David's music is on my laptop that I travel with, so whenever I travel, I check him out. I dig this cat. He really plays great and interesting. If you guys get a moment check him out and let me know what you think.
This is a version of Donna Lee (rom the archives). I do studies of tunes sometimes and really work on ways to play them solo. I remember working hard on Donna Lee to work out ways to play it. Check it out.
Advice anyone...?
I just found out nobody is playing vibes in the jazz group at the college I graduated from (so sad, but fortunate for me!), so since I'm still in the area, they're letting me play again. As a student I was the first vibes…
Here's Some More I found of his Generations band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdNb30mUNXM&feature=plcp&context=C329505…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcB4ppqq18w&feature=plcp&context=C39b9ea…
I was recently talking with a student about playing in slow motion. I think I've talked about it here before, but I thought I'd do a little reminder on the topic.
Hey Folks,
Last minute gig announcement if anyone is in New York City tonight I'm playing with a really great band in Midtown at "Somethin'" Jazz club.
The band is;
John Ellis- Tenor Sax
Matt Clohesy- Bass
Nate Wood- Drums…
This is a "Work in progress". I record this tune every six months or so and watch the improvements in phrasing, timing, melodic ideas, reharm, counterpoint and so on .... ... see you this summer for a next version !
This is a gig I played in August 2011.The line up is John Rohde tenor sax,Rick Montalbano keyboard,Rick Montalbano Jr drums and myself Jimmy Johns(drumdog1) on vibes.
Links to transcriptions of Joe's solos:
- Giant Steps from "Longing" by Dana: www.vibesworkshop.com/node/2011/
- Sword of Whispers from "Sticks and Strings" by Dana: www.vibesworkshop.com/node/3424/
- From Lesson Intros part 2 by Tifoo:…
When I look for new tunes to work on I tend to be very selective. The tune must pass a sort of "test", such as "is it hip or sophisticated or swingin' or burnin' or beautiful". Tunes I tend to avoid would be the ones I label as "…
Joe posted some great lessons here on the site:
- Chipping Away at your Masterpiece: www.vibesworkshop.com/node/718/
- Intros Part 1: www.vibesworkshop.com/node/771/
- Intros Part 2: www.vibesworkshop.com/node/863/
- Intros Part 3: www.…
An old member of the site (Tifoo) sent this transcription from one of my videos of Bluesette. It's just the head, but I thought I'd post it.
Here's the video: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/video/bluesette-video/tonymiceli/010109
The…
