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I found another video from this middle east vibe player. He interests me a lot, because it looks like he's hustling like the rest of us, trying to get gigs. And here he is, who knows where, but far from Philly playing 'New York, New York' on the vibes. And then with 8 mallets.

I wonder why he feels the need to hold the eight mallets, I keep looking for an advantage but don't see it. And I wonder if he's on the site!

I thought it would be interesting to see what people are working on. Anything cool?

I've been messing around with a four mallet version of Moody's Mood for Love one of my most favorite solos!

Hi everyone,
A reminder for this Sunday, March 6th:
Good Vibes airs on www.jazzon2.org. That's 8-10pm eastern time.
As you know, this show is dedicated to the vibraphone, the
first and only one of its kind. Hope you will listen in!

Here's a small sample of what I will play:

Milt Jackson's "Caravan"
Anthony Kerr's "Lover"
Joe Chambers' "Lonesome Lover"
Behn's "Vigilance"
Terry Gibbs' "My Reverie"
Tony's "I Loves You Porgy"
Nick Mancini's "Swingin the Samba"

Rebroadcast is the following Wednesday (March 9) at 4-6pm eastern time.
gloria

www.jazzon2.org

Hey Ho,

I´m Matthias Goebel a vibraphone-player based in Cologne. I would like to invite you to my website and music. I just uploaded a video about my last recording session. If you have a minute drop by and join my music.
www.matthiasgoebel.com

Thank you,

smiling

Matthias

Oh wow... Ed tearing it up!! :o)

Pennsylvania PAS Day of Percussion
March 18 & 19
Lancaster, PA

for all info visit: http://community.pas.org/PAS/Pennsylvania/Home/Default.aspx

Tim Lekan is a mover and shaker down in Somers Point, New Jersey. And he's a great bass player! They put on an incredible jazz festival each year!

In this series Tim does something he calls 'The Workshop'. Here he gets together with musicians and we do what ever: Talk to the audience, play tunes, anything that happens.

Also on drums is Bob Schomo. Although you don't have to be a rocket scientist to play drums, Schomo is just about one! He has a Masters or a PHD in physics. He's a super heavy cat and a great drummer!

Dear Abby,

I am a crack dealer in Beaumont, Texas who has recently been
diagnosed as a carrier of the HIV virus. My parents live in Fort Worth.
One of my sisters lives in Pflugerville and is married to a transvestite.
My father and mother have recently been arrested for growing and
selling marijuana. They are financially dependent on my other two
sisters, who are prostitutes in Dallas. I have two brothers: one is
serving a non-parole life sentence at Huntsville for the murder of
a teenage boy in 1994. My other brother is currently in jail awaiting

Oh maaan!!

After Philippe posted his video with tap dancer Fabien Ruiz I went to his channel and listened to a few more tunes...

I mean this is damn swing!! And I still particularly loved this one, as there is more space given to the duet tap/drum from 2"30...

Smoooooking!! Mince!! Bravo les gars!!! :o)

- M

Have you ever played for a tap dancer ? This happened to me only once, in 1991, when I was still playing drums. At the moment, I'm sorting out a video of that particular club-date that the piano-player, Patrice Galas, sent me. The dancer's name is Fabien Ruiz. He was 27 or 28 years old then, so he's about 50 now (I was 50 then). I remember really enjoying that completely unrehearsed gig, which was two nights in the same club, a real jazz-club where people watched and listened. Fabien took his art seriously, and still does.