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I think we should all feel really proud of ourselves. Look at the community we've created and look at all that's happening. I think we're all really doing something in a big way for the vibraphone. And this is cool. Yeah, I do the video and put up and lessons and set the page up, my partner handles all the programming aspects. But all that is useless without all of you guys. And we're coming up on 3 years and a lot of stuff is happening! This is great!

Just thought I'd mention that.

This is to anyone who might be interested:
After considerable experimentation I've concluded that one way of playing vibes while seated is to use a hydraulic barstool and raise it to a point where the keyboard is slightly below the pelvic area. The swivel pedal, with a little practice, can be manipulated with the heel of either foot, after slanting the pedal slightly upward as opposed to its normal down position, with a wooden block or bed riser right next to the pedal and the toe rests on the block or riser with the heel slanted toward the center of the swivel pedal.

Check out Joe's solo here. It is smokin'!

It was great to read what your gang wrote about what I said about not being able to teach Jazz. What I got back was not really what I was looking for. I only heard all the cliches. Listen to a lot of jazz-use your ears-know theory and chords - anybody can improvise which happens to be true . It may not be the most melodic improvisation but it is improvising. Even what you said

Guys,

Surely some of you already saw this incredible video... Again in the frame of our current reflection about duets... Man those two HAD to meet!

I'm speechless...

- M

PS: that cut before the end is inhuman!

Hi all,

After our long discussion about duets, I came across this very recent performance between Joe Locke and saxophonist Dick Oatts...

Man the vocabulary, energy, intensity are very dense and powerful!! They both must have gotten used up after that!! I enjoyed the reactions of the audience, and that great conversation after Joe's solo... and the end... yes the end and the joy on their faces! :o)

- M

P.S.: can someone help me and name this tune?

Andrea was in a music school with adults. They were learning Giant Steps. He couldn't grasp the theory, so he just went home and learned it by himself. Now listen.

Any this story comes from John Daly. (John do i have it right?)

Chris Farr - sax
tony miceli - vibes
tom lawton - piano
micah jones - bass
jim miller - drums

Interesting because we've been talking about playing solo.

Denny is also a psychiatrist and a great pianist. He wrote the tune in the Real Book 'Quiet Now'.