your decision. It certainly might be of interest to transcribe the blues line that I played, notating the phrasing in your own way.

MJQ plays Ornette

John Keene 10 October 2017

This clip is from Ralph Gleason's PBS show Jazz Casual from 1962. I always thought of this piece as the "odd man out" in the repertoire of the Modern Jazz Quartet only because you don't think of them as playing Ornette Coleman's music. But they recorded this and here it is live over the end credits of the program.

Stick 1 Comping for Dan

tonymiceli 10 October 2017

For me there was a whole study around comping on the vibes. Comping is just Accompaniment. No rules.

So how do you play alternate sticking and comp. Well I use mallet number 1. I tie it in with Mallet number to

I count the sticks left to right.

1 2 3 4

Here's an etude of quarter notes where you should see my concept here.

It's quick and dirty. so sorry about sharps where it would be flats etc. but you'll get the point.

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