i was able to throw a disc recorder into record when i heard this interview was coming on the radio in 1999. (always be prepared!)
more thoughts from milt jackson on his art and the mjq. we'll learn more about his approach to the instrument and what a talented academic student he was in high school - allowing him to finish his courses early and focus on music - as he says "to keep me occupied"

right on

Thought part of this email might be useful to others:

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I'll be mailing cds tomorrow the day after Christmas. I went several times and the lines were so long! Tomorrow should be fine. So you should have them soon!

Just wanted to say that this site would be nowhere without our Queen Marie Christmas (Noelle).

She's one of my favorite parts of the site. Did you guys know she's compared several versions of Gary playing Chega and has her favorite. Is that amazing?

She is the one person whom I think has read and seen everything on this site.

She is truly amazing and I'm officially declaring her nobility and as of January 1, 2009 our Queen. Queen Marie.

Any seconds?

Tifoo is one of the great French subscribers on the site. And I don't think we've heard him play much. Check him out playing Bach. I think it's beautiful.

This is the cool part of the site, learning about the different players.

i was diggin thru some recordings and found this post that i did gosh 2 years ago ... hope all enjoy .. im hoping to post some new tracks asap .. aka as soon as i buy a mic stand ..

jah bless and much respect

Hey Guys,

I think I found out that Mike Mainieri plays on a guitar tribute to the beatles album. Here is a link:

http://www.amazon.com/Come-Together-Guitar-Tribute-Beatles/dp/B000006MCF

ceck out the track norwegian wood(leni stern). The sample even has some vibes, but it comes in half way of the actual tune. You can also buy the tune...

I'm not sure, because the info on albums with various artists is sometimes hard to find, but i guess I'm right.

Hey Everyone,

I just stumbled upon this Mike Mainieri Discography. It has some pretty good stuff on there. I actually found it looking for info on his cd: Other side of the Blues.

And I found out that he also played as a sideman on a guitar tribute to the beatles album. At least the info is hard to get, but I listened to a track of Norwegian Wood and it has vibes and some marimba like stuff on it. So if mr mainieri is around, maybe he can confirm this...?

Here's the link to the discography:

In this section I respond to letters from subscribers on the site.

It was great to see that Mike Mainieri joined the vibesworkshop.com today. Hopefully we'll see him around a lot!!

Here's a video from 1983 of one of my favorite Mainieri tunes.

Mike's an idol of mine. If you don't the early Steps Ahead stuff you DON'T have any idea of what you're missing. He took the vibes in a whole new direction. When I got the Steps Ahead cd, I had never heard anything like it on the vibes. Add to that the all star cast and what a band.

I saw him several times and was blown away each and every time!