This is a buddy of mine, Massimo. He's a very creative cat. I actually haven't talked to him in a couple years, he was and assume still is a jeweler. He comes from a family of jewelers as I recall, his dad actually being a jeweler for the Pope. Pretty heavy.

Massimo is also a great drummer and composer. Check out the vid. Cool stuff.

The video(s) are going on-site for all to see and the message is, " if you respect your music teacher and his offerings, you can always come up with a "quality conclusion!".

Mike Pinto demonstrates "how to approach playing a melody line, as written, when you are not acquainted with it!". Note the improv's as they improve from the first chorus onward, even with my "jumping in" for a couple of bars and then "getting out", leaving him to continue on beautifully and in the end, the favorable applauds of the listeners!

Here's a pre TOTM lesson on Bluesette. I do this a lot but it's unintentional. So listen and give it a shot. From here we'll head into Bluesette.

This is becoming a routine. Rip me to shreds.

This is at last the finished product a lot of time went into this restoration but now that I have played them it was worth it. They are from the late 50's so parts were hard to come by but got there eventually. Comments welcome. I have posted some of the old pics for comparison.

Hi Vibesworkshopers!

I`m in nyc until 22nd of december and I`m looking for a vibraphone or a practice room with a vibraphone to rent.

does anybody know anything?

raphael meinhart

I think Tony posted something from this mallet robot previously, but here you can see it that it can be some pretty senseless technology. If anybody thinks this has anything to do with Monk or 'Trane, please tell me what drug you are on... !

I moved to Vancouver, BC in August. Recently I was invited to have a session with a couple of fellows in my neighborhood. What resulted was flute, guitar, and vibes trio.

I moved to Vancouver, BC in August. Recently I was invited to have a session with a couple of fellows in my neighborhood. What resulted was flute, guitar, and vibes trio.

I moved to Vancouver, BC in August. Recently I was invited to have a session with a couple of fellows in my neighborhood. What resulted was flute, guitar, and vibes trio.