Playing pan and congas at a local Indianapolis club.

A short video of me playing through Friedman's Dampening Etude #3

Adapting 3+3+2 to the Balafon

Watching the video is the easiest way to grasp ideas and variations. Below are added resources to go deeper into the material.

Harmonic Time:
Sometimes we need to step away from our primary instrument to rebuild our awareness from the ground up. I incorporate my Harmonic Time method for all the material I have learned and teach. Here is a general description of the method:

I'll Remember April - Solo Vibe- PIPERvibe

When I was much younger, my mentors taught me that the best thing I could do for my playing was to transcribe on a regular basis. They taught me that it was not for the purpose of learning to copy and play solos that others had played, but rather to develop my ears so that I could create similar material in real time. They also taught me that the process of transcription enabled analysis which led to a better understanding of what others had done before me.

A somewhat “impressionistic” version of Monk’s “‘Round Midnight” using voicings from my book “Voicing Concepts For The Jazz Vibist”.