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Aspro Peristeri by Dana Sudborough
DanaSud
Content type: Audio Player
Here is a song by Manos Hatzidakis in 10/8. I recorded it as a gift for my mother who recently had a birthday. So that I didn't spend forever making this present, I tried to keep the arrangements really simple. Dana Sudborough: vibes…
13 years 8 months ago - 19 comments
Dick Richardson
Gary Burton
Content type: Story
You probably don't know much about Dick Richardson, who passed away last week. He is the guy who built Musser into a major company.  Dick bought the Musser Company from Claire Musser back in the 50s sometime, when the company…
14 years 1 month ago - 6 comments
Delaware People - Desert Island Question
tonymiceli
Content type: Forum topic
Just so others can learn about you. Post a couple of your fav cds. I know some of you have done this in other spots on the site, but maybe it's a good idea to do it here. So people start getting a sense of you before we meet in person.…
14 years 1 month ago - 23 comments
Estate by Barryk
BarryK
Content type: Audio Player
My folks heard "Estate" on the radio and thought that I would like to learn it. I never heard this tune before. Found this lead sheet: http://www.michaelsattler.com/jazz-standards/estate/download.html http://www.michaelsattler.com/jazz-…
13 years 8 months ago - 12 comments
Easy 4 mallet piece by Ted Wolff
tedwolff
Content type: Audio Player
This piece is suitable for beginning players looking for some ideas on how to use 4 mallets to create accompaniment for a tune. The attached pdf file includes the arrangement and chord symbols.
14 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Malletkat - Yamaha Motif Question
wuestentrommler
Content type: Blog entry
Hi, I'm using a Malletkat Pro attached to a Yamaha Motif Rack XS. The vibraphone sound has a vibrato I would like to get rid of but I couldn't figure out how to make it. I messed around with the LFO adjustments a little bit but that showed…
14 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
Finale notation detail
norbert
Content type: Forum topic
I'm writing out variations on a Japanese Folk song for a student with Finale PrintMusic 2010. Problem: the notes I enter via midi appear in the treble staff only (of the double piano staff), while I'd like to split/divide the notes between…
14 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
Mike's Joke of the Week by Mike Balter
Mike Balter
Content type: Audio Player
Come on have a sense of humor! Marie I think Mike needs to be yelled at!
14 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
I am new to this site and to the vibes and need some direction
Bob_DeMaio
Content type: Forum topic
This forum pertains to "the school" but I am not sure I know what the school is. I assume it relates to the 500+ lessons that are contained in the site. Before I subscribe (even before I take the 24hr trial) I would like to understand the…
14 years 1 month ago - 9 comments
Ruminations by James Whiting
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Video Embed
Guys, as you may know James Whiting is our main Australian vibist and at hardly 20 he just released a beautiful and deep album of his own compositions (btw, Joe Locke wrote a very nice introduction on it): http://www.jameswhiting.com.au/…
13 years 8 months ago - 4 comments
The Bossa Nova
tonymiceli
Content type: Book page
One way to learn to comp on Bossa's is to listen to others do it. As a matter of fact that's the best way! Check out the Getz/Gilberto cd I mention above, that's a classic. I talk in that article on ways to use the cd to help you learn to…
14 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
JAM MIAMI- A CELEBRATION OF LATIN JAZZ
toddc
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ENjoy
14 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
Blues For Queen D
MNNB
Content type: Forum topic
Not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but... On the Milt Jackson CD titled "Sa Va Bella" there is a great tune called "Blues For Queen D" that I'm learning. Does anyone know of a play-along track for that song anywhere…
14 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
Stablemates in 13/8
Nick Mancini
Content type: Video Upload
In the past year, it's been a project of mine to get to a place where I can play as effortlessly over odd meters (11, 13, 15 and 17) as in 4, 3, 5 and 7. This is the result of having checked it out for a few months. So this vid dates back…
14 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
Different Ideas for Intros - Part 2 - Behn Gillece
behng
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Here is Part 2 of the Intros lesson series.
14 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
TOTM - Someday My Prince Will Come - Ways to Comp by Tony Miceli (Video)
tonymiceli
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13 years 8 months ago - 6 comments
Different Ideas for Intros
jimmiew
Content type: Book page
Make a good first impression
14 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Desdemona by Roger Svedberg (2 copies to give away).
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
http://www.norsk-percussion.no/shopexd.asp?id=585 Here's a track from Roger Svedberg's new book 'Opera Meets Jazz'. I have a couple copies to give away. If you think you could tackle the solo pieces, I'll send you a book. Then record one…
13 years 7 months ago - 6 comments
TOTM - Someday My Prince Will Come - New Melodies by Mike Pinto
mikepinto
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Hey guys, keeping with the concept of composing new melodies over old tunes lets do one for the TOTM - Someday My Prince Mill Come Here is my new tune based off of the changes. There are few alterations to the harmony. I call it Shifting…
13 years 8 months ago - 4 comments
Brubeck Alert: Tonight on TCM
John Keene
Content type: Blog entry
For US members, tonight will be the second broadcast of the fantastic 2010 Dave Brubeck documentary Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way from 8:00-9:30 on Turner Classic Movies. It has only been broadcast one time on Dave's 90th birthday,…
14 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Different ideas for intros - Part 1 - Behn Gillece
behng
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Hi everyone, Here is Part 1 of a lesson that I'm doing on spicing up intros. Enjoy! Behn
14 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
TOTM - Someday My Prince Will Come - Intro Part 2 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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14 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
Bags In The Desert
wuestentrommler
Content type: Blog entry
"Finally it happened, the Sultanate of Oman has got the blues. These are five Ladies from the Diwan I teach. They started playing percussion one year ago and have never heard any blues or jazz music before. So we did all the singing stuff…
14 years 1 month ago - 10 comments
Basketball and Jazz
tpvibes
Content type: Blog entry
Interesting article talking about what goes on behind the curtain when you improvise -- http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/basketball-and-jazz/ Tom P.
14 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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johndaly
Content type: Images
14 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
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