For all of the Philly/Tri-State members of this site, Dan Kleiman, a hugely gifted musician and co-leader of the group Siora along with singer/guitarist Phyllis Chapell, has suffered a massive stroke while apparently preparing to undergo…
This is an arrangement I did of Coração Vagabundo by Caetano Veloso. For those who don't know, Caetano Veloso is a very famous Brazilian songwriter. I've always liked this tune so I decided to attempt a solo version. This is also my…
Check out this link. This is a cool instrument. I played one in Germany. Ed Mann is Frank Zappa's mallet player from back in the 70's and 80's! He's selling the vibes.
http://www.edmann.info/Sonor425_Vibraphone.html
Here is a Bass and Drum Play-Along track (generated from BIAB) to go along with Jazz Waltz No. 1 by Simon Kanzler. See Check This Out for the PDF and Simon's version.
If you want to change the tempo, the free program, Audacity, has a plug…
Hey all,
I saw that Caramoor Music Festival is doing a VIBE SUMMIT with Bobby and Stefon Harris this summer (SAT AUG 7th- www.caramoor.org). The following day will be Elio Villafranca with Pat Martino (Tony, you on this gig with the…
Meet Mike Blake. He's a subscriber on the site, and great percussionist, drummer and vibe player who teaches out at University of North Dakota.
He's really well respected and loved in the vibe world. I know that from just mentioning his…
Hi All,
In the near future I'll probably be working on developing a commercial channel for Roku Players -- as a learning experience, I figured I could get started by developing a vibes channel.
So what's a Roku Player? It's a box that…
Tony asked me to post the lead sheet of my composition "Jazz Waltz Nr.1".
So I thought I post it for the subscribers. I'd like to hear some other versions of it. Maybe someone who wants to check it out could post his or her own version?
This is an arrangement we are working on in our improv class with a singer, there are two other instruments flute and alto sax as well as voice so you are only hearing vibes with a midi track here, its real dark so all comments welcome
Let's face it, not every gig allows us to play the difficult and hip jazz tunes we all spend hours shedding. Even many of the best known standards are completely foreign (and possibly boring) to a large section of general audiences today…
Hey everyone,
I just read Tony's post about putting your work online... So, here I am!
This is a free improv I did some weeks ago.
Actually, I had in my mind some landscapes and atmosphere from a book, a novel named "La Horde du…
I thought this was pretty funny! The guy actually plays some good stuff here. Watch the cigarette go to his hand and back to his mouth... hilarious... at least that's what I thought...
Anyway, this is what you end up with if you go out and…
This is another tune by John McLaughlin from Improv class where we do a collective solo its in thre but real loose, hope to record the performance so I'll post the tune with everyone playing, its on Mar 9th.
Here is version 2 of Crepuscule With Nellie. This time with the motor full on.
Still needs work, but posting my progress. I feel I rush from one phrase to the next. I need to breath a little, I think.
Suggestions appreciated.
Barry
I just found this video and thought I should post it on here. The quality is great. We're playing this tune in our ensemble at Uarts that Tony directs. Does anyone know who's playing vibes in it? Thanks!
Here I play the number 8 of David Friedmans 'Dampening and Pedaling'.
I choose that one, because nobody uploaded it yet...
I play it very freely concerning the time and the rhythm.
Hope to hear other versions soon!