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There was a period when I listened a lot to the great pianist Errol Garner. I loved Errol's sense of unpredictability, playfulness and overall adventure in his playing. Also, I loved his sense of relaxed and swinging time. His left hand kept the steady four to the bar pulse while the right hand was a little bit behind the beat. Here's my nod to Errol with his signature composition "Misty".

One of my favorite songs - "I Thought About You". Many great versions of this song from vocalists and instrumentalists.

hey, i´m currently wrinting some music for a detecive novel that a friend has written.
here´s just 1 simple theme i wrote and recorded with vibes & malletkat. Frl.Rösler dies as u can imagine...

hope you like it!

I said I'd post this, so I am. :)

This is going on my daughter's FB page as a little 'gift' for her birthday. Thank you David for the inspiration! And the writing...

I wish I'd had more time for a 2nd take, haha. Not terribly satisfied but getting closer to making music the way I'd like. This is a tough instrument!

Blow over the first 30-45sec or so, which is a bit of a personal message to her. (FWiW, this recording was done with my trusty and "high tech" i-phone!) :)

What about appearance/clothing on gigs???

o What are the factors that go into this decision?

Should we play crazy tempos/odd meter tunes???

o What are the factors that go into this decision?

Amplification/mics, only play acoustically, or have mics and pretend they don’t exist???

o What are the factors that go into this decision?

Hard mallets, soft mallets, different mallets on different tunes???

o What are the factors that go into this decision?

Now that I have reentered the world of being a musician who is uninterrupted by a day gig, I have been thinking about what I could offer this site. In the recent post about 4 vs. 2 mallet playing, something surfaced. It occurred to me that much of what is presented here focuses on technical aspects of playing the vibes such as grips, stickings, or composing for the vibes (such as the lines or harmonies we create while we improvise). I would like to focus on the aesthetic elements.