There's a been a lot of talk on the site centering around Tango and Gary Burton. Gary has posted a few comments about all this.
So I've organized some of it here in one place. Check the links out above.
If I've missed anything, please…
Rob is a great friend of mine and a great teacher that specializes in beginning students on all percussion. His claim to fame as a teacher would be that he was Ari Honigs first teacher.
I'm trying to recruit him to help us with the…
This is an audio response I sent a student a while back. The quality is not great but I play the simplest chord tone solo over green dolphin street. Just Arpeggiated chords. I also talk about it a little.
HELLO! IN THE WORKSHOP IN HOLLAND TONY TALKED ABOUT IMPROVISATION BASED ON SURROUNDINGS NOTES. IT WAS A VERY INTERESTED LESSON ON APPROACH (DIATONIC OR CHROMATIC) THE BASIC NOTES OF A CHORD WHICH IS 1, 3, 5, 7. THIS IS MY ETUDE. I DID THIS…
Excerpt from "Four by Four" concert. With Milton Fletcher- piano, Ron Mahdi-bass and Kendrick Scott-drums.
I thought this was pretty fantastic (just wish it was longer.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6viMdUquK4M
Any ideas for beginners lessons. Tjaco has offered to crank some out and I can do some. I'm also checking out a couple guys that specialize in beginning mallets for some lessons.
If you are a beginner, what would you like to see? I know…
Tony says that theres stopper like things that go on the top of open post to close them in. Anyone know anything about them? If i were to buy them, i would need a lot! Does anyone know where i can get these?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!!!!!!
I've said it many times here, but Joe is a true ambassador of the vibraphone. A phenomenal player, great stage presence, great guy and glowing charisma! I think we're lucky that Joe hangs out with us!
He's a great…
Remember once you have a cool voicing you have:
a cool line based on the voicing.
and then you have any of the notes between the chord tones to add to this line to make it more linear.
London Based Vibraphone player.
studied his A Levels at Chethams school of music in 1994.
At this time was a percussion finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year.
He then studied jazz drum kit and piano at Guildhall School of music…
Well sort of free. I'll give away 2 sets to two people (1 set each) who want to do the following.
I'll be giving away the soft version of the mallets. Great for quiet(er) gigs and practicing.
Do a GOOD report on a living vibe player.
Put…
When I first encountered modes I felt a little overwhelmed. I had been working hard to really learn all the major and minor scales and thought that would be all the scales I'd need to learn. But no! I discover there are lots of other…
Hi All,
I am attempting to attach my promo for the Good Vibes one-year anniversary program to air during the month of April. I think I figured out how to do it.
I just tested the attachment and it is way loud. Be prepared. Don't know…
Face Book is wonderful... and so is Gary Rich who sent me to Chuck Redd, my latest vibes discovery!! What a smoking performance from all musicians! I love that "dislocated" introduction and this powerfull swing so present all throug the…
I ran across audio of Lem Winchester Playing "My Romance" on youtube. Joe Locke said in one of the workshops a while back "If you want to understand Bird, you can start with Sonny Stitt; if you want to understand Bags, you can start with…