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Thursday Lines
David Friedman
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Since Tony was talking about vibe trio playing......
7 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
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"Turn Out The Stars" by the great Bill Evans. One of my favorite compositions from Bill. I remember seeing him many times at the Jazz Workshop in Boston. First with Eddie Gomez and Marty Morrell or Eliot Zigmund and after with Marc Johnson…
7 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
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Hey Guys, I'm doing some researches about Vibes Trio (vibes-bass-drums) in the history for my Post-Graduate Degree and was actually wondering if someone here knows something about the 1st album which was ever recorded? Thanks for your help…
7 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
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I've always been interested in taking well known standards and giving them a different twist. In this case, I'm playing Green Dolphin Street in 6/4 with a straight 8th feeling throughout. (I always felt it was corny to play the B part…
7 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
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Joel is a musician for ALL musicians to listen to. I've worked with him and he blows me away every time. He's such a heavy, deep musician.
7 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
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“In The Moment” - I composed this song yesterday on the piano. It sort of wrote itself in about a half hour. Sometimes for me they come quickly and others not so much. Besides the great composers of the American Songbook, a few of my…
7 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
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No venue too small or too large. All pricing considered. I'll guest at YOUR gig. Contact me for more information regarding LIVE master class, concert performance or other. Limited time in the USA. See photo.
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He sounds like a serious contender!!!! Great playing and great music!
7 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
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A cpl peepul haf eemaled mi aboot my speling in the noosladders. I know it's terrible. I need to get my act together, however I never have enough time to get these newsletters out. My life is a 14-16 hour day of Bull*$*#, teaching and…
7 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
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Hi all, I will be doing a clinic at New Jersey City University on Sunday, April 22nd. Exact times are TBD, but the start will likely be 11am. If you are a high school or college aged vibist that would like to perform, please contact me at…
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
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Just a quick note. Our French workshop is pretty amazing. It's in the mountains and is so beautiful. The food is great. Organic and local. It's paradise their actually. Hope to see some of you guys there! Click here for more information…
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What came first, the chicken or the egg? or ... what came first, the melody or the scale? In a scientific world, the scale was certainly here first. It was always here. Partials derived from the harmonic series and placed in a row is not a…
7 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
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"Farmer's Trust" - a beautiful song from guitarist Pat Metheny. I'm a huge fan of Pat's compositions. A tricky one to do solo.
7 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
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Hi All, Boy, I was really in a hurry when I made this video. Please excuse all the times I mis-speak. I say 2-5 when I mean 2-5-1, I say scale when I mean chord, and I even named the video wrong. Oh well! I'm still really busy, so I'm not…
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
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Just a follow up on my (pan) video from last week where I copy banjo finger rolls to accompany myself.
7 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
Ona's Lullaby
David Friedman
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This is a piece my son Jeremy wrote for his daughter, Ona. I also hadn't heard him play vibes in decades, even though he's an accomplished percussionist and electronic performer. I was pleasantly surprised by his subtlety and control. I…
7 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
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Deagan Royal Aurora No. 1000 Vibra-Harp, a big bag of mallets, and a massive home study jazz and blues education. https://www.ebay.com/itm/132556797775
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Practicing blues
martin.kukucka
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Hi I'm new to this wonderful community. I've been playing vibes for about one year. I recorded practicing blues, Billie's Bounce with my good friend bass player. I know there is so much to work on, outlining chord changes, language... and…
7 years 3 months ago - 6 comments
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"Oblivion" by the great composer Astor Piazzolla from Argentina.
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This is an attempt at the time exercise that David Friedman has been demonstrating on the site. After the head, the vibes solos for two choruses, then guitar for two, and out.
7 years 3 months ago - 3 comments
ETUDE N. 16
Marie-Noëlle
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7 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
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"On Green Dolphin Street" - playing this classic standard with alternating choruses in the keys of C and Eb along with a focus on lines using improv concepts from my four volume series The Complete Guide To Improvisation.
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
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