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Hello,
Yesterday I went to see a concert, lead by Guitar player Marc Ribot. I really felt like sharing this evening with all of you.

Marc Ribot's tribute to fim noir of the 40's, 50's and 60's.

Ribot was backed up by 10 belgian musicians. They received the scores a couple of months ago, and rehearsed with Marc all saturday apparently. Some of the musicians I've seen play before (mostly in JAZZ bands), others I wondered why I didn't see them before. What a band. fantastic musicians. crazy.

Line up :
Ribot : electric guitar/acoustic guitar/Banjo/Electric Sitar.
2 percusionists

Here's a clip for a recent gig here with some old friends. I hadn't played with Charlie and Les for at least 10 years. We had a fun night listening and interacting with each other. Some guys go out for a night of bowling. I look at this as "our night of bowling". We all went out (joined by my wife Pam) for a drink and conversation at the Exeter Inn in Exeter, NH. An overall great night. I'm thinking that we are pretty lucky to be able to do this stuff. Play good music, hang with friends and get paid for it.

Guys, I'll be in Antwerp, Belgium on Friday, October 19th for a vibe clinic from 11:30-1 and an improv/ensemble clinic from 2-4. It would be great if anyone is in the area to come by and hang for a bit. Location:

Koninklijk Conservatorium

Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen
Desguinlei 25
B-2018 Antwerpen

Oh man... Warren was just 8 yo... awesome! :o)

Today is Emilie's b-day... ('our' Emilie) and I found out too that Vid Jamnik ('our' Vid) has now his own quartet!! I told him he was not nice to hide us those kind of things... so here is a great recording of their own "Emily" version from this summer. Enjoy!! :o)

My own transcription. Comments and criticisms welcome.

I will be performing this piece on November 11th at the University of Delaware. What do you guys think? Any suggestions?

No vibes here. Powerful music by two greats!

Check out italian vibes player, Andrea Dulbecco. Wonderful player.

Just came across this article on practicing jazz by violinist Christian Howes: http://christianhowes.com/2009/10/29/perfect-practice/

Part of what he talks about is practicing what you struggle with rather than what you sound good playing. Of course we all know this is what we SHOULD be doing, but I at least find myself avoiding the hard stuff constantly, just like he describes his students doing. I try to fight myself and practice things I'm not as comfortable with, like harmonies rather than melodies, but it is a long, hard battle!