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Excerpt of vibraphone and improvisation clinic in Milan, May 16th, 2014. This segment addresses solo playing on Body and Soul along with voicings and harmonic practices including symmetrical diminished scale lines and voicings. Other segments from the clinic are up on YT and address the fulcrum grip and dampening techniques, voicing and reharmonization on Autumn Leaves, stride solo playing on Ain't Misbehavin' and solo playing utilizing dampening on Black Orpheus. All clips are posted on my YouTube page listed in the Clinics/Educational Clips section.

Hello,
Sometimes I practice solo vibraphone outside of a tune or a form. That way I can practice comping melodies without worrying if its the wrong chord or melody. I think this is an interesting way to work on things.
thanks!

Dimitrios Angelakis

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Hey everybody,
Check out my practice on stella. I am trying to use various techniques for solo vibes.
thanks

here is my performance of tonys tune Vince Guaraldi.

this is my quartet from bremen in germany. really good friends of mine!!

p - joachim refardt
b - michael haupt
dr - julian nicolaus

hope you guys like it! - i love to play this tune. its beautiful!

hauke

Hey guys, I just recorded this at home. I was inspired by David's brilliant version that he recorded on the Omega by Malletech. I thought it sounded gorgeous. I'm playing it here in Bb. I like how the melody plays out in that key. I wrote out a lead sheet with some possible harmonic variations that I was experimenting with in this version. The lead sheet can be viewed and downloaded from googledocs. The link is on the YT clip's description. Also, please check out the classic versions from Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett if you haven't already done so. Ed

Hello Vibeworkshoppers. After several years of hard work, I'm very please to announce the release of my second album, "Gotham."

This is the product of the long term development of a group I've been leading here in NYC for the last 3 years with drummer Nate Wood, bassist Matt Clohesy, and saxophonist Donny McCaslin.
The CD is available today on iTunes and CD Baby.

Take a sneak peek at the video trailer for the album:

Make sure to turn up the volume!

-Tyler

The great tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin sitting in with the Electric trio from a show earlier this year. Donny was in the house and I made him come up and play. So burnin!
Also Ari Hoenig on drums, Sam Minaie on bass and myself on Malletkat.

I like playing this tune because the melody sits at the upper end of the vibes, which gives you lots of room down below to put your accompaniment. The syncopated rhythms provide a nice momentum too, and the familiar chord changes are a lot of fun to improvise on,