Vibraphone

So I'm hanging online with Patty via google talk and we were talking about Mike Pinto, so i figured I'd post the vid here. I think he sounds great, and his approach is a little different. He uses those Milt mallets but holds 3 I think most of the time. [I think.] He'll probably see this and maybe he can comment on it. Just goes to show you when it comes to grips. I like his lines so who cares about the rest.

I love Steve Nelson. He has played a lot(and think he still does) with Dave Holland's band.

Check Nelson on Wikipedia:

check out the Steve Nelson Wikipedia

Things to do with Rhythm, time and Swing. This is the chapter, when I complete some lessons for this section they will appear here!

Unbelievable! His hands, the rolls. He's incredible. I'm moving to Thailand. Later!

I never heard about a technique that I just thought of and tried out.

I was playing a line and let the last note ring out. I took my open palm over that note and fluttered it up and down to get a tremolo. This is analogous to what a harmonica player does with his hands. Sounds cool.

I couldn't find any references to this technique on the web. Tony mentioned that he knows about others that have done this and used their mouths going whaa whaa whaa over the note after you hit it.

I'd be interested about hearing more about this technique (using hand or mouth).

My 7 year old daughter sometimes watches me practice and saw me creating a tremolo by moving my hand up and down over a vibrating bar (like a harmonica player would do to create tremolo). She wanted to experiment with a technique that she came up with by creating tremolo with the damper pedal. She agreed to letting me video tape her demonstration.

Does anyone actually use this technique?

Barry

Christos is one of the most talented young vibes players in NY nowadays. This video is a performance that he gave at a famous Greek TV show. His playing is amazing!! Check him out!!

(You will also see/hear him speak greek!!) ;)

This group is a MUST see/MUST hear!! This is one of my favorites compositions of their CD. ("Live in Seattle").

This is an amazing performance, full of energy, magic and soul!!!!
Enjoy!