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My First Jazz Gig

So...I don't usually write blog entries, but I figured I'd share some insight from my first-ever jazz gig in the community last week. I know some of you are old pros at gigging, but for those who aren't, here is one example of what it might be like. Of course every gig is different, so remember this is just one experience. Hopefully there are more to come!

French vibist Franck Tortiller is to launch in November a tribute album to Janis Joplin. Here is a excerpt... with Monsieur Jacques Mahieux on vocals! Enjoy!

Oh man... Arturo just sent me this... I realised how I think people too often play this tune a bit too fast for my taste... It's so beautiful as a balad. And indeed Arturo and his compañero (Jose Carra) made it soooo beautiful. Thanks Arturo!

Greetings everyone. Can folks on the forum recommend any tasty published jazz music arranged for vibes (i.e. either solo, duet, or small group)? I'm working hard at learning to voice my own 4-mallet chords, but in the meantime I really enjoy playing good arrangements.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions! Maybe there is already some good lists of published vibe music on this forum?

jazzdad6705

Greetings everyone,
There are a few notes on my Musser M55 that decay relatively faster than the rest of the bars. Is this something that can be altered through tuning?

Thanks!

jazzdad6705

Hey,

This is a video of Harvey and me playing the blues before the steeldrum workshop starts in Greece.

thanks

dimitris

Hello,

So, Harvey was in Greece for a week to participate to 2012 ISME conference Thessaloniki before the workshop and we had great time. The delaware steel is really amazing. I remember when we were going to rehearse and I started to set up the vibes to play with them I just stopped and listen to them. It was awesome!!! Never heard a band like this before. I would like to thanks Harvey Price for giving me the opportunity to play with this great band. Below is the tune Astrud we played on the national conservatory of Thessaloniki (Greece) and it was a part of a workshop concert.

The big band I play in has a very predictable director who essentially rotates tunes on a 3 year cycle. This year Cherry Juice (Thad Jones) is going to be played and Ii was looking to get a jump on the tune. Does anyone know where I could get access to the piano part or the score? Thanks for any help.

Hi All,
Coming up in September's Good Vibes, west coast vibist Charlie Shoemake debuts with a cut from his CD Inside with a tribute to Victor Feldman, "Azul Serape." Here's the rest of the line-up:
Gary, David, Mike, Eddie, Terry, Milt, Bobby, Bill, Victor, Justin, Tito, Arthur, Behn, Stefon, Bryan, Hendrik, Johnny, Tyler, Joe and Randy. I don't have time to write all the last names; maybe one of you can do that for me.
Gloria

Greetings everyone,
I'm thinking of having some vibe bars tuned down to A=440. Both Gilberto from Century Mallet in Chicago and Bill from Fall Creek Marimbas in NY seem to have excellent reputations.

Clearly a lot of folks have sent their bars to Gilberto over the years. I'm aware of his professional history. Any folks on the vibesworkshop forum send their vibe bars to Bill? Your experiences?

Thanks!

jazzdad6705