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Inspired last week from the beautiful melody and harmony of this piece written (for organ) by Bach for the church and performed in 1792. I was especially inspired by the brilliant 1976 interpretation of the great pianist Alfred Brendel. I sketched out a lead sheet with melody and chords based upon the music. This is my interpretation from the lead sheet.

My first vibe was an M55 that I played up until I built the first Piper Vibe. Here's the receipt from Manny's from 1974. The instrument was delivered to me at Berklee where I was a second year student. Gary was my teacher and it seems like yesterday. I customized that instrument with pedal spurs, MBraces and bladder-filled damper pad and then sold it around 1994 somewhere in Nebraska. Here's the receipt just for fun. Brand new, $850.00

Yeah, they got my name wrong.

Hi Guys this month i'm going to talk about the jazz phasing and pronunciation.
I'll show you some basic exercises based on triplet jazz feel applied to arpeggios and scales.

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Hey Everybody,
April's show is ready for JAM (Jazz Appreciation Month). But isn't that every month?
I think I'll start backwards this month. I end the show with David Friedman and Chet Baker

At home today on a semester break working on this classic standard composed by Victor Young in 1931. Such a hip tune for that time period.

Having fun today in the basement of the percussion department at Berklee between classes playing a blues in C. Some of the vibe students and I have been working on this style of left hand accompaniment. It's fun and a challenge trying to keep the left hand going while focusing on the right hand improv using syncopation. It's a pleasure to be able to teach and interact with all of the very talented players here. For me, it's energizing.