I played on a great instrument tonight in Ireland. It's a Premiere. I forget the model, but it's an incredibly portable instrument. And I think it sounds really good. What bummed me out and caused me to write this blog tonight is John told me that Premiere stopped making this instrument 6 years ago. I've played on this instrument here for the last 4 years and have fantasized about someday owning one. Easy to set up and move around. I also think it has a nice sound.

i just want to buy a new set of microphones. i already got 2 small condenser´s for vibes or drum overhead the akb2000b which sound good so far. but i´m thinking about to buy a set of rode nt5 also small condenser. on the other hand i heared by various people (like randy from the site) he records vibes with 2 large capsule condensers like the rode nt1. i already got one rode n1 but the old modell. but since they are cheap like 180€ per micro i´m thinking about buying 2 of them.

Short answer: Probably not, but if we do all the things we should be doing as players, we will impress an audience. It should be a byproduct of what we are doing, not the focus.

Somewhat more diffuse, longer answer:

Performing music, specifically jazz, is an artistic form of communication.

There is a lot in the prior sentence.

Here is a video of one song from the concert Gary did at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland on the 10th of july 2011. It's a Monk Tune(as you can probably hear) but I forgot the title. Maybe Gary or Tony can fill that in?

The line-up for this gig was:

Gary Burton - Vibes
Julian Lage - Guitar
Jorge Roeder - Bass
Antonio Sanchez - Drums

Enjoy!

TJ

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Oh and this video is private, so you can't find it on youtube. So only available here for subscribers.

Mal Sands LA Vibe Summit XVIII. Past (2010) honoree Onaje Murray, vibes, Dave Mackay, keyboard, Richard Simon, bass, Paul Kreibich, drums.

Mal Sands LA Vibe Summit XVIII. Lolly Allen, vibes, Nick Mancini, marimba, Dave Mackay, keyboard, Richard Simon, bass, Paul Kreibich, drums.
A Night In Tunisia... they are having fun with it!

Mal Sands LA Vibe Summit XVIII. Lolly Allen, vibes, Dave Mackay, keyboard, Richard Simon, bass, Paul Kreibich, drums.

OMG!! Listen to Patrice!! He's swinging like hell with his 3 flying mallets and cheerful (and in tune) scatting!!! Go Patrice! They can't take that away from you!!! ;-) Keep it up! - M

This is the $^%&!!!