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I have had an ongoing discussion with the handful of students and friends who have come to me over the years about the nature of what we are doing as jazz musicians, how to study it and how it fits into the whole music in general.…
15 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
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Here's a little talk about dominant and scales that go along with them.
12 years 11 months ago - 4 comments
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Take a break, this is really funny. 12-Year-Old Boy Scouts Volunteer To Give Women Breast Exams
15 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
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I played with the guy who taught me more about the vibraphone than any other teacher! He's a guitarist named Steve Giordano. He's amazing and a phenomenal musician. We gigged last night. Here's a version of Falling Grace to check out.…
12 years 11 months ago - 5 comments
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15 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
this week
tonymiceli
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what about friday night? i work straight thu the weekend. also thursday night. theres a small chance i'd be around wed. night.
15 years 1 month ago - 5 comments
Oh Danny Boy
tonymiceli
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Ok, I know Barry is a sentimentalist. So I'm going to try and crank out a drop 2 arrangement of 'Oh, Danny Boy'. Then we should all work on that, solo on it and post it for Jon Daly and Ireland. Maybe then we need to have a vibe hang with…
15 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
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An excerpt from a concert we did at a local community college. For more info on Trio Montuno visit:http://www.triomontuno.com
12 years 4 months ago - 13 comments
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Hi all, It’s a long time since I wished I could share the attached file with you. It’s in my "special collection" and I love it. Last April when Joe Locke came to Paris his gig with the Moutin Brothers was recorded on the radio. Of course…
12 years 3 months ago - 8 comments
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Here is the best take of the night (out of 15) of my work on arranging Danny Boy. I start out with closed voicings, then repeat with open voicings using Drop 2 of the previously played closed voiced chords. The melody uses mallet…
12 years 5 months ago - 9 comments
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What's the most famous Pop Song ever recorded on vibes... or on anything for that matter? Well, here's a quicky version of it for Florian.
15 years 2 months ago - 22 comments
Lionel
tonymiceli
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Joe's off in Idaho or somewhere playing a tribute to Lionel Hampton. I told him he better smile and grunt alot. Any other advice for Joe. I hope he plays Stardust. I know one of his solos is a transcribed Lionel solo!! I would LOVE to hear…
15 years 2 months ago - 1 comments
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Here's my 2nd version of Sword of Whispers. But this is without the strings.
12 years 7 months ago - 15 comments
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Ok, all this talk about sticking, I thought I'd post something I think and get everyone's response. I think to really play lines and play them spontaneously you need to totally have your alternate sticking down. That's the most important…
15 years 2 months ago - 15 comments
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When I did my arrangement of White Christmas, I used an open voicing on the Cmaj7. Turns out that it was a Drop 2 of a Major 7th (Closed G B C E -> Drop 2: C G B E). Now I can put a cool name to that voicing. Since St. Patty's Day is…
15 years 2 months ago - 2 comments
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I've been really working on this tune. It's really hitting me hard. It's so beautiful. I listen to it and think it should be in a movie. Anyway, here's my take on it. My plan is to finish it up with a video version. I can't tell you how…
15 years 2 months ago - 14 comments
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I just wanted to pass along a message to everyone. The site is growing, and there are a lot of high profile vibe players starting to check out the site. I'm getting email from many of these guys, some are already here. I grant them all…
15 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
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15 years ago - 2 comments
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A colleague of mine is active in a site for Progressive Rock fans. We finally found a link between both our passions: a PR band with mallet percussions! Don’t expect the vibes to be a star there. It’s first of all Progressive Rock: -…
15 years 2 months ago - 5 comments
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I just received a gift in the mail - a CD of Ed Saindon in concert @ the University of New Hampshire, w/ Dave Liebman, Matt Wilson and David Clark. Beautiful concert, replete with gorgeous originals("The Last Goodbye", "Hope", "The Healing…
12 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
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Check this Stefon Harris video out!
15 years ago - 4 comments
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Here is a great analysis of the Steely Dan "Mu Major" chord. http://jmdl.com/howard/steelydan/mu-major.html I just tried it on the vibes and it sounds cool. Barry
15 years 2 months ago - 0 comments
Brazil Nut
tmackay
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in 2001 i was a member of jupiter hollow. my originally role was playing b3, rhodes, over time we melted in the gigs ... i found this track of a recording session we did.. never was released ... thought you all might enjoy a bit of oregon…
15 years 2 months ago - 4 comments
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