Hello everyone,

Here's the first video of me playing Life's Blessing. Please excuse the sound and video quality. I'm not too good when it comes to the technical recording and video stuff.

On this video, I'm doing one chorus of left hand comping in which I'm bringing out guide tone lines as well as some bass motion. I also use quite a few 10ths which seems to work well with this type of tune.

If anyone has any questions about this, just let me know.

Ed

F Blues with left hand comping along with soloing with the right hand. Dedicated to one of my favorite pianists in this type of style (with left hand comping four to the bar), Dave McKenna.

Hey Everyone,

I just recorded this (in Tony's terms, a "Quick and Dirty Video") last week when I was taping some things for the Life's Blessing study. The progression from this rendition is based on Keith Jarrett's version of Shenandoah from his recording The Melody at Night, With you.

Ed

about 2 month´s ago i saw a live concert of christina aguilera on tv. she really blew me away cause not like other pop diva´s she had a real band with complete horn section ON the stage and not hided anywhere in the back.the band was really killer like and they played soul and even some jazz elements in there, mostley from her back to basics cd.i got the cd later but it´s not as good as her live show...ok i am no teenie anymore but this woman really can sing incredible.

Here's a photo and a note that harry Sent me. (Tony Miceli)

Hi Tony! Here's a recent photo showing my very comfortable solo restaurant set up.

4 octave malletKat, set at normal height.
roc/soc seat, set high (with extension),
so I'm leaning back on it, not really sitting low.
This way, should I desire to stand and play, the instrument does not look strange to me.
Sitting also makes it easy to use the foot switches!

To my right is the Korg i40M, interactive module. Takes care of ALL my sound, and back up.

months back VW found everyone one studying gaints step. once again as i dig thru my library i found a a tune .. but really more a study of the Coltrane cycle. while studying in college a few students got together and was studied a half semester of bartok and half semester of stavisky. did my final paper on the Sonata for two pianos's and percussion. and later that semester found myself performing the tympani part.. whew a the same time i was in the jazz world heavily into early coltrane ...

as i look back at this tune. i see the tranes infuence...