Here's the scoop on my two most disappointing jam experiences. As many people know, I was a big Bill Evans fan. So much so, that I sounded a lot like him when I soloed, played a lot of his tunes using his arrangements, and pretty much…
Here is the rarely told story of my first band. It began as a solo venture, playing unaccompanied pieces on marimba and vibes. Soon I decided to add a pianist, a sort of preview of my duets with Chick Corea, which would come along later…
Hello everyone,
This video footage is from a concert that featured veteran pianist Dick Whittington and myself on vibes. Dick is a long time pianist of the West Coast jazz scene who has played with many of the legends in jazz. Dick was…
Hello everyone,
This video footage is from a concert that featured veteran pianist Dick Whittington and myself on vibes. Dick is a long time pianist of the West Coast jazz scene who has played with many of the legends in jazz. Dick was…
This is an incredible performance of the tune 'Bebop'. Check out the tempo. Wow!
Bob Levy who is Stan Levy's son is a member of the site. (The late) Stan Levy is the drummer on the site!
Hi everybody ! Lately I've been working on memorising that John Coltrane solo on "Four". This morning, soon after breakfast, while still in my bedroom slippers, I recorded this version. I'm quoting the 1st 16 bars from Coltrane's solo to…
Dear Workshop, what do you think about combining the vibes with technology??
I recently transferred some old recordings from DAT tape which featured the K&K midi system, and started thinking maybe this site would be a good place to…
This is audio example #2 for the Story Page called "Experimenting with Technology," about the K&K midi system.
SKIP IT - This is just an excerpt, from another tune demo (with the same musicians) that features a harmonica-style solo…
This is audio example #1 for the Story Page called "Experimenting with Technology," about the K&K midi system.
CONFIRMATION - A fun little jam whipped-up in my 1990's midi studio, just a demo. The main synth/horn sound was created…
This is audio example #3 for the Story Page called "Experimenting with Technology," about the K&K midi system.
RED EYES - This project was led by drummer/percussionist Bob Gatzen. Bob was writing some interesting, percussive music,…
I've got several students and ex-students who knock me out with their original compositions and spectacular playing. I thought it might be of interest to the vibeworkshoppers to hear some of these young, up and coming vibists. I'm going to…
So I was messing with the etude I wrote today. I wasn't digging the audio file which was the quantized part. So I went back to the original performance of the etude and started adding parts thinking this was the way to go. It started with…
I did a 30 minute gig with Daphnis. He's an amazing drummer. I hung on for my life! I was pretty nervous to play with him. It's different with the Cuban cats. They come from within deep of the clave! Pretty Intense.
The thing I know about…
