Was working on Waltz For Debby yesterday at the house. One of my favorite tunes of Bill. Inspired of course by Bill and the trio's rendition and also a wonderful version by Gary and Chick.
Easy commute today on the way into Boston so I had some practice time before a lesson. In this clip I'm playing Horace Silver's classic ballad Peace. One of the techniques that I was thinking about was playing counterpuntal lines in different registers of the instrument along with the use of various dampening techniques.
My apologies for the bad sound. It was recorded on my Iphone.
Hi everyone,
I was supposed to post this a month ago and forgot, sorry! Here is the contact info for Albright Mallets (Milt Jacksons mallets):
You can try to see if Drummers World carries them, they used to:
https://drummersworld.com/store/products/albright-mallets/
Or email Susan Bridwell (the maker of the mallet) at: albmallets@gmail.com
Here's the new Etude for this month: is based on the harmony of Bach C Prelude.
Make sure the melody flows without interruption between bars: pay attention to the pedal.
If you have any question plese contact me on: giovanniperin87@gmail.com or leave a comment.
I'm also available for private lessons with skype or Facetime.
please check out my new website where you can download for free some mp3s of my music!!!
Really looking forward to getting Joe's new recording "Love Is A Pendulum". Joe was here at the house in January with Gustavo and I for a nice weekend hang of playing, cooking and conversation. It was a lot of fun and very productive since Gustavo and I got a chance to pick Joe's brain about his improv concepts and what he's playing and working on. Joe gave us a sneak preview of the new recording and we were blown away. The recording is inspiring and superb in terms of the writing, playing and production. This will be a gem for sure and I can't recommend this recording enough.
Shedding today in a practice room at Berklee on Jobim's Triste before a lesson.
Guys check out Tim Collins.
Aloha Vibesworkshop,
This is my first attempt for a video lesson, via my GoPro Hero aka the entry level gopro.
I have been coming to the vw since 2007 and remember one of the first lessons that tony put up with the vibes in front of the washer and dryer .. Bravo to tony and everyone who continually makes this site a great place to connect..
For the past couple years I have been blessed to get back my career as a vibist. ( had to give up playing due to health and hand problems ).... its a blessing to be back and playing with no pain.
Concert in 2009 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH that featured Dave Liebman on sax/flute, Matt Wilson on drums, David Clark on bass and myself on vibes, marimba and piano. This clip is a composition that I wrote titled "Deep Hearts" . The lead sheet can be downloaded from my website.
Tension Resolution (TR) on "Time After Time": One of the improvisational concepts that my students and I were working on this week in my improv classes at Berklee was that of TR. We chose specific tensions for each chord change on the beautiful standard "Time After Time" and improvised based upon the sounding of those tensions along with their resolution to the nearest chord tone. The constant tension and release creates forward motion in the improvised line and can be the basis of rich, melodic phrases.