Drum Percussion

Merry Christmas and Good Vibes from McMurdo Station, Antarctica:

Yesterday (Christmas Eve in Antarctica), I had the great honor of participating in one of the coolest events I’ve ever done. I performed my arrangement of The First Noel, which I call “Noel Antarctica” for various U.S. Field Research Camps around Antarctica including the South Pole, Shackleton Outpost and Wais (West Antarctic Ice Shelf).

If you're old enough, you probably remember back in the 80's when there was a popular advertising campaign for Windy's that coined the phrase "Where's the beef?" I've found that the current state of affairs in music has a relationship to that commercial - Where's the motif? Where's the melody?" "Where's the beef?

I've known many good people who discount the relevance of art because it has not been explained to them in a way that they understand. Art is a quest for greatness in all forms. It sets the bar for humanity. It's the best and highest level of accomplishment that humans can achieve or fathom. An artful effort supplies the world with a path toward achievement. An Artful accomplishment offers the world hope of that achievement. Art is not mere entertainment. It is purposeful beyond all other physical things.

Hello Vibes Workshop members,

I'm very happy to announce that my book, "The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide: Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion", (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-band-teachers-percussion-gu…) has just been published by Oxford University Press.

This is Michel Petrucciani playing the most beautiful version of "In A Sentimental Mood" I've ever heard. I decided to share it here because Tony recently requested ideas for solo playing and I forgot to mention this one.

hey,

here´s a song i recorded and did the video for latley.hope you like it!
cok cabuk is turkish and means very fast :)

tarik

Hey,
Here´s more from our last gig of the zappa band.this time with extensive vibes solos :)
hope you like it...
tarik

hey,
not too much vibes in it but i thought i post it anyway.caught from our last gig with the zappa cover band called dangerous kitchen. we recorded the whole gig so if you want there´s more to come :)
it´s so much fun to play in this band.i would love to play mallets there but there´s already a great guy doing this job.

the band is:

Holger Auer – vocals
Martin Lelgemann – keyboards
Jörg Eschrig – guitar, backing vocals
Daniel Neustadt – bass
Michael Koball – vibes & marimba, backing vocals
Guido Montag – trumpet
Ferdinand Rexforth – saxophones
Romel Stoica – trombone