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Practicing solo vibraphone on Alone Together here at the house this past Sunday afternoon. Here is Take 1 out of three takes. This is a fairly brief two chorus version that includes right hand octaves along with left hand accompaniment and pedal point in the bridge of the 2nd chorus.

Other Takes:

Take 2: This take is a little slower and starts out with more subtlety than Take 1. In this take, I'm experimenting with using a variety of articulations/note lengths as well as executing lines with four mallets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrX5NTvwWUo

giovanni presents some concepts for reharmonizing the turnaround...

Giovanni talks about how to play over triton substitutions, which scale you can use, some tricks to reharmonize it etc...

Just found this on the web. Tony is looking so young....

A brief rendition of the classic "Over The Rainbow" that utilizes harmony from Keith Jarrett's beautiful version. The arrangement features a modulation from Eb to F to Db. For a copy of the arrangement (melody and harmony), here's the link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/113437494/Over-the-Rainbow-Reharm-Modulation

Check out this great tune written by Christos and performed at the 'Zeltsman Marimba Festival' (ZMF) 2013 in Arcata, CA.
The tune is written for 2 marimbas and one vibraphone and it's called Rodinia.
Enjoy

Here's a version of All The Things You Are with bassist Mark Carlsen and I. We play a lot of gigs together around Boston. I have to say that duo playing is probably one of my favorite formats. The listening and interaction is so clear and focused. Anyways, if anyone is in the Boston area, we are playing this Saturday, 1/11, at Li's in Haverhill. MA starting at 6:30.

This is a great tune that is not easy to find. I've attached a lead sheet that is pretty accurate. This is a great song to do alone or with a band. My favorite version is with Dexter Gordon on his Manhatten Symphony recording.

Happy New Year everyone! I became aware of the beautiful composition Alfonsina y el Mar just before the holidays. Here's an alternate version that I had recorded when practicing the song. (I was also testing out an external mic versus the internal mic with the iPhone. This version used the internal mic which wasn't as good.)

For vibists in Italy: I'll be in Italy (Florence, Venice, Verona, Milan) during May 8-16. If anyone would like to set up a lesson/clinic, please send me an email or FB message.

I just have discovered this guy.... Who knows where he's from ?