GUYS at 2pm EDT July 22. David Friedman is getting an award from the Vibraphone Project Incorporated (VPI).

It would be great if some of you guys were in the zoom meeting when it happens, to show support.

Brian Graiser is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Summer Vibes with David Friedman and Tony Miceli
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
Join Zoom Meeting
https://shsu.zoom.us/j/85417303847

2:00: start Legacy Awards

Line Building Blocks Exercise

Hi Everyone,
Hope you all are doing well and enjoying summer.
The August Good Vibes is ready, set, and nearly go, full of interesting new players and albums.   Vibes players Jalen Baker, Tony Marino, Alan Petersen and Dan McCarthy are on the new-ish side, at least as far as Good Vibes is concerned.  Eldad Tarmu introduces his Chamber Jazz Ensemble with a concept album and Joe Locke releases a simply must-hear new single, "All Along the Watchtower/Breathe."  He combines Bob Dylan's "Watchtower" with his own lyrics, "Breathe," a heart- grabbing statement on racial injustice. 

Line Building Blocks Exercise

Here's my (relatively mediocre) solo version of The Gypsy! Not sure why my brain went to mush in a few spots, but overall I think it went okay.

Hey everyone,

Here's the last part in my series on diminished chords and thinking of them as dominant chords instead. This isn't meant to be the singular approach when soloing over them, but to be used in tandem with blues sounds, the diminished scale, the diminished 7 arpeggio, etc.

Hey everyone,

Part 3 in the series on how to solo over diminished chords melodically. The diminished IV chord (Bbo7 in the key of F) comes up a decent bit in standards -- like "The Nearness of You" and "I Remember You," among others -- and it's important to be able to meaningfully solo over! Full disclosure, I'll often treat it as an A7b9 chord, or a C7b9 chord! But watch the video if you'd like to know why.

Also, make sure to watch parts 1 and 2 if you haven't already, as there might be some some things in this video that won't make sense if not.

Just some ideas to get some of you going with pentatonics.

Memorize it.
Play it on the piano with bass notes in your left hand.
Play it on the vibes in all the keys.