Real quick, I never have time to write in depth reviews. But I'm listening to Tom Beckham's CD and thought I'd mention it here. It's a great CD with really great playing! You guys should check it out.
Maybe Tom will post a track here and…
A few months ago I started transcribing John Mark Piper's tune "Spring Valley Kids". I didn't get any further with the transcription but every once in a while I play a few measures of it on my vibes. I recorded my jam on that tune.…
December 16, 2008 - 10:30pm
Smalls Jazz Club
183 West 10th Street
New York, NY
http://www.smallsjazzclub.com
FEATURING
Tom Beckham - vibes/comp
Chris Cheek - saxes (3 of them)
Henry Hey - piano
Matt Pavolka - bass
Ferenc Nemeth - drums…
This is an original by me. Thought I'd post it. If there's something I miss, it's just coming up with stuff. I don't consider myself a composer, but I do write tunes. If had my own music school (wait, I sort of do don't I?) 2 hours of the…
Hey everyone, I just wanted to draw your attention to an exciting gig that I have coming up in January with a new band of mine. We'll be doing all original music, and it should really swing. If anyone will be in the NYC area come January…
If enough people sign up for this, then next Monday night I'll turn on the cams and talk about 'I Should Care'. We'll go over the harmony and I'll play it in different keys with a bass player.
Here's what you would need to do:
Learn the…
I just thought I'd pass this on. A quick story.
I gave finals today. Each student had to perform Donna Lee in 3 keys and solo.
Anyway let's make it short. All but one student is left in the room. He plays Donna Lee in 3 keys. It was the…
Hey Tony,
I feel good about the time and the head. I feel good about some of my lines in the soloing but I'd definitely like to work more on the solo accompaniement techniques next time we meet up. I recorded it a number of different…
Hey guys, I'm putting this up for a look at one of my recent compositions as well as vibe playing. My apologies for the length and the sound quality, but really the first chorus of the melody and first two solos should do. This is a group…
I went through the lessons and books last night and I was floored. There's so much knowledge here I can't believe it. I was blown away.
I just hope you guys are combing through all the lessons and pulling stuff out and working through…
