There were still a couple mistakes in my transcription of the Coltrane solo on "Four". I have corrected them and asked Tifoo, my faithful copyist, to rectify the Sibelius file. This is great stuff. I have managed to learn the whole solo by heart, and I play it (but only slowly)as an exercice, to try and get the feel of it.

About the Mallet Kat metronome.

I love this. This reminds me of David's duo with the sax player. To me it shows that if you can play lines you can play in any situation and make music.

This cat is a true vibe geek. I don't even hang, don't even come close. He's in league with Piper!

I thought everybody might enjoy this Saxophone and Vibe version of O' Grande Amore. It's on the new Duo CD with Peter Weniger, which will come out in September. I tried to play a kind of flamenco-style accompaniment.
We didn't have a game plan. We just counted it off and played, so the ending is kind of amusing. Enjoy!

A great demo by Mario of Alternate Mode

Here is how to shift octaves on the Mallet Kat

OK. So I will start this one up, mostly out of curiousity. I am no expert on this, but certainly there are those amongst us here. The concept of swing has reared its head in the discussion about stickings and grips. It's always an important piece of any discussion involving jazz.

Since I cannot reach the marimba yet, I had this podium custom built for me.