This is pretty amazing. Check out the chime solo in the middle. Man Rollini was a monster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzCfoSJjkeY

I think it is very hip what Ty says here about playing, especially the part at the end about life experience.

That's his new quartet playing in the background. Germaine's tap dance is integrated into the music as a drum. She also sings, but when she is tapping, it's two drummers, bass and vibes. ..and the other drummer is Doc Gibbs, who is totally awesome!

I played a happy hour duo gig back in January. A friend captured this video and, even though its not my shiniest moment, I thought I would go ahead and post it for fun.

My friend Paul Metzger is playing with me.

Hello Vibes Workshop !

I was doing a gig yesterday with some students from a "conservatoire" in Paris, we were playing at the auditorium of the conservatoire...
We played some pop songs. I played marimba. (BTW I have to get the vibes player on the site)

Here is an excerpt "I wish", from Stevie Wonder.

Enjoy !

Nicolas Farrugia

Guys,

I just came across this smoookin' vid and felt like sharing it: Henry Hey is a great musician that I knew more as an amazing "soft pianist". He was notably in Joe Locke's two first albums with voice.

But man... this is another something else! And the four of them are... wow!! How would say Tony "playing their asses off"! Oh man! What would the Inquisitor think about it! ;o)

Anyway, I love to hear them all (that electro/sax is amazing!), and watch them having so much fun!

A lesson in itself, no?

Enjoy!

- M

Hi,

A friend of mine who plays very good classical guitar would like some vibraphone / guitar duet pieces potentially.

We are thinking of:

The Piazolla flute/guitar duets
Toccatta and Divertimento for guitar plus vibes by Ney Rosauro

What else would you recommend we try?

thanks,

Joe

Here's my first commercial for our store! I just want to go through our products and talk about them.

The site needs to generate more of income if it's too survive. So I need to get the world out there about our products, which I'm trying to do. I'm not much of a screen and stage personality, but I'll just do my best!

And these ARE really cool mallets.

Here are a couple of versions of Jobim's "Wave", that I have been working on the past few nights, and memorized. One as a solo, and one with BIAB backup (see attachment).

Suggestions appreciated.

Barry

P.S. If you like vibes and accordion, check out Art Van Damme's version of Wave:
http://www.amazon.com/State-Art-Van-Damme/dp/B00000AR8N

Jeez, I quit. Look at this guys gig. This is totally depressing. He sticks a leaf in his pocket and is off on tour.

Hi all,

I don't usually post about my "live" radio broadcasts, but I'm excited about this one. XM Real Jazz (Satellite Radio - Channel 70 & 72) caught us on a really good night @ Dizzy's in NYC in late Jan. The results will be aired twice this weekend > Fri, March 12th at 8PM and Sun, March 14th at 4PM. We're playing music from my new CD, "For The Love OF You" (E1 Music).

I hope some of you can tune in!

The band consists of myself (vibes), Kenny Washington (vocals), Geoffrey Keezer (piano), George Mraz (bass) and Clarence Penn (drums).