Just check out his four mallet playing. I've hung with him and talked about this with him. He thinks in a different way about harmony and I think it's incredible. He's not worried about roots or anything, he's just gliding up and down the…
Hey my peeps,
In my free time I have committed to learning the batá drums. For those that aren't familiar, batá drums are religious drums that originate from Yorubaland (Nigeria) in West Africa and are used in Afro-Cuban ceremonies and…
Hi vibes friends,
in this lesson we will talk about McCoy Tyner and his amazing harmonic concept applied to modal tunes based on sparse chords.
We will discuss about quartal voicings, so what voicing and harmonization of modal scales using…
Some notes about the notes: At the very beginning, the piece starts with b9 interval played in the right hand and improvised stuff in the left. This to me creates a cold, alone, metalac feeling of depth under water. At 0:43 I rub and…
Hey Evervbody,
April is special at Jazzon2. It's Jazz Appreciation Month, abbreviated JAM. How right is that?
Here's the line-up, by musician:
Milt Jackson
Mike Mainieri
Chuck Redd
Stefon Harris
Christian Tamburr
Bobby Hutcherson
Martin…
Hi all
Here is some info about my band and what we have been doing over the years.
Our new CD can be bought through this link. We have some vinyl as well.
Please have a listen and send any feedback.
https://theviewfrommadeleinescouch.…
2 Minute Vibraphone Masterclass - playing lines over Coltrane's "Moment's Notice" with right hand octaves.
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Walt Dickerson's daughter, Liz, is a friend of mine. When we first met, we were talking about him and I wrongly assumed that the tune Elizabeth was written for her; it was not... he wrote it for his wife (Liz's mother). Liz also told me…
