Vibraphone

A member of the site here just got his first gig on vibes. I thought I would mention that and mention how important it is to play live. Yes if you haven't done it, the first times are a little scary and might even be a disaster, but this is a huge part of getting better and you need to do it.

Thought maybe we could discuss this a little bit if you guys wanted to. Playing in groups and playing live is a important as practicing, if not more!

Here's another video of Mr. Gibbs from 2009. He still kills it everyday!! Now that's an inspiration!

My buddy Jay Garrett is in this video "dueling" with him on vibes. Very Cool!

I hope that this entry works. It's a rare video of Milt Jackson playing The Sheriff with 2 fathead mallets in 1964.

http://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/milt-jackson/happy-birthday-milt-ja…

Oh man this is so unbelievable. Terry Pollard is a smoking pianist and then she gets on the vibes and tears it up with Terry Gibbs. And Gibbs is a monster on this!!!

I died when i heard this!!!

It was Milt's Birthday, Jan, 1st (right?).

THE WOMEN ARE COMING, THE WOMEN ARE COMING!!

OK guys, they are still coming at ya. This time this lady is soloing while reading down the chart. Notice how she concentrates on the chart and only occasionally looks down at the bars. Watch out, I tell ya they are coming!

There is also no information on this video. Looks like maybe a college concert. She has her cheering section.

BruceW
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All you guys who are getting too comfortable with your vibraphone jazz progress, better watch out. Here is another female getting awfully close to the top (is young and has time on her side). There is no information on this video (strange) so I also do not know who she is or exactly where she is from except that she is Oriental. She looks kind of short but that is not stopping her. They are apparently playing a Bud Powell tune and two standards that have been edited into short excerpts.

But at any rate, bravo.
BruceW
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Man I do a lot of vibe talking because of this site. It's pretty incredible and sort of a dream come true. We live pretty isolated lives don't we?

One topic that has come up recently is acheiving your goals. I go straight to the word energy when I hear the word goals.

To achieve a goal is going to take energy and for most of us a LOT of energy (I've said it before, haven't I?). But if you put the right energy in I think most of our goals are achievable. Now that being said we all have to be reasonable.

This is so grooving it's killing me!