I've been doing the U Arts summer camp program. This year for some reason was a hard year. I'm not sure why, however, I'm done after tomorrow (friday) and then I'll get back to posting my usual barrage of stuff here!
ive pulled together a quartet to do a milt jackson and cal tjader tribute at the Avalon Bar and Grill in talent oregon. very nice venue and the owner is the pianist on the gig ..
we are goin broadcast via mogulus.com ( this will be the…
AT LONG LAST I CAN MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I HAVE LONGED FOR.
In regards to my cancer situation. I have had the cryotherapy and then had complications. I have had infections and now only have one left to clear up. The additional…
My buddy Wilson Moorman is in a group called Strike Force. It's a percussion group and I thought I'd give you a quick sample of them. Pretty cool stuff.
In the group is:
Thurman Barber
Bryan Carrott
Wilson Moorman
Eli Fountain
Ray…
Hey vibes-men and -women,
please look at the video in "HQ" and "full screen size"!
Then you can listen to the original solo and read the music as SIBELIUS-score. The cursor always shows you where you are.
Now I checked out how to upload…
Getting around with the vibes can be a difficult thing. But I have it down. I have great soft cases and a rock and roller (see under check this out).
I can go up stairs, down the street. I can add my PA on the cart. I'm really flexible.…
This last week was a great week for the mallet instruments here in Boston. Gary was in town two Saturdays ago with his quartet and they put on a great show.
Then we had Gustavo and Ed playing vibe duets... Ed and Dave Samuels played a…
Don't know what to Practice? Grab a few of these licks and just go through the keys. Courtesy of bobland.org!
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I'm fasinated by lines so today I studied opening licks. I put them down in a Finale doc and thought I'd post them.
I sat and listened to them until I could pretty much play them, then I went over to the hunk of metal and tried to slowly…
So this is an exercise I've done a lot. There's actually 2 exercises going on here.
First I'll take a ballad and play as simply as I possibly can. It's a great way to work on your concentration and even technique. Technique? Yes because…
This is so swinging. I decided to transcribe it tonight and put it through the routine.
Sonny Stitt is a monster. He swings so hard. This one chorus, just kills me!
I quickly put it down in finale. it might not be perfect. Usually I just…
Easy questions, too easy!
- Whose hands are these?
- Where was this photo taken?
- When?
- By who?
Marie
P.S.: technical details should make the first question really too easy... But answer to all the questions is required! :o)
Pivot Chords are a great way to work on key stuff. I got the idea from Bill Evans. I liked the way he modulated different tunes and tried to make my own up. Here's how he changes key at the end of Here's that Rainy Day.
So Instead of…
I decided to try and set up a workshop in August here in Philly.
We'll have a bass player and drummer (at least 1 set, more depending on how many people sign up).
This is the unofficial notice! The dates will be August 15th and 16th. The…
I was chatting with my Dad tonight and he mentioned he heard Skylark on the radio and thought it would be nice to learn.
I couldn't find it in my two fake books, which I am surprised. I thought it was a popular standard.
I started doing…
Hi everybody.
I was asked by one of our ex- students(Can Olgun), who's studying at the moment at Manhattan School of music, to be a guest on his new CD. Here's one of his tunes, calles "MS Traumwelt(translated, Dreamworld). The tune is…
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