I was reading thru the blogs and found the one that mentions about an injury and down time from practicing. after reading it i new i must share my views and experiences.
Since 1987 i have been fighting an on goin battle with chronic…
Yes yet another version. We videoed this for some promo we're doing. Great players so I thought I'd post it.
Diane Monroe - Violin
Tony Miceli - Vibes
Tony Marino - Bass
Todd Isler - Percussion
An older record of Gary's called "Country Roads and Other Places" included a beautiful piece titled "Ravel Prelude". It is actually an excerpt from a larger work by Ravel. Gary recorded the piece as a piano/vibes duet. After hearing it,…
This is just so good, I had to share it. And with Larry Bunker on drums, who of course was also a great vibist.
I continue to find wonderful historic jazz performances on YouTube. It's an amazing resource in that regard. If you want…
The Tom Beckham Trio will be performing at NYC's The Bar Next Door
Saturday April 4th, 2009 7pm-10pm
with:
Matt Pavolka - bass, Tommy Crane - drums
129 MacDougal St New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 529-5945http://lalanternacaffe.com/
If any…
I just saw this on YouTube and it reminded me of my interest in learning and hearing other classical tunes for the vibes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmGgSUBldAs
(As a side note, notice he picks up a 5th mallet at 4:18).
I totally dug…
I've already written about some of those times when things just don't go like you expect. And, believe me, everyone in this business has the occasional weird situation they have to get through. Without a doubt, my strangest gig was the…
Here's another etude based on the chords from the tune 'All the Things You Are'. First chorus are chords with alterations, 2nd and 3rd are single line improv.
I have the pdf, and a track with only bass and drums. The drums are just a loop…
I'm sure someone out there has done some research on classic vibraphones, maybe even with some pictures. I kind of know the basic history of the instrument (actually Wikipedia has a surprisingly thorough vibraphone history...I would love…