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Fellow vibe-heads, no shortage of "good vibes" in NYC these days! Mark Sherman, Steve Shapiro and Joe Locke have upcoming shows, check it out:

http://www.nycjazzvibes.com/event-schedule.php

While you're at it, please take a look around the site (nycjazzvibes.com). I welcome feedback, and, I'm hoping to add a podcast very soon, maybe a monthly featured mallet artist that we will profile.

...and when you're in NY or nearby, hope to see you at a vibes show :)

-Anthony

Hey All,
For years I have wanted a marimba to play on occasional gigs and to have in my studio. But I didn't want a giant instrument that would take up a ton of room and I really didn't want to have to carry around a bunch of bars (at the two ends) that I only use occasionally.
The other day I had a Craigslist feeling and sure enough there was a 3 octave (interestingly G to G) Deagan Imperial for a few hundred bucks.

Tom Beckham, on why he chose the vibraphone as his main instrument:

Really looking forward to getting Joe's new recording "Love Is A Pendulum". Joe was here at the house in January with Gustavo and I for a nice weekend hang of playing, cooking and conversation. It was a lot of fun and very productive since Gustavo and I got a chance to pick Joe's brain about his improv concepts and what he's playing and working on. Joe gave us a sneak preview of the new recording and we were blown away. The recording is inspiring and superb in terms of the writing, playing and production. This will be a gem for sure and I can't recommend this recording enough.

I've been putting together a book featuring conversations with great, living jazz vibes players, and here is an excerpt from my chat with Terry Gibbs...

I'm excited about this project, and hope to get the book out later this year

Terry Gibbs, 90 years old and still going strong:

Shedding today in a practice room at Berklee on Jobim's Triste before a lesson.

Guys check out Tim Collins.

For anyone exploring diminished scales, some basic ideas to work with.

A short clip from the vibes cam...recording my tune The New Old with pianist Steve Allee.
Rusty

Concert in 2009 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH that featured Dave Liebman on sax/flute, Matt Wilson on drums, David Clark on bass and myself on vibes, marimba and piano. This clip is a composition that I wrote titled "Deep Hearts" . The lead sheet can be downloaded from my website.