In publicity a one sheet is a sheet that's only one page and has all your info packed on it. Then people extract whatever they need. So....
I always try to find parallels between other things. Since I'm playing chess again, I'm always…
You guys know Illya Amar as a regular member here. You might not know Benoit Moerlen. He was in a famous french jazz rock band named "Gong" in the late 70s, playing mallets. For the story Benoit owns one of the very first MalletKats ever (…
I'm new and Know nothing but don't wish to repeat the mistakes of the past, I taught myself piano...all wrong.
With four mallets it seems the evolution is Traditional grip to Burton Grip To Musser to Stevens? So why should the vibraphone…
Hey everyone!
I'm just back from a very nice lunch with Ed Saindon and his lovely wife Pam... here in Paris! We had a great time and much enjoyed our hang!
This little picture... is for you Tony! As promised we had that drink in your honor…
Hey guys, video footage from the Berklee Percussion Festival concert on 6/18/13 has been uploaded to YouTube. The concert featured original compositions from members of the band. Personnel: Matt Marvuglio - flute, Marco Pignataro - tenor,…
This is a very interesting and demanding interlude,written by the great composer/arranger Frank Zappa.It is a incredible exercise on playing a single line melody,using uncommon intervals.
This version appeared on the "Apostrophe"album,as…
In this album, I'll get together all the pictures of the great meetings I had with vibists near my home. Most of them being taken from the same place: in front the Invalides Dome in Paris, near my work. Enjoy! :o)
Hi Everyone,
I hope some of you were able to tune in to the last Good Vibes on July 7th and 10th.
Time to gear up for August's broadcasts, on the 4th and 7th. Two vibes players make their debuts on Good Vibes in August, Micah Rutschman…
Hi All-
I've started a new band that explores Brazilian 'choro' tunes (pre-samba music somewhat akin to ragtime/New Orleans jazz) through the lenses of creative Brooklyn musicians who play a myriad of styles. This first video is my…
Hi to everybody:
As some of you know, Dimitris is going to come where I am from (Burela, Galice, Spain) the 3rd week of July. After the wonderful Wuppertal workshop I commented Dim the possibility to come to Spain to do some gigs with my…
I ordered a vibraphone two months ago, it had to be manufactured and might be the first of it's kind but the waiting is killing me. How long can it take?
I know...The bus gets here when it gets here!
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here is another track for my vibes duo with sax i just finished mixing.
tell me what you think. in general i think ballads work best in that combination...unisono passages sound to me like there´s missing something...we need to work…
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While Tony is out ‘spreading the good vibes’ down to Patagonia, some of us are much looking forward to the upcoming summer workshops, first July in Limerick – Ireland with our friend John Daly as host, then Delaware US early August.…
I read with interest Tony's description of what he calls a "One Sheet" and realized that this was something I occasionally (certainly not always) do while studying a tune. I thought I'd post my version and see if others have similar…
I discovered this piece, "A Time for Love" by Johnny Mandel, on the radio last night. I didn't catch the name of it but was able to get it by humming it into http://www.midomi.com/
It is such a beautiful tune. I bought a couple of…
I find it very interesting write your own solos to investigate new concepts. In some classes with David Friedman has encouraged me to do it. I think it is very important to grow as a musician.
