Berklee Improv Class - Applying the improvisational concept of Four Note Groupings over John Coltrane's Giant Steps. In my 39th year of teaching and it continues to be a pleasure teaching these talented and motivated musicians. I feel…
Thanks for listening in on the first track i posted of my original " Reflections" performed by JOURVET. This is another original to be release on the cd. Reggae vibes called " DEM FEEL GOOD"
I would like to invite musicians and non musicians around Philadelphia to come to my graduate recital, 23rd of November 7:30 pm at Caplan recital hall (211 S Broad St 17th Fl Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107).
Thank you
Dimitrios
I wanted to say that David's new recording Weaving Through Motion is a fantastic recording. Masterful and creative playing with a gorgeous recording sound of the vibes and marimba. I downloaded it from Amazon. Highly recommended. Ed
im looking for a mallet bag. Tony, i remember you mentioning that Beiner bags were working on a special bag for you. Is that goin to be out soon? I miss my leather barrel style bag i had years ago .. does anyone know where to get those?
Hey Everyone,
Here's an etude/arrangement on the TOTM, Fried Bananas (pdf is attached). You can use it as a shout chorus or supplement for the tune, enjoy!
Behn
Please note that in the audio, I keep referring to the half diminished chord in measure 25 as "diminished", but I really meant and even played HALF diminished! Haha!
hello vibeworkshop family .. id like to share the this composition with you that i just recorded last weekend with my friend Tom Berich on steel pans. The tune is entitled " Reflections." not be associated with the monk tune. this…
I am doing a presentation about the vibraphone in latin jazz music as part of my thesis and I realized after talking to Tony today that there aren't so many vibes player in this music as there are in piano. I know Tito, Cal, Samuels and…
Udel here's your next lessons. This is what we talked about today.
Improvise through all the modes with a friend droning on the marimba.
Play a chord tone solo (in time)
Play a solo version of a tune.
It's due October 8th
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Hey everyone,
It's about that time to wrap up our current TOTMs "All The Things You Are" and "Prince Albert." It would be great to see everyone posting some final versions!
Our new TOTMs will include "Take The "A" Train" and "It's You Or…
Here is my first Mini Concert of three tunes, all related by key (either F minor or major). Each tune tied together with an F minor arpeggio.
1) All the Things You Are
2) Let It Go from Frozen (partial)
3) Barry Ktude No. 4 - Major…
Finally got some videos edited from a show I did a while back, here in NYC with Kevin Hays (piano), Michael Blanco (bass), and Mark Ferber (drums)
This is a re-imagining of Coltrane's "26-2"...
Hope you all dig it!
Hello everyone. Last year at the World's Vibe Congress we discussed, among a multitude of other topics, how to create greater exposure for the vibraphone. One of the possibilities we discussed was creating new pieces and works which…
