Hey Folks,
I posted a couple days ago that I was clearing out a ton of mallets from my collection. I currently have half a dozen sets on EBAY ending about a day. Most of them are still bidding at under $20 for the set of 4. All of these…
Just a heads up.
We have the PA chapter Day of Percussion coming up.
https://www.facebook.com/events/341967152509041/
all the info Is above on Facebook.
Chris Thile is one of the best mandolin players in the world. He was in the band Nickel Creek, and now is in a band called Punch Brothers. He is a monster improviser who plays a lot of jazz, bluegrass, and classical music.
Check out his…
Hi all,
I am crossing the globe to do some gigs in Italy (around the Milan region).
Can anyone point me in the right direction to hire or borrow a good set of vibes for a few days (or possibly a few weeks) in that part of the world.
My…
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Victor recently posted this awesome picture of him and sax player Jorge Roque Martinez on his FaceBook page. He nicely allowed me to "steal" it and share it with you!
Anda!! :o)
HI:
I am in process of building my own set of 3 8va vibes. I have all the bars cut to the proper length with no node holes drilled as of yet. They are 1/2" thick and come in 2, 1 3/4 and 1 1/2 inch widths.
Who can I send them to for…
Hey all,
For the past 4 years now, I've been regularly playing at Smalls in NYC on Tuesdays. I'm particularly excited about the hit tonight, because we are going on as a sextet for the first time. My normal co-led quintet is now…
Greetings, i found this video of the last gig i did on vibes. after listening to the recording i can definately hear some of the concepts i had been working on. Ive always been influenced by the the live in seattle session of coltrane and…
Intersting article from the Ecomists on the struggle to keep classical music alive. Good or bad, I don't know, but worth some thought.
See http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2012/03/classical-music.
Tom P.
Guys, this was recorded from a concert we did in Gloucester, MA this past Friday. The band features Matt Marvuglio on flute, Nori Shiota on bass and Jazz Robertson on drums. Nori and Jazz are Berklee students and Matt is the Dean of the…
Here is the registration for Delaware. Flyers are going out this week. Then it becomes first come first serve since all this is done electronically. If you're thinking of coming, now is the time.
Sounds like it's going to be a great week.…
Hey Folks,
It's spring cleaning and I'm thinning the herd- I've got so many sets of mallets accumulated of the years which I'm not using. I was obsessed with trying to find the right vibe mallets at one point. I even went to Steve Weiss…