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This is what happens when people talk about Jazz:

Acid jazz
Acid blues
Afro-jazz
Asian American jazz
Avant-garde jazz
Bebop
Calypso jazz
Cape jazz
Chamber jazz
Continental Jazz
Crossover jazz
Cubop
Ethno jazz
European free jazz
Free funk
Free jazz
Gypsy jazz
Jazz fusion
Jazz blues
Jazz rap
Jazz-funk
Kansas City blues (music)
Kansas City jazz
Latin jazz
List of jazz fusion recordings
Livetronica
M-Base
Mainstream jazz
Mini-jazz
Modal jazz
Modern Creative
Neo-bop jazz
Nu jazz
Orchestral jazz
Post-bop
Postmodern fusion
Progressive jazz
Punk jazz

Just gott his wild Idea.. Imagine a worldwide collective of vibraphonists sharing their frames, and only bringing their own resonators and bars on trips! -Saving money on owerweight, not needing to compromize on the sound, stay in touch and gather inspiration from colleagues all over the world (Thanks again, Tony!!!), saving our backs on carrying….

Just like the car-sharing-concept… Just spare us the time and energy on finding light weight sollution and only focus on sound...

In this post, I´d love to hear your sollutions for traveling. Do you use cases/bags? Do you preferr car/bus/train/plane? Do you borrow from colleagues and don´t bring anything at all? Do you use a trolley?? If you fly, how do you split up the vibe into affordable (overweight) cases/bags? Do you check in the frame, and taket he bars in your hand luggage? Hope to hear from as many as possible!

Best,

Karl Ivar

I have troubles figuring out how to play small intervals in the mid range.

For example:
Starting on C3 play ascending major thirds chromatically with the left hand.
There are three places which require a circus contortionist.
D-F#
A#-C#
B-D#

What is the suggested way to deal with this contortionists scenario?
How would you do it?

-tia

For all of the Philly/Tri-State members of this site, Dan Kleiman, a hugely gifted musician and co-leader of the group Siora along with singer/guitarist Phyllis Chapell, has suffered a massive stroke while apparently preparing to undergo treatments for lymphoma. The damage to his brain was caused by what his surgeon termed a "shower of clots." The damage to his brain apparently is irreparable, such that he would not have any quality of life. I also learned he may not survive the night. Please remember Dan, Phyllis and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

Hi,

I'm trying to upload a video, but it says that the size limit is 1MB. Is that true? You can't get much video in 1MB!

I'm trying to upload directly here -- I just want this to be available to VW'ers, not the general public -- so uploading it to YouTube and linking isn't really what I want to do.

Any help appreciated :-).

Tom P.

50 years old ! can"t read music,never played the vibraphone don't have an instrument
I would like to learn,where do I begin,do I save and buy a malletkat or a vibraphone
what books should I buy to learn to read whats first where do I start i'd like a step by step
way to make this happen for me,thanks in advance
Didee-bop

Anyone know about the scene in New York? I'm planning on going there either this summer or fall. I'm not going to be in a university. I was just wondering about the logistics of it. You know, I'm either going to have to get a ground floor apartment, find an apartment with a big enough elevator, or find a storage place outside my apartment (I'm really clueless here). Or am I just tripping over nothing here? I think I've decided on using zipcar for transportation cuz I live in Fresno, CA and I'm not too big on driving my old van across the country, then pay for parking once I'm there.

Hi Gary,

Do you know if the book that you wrote, "A Musician's Guide to the Road" is still available? It's an excellent book and valuable reading for vibists and musicians in general in learning how to deal with travelling and being on the road when touring. I have the book from many years ago. It's also fun reading since there are many interesting stories from your experiences being on the road all of these years.

I haven't said anything on here in awhile, but I would hate myself if I didn't take advantage of this opportunity, for me, of a lifetime. With having the legendary Gary Burton here, Tony, you must be beside yourself. All these great players in one cyberplace.