Do you ever ask yourself, "what's the best way for me to support the arts?" or "Is there anything I can do from the ground level that would help support the arts and keep it healthy?"

Yes, remember that every time you buy a recording or arrangement from a musician, you are not only purchasing something for yourself but you are supporting those people who are doing it.

Like: (buy something from a musician or... Join a music web site ((hint, hint))

To this day, I still love Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, The Stones, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix... and of course The Beatles… and many other pop bands. I love them just as much as I do any music. They all played perfectly (to me). And today with my ears having decades of learning, listening and educating, I find this music to be even more astonishing.

Douglas Walter contacted me first, so he'll get a masterclass. He teaches at the University of Colorado. I'm hoping to video the workshop and i'll post it here!

We've been doing online concerts for a while now. We're ready and eager to do some work with colleges. So here's what we're offering.

For the first 2 college professors that get in touch with me, we'll set up an online master class. Your students can watch from the classroom and I'll be in my video studio with a bass player and we'll talk about the vibes! We'll take questions from your students, and we'll finish up with a short concert.

Any takers? It's free and it's easy to do. mailto:tony@tonymiceli.com

I'll be at

Memorial Hall
Cathedral of the Woods Church
100 Stokes Road in Meford Lakes, NJ

It will be a trio, myself, Larry Mckenna (sx) and Dave Brody (bs).

Should be cool.

I POSTED THIS OVER A WWW.LARRYSIMPROVPAGE.COM A WHILE AGO. THOUGHT I SHOULD PUT IT UP HERE! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Setting up and packing up is a total drag. A total $%^$& Drag.

Wow! Check this out: http://vibesworkshop.com/shoutbox

That was the conversation from this morning with Joe Locke, Ed Saindon, John Piper, Myself and a bunch of others!

We're having too much fun. Everybody was drinking coffee and tea and checking out the Latest Joe Locke videos. It was great for me to see those Giants Talking with each other.

What a great day. I picked up Joe Locke early today we had lunch and talked about stuff then picked up Patricia Franceschy and turned on the cams.

Joe is a wealth of information and a very courageous vibe player. Ask to him play and he'll just start. He has a very modern approach to harmony which was really exciting for me to hear.

He talks humbly about his 4 mallet playing but wait until you see some of these vids. His 4 mallet solo playing is spectacular.

He's had a GREAT career and has so much to offer.