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i came across this vibist on King St in Alexandria Virginia a few months ago.  He played while sitting  on an electric personal vehicle which he had fitted with a tow hitch mating with a tow ball at the base of the treble end of his vibraphone.  The vibes when towed rode on the two large wheels at the base end of the frame.  Here’s a video link of his playing

hey y'all,

Every now and then, we talk about the use of vibes outside the context of jazz.

I just became aware yesterday that this track, which includes the first recorded tracks I did with Miss Magnolia (my Deagan Imperial), was released a few years ago.  They had asked for a “vintage sound”, so my thought was to go with her, some old Albright mallets, and a pair of tube based mics.   
 

I want to do more of this.  :)

A great tune by one of my favourite composers and player Horace Silver, took me a few weeks to get this to an acceptable level. Hope you like it , working on a solo..

My version of this great tune We played this at our recent workshop performance. Still a bit to do but enjoyed learning it, I also added some harmony lines. Comments welcome

Here are some linear musings on the great bebop classic, OLEO.

This is a rough take of an arrangement I have been working on. I was inspired by some of the things David Friedman was doing in his Cmi version going to major in bar 7.

-Tristan

Some personal little extras.

I was talking with Becky a few days ago and our conversation turned to practice technique.   I have talked about my 37 and 38 note practice routine, but never really documented it, so I thought this would be a good opportunity, just in case anyone was interested.

Hello all,

Just a quick lesson on ending ballads (or any tune, really). I demonstrate a few different options for the final chords on a ballad so you don't always have to end on 1 or the b2. Let me know if there are any questions!