Vibraphone

Solo version of "But Beautiful" with voicings from my book Voicing Concepts for the Jazz Vibist available on Amazon. The book contains a written out chorus of the melody along with voicings, notated mallet dampening and reharm.

A quick & dirty video of a tune I haven't played for a long time. A couple friends were killing on this last night at the local jazz club so I wanted to relearn it!

For Sale: Malletech 3.0 Octave Omega Vibraphone with Motor, Serial #4, $4,100. One owner. Hardly used by a beginner who did not progress. Originally purchased December 2013. I have two sets of wings for this machine and the tuning bar. Must be picked up, not shipped. Contact LeAnn Swieczkowski in Charlotte, NC at 704-560-4322 or lski1817@gmail.com.

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" by Felix Mendelssohn - A solo vibraphone rendition of this classic for the holidays. Here's my take on it with some "off the cuff" theme and variations as well as a little counterpoint. Hope you enjoy it. Happy Holidays!

So, two mallets. I think what is interesting is how low his hands are. A good lesson for us all. You can’t play soft with high hands and you have no dynamics if you can’t play soft. I see that as the biggest problem with 4 mallets. The mallets are too hard and the hands are too high. No dynamics and that plinky sound. Often technically and harmonically impressive, but lacking in musicality.

hey, sorry i'm late...

i did:
folks on the hill
lulu swing
and xmas time is here

except with folks on the hill, i tried to play songs that i've never played live in a solo version so i have nothing arrangend. that makes it more challening to me.

critic meeee... ;)

This is amazing and I actually got a little choked up to come online and 8 other mini concerts! It's a chance for us to perform and us to listen. Mini concerts are when you play 2 or more pieces with out stopping.

So with this mini concert you can sit and listen to about a concerts worth of vibe players performing. It's incredible to me and such a statement of dedication. Preparing for this is as challenging as preparing to play a few tunes on an actual concert. As far as work, there's not much difference.