Hey everyone! I've decided to post a rough mix from a track off of my new album. Theres no reverb and theres a lot of roughness to the sound but I thought the community might enjoy hearing what a track sounds like before it is mixed and mastered properly. Once its done i'll post the final mix and you can hear the difference!

I really like this tune because of its very simple harmony. It makes it quick and fun to play over!

Enjoy!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/arts/music/21guru.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cwjkn4VSqU&feature=related

Check out Milt's solo. It's so laid back, beautiful and swinging!

This is a short radio documentary i found in my collection about the life of Lionel Hampton. Some really interesting interview snippets with Lionel, along with insights from musicians.

Happy Birthday Lionel!

This is in reply to comments referred to in the lesson under 'check this out'.

Talking about more ways to practice modes and why.

Do words exist for this?... At least I found one: peace... :o)

I am working on "Waltz for Debby" by Bill Evans.

I wasn't going to post it until I did a little better, but Carla asked for something new from me. Here is my best take of the night. Still working on it...

Hey guys a while ago I wrote this brief article on cells:
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/blog/mike-pinto-chromatic-cell-structures/…

now i'd like to start a series of lessons based on cells. This first part is just an introduction where I go quickly over a few options. In the lessons to come I will go more slowly and be more specific(I hope...)!

enjoy and ask questions please!

Chinese translation for Chinese students

C為起音的第二級Melodic scale,
聽起來很接近Dorian scale, 不一樣的是多了降二音。我們也可以把這個叫做Dorian b2 scale。
要練習這個比較陌生的Dorian b2 scale, 其實方法就跟你練其他比較常見的音階（Major...）一樣，試著把它打得好聽。
Dorian b2 scale跟Phrygian音階不一樣的是Dorian b2 scale沒有降6音。
怎麼練那些簡單的音階，就怎麼練這些比較少見複雜的音階。試著比較看看，看有什麼音相同，什麼不同。
另外，還有很多方式可以看這個音階，你可以想成大調音階降2降3降7，
或著C是Bb的二級，演奏Bb melodic minor scale, 但是起音還是保持在C。
不管怎麼想這個音階都行。好好研究並練習這個音階吧。

Check out this cat towards the end. I posted Glen Verez a minute ago and then found this.

Oh my god, this cat is so bad it's not even funny!!!!