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PIPERvibe Trio at Steve's Wine Bar - Denton, Tx Wednesday August 10 at 7:30 PM with Josh Hanlon piano and Nathan Phelps Bass.  https://www.steveswinebar.com/product/August-10-PiperVibe-730pm  
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Creating Your Own Etudes Pt.1 by Behn Gillece
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Here's a new video of an old song. 
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Steve Weiss Mallet Workshop Preview Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece
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This is an etude I wrote using "Out of Nowhere" as a vehicle. I've learned much from Behn's etudes over the years, and so the construction of this one shows his influence. 
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I am working on Out of Nowhere. Attached are two versions; one is a solo, and the other is me trying to hang with Chet Baker. This is the first time listening to this to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4W6OJIrEjc. Having a good rhythm…
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Steve Weiss Mallet Workshop Preview Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece
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Quick and Dirty Video = QDV Learn the lick!    record post what you do with this exercise.  In fact I'll give a free 45 minutes lesson to the first beginning student that plays this through  all the keys in time. offer expires…
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i came across this vibist on King St in Alexandria Virginia a few months ago.  He played while sitting  on an electric personal vehicle which he had fitted with a tow hitch mating with a tow ball at the base of the treble end of his…
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Steve Weiss Mallet Workshop Preview Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece
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Every now and then, we talk about the use of vibes outside the context of jazz. I just became aware yesterday that this track, which includes the first recorded tracks I did with Miss Magnolia (my Deagan Imperial), was released a few…
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Creating Your Own Etudes Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece
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Creating Your Own Etudes Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece
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Hey all, The lesson offer is still on but with a small change; complete any two etudes from the blues or rhythm changes etudes I've posted and I will do a free 30 minute lesson. So if you want to do one of the blues etudes and one of the…
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Creating Your Own Etudes Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece
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This was great and fun. I played Terry's big band charts with his LA Dream Band. What incredible musicians!  I did practice playing these tunes every day for a month. LA cats are great readers and great players, so I had to really…
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hey y'all, here are my latest assignments with Tony. I got a little off track with some work trips, but I was finally able to complete the work this week. As an aside, my big picture goal with Tony for 2022 is to book a gig or two with a…
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Hello - I'm looking for opinions on the Malletech Omega resonators and if it's worth it/necessary to get tunable resonators. What do people think? Also - does anyone happen to know if you need to special order bars tuned to A440…
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If you haven't heard about this book, check this out.  There is a lineage of books here, a tree.  It all starts with Zen and Art or Archery, goes to 'The Inner Game of Tennis' (great great book to read) Goes to, 'Zen and Art or…
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I sometimes cop Balafon patterns to work on. I love listening to Balafon players and checking out their independence.    Check out this video:    In the beginning somewhere he plays this pattern. I don't take them down stricktly, because…
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Here's a duet I made for a student a while back. It's Donna Lee and It's in the key of D. So if you're working on the tune, transpose it and play. I play the head in and take a chorus. Then I comp for you and then you take the head out. It…
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Donna Lee workout
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I was inspired by Tony's "Donna Lee" and decided to give it a try. I kinda liked it until the last chorus, where it got a bit "fuzzy".
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I am amazed by Balifon players. I'm amazed how people play solo on different instruments. Here's a guy playing 2 mallets and singing and play melody and harmony.    I think in many ways simplicity is the way to achieve this. Also…
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Hey all, Excited about this hit tomorrow at Mezzrow in NYC. I’ll be joined by Bob DeVos on guitar and Steve LaSpina on bass. Our sets are at 7:30pm (est) and 9pm. Hope to see you there, or you can stream it here! Behn
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