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Practicing Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood" today during my office hour at Berklee.

New Vic Firth Performance Spotlight Clip of Body & Soul from Berklee Percussion Festival concert. It was a pleasure to play with Billy Novick - clarinet, Mark Carlsen - bass and Steve Langone - drums.

Vic Firth video shoot taking place this week at Berklee to tape several solo vibe and marimba videos. We'll also be discussing details for a "video-minus-one" project that I'll be creating for vibists and marimbists.

Christos Rafalides live at "ZINC" NY (video).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUGfptIEzPjjZaB4on_M7n_Q&v=womNzb_Fj…

Excerpt from Milan clinic that took place this past May. Vibist Andrea Mellace (who came all the way from Calabria) asked me to play Black Orpheus. In this clip, I'm demonstrating various dampening techniques (including slide dampening and hand dampening) using Black Orpheus as a vehicle.

One of my favorite tune.
I play both piano and vibes on this one. ;o )
I have definitively adopted Miceli Stoned Grip ( after going back and forth with Burton Grip ) and i feel much better with alternated sticking for lines, voicings, time feel and melody phrasing ....
Thanks Tony ! LOL

Vic Firth Clip of Stella By Starlight from Berklee Percussion Festival concert.

Lionel Hampton with Chick Corea playing Moments notice.
Enjoy!

I had ordered the Peter Gunn CD by the Harmonie Ensemble of New York and was more than pleased! This is a fitting tribute to the originator of TV crime jazz, and, according to Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, "The high priest of Hollywood cool," Henry Mancini. Lew Soloff, Lew Tabackin and Ronnie Cuber on trumpet, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone respectively, enhance this new recording with their solo turns on the original arrangements and orchestrations first recorded 56 years ago. The vibes work on the CD is outstanding!