Hey everyone...

I have decided to part ways with my Yamaha YV-2700 vibraphone. Not the easiest decision, but I would rather see it enter a loving home than sit in storage indefinitely. I am having to SERIOUSLY pare down belongings in trying to make a permanent move from Houston to New York City in the next 12-18 months.

The vibraphone is a strange instrument. Part doorbell, part piano, part percussion, with ornamental parts that don’t really do much and an electric motor to boot.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/09/4000499/jazz-town-vibraphone-gives…

Still practicing my soloing. Working on lines. I love lines. I wish i could play lines like these heavy cats i admire on the site ( Tony, Dave, Ed, Behn, Rusty ... ). Working on.
Working on simplicity and clearity. Phrasing, tempo, harmo.
Soloing is often to much confuse. Keep the things clear man ! I always says that to me !
It's a work in progress.
I love doing that.

This is 'Manhattan Vibes' featuring Antonio Sanchez on drums and Thana Alexa on vocals - live at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center in NYC.
Christos Rafalides- vibraphone
Sergio Salvatore- piano
Mike Michael Pope- bass

Manhattan Vibes will be performing at DROM in NYC on January 16th presenting music form their latest release 'Blue November'.
http://www.dromnyc.com/events/2070/manhattan-vibes-album-release-concer…

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blue-november/id582502901
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008DB17IW

hi dear gary,I would like to know how do you feel with the past of the time with the rattan thicknes of your mallets?
early video are a thin rattan and was very flexible . looks like more easy to play? more flexibility in your phrasing? for example this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vyvl4yf1I
I have a older set with this rattan and the feeling it is some diferent
but in a duo context if you play loud and with enegy I fell confortable

or you live in tokio with chick?

thanks in advance

I just picked up an old Deagan model 30; the budget vibes that they made in the late-1930s/early-'40s. It has 2-1/2 octaves, cardboard resonator tubes and a single-speed motor. It needs a bit of work, but I'm not too intimidated by it. However, I could use some advice! Here's what I know needs to be done:

1. Unstring the bars and polish them; they're pretty tarnished. I have a motorized buffing wheel with a variety of mops and rouges, but I could use advice about what specifically might work best.

Last year, I contributed some vibes to one track on my friends' CD of devotional music. I thought I would share it with you as an example of the American version of the music from India that I wrote about in the other post. Ned said it would be okay to post a clip of the track here...

It is a chant to Amba, who is one of the manifestations of the divine feminine. Seems as though vibes really worked on it in terms of generating the mood of being in a maternal presence.

hi all people anybody see that? I think it is a new version I never see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMWoEFQCLu4

It will be a full day at our winter workshop this year!

We are going to work really hard. And add in some sight reading with the Mallet Ensemble, this should be great! Here's the basic schedule.

Keep in mind there will be a concert each night as well!