So the M-48 has a big flaw. Those rails you take off bend down. then the notes don't dampen evenly or even well.
So Nico is making me a new keybed for the M-48. Then I'll have a great instrument. The keybed will fit on top of my M-48 legs…
Here's a long podcast on the tune Solar and ways to develop the harmony and to create lines over the altered dominant chords.
You know to do lessons like this and then try to play decently is really tough. So make sure you know the tune…
Tarik was talking about playing 'un' diatonic lines and how it's difficult to hear and do.
I'm going to make audio or video to go along with this but I thought I'd post this first.
Here's an etude, listen to it. It's based on Solar. Fill…
During the Holland workshop we all agreed to work on a tune and present it. Here's My tune.
I wanted to play a ballad very very simply. I wanted it to not have a lot of technical stuff in it. In fact I was hoping that some of you guys…
A Train Lesson 2.
I made a mistake on the bridge. I left out one or 2 chords depending on how you look at it. I decided to leave the lesson as is and let you guys figure out what's missing. The lesson still works but I the chord I left…
we all had a tune, and tony sometimes posts some of his practice tapes which i think is a good idea.today i tried to work out some things of the tune solar.please remember it´s just a rough and unedited practice tape...one take, means lots…
Hey guys,
I'm a real believer of setting goals. They at least tell you if you're on track or off track. I think it's ok to be either of them, but the thing that's important is that you know whether you're on track or off track.
So we had…
*I just noticed that you could submit performances for members, so I wanted to put this out there again.*
This is a video I recently made of my band, Nós Novo, playing one of my favorite Bjork tunes. Though the band was founded with a view…
A rare Milt Interview.
My buddy Dick Klien is a superior court judge here in Philadelphia. He also plays drums and jazz. Back in school he did a bunch of interviews for his radio station at college. Here's the Milt interview.
Milt had…
It seems to be a pretty quiet morning here at the Vibes Workshop so I figured I'd post another video. This is from the same concert as the Deep Hearts video I uploaded a few days ago.
This one is called Ups and Downs and it is one of my…
This is from a recent concert my group and I played at Berklee. This is Ed's tune, Deep Hearts, which is one of my favorite of Ed's tunes.
Enjoy.
James
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Hi Folks-
I've been hypothesizing about the following questions for years, and an opportunity is coming up to maybe apply some of my ideas, and I'd love your input.
I have a Musser vibraphone which I'd like to put through some effects.…
Only 1. What would it be? Just one.
Forget the desert island, let's just say you're going away for 6 months and for whatever reason you can only bring one cd with you. (Just a way to build a best of list)
Hmmm and how about this: once the…
hey all ....
my time to babble.. on and on
the last couple mouth of definately been a developmental life situation stage...whew
so much positive energy has gone toward our move to southern oregon.
AFter over two years of not playing at…
Free CD to any vibraphonist who shows up to the gig!
Saturday, July 18th
Tom Beckham Trio
The Bar Next Door
sets at 11pm & 12:30 $10/set
129 MacDougal St
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 529-5945http://www.lalanternacaffe.com
feat:
Tom…
Hello everyone,
Here’s a clip from a 2006 Berklee concert featuring Matt Marvuglio on flute, David Clark on bass, Bob Tamagni on drums and me on drums. The tune is Mancini’s The Days of Wine and Roses. Bob and I trade 8’s after Matt’s…
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