This is me working through some things on Giant Steps with some friends.

Joe Doubleday- Vibraphone
Yonatan Marianer- Bass
Angelo Spampinato- Drums

Let me know what you think. I feel like, after listening to this, I should take bigger breaths in my lines. I always think about it before I start soloing. Once I start I just completely forget I was thinking about playing with more space. I think its just habit to try and play everything at once. Any tips on breaking habits like this?

Ok so here it is the first pics of the carbon vibe, I have also done a video which I will put up as well explaining the setup in an interview with Nico. What a day it has been. Hope you like the pics. Of course all comments are welcome.

John

I found this clip on youtube introducing a new vibe design called a tri-chromatic vibraphone. The keyboard layout is radically different from anything I've ever seen. Check it out.

Ted

Where have you guys played? I'm trying to play out more so i'm wondering what obscure (and not obscure) venues everyone has played at. Plus i think it'd just be interesting to hear.
thanks

Hi Everyone-

Just a quick and hopefully not-too-late notice that my vibes-centric trio is playing in NYC tomorrow night at La Lanterna/the Bar Next Door.

Hey guys,

I just ran across this new vid of Gary and Chick playing Chick's arrangement (I'm assuming) of Chega De Saudade. I know they've been all over the place in Europe recently. This concert was in Istanbul. Brilliant arrangement by Chick. He's great at coming up with these types of arrangements. He keeps the essence of the tune, but inserts his own trademark type lines and harmonies. For more examples of this, check out his solo piano cds where he's playing standards. He did this as far back as on Now He Sings, Now He Sobs where he plays his version of How Deep Is The Ocean.

Rob is a great friend of mine and a great teacher that specializes in beginning students on all percussion. His claim to fame as a teacher would be that he was Ari Honigs first teacher.

I'm trying to recruit him to help us with the beginners section of the site. I think he'll blog and post ideas and questions and see where we're all at.

Meanwhile, ROB post a comment below and tell us.... Who Is Rob Zollman?

Ok, I turned the camera on and decided to talk about practicing when you don't have loads of time. Then I discovered I could talk and play for about 20 minutes, so I drift off a little, but this might be of help to some of you.

TJ

Here is a quick lesson I did today on basic II V I Voicings.

Hope this is a start to get some more beginner stuff out there.

TJ

PS: sorry I didn't have the time and tools to cut out the beginning and end...