This is just so good, I had to share it. And with Larry Bunker on drums, who of course was also a great vibist.
I continue to find wonderful historic jazz performances on YouTube. It's an amazing resource in that regard. If you want…
The Tom Beckham Trio will be performing at NYC's The Bar Next Door
Saturday April 4th, 2009 7pm-10pm
with:
Matt Pavolka - bass, Tommy Crane - drums
129 MacDougal St New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 529-5945http://lalanternacaffe.com/
If any…
I just saw this on YouTube and it reminded me of my interest in learning and hearing other classical tunes for the vibes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmGgSUBldAs
(As a side note, notice he picks up a 5th mallet at 4:18).
I totally dug…
I've already written about some of those times when things just don't go like you expect. And, believe me, everyone in this business has the occasional weird situation they have to get through. Without a doubt, my strangest gig was the…
Here's another etude based on the chords from the tune 'All the Things You Are'. First chorus are chords with alterations, 2nd and 3rd are single line improv.
I have the pdf, and a track with only bass and drums. The drums are just a loop…
I'm sure someone out there has done some research on classic vibraphones, maybe even with some pictures. I kind of know the basic history of the instrument (actually Wikipedia has a surprisingly thorough vibraphone history...I would love…
Check out the referenced post listed below. It's an audio file of a chord solo over Green Dolphin Street. It's about as simple as you can get. It will help you learn the chords and move around the instrument.
I may not be the greatest expert on the biography of Claire Musser, founder of the company that bears his name and that dominates in the mallet instrument field. However, I have played Musser instruments since I was six years old (this is…
Here's the Burton grip and the Gary at age 8. What's amazing is if you read his story about how he thought about his grip, well that's cool enough. However, he thought about this all at age 8. Now that's brain power. -Tony Miceli