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My mentor and buddy Steve Giordano sent me this. I was watching it and I wanted to show this to you guys. I learned more about the vibraphone from Steve than from anyone else including any vibe player. This is truly how I want to play the…
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Dave Samuels' Caribbean Jazz Project will appear at Sculler's Jazz Club http://www.scullersjazz.com on Thursday, February 18, 2009 at 8PM.
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I'll be playing with Gina and her group this Sunday. We'll be here: http://www.mogulus.com/mallet_channel
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Here are a few ideas demonstrated for practicing Drop 2 Lessons 1 & 2. This is not just for 4 mallet guys. Hope this helps. p.s. I forgot to talk about using these scale patterns to go through 4 mallet permutations (1234, 4321, 1243…
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This is an amazing improvisation by master marimbist Keiko Abe. Unfortunately is not the entire performance but you can get an idea. She has mastered the 6 mallet technique. If you look carefully she is not only playing block chords, she…
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I was talking with Patty about this today and thought I'd post it. Maybe Patty will some comments to this if I missed anything.
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Drop 2 Voicings
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Drop 2 voicings are 'all the rage'. They're being talking about alot these. Check out Dana's lessons on Drop 2 voicings. They're really great and thorough.
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that's our next vibe hang. you should play something. work up a short version of green dolphin or whatever! what do you think. you'll have to get set on mogulus and we could try a demo run. let me know if your'e intersted.
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Using a metronome to practice with.
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OK... when I first told Tony about this, I realized immediately that I have kept this hidden for years because, frankly, I am embarrassed at the way I wrote it. It was 30+ years ago and I had more than just a little youthful attitude. It…
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Here's some thoughts on using 4ths to create interesting comping lines. I love how Bill Evans uses 4ths so fluidly. Stacked 4ths lay really nice on the vibe and you can take them in many directions. enjoy
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Accuracy
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Accuracy in any mallet instrument is always an issue. Before I play percussion I played piano for more than 10 years and there was a point where you don't even need to look at the keyboard, the main reason is because you can "feel" with…
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Just a quick tip when working on tunes. This sort of gets you into the zone of the tune. It's a good warm up to ensure that you know the changes of the tune.
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Here's a lick over a ii V I progression. This you've probably heard many times already!
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I gave Patty Francechy and Mike Pinto a tour of our studios. We did a little greeting for you guys. This was after the vibe hang. We had so much fun today!!!
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Joe's plays vibes and I comp on 'You Don't Know What Love Is'. Check him out. He's the man!!!
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Wow! Nadja just put on line this new video from JazzBaltica summer 2008. Joe Locke and Sticks and String re-visiting Saturn's Child... with Rosario Giuliani as guest... Oh man! I love the way that video was recorded, with close shots of…
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