I came across this Bill Evans clip yesterday and it made me think about the discussion of this tune a while back. I think it was on this site that someone said they thought this tune was best as a ballad, especially given the dark tone of…
Hello,
I have a few vibe mallets for sale.
2 pair Balter - Joe Locke - 47R - new $40 for set of 4 shipped anywhere in the U. S.
2 pair Deschler - 116 - medium - blue cord - new $40 for set of 4 shipped anywhere in the U.S
1 pair - I…
My friend Anders Åstrand has a new CD, it's just him with Mikael Berglund playing bass:
http://www.mikaelberglund.com/mikaelberglund.com/vibes_%26_bass.html
I'm really enjoying listening to this CD and I thought some of you guys out there…
I was practicing when my 11 y/o daughter came into my practice room with her flute to show me what she was working on. She has been playing for a year and is learning Amazing Grace. I asked her if she wanted to play a duet with me. I…
Interesting (but not very deep) article by Herbie Hancock on Popeater -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/herbie-hancock/crowd-sourced-music-video-…
Tom P.
I thought I'd post this video of Harvey Price. He's the percussion director at U of Delaware. Besides being a great friend, I admire how much energy he has and how much of the percussion world he tackles! From Xylo, to the pit, to the…
Ok, stop, freeze. What's the last vibe cd you listened to???
For me it's Jim Hart's Narrada. Guys were talking about him in the shout box so I put him on while I was folding clothes. Great stuff! He's a great player.
Your turn.
Recently upon reviewing some transcriptions I have done, I stumbled across a very simple and clear example of why transcription is so important I thought i'd share.
The transcription is of John Coltrane playing his composition "LazyBird…
Hi everybody,
After listening to so many guys on the site, who play with 4 mallets so beautifully, while I am completely helpless without an acccompaniment, I have made the decision to shut down BIABox and go it alone. This is my first…
I've got some of my students coming over this Sunday at about 1pm-4pm for a little get together. I thought I would open it up to any students here on the site that want to come by. I wanted my Temple students to meet my Uarts students and…