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What's happening in the Vibes Workshop Discord (October 29, 2026)
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What is happening in the Vibes Workshop Discord this week!Gary Burton reacts to a video of his solo playing that he has never seen — his 1974 Norway video, on clarity, dampening, and the two-guitar band.Members hunt for rattan — wrapping…
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Play a Great Standard in 1 Month - Body & Soul - Week 4 by Behn Gillece
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🎵 Play A Great Standard In One Month – Body & Soul – Week 4We've reached Week 4, the final lesson in our study of "Body and Soul"!Over the past three weeks, we've developed two different sets of voicings and begun combining those ideas…
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Tony's 15 week thing lesson 4
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Continuing my slow march through Tony's 15 week lessons - here's lesson 4."Talk about chord melody".  This is where you accompany yourself by playing some harmony behind your melody line.  It's a good skill for comping for…
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Play a Great Standard in 1 Month - Body & Soul - Week 3 by Behn Gillece
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🎵 Play A Great Standard In One Month – Body & Soul – Week 3Over the past two weeks, we've been developing our approach to "Body and Soul" by exploring different four-mallet voicings throughout the entire form.Week 1 focused on voicings…
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Friedman Dampening Etude 5
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Friedman 5 - better dynamics than the first 4. Weird aspect ratio because I had to edit the video so it wouldn't upload as a short. 
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Gary Burton — 'Eleanor Rigby' with Chick Corea (Burghausen, 2011)
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Chick Corea and Gary Burton play 'Eleanor Rigby' as a piano-vibraphone duo at Burghausen in 2011. Worth studying for Burton's voicings and the duo interplay.
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Gary Burton – Afro Blue, Jazz Sous les Pommiers 2013
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Gary Burton's New Quartet plays Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue" live at Jazz Sous les Pommiers in 2013, with Julian Lage on guitar, Scott Colley on bass, and Antonio Sanchez on drums. Worth a close listen for Burton's four-mallet playing…
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Warren Wolf, "Señor Mouse" – Live at Berklee
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Warren Wolf and pianist Alex Brown play Chick Corea's "Señor Mouse" as a duo, live at Berklee in 2014. Worth studying for Wolf's phrasing and the duo interplay.
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Gary Burton Quintet – Molde 1974
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Gary Burton's quintet at Molde in 1974, with Pat Metheny, Mick Goodrick, Steve Swallow, and Bob Moses. It opens with solo vibraphone on 'Desert Air' and is worth studying for Burton's phrasing and the band's interplay.
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Stefon Harris + Blackout – Legacy Dances (Live at St Louis Jazz Club)
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Stefon Harris and Blackout perform the title track from Legacy Dances, filmed live at the St Louis Jazz Club. Worth a look for Harris's playing and the band's take on his composition.
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Joel Ross – Wisdom Is Eternal (For Barry Harris)
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Joel Ross plays his tune "Wisdom Is Eternal (For Barry Harris)" with his band. Worth a close listen for his phrasing and how he shapes a line on vibes.
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What's happening in the Vibes Workshop Discord
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What's happening in the Vibes Workshop Discord this week: Gary Burton on how the Musser M-48 was born, a member who found a vibraphone in Paris 3 hours before a gig, and our practice club working through rootless voicings. Join the…
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Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Group – "Fractured" (JazzBaltica 2007)
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Joe Locke with the Geoffrey Keezer Group playing 'Fractured' at JazzBaltica in 2007. Locke (vibes), Geoffrey Keezer (piano), Jonathan Kreisberg (guitar), Mike Pope (bass), Terreon Gully (drums).
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Bobby Hutcherson – Stolen Moments, Mt. Fuji 1986
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Bobby Hutcherson on vibes with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams, live at the Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival in 1986. Worth studying for Hutcherson's playing in an all-star quartet setting.
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Bobby Hutcherson
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Bobby Hutcherson
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The Practice Club is Starting Up
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Here's the link for the practice club invite.https://discord.gg/CTx6wv8PH?event=1557784898096599182 Our first class is Oct 18th, 1pm Eastern U.S.If you are serious about playing the vibes join us! It's free as long as you do the work…
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Stefon Harris — "Blackout" (Live at PASIC 2024)
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Stefon Harris and Blackout play their tune "Blackout" live at PASIC 2024. Posted on Malletech's channel, with a clear view of his four-mallet work.
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Play a Great Standard in 1 Month - Body & Soul - Week 2 by Behn Gillece
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🎵 Play A Great Standard In One Month – Body & Soul – Week 2Last week, we began our study of "Body and Soul" by developing a practical set of voicings through the entire form in the traditional key of D♭ major.Our focus was on finding…
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Warren Wolf — 'Sushi' with the Peter Beets Trio (Keystone Korner Baltimore)
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Warren Wolf sits in with the Peter Beets Trio on 'Sushi,' recorded at Keystone Korner Baltimore. Recent clip, Wolf in fine form.
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Lionel Hampton — Full Concert, North Sea Jazz Festival 1994
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Lionel Hampton's full concert at the 1994 North Sea Jazz Festival with his Golden Men of Jazz — Junior Mance, Benny Golson, Al Grey, Clark Terry, and Harry 'Sweets' Edison. Hampton was 86 and still at the top of his swing; a full set worth…
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Maj 7ths and 9ths Circle of 4ths 60bpm
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Vibraphone, weird-sounding speaker
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Dave Samuels - Bemsha Swing (Berklee, 2009)
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Dave Samuels plays Monk's "Bemsha Swing" with his trio at the 2009 Berklee Percussion Festival. A strong performance to study for his harmonic choices and phrasing.
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Bobby Hutcherson – Jitterbug Waltz, JazzBaltica 2007
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Bobby Hutcherson Quartet plays Jitterbug Waltz at JazzBaltica 2007, with Joe Gilman, Dwayne Burno, and Eddie Marshall. Worth studying for his comping and solo phrasing in 3/4.
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Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand
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Stefon Harris's TED talk "There are no mistakes on the bandstand" — playing through examples with his quartet, he shows a wrong note is only a mistake if you don't react to it. A listening lesson worth every improviser's time.
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Dave Samuels interview (Yamaha)
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Dave Samuels plays and talks about how he got started in jazz, plus his Yamaha vibraphone setup. Short interview, worth a look.
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