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Basic Turnaround Lines -V
Tylerblanton
Content type: Audio Player
Here is a lesson geared to the beginning/intermediate player on navigating turnarounds. The audio file goes along with the PDF, so I recommend looking at it while you listen or beforehand. I plan to add some more to this in a future lesson…
1 year 1 month ago - 5 comments
Light model for traveling
Karl Ivar
Content type: Forum topic
Dear everybody, First of all, thank you all for contributing to this wonderful site! I´m new here, looking forward for exchange experiences and inspiration in the years to come. My question for you today is the following: I´m looking for a…
14 years 2 months ago - 61 comments
Soulville by Tarik Dosdogru
vibraman
Content type: Audio Player
hi, i want to share one song of the second rehearsel of my new band with you. to be honest we just added a nice good looking female voice to my regular duo with guitar. we need some more practice together but at least you get an impression…
13 years 7 months ago - 8 comments
Jenco Vibes Restoration early 1990's
Gary Rich
Content type: Images
Jenco vibes restoration circa 1991. Before and after. Unfortunately I did not take photos of the process itself, which, in hindsight, would have been worthwhile. It was quite a pile of rubble to begin with. I was fortunate to have all of…
14 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
Context - F Bb by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
14 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
The Delaware workshop is filling up!
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Just a heads up. If you're planning on coming to the Delaware workshop, it's starting to fill up. There was a lot of advertising outside of Vibesworkshop so between that and VW members it's inching it's way up there. If you're a VW member…
14 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Body and Soul by Tarik Dosdogru
vibraman
Content type: Audio Player
hey, here´s from today´s rehearsel body and soul in a arrangement i like very much by our guitar player. sorry for the guitar being a bit too loud in the mix but i had no chance to change that. hope you like it. tell me what you think…
13 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
Plumbers
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
A guy calls the local musicians' union to get a quote on a six piece band for a wedding. The rep says: "Off the top of my head, I'd say about two thousand dollars." The guy says: "ARE YOU KIDDING? —— FOR MUSIC?!?" The rep responds… "Let…
14 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
Is this site organized well?
tonymiceli
Content type: FAQ
Well, the site is NOT organized that great. It's very hard to organize almost 5 or 6 thousand posts. That being said I also think that a lot of people do not know how to use some of the built in organization: Have you tried to click on the…
8 years 9 months ago - 9 comments
Changui
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
I love this. Check out how the guitar player is comping and imagine comping like that behind someones solo. I'm working with a great latin percussionist so I'm learning a ton about the music (again). I've been checking out Changui music…
14 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
Practice Multitasking by Tony Miceli -V
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
My mentor said when you practice one thing you're practicing everything. That's so true. When we look at things we're studying we can probably see many things we're getting out that one thing. In this exercise here's a way to study Lines,…
1 year 2 months ago - 2 comments
Tips for busy people practicing the vibes by TJ
tjaco
Content type: Video Embed
Ok, I turned the camera on and decided to talk about practicing when you don't have loads of time. Then I discovered I could talk and play for about 20 minutes, so I drift off a little, but this might be of help to some of you. TJ
14 years 2 months ago - 7 comments
Solo Playing Techniques Part 1 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Here's part one of the series Solo Playing Techniques. There is a lesson plan that will containing the whole series as it grows. Also check my online book.
14 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
vibe for sale
Piper
Content type: Images
This instrument is for sale: 2000.00 and can be seen in the Dallas area. This frame but with silver bars tuned to A442 and M55 arched resonators. I don't have a photo of it with those features but they are both in "new" condition. The…
14 years 2 months ago - 18 comments
Drake's Hands
tonymiceli
Content type: Images
14 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
Cop This Lick - April, 2011
tonymiceli
Content type: Images
Cop this lick. You know the line itself has all the information we need. No need for chords here, right? But if you get good at comping with just the left hand, that is playing double stops on the fly, you can add the 4 mallet "vibe". Just…
14 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Tri-chromatic vibe - very strange, a must see
tedwolff
Content type: Blog entry
I found this clip on youtube introducing a new vibe design called a tri-chromatic vibraphone. The keyboard layout is radically different from anything I've ever seen. Check it out. Ted
14 years 2 months ago - 8 comments
Marimba Concerto "Concerto Mexicana"
JoePorter
Content type: Video Embed
This is me playing Kai Stensgaard's brilliant "Concerto Mexicana" The Piece is in Three movements. The second and third movement can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu_4bcEX7MQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZJ_BAIEVhs&…
14 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
Just the Way You Are by BarryK
BarryK
Content type: Audio Player
I was inspired by Steve Shapiro's post today (see link, above), to play a tune originally performed on Rhodes electric piano, "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel. I just spent a couple hours on it tonight, but wanted to post what I had…
14 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
Giant Steps by Joe Doubleday
Jdoubleday
Content type: Audio Player
This is me working through some things on Giant Steps with some friends. Joe Doubleday- Vibraphone Yonatan Marianer- Bass Angelo Spampinato- Drums Let me know what you think. I feel like, after listening to this, I should take bigger…
14 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
JazzAscona 2008 by Frits Landesbergen Quintet & Harry Allen
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
i dug frits' solo!
13 years 7 months ago - 3 comments
Playing vibes while seated, etc.
Wilson Moorman
Content type: Blog entry
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…
14 years 2 months ago - 12 comments
Tony on Rhythm Changes
toddc
Content type: Blog entry
Tony demonstrates different approaches to playing over rhythm changes. We saw a lot of this at the workshop in Delaware. http://www.vibesworkshop.com/sites/vibesworkshop.com/files/emily.mp3
14 years 2 months ago - 9 comments
James Shipp vibes trio in NYC tomorrow! (4/7)
jamesshipp
Content type: Event
Hi Everyone- Just a quick and hopefully not-too-late notice that my vibes-centric trio is playing in NYC tomorrow night at La Lanterna/the Bar Next Door. I have other bands in which my time is split between vibes and other instruments, but…
14 years 2 months ago - 3 comments
Fritz plays carbonVibe
johndaly
Content type: Event
Here is Fritz Landesbergen playing When You Wish Upon A Star on the new machine, sorry about the background, enjoy John
14 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
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