Just discovered via Dave Holland's Facebook page that today is Gary Burton's birthday. If you see this Gary, Happy Birthday and thank you for a lifetime of inspiration.
It's a beautiful composition by Jacques Ballue, the pianist of the 4tet I play with.
The guy broke his leg last week in a motorcycle accident. I wish him a prompt recovery by recording one of his tune. :o)
Hey Vibesworkshop
Over the summer I posted an article I wrote over the summer breaking down the techniques the pianist Dave Brubeck when playing his tune Strange Meadow Lark. Tony suggested that I post a perfomance of this tune but Up until this point I haven't had a decent recording of one of my performances. So attached is the Mp3.
Thanks
Frank Valente
This is a piece I've composed for vibes. I'm planing on arranging it for a small percussion ensemble. Hope you like it!
SUNDAY JAN. 22nd // Jazz Brunch at the legendary
BLUE NOTE // in NYC
CHRISTOS RAFALIDES TRIO
featuring:
Christos Rafalides - Vibraphone
Petros Klampanis - Bass
Mauricio Zottarelli - Drums
Showtime: 11:30AM and 1:30PM
Doors Open at 10:30AM
for tickets please visit:
http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=15003
Been too long since I have posted in my blog. The Friday morning jam at my home has added a base player to our lead guitar, clarinet and me on the vibes. As a percussion player who is rhythm-challenged, I find playing anything upbeat, or with a latin beat tough to do solo, but having a base man and lead guitar chunking away helps a whole lot. The base doesn't come through well on my Zoom Q2 digital recorder. These clips are from Jan 13, 2017.
Working on a few things and exploring some possibilities using this deep and classic song as the vehicle.