HELLO EVERYBODY. I AM FINISH (FOR NOW) MY PRACTISE ON COMPING IN ALL KEYS AND I START 2-3 WEEKS AGO CHORD SOLO AND SIMPLE BEBOP LINES IN ALL KEYS IN DIFFERENT PROGRESSIONS. SO FOR MY PRACTISE IT CAME THIS LICK. I THINK SOLO IN ALL KEYS IS…
Here's another chord study on Beautiful Love changes.
Here are the steps I think you need to do to make this effective.
1. Analyze the chords against the original changes. The roots are the same even if they are not there. So analyze…
Here's a chord study based on the tune Beautiful Love.
Here are the steps I think you need to do to make this effective.
1. Analyze the chords against the original changes. The roots are the same even if they are not there. So analyze…
Hi everybody! Here goes another Joe Locke piece. Don't worry it is going to be the last one for a while... I totaly love the version of Terzani on "Sticks and Strings" - We tried our own interpretation with two contrasting solo parts...…
So Joe Doubleday has been talking about Mics and Pics on Facebook to me. So I thought I'd start a discussion.
I think they both have there place and both are useful. For me mics come first, pick-ups second. The sound will dramatically…
(Tune by Geoffrey Keezer)
Hi everybody! As most of us I got a crush on the Joe Locke repertoire!!!! Tulipa is my favourite tune from the fantastic "Live in Seattle" record. At the Jazz Baltica festival in 2007 I asked Geoffrey Keezer to…
Here is my simple arrangement to "My One and Only Love". At some point I will study Tony's Etudes (links above), but I wanted to start on my own.
I played an octave higher than written. Do you think it sounds too high or piercing?
What…
Hi All,
This was from a gig back in April of this year. In addition to me on vibes, there's Doug Sondak on alto, Steve Conahan on bass and Ed Conley on drums. Bit of a train wreck on the ending, unfortunately. I thought the sax player…
One of our members from Australia will be in Philadelphia for a few days, so I thought we should set up a vibe hang!
Who's going to play? Come on! How about some new people as well as the veterans!
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Some of the heaviest guys in the state came out to the jam session on monday and just totally blew me away. It was a blast being the worst musician on the bandstand. It is great to play with guys that really listen and react and make music…
Sorry, this is no vibes... but wow! I went to a concert last night. Anouar Brahem, the Tunisian 'Prince Of Oud' and his pals got us into a beautiful trip.
This great oriental 12 string kind of mandolin has in itself a magical sound. Anouar…
"Antihistamine Moments"
Hi all
Haven't posted for awhile for various reasons. This particular post is for Joe Locke and Philippe Briand. I promised them both and it has taken a little while for me to do this. Enjoy
Vid has flaws and…
Hi all,
We've talked quite a lot about vibes and popular music. Here is an example.
Yesterday I came across this vid of my vibist friend Norbert. It's not jazz, but he joined a group named 'General Elektriks' where he plays drums and vibes…
Me, My Mouth, My Sticks and My Washing Machine and Dryer!
Here's a decent version of the tune I was going to do a few lessons on next. I think this is a beautiful tune. Really really beautiful to me!! And a very interesting tune to study.…