Tarik is one of our oldest members on the site. And MAN has he come a long way as a player. He's one of our success stories! He could even be our poster child!
So let's wich Tarik a very happy birthday!
An unofficial question here: I'll be in Romania for a vibes festival March 12th. That night will be me and David Friedman, I'm opening up for him, and we'll play a tune together! That's GREAT!
Then I'm around all day tuesday. And I thought: The festival will be amazing! So why not see if anyone wants to come to the festival and then on the day after my performance do a FREE workshop at the University nearby.
Anyone interested? Any European cats nearby want to come? Friedman might be around Tuesday, maybe I can get him to stop by as well. We'll see.
Hey Guys,
I don't know if you are familiar with the Ralph Peterson Fo'tet. The group has released multiple albums over the last 23 years with very few personnel changes. It featured Don Byron on clarinet and Bryan Carrot on vibes. Ralph has recently reformed his group.
Jordi comes from Tenerife in the Canary Islands where temp never goes below 19 degrees Celsius 66 Farenheit see snow for the first time in Sassenheim. It all happens right here folks.
Here's a version of Fats Waller's Jitterbug Waltz. We're playing it in Db versus Eb. Joe and I played this at our recital at Berklee this past summer. It's a fun tune to play on. There are some fantastic pianist versions of the tune from Art Tatum and Chick Corea.
Did I post this already?
I titled it 'Out Take'. But I can't find a major screw up. Maybe I dropped a beat somewhere? See what you can find!
Guys, here's a clip of Autumn Leaves (also with some reharm behind the melody). I used some reharm during the solo as well. Many players use a chromatic II-7 V7 on the 3rd bar. Bill Evans did some simple but effective diatonic passing chords from I to IV on the bridge (which I shamelessly copied).
There's a great version on YT of Gary playing Autumn Leaves when he was in Moscow with a saxist Igor Butman.
Here's a whole set of the DM quartet. I haven't even listened to it. I hope I don't make any terrible mistakes.
What an incredible workshop we had at the VanderPlas Baileo factory. From the tuning of the bars, to dampening and pedaling, to how to play the instrument to how to improvise, we covered a lot of ground this week. It was so much fun.
We had people from a lot of countries including France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Slovania, Bulgaria, Canada and more. That makes it so cool to me. The fact that all these guys are heading back to their countries with knowledge and inspiration and will further the cause of getting the good vibes out there is a thrill to me.