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Rhythm Changes by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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I'm just summing up what I practiced tonight. Might be of interest.
12 years 11 months ago - 4 comments
Mexican Marimba
DanaSud
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Dana talks about a Mexican Marimba, how it's made and how to hold 3 sticks in one hand.
14 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Anouar Brahem – Magical oud… and more
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Blog entry
Sorry, this is no vibes... but wow! I went to a concert last night. Anouar Brahem, the Tunisian 'Prince Of Oud' and his pals got us into a beautiful trip. This great oriental 12 string kind of mandolin has in itself a magical sound. Anouar…
14 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Stolen Moment by Bruce Wells
vibeman27
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"Antihistamine Moments" Hi all Haven't posted for awhile for various reasons. This particular post is for Joe Locke and Philippe Briand. I promised them both and it has taken a little while for me to do this. Enjoy Vid has flaws and…
12 years 4 months ago - 19 comments
Norbert Lucarain – Live hip vibes on TV!
Marie-Noëlle
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Hi all, We've talked quite a lot about vibes and popular music. Here is an example. Yesterday I came across this vid of my vibist friend Norbert. It's not jazz, but he joined a group named 'General Elektriks' where he plays drums and vibes…
12 years 1 month ago - 16 comments
Beautiful Friendship by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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Me, My Mouth, My Sticks and My Washing Machine and Dryer! Here's a decent version of the tune I was going to do a few lessons on next. I think this is a beautiful tune. Really really beautiful to me!! And a very interesting tune to study.…
12 years 5 months ago - 3 comments
Duke Ellington & his orchestra : Take the A train
Gary Burton
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14 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
12 Monkeys by Tony Miceli & Elio Villafranca Quintet
tonymiceli
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Elio Villafranca - Piano Grant Stewart - Sax Tony Miceli - Vibes Luques Curtis - Bass John Davis - Drums
12 years 4 months ago - 11 comments
Autumn Leaves (practice) by Stefan74
Stefan74
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Hi! Just a practise tape of me playing Autumn Leaves, don't worry its only two chorusses ;-) critics welcome Cheers Stefan P.S. just added a version of the mp3 without metronome
12 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
Ballad Playing Part 2 - Counter Lines
tonymiceli
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14 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Funny Doonesbury cartoon
Philippe
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14 years 4 months ago - 6 comments
When Will The Blues Leave by Andrew Nitolli
tonymiceli
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This is my ensemble at the University of the Arts. They're playing the Ornette Blues 'When Will the Blues Leave'. They're a very talented bunch. Andrew Nitolli is the only freshman in the group and he's doing a great job keeping up with…
12 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Red Clay by Joe Doubleday & the OCU Top Jazz Combo
Jdoubleday
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This is a recording from my school's jazz combo recital. I'm sorry that my vibes arent louder. We just had a mic out front to record it and it didn't come out that great. Personnel: Joe Doubleday- Vibes Robert Redmond- Trumpet Dusty…
12 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Looks Like a Great Percussion Department
tonymiceli
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Check out the end of this video. These kids are so proud. It's pretty cool. And it looks like one of the percussion groups Gary grew up with! Lots of players and lots of instruments! I want to go to school there!
14 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Nr. 3 - Tune of The Week - My One And Only Love
tjaco
Content type: Blog entry
Hello Everybody, I'm still going on with the tunes a week. I'll just see who decides to join in and this will also be a place to gather recordings of everyone of a certain tune. So, I got inspired by Emilie's post of 'My One and Only Love…
14 years 4 months ago - 25 comments
Entertainers vs. Artists
tpvibes
Content type: Blog entry
Hi All, The recent discussion around Tony's post about Jason "Mallet Man" Taylor has me wondering what people here really think about the balance between letting the music speak for itself and showmanship. In "check this out" I've put…
14 years 4 months ago - 11 comments
Bobby Hutcherson live at Anthology San Diego (2009)
DanaSud
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Great video of Hutch!
12 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
History of Mallet Instruments, Part One - Tuned Wooden Instruments
tedwolff
Content type: Story
This article will delve into the family of mallet instruments made of tuned wooden bars, and will take a look at three locations where these instruments are prevalent - North America (jazz and classical), Africa (Shona music), and Central…
14 years 4 months ago - 6 comments
Mallet Man
tonymiceli
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I'm going to study stage presence of this cat. This is a trip and a half. Power to him.
12 years 4 months ago - 22 comments
When Will the Food Leave (I Mean Blues) by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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Ok I thought I'd post this one because I'm soloing and comping. You'll get an idea of what I'm doing! But I won't even post this one on youtube. I look the FATTEST on this one. So this is for subscribers only!! Only subtle fat jokes…
12 years 4 months ago - 16 comments
Not a Beautiful Friendship
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Man I've been working on the tune Beautiful Friendship and it's kicking my ass. The melody, and the phrasing feel really unique to me. And I'm trying to play the tune right down the middle and it's really really hard. I'm finding I have to…
14 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Quick Lick #2
tonymiceli
Content type: Lesson Plans
Here's another lick for January. It's in 2 parts. The lick is attached to each part as a pdf and I play it. I would advise transcribing the lick yourself first and then checking the music. I usually don't even put the music up but this…
14 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
The Modes In Detail - Ionian
tonymiceli
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The major scale is the Ionian mode. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chinese translation for Chinese students. 今天要講Ionian, 就是大調音階，如果你還不熟悉，要先把每個調的大調練好再來看這支影片。 （Tony示範Ionian出現在生活中的各種聲音） 練習各種不同調式，…
6 years 11 months ago - 1 comments
Sword of Whispers Etude - Joe's Tune from 'Sticks and Strings'
tonymiceli
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I think we've all fallen in love with Joe's tune, 'Sword of Whispers'. I hope you guys all have Joe's CD 'Sticks and Strings'. It's a beautiful CD. Guitar and Vibes were made for each other, and if you didn't know that, this CD will show…
14 years 4 months ago - 12 comments
Simple Latin Groove by Tjaco Oostdijk
tjaco
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Hey Everyone, I was just browsing through some old practice tapes and found this file. I actually thought this was a nice one to share. It's an idea of a simple latin groove over some basic changes. I think I play just I-VI-II-V and then…
12 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
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