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After You've Gone by Tarik Dosdogru
vibraman
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normally i would not post this tune yet and practice it some more weeks but then i remind me about my own spirit of posting thoughts and here it is. i´m not satisfied with some parts of it, specially the verse before the melody starts is…
13 years 8 months ago - 10 comments
Does anyone else think of the vibe as a "falsetto" voice?
Piper
Content type: Forum topic
I struggle daily with issues involving music and many of them are just typical mid-life things but one of them is that I realized late into my musical life that the vibraphone has a "falsetto-sounding" voice to me. Not only the physical…
14 years 4 months ago - 14 comments
Joe Veltri - Nice job on the Friedman Etudes!
Piper
Content type: Forum topic
Really nice posts by Joe Veltri on the Dave Friedman Etudes!
14 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
Friedman Etude No. 19 by Joe Veltri
Joe Veltri
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13 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
TOTM - Days of Wine & Roses - Final by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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14 years 4 months ago - 51 comments
Gary Burton and Cream
tonymiceli
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Here's the proof. Gary opened up for Cream. I remember someone telling me (way back in the day) that he really wasn't a hippie but grew his hair long so he'd get gigs!! If it's not true it's pretty funny and if it is true it's pretty…
14 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Friedman Etude No. 9 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
In this etude the dampening is pretty much left up to you. You decide what rings and what doesn't. Go for clean lines. Everything can be dampened.
14 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Christian Tamburr
Babu
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I disscovered this player, i like his feeling. There is another video on Youtube where he is playing a swinging tune with a 4tet. I hope you enjoy, and it's intersting to see new things.. His bio : Christian Tamburr is a multi-…
14 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
TOTM - Fried Bananas - Fact Sheet
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Are you guys listening to our next TOTM Fried Bananas? What tune is it based on? Who wrote it?? What recordings are you listening to? Start getting it in your system, it's a good tune. Let's make this the research page for the tune. See…
14 years 4 months ago - 13 comments
This is so stupid... (but I have to share it with you)
Piper
Content type: Forum topic
I've been "not playing" now for three years. I think that's longer than some of you have been playing. I still digest music daily internally and I often get the attention of my brother firefighter/paramedics at work who notice the non-stop…
14 years 4 months ago - 11 comments
Rusty Burge
Babu
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Another great player, interesting too. There are others videos of them on Youtube. Hope you enjoy it ! Here what i've got about him : Rusty Burge joined the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music faculty in 1992 as a member of Percussion…
14 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
My new book!
Eric
Content type: Blog entry
Hey everyone, I just wanted to let all of you know that I have a new book out! It's titled "Sight-Reading Skills for the Mallet Percussionist" and it's published by K. Wylie Publications. For those of you who don't know me, I teach at…
14 years 4 months ago - 7 comments
Vibe Summit, 1970's, Germany
David Friedman
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Marie asked me if I know Wolfgang Lackerschmit. Here's a picture he recently posted on my Facebook page. It was a vibraphone summit from the middle 70's (Check out the hair!!!!) with Wolfgang, Karl Berger, Tom Van der Geld, Frank Tusa(bass…
14 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
Up Jumped Spring by Emilie
Emilie
Content type: Video Upload
Hi Everybody ! Here is Up jumped spring, inspired by Tony and David workshop video. It's a practice time video to check bad and good things ! All comments are welcome! :) (Sorry for the sound who turn down at the beginning.. don't know why…
13 years 8 months ago - 26 comments
Danny Boy by Tony Miceli - To My Irish Friends
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Here's my drop 2 Danny Boy. I use it on the head, and just solo not worrying about all that. So now I need to write this out for you guys. OK!!! I'm swamped so bad with gigs. But I'll get it done real soon!!!! I need to work more to help…
14 years 4 months ago - 9 comments
Friedman Etude No. 2 & 3 by Jim the Vibes
dimitris
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4 is coming...
13 years 9 months ago - 8 comments
Holy Land by Bruce Wells
vibeman27
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I was practicing a few weeks ago and when reviewing some of my taping, I really liked this one for some reason. It is quite short so I decided to share it. it was practice with some different goals, most of which were accomplished.…
13 years 8 months ago - 27 comments
East Coast Vibe Summit
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Maybe we should tie in with our partners in the west? I think we could easily pull off an East Coast vibe summit. I could get us a place to play no sweat and get the band. We chip in for food and have a really nice hang. What do you east…
14 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Happy St Patrick's Day
johndaly
Content type: Event
Since it's our national day of celebration here I would like to wish you all a Happy St Patrick's Day, and for anyone with Irish roots hope you have a good one, Slainte!! Enjoy the vid it reminds me of when Tony came to Ireland for the…
14 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Triste by Ed Saindon at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel
ed saindon
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Triste is one of my favorite Jobim tunes. It's nice to see the reactions from Thomas and Billy in these vids since I don't see their faces when I'm playing. I was laughing at their reaction at the beginning of my solo. I'm playing a blues…
13 years 5 months ago - 3 comments
Wolfgang Lackerschmid & Attila Zoller - Duet Vibes Guitar!
Marie-Noëlle
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Todd directed me to the channel of this German vibist... Oh wow!! I loved all his tunes, but totally dug that one! Smoking, grooving, light, fun, open ears... musical! Anyone knows him? David? Tarik? Wolfgang's channel: http://www.youtube.…
14 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
Bill Evans!
ntvito
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soooo, tony and bill eavans are kind of similar in a way.. i watched just a video from tony talking about putting yourself in a box, and this interview of bill evans goes along with that idea. there's just so much to say about it,…
14 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Creating a Chord Melody
Tylerblanton
Content type: Blog entry
This is a little lesson I just came up with on approaching chord melodies. I starting with a simple melody and devloped three variations. The lesson is a PDF and I've included a little MP3 of me demonstrating the examples so you can get an…
14 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Paul Horn Quintet w/Larry Bunker
pap4456
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From an early 60's local program in LA, Paul Horn and his quintet performing "Green Dolphin Street." Another rare opportunity to see a video clip of the great Larry Bunker playing vibes. Incidentally, tomorrow will be the 81st birthday of…
14 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Friedman Etude No. 11 by ntvito
ntvito
Content type: Audio Player
13 years 9 months ago - 2 comments
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