"Come Rain or Come Shine" by Harold Arlen - Trying to get in some shedding after a little hiatus away from the vibes. Getting back into it with a classic standard by Arlen who wrote so many great songs from the early 30's through the 50s.
Alternate solo vibraphone version of the classic "Angel Eyes" using some improv and voicing concepts from The Complete Guide to Improvisation and Voicing Concepts for the Jazz Vibist. Fun and challenging for me to work on these concepts.…
Hey All,
Here's the scoop on the September Good Vibes.
New this month - Joe Doubleday. Don't know how he escaped me for so long! If you find I'm not playing your favorite vibes player or there's someone new recording, please let me know…
It was brought to my attention that Behn was talking about this at the workshop in Philly last week. I thought I should address it with this series of posts. That said, I openly admit that I need to elevate my game on this one. What I…
Over the last 33 years, I have worked a day job in addition to being a professional performer. During that time, the rest of my life has sometimes limited the time I spend with my instrument (a situation I have now resolved in retirement…
David Friedman and Tony Miceli Vibraphone Duo Concert
Friday, August 10, 2018
7:00 PM
Rittenhouse Soundworks, Philadelphia, PA
Concert Review By Tristan Rogers
After a week of intense study, students of the vibraphone and local music…
“A Time for Love” composed by Johnny Mandel – one of the great ballads by a wonderful composer. Legendary pianist Bill Evans plays a superb version of this song.
A few thoughts on solo playing as featured on this clip:
Although only three…
“I’ll Remember April” - played this song this past Saturday night on the gig with Mark. One of the classic standards and always fun to play. Playing here in the early morning at Berklee before a class. The building used to be a hotel many…
Took some videos of a recent performance at an assisted living facility. At least we didn't distract the guy on the left so much he couldn't work on his puzzle.
This one is "Feliz", composed by Carmen Sandim
I'm sure I'm late to the "party" per usual, but having started to spend more time playing with a harpist, I'm blown away by these two. Joe Locke needs no introduction obviously.
Edmar Castaneda - Joe Locke Duo - Jazz Baltica 2010
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“Sous le ciel de Paris” (Under the Sky of Paris) - one of my favorite classic songs from France. This superbly crafted composition was written for the 1951 film of the same name. Paris has to be one of our favorite cities in Europe for my…
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