Vibraphone

This clip is from a gig last January playing Ted's composition Ida Spoons which is based on Stella. The cameraman missed the head and part of Ted's solo which is a shame. Ted is composer/saxophonist with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis....and plays his rear off! What a pleasure this night was.
Rusty

If anyone is interested, this is an article I wrote for PAS's periodical. I geared it towards a college student who is a percussion performance/education major, but the hardcore jazzer can get just as much out of it (I hope). Some of the musical spelling in the examples got botched (Fb is supposed to be E natural). Hopefully you guys like it.

-Drew

http://publications.pas.org/Archive/July12/1207.22-25.pdf

Larry Mckenna - Sax
Tony Miceli - Vibes
Kevin MacConnell - Bass
Dan Monaghan - Drums

Guys,

I got the info of a live concert streaming with vibist Jerry Tachoir and his band.

The date is tomorrow August 19th.
The time is 8 p.m. Eastern US.
Place (for info): Monthaven Mansion.

Here is the link: https://new.livestream.com/accounts/289785/grouptachoir

Too bad it's not a very good time for us Europeans, but maybe some of you can have look and let us know how it went.

Enjoy!

- M

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!