Hey guys, Joe was mentioned a little while back. He was the drummer in the TV clip with Gary when they were playing with Stan Getz. Here's a photo of Joe that was taken on a gig with bassist Mark Carlsen and myself. The gig is at a nice Japanese restaurant on the outskirts of Boston. We have another night coming up tomorrow.

Joe is a special drummer. He really knows the history of jazz and all of the players. He can burn at a very soft dynamic level. He blows me away every time that we play.

Ed

This little tune is titled Tribute. It is arranged here for 4 mallet solo vibes. Beginning students should find this piece an excellent example of how to accompany a melody on the vibes. It’s not technically difficult, but it is a good sounding piece, suitable for performance. The audio example includes some improvisation too. It’s important to note that you don’t have to obtain super technique to get a nice full sound.

Hi all,

Here's a new etude for the site. If anybody found the other ones too hard, try this one. It's fun, and it's a little easier technically. Pdf is attached. Enjoy!

Behn

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After missing the Chick and Gary show at the Blue Note this fall, I decided I had better get down to Iridium a few weeks ago to see L'Image (the reunion group featuring Mike Mainieri, David Spinozza, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin and Warren Bernhardt). I'm happy to report the group is better than ever, and out with some great new music.

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Danish vibist Morten Gronvad found this ad on Ebay and linked it on Face Book (FYI, he plays Deagan). The comment he added was: "Whatever made him change?". I thought maybe Gary you could answer Morten's question? :o)

Link to the ebay page: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-Gary-Burton-Deagan-Vibraharps-Musical-Inst…

- M

Hey guys, ran across this site recently. Has some good improv related topics and put together pretty nicely with related videoclips. Here's the link: http://jazzadvice.com/7-harmonic-breakthroughs-that-completely-changed-…

Ed

Hello everyone, if anyone is interested in writing an article for the Percussive Arts Society magazine Percussive Notes, please contact me for details. It can be on any topic related to the vibraphone and marimba like technique, improv concepts, exercises/etudes, etc. You can contact me via my Berklee email address: esaindon@berklee.edu

Thanks. Ed

I'm reading Marc Levin's book on theory and then also his one on voicings. He's a pretty hip cat! Here's a quote from his book:

Scales are the alphabet, not poetry, of music. You need to know the alphabet, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and so on before you can write words, sentences, and ultimately poetry.

My guitarist friend Bernard and I can't wait for April 17th: we are to go and see Gary play in Paris! Today for my b-day, Bernard sent me this youtube link as a gift! I said: that's perfect!!

So I'm sharing it with you: love it! Man they are in Buenos Aires, a place where you surely can't be wrong with Tango. Gary starts alone, but everything is already there! Even before the "traditional" musicians enter: wow!! And just listen to the public's reaction: no mistake!! ;-)

Enjoy! - M

Everybody wish Marie-Noëlle a happy birthday!!

Happy Birthday Marie!!

Cu soon!

TJ