I remember joe talking to us about Vincent Herring. You guys remember that. I do think it's hard to keep up with players now, there are not as many clubs any more.
You've probably heard me talk about Pandora on the site. I wanted to…
Ok so the classroom is here. it's just a question of what we want to do with it. which could be nothing if everyone is busy.
but it's here.
if you want to make some goals and things to do we can. then you guys could record the assignments…
So it's official with my new phone. I wussed out and got a Palm Pre instead of cancelling Sprint and getting the Iphone. The Pre however so far is really cool. It might not quite hang with the Iphone but it's up there.
It took me a week,…
Here’s a clip of Philippe and me playing Bronislau Kaper’s composition Invitation. It’s an unusual standard in terms of the melody, harmony and form. The A section has long durations of minor 6th chords which allow for some nice, open type…
Here’s a version of Philippe and me playing Henry Mancini’s The Days of Wine and Roses. It’s a fun tune to solo on since the changes are so interesting to maneuver through. We play the first part of the tune in F and then modulate in the…
I had a great time on Saturday at the 09 vibesworkshop held this past weekend. The instructors were top pros and educators all dedicated to the cause and that came through without a doubt. The technical display and theory information I…
Check out Stephen Hambright. Not only is he an accomplished percussionist, he's also the programmer for the site! He's heavy duty, and there would be NO vibesworkshop.com without him.
Here he is playing vibes at the workshop!
FIRST OF ALL HERE'S AN IMPORTANT TIP: Make sure you click on the link and you're in the virtual classroom.
Next when you post something instead of choosing where you usually post which is up clicking on the word post, NOW you will look…
This tune, "Four in Ony", by Monk, is from an older album of mine, "Of the Wind's Eye", on Enja records, not released on CD.
I thought this would be an interesting addition to Tony's Practice tape and video of "Four in One" The other…
Ok here's the etude. It should be in good shape. But here's what happened. I came home from a gig and started reading Arthur C. Clarke's 'Rendezvous' and couldn't stop until i finished the book. I really tried!!
Then I ran down to my…
Everybody by now must know about Pandora. What a great web-app.
I've been using it lately to get myself in a vibe. I've felt a little stale about my voicings and things, so I created a Hindemith radio channel and have been listening to…
I had a great time at the Philly workshop and this was for many reasons. First just hanging with guys and talking about the instrument for 2 days was great. However I also like being an observer and watching Joe, Dana and Mike do their…
I had a such a great time at the workshop that I must commend Tony for his passionate commitment to education for vibes players! I was truly inspired to step up practice and work much harder!
thanks Tony
Harold
There's one blatant mistake I make on this tune. Find the mistake and tell me what tune I got confused with.
HINT: It's when I'm comping NOT soloing. All the mistakes when soloing are deliberate :-)
I really enjoyed visitng Tony's workshop @ the University of the Arts this past weekend in
Philadelphia. I enjoyed what I heard and it was a pleasure meeting all of the vibists who attended. The atmosphere was casual and relaxed, but I…
