I'll be performing with 'Meg and the Cliftones'
Meg Clifton - vocals
Tony Miceli - Vibes
Kevin Hanson - Guitar
Jim Stager - Bass
Erik Johnson - Drums
We take old rock tunes and play them in a jazz format.
Joe Locke is not only a great player, but a real spokesman for the instrument. He travels all around the world and and has a great stage presence. Check him out!
Here are comping examples based over the tune 'Quet Nights'. There are 3 examples. Each one varies a little bit. The last 2 especially work well with no accompaniment. For example if you comping in duo with only a flute.
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Here are some exercises from my old practice book. I was thinking about accompaniment with lines. I realized that you have to get the left hand sort of automatic and plopping down double stops and that will give the accompaniment feeling.…
An incredibly unmusical but important exercise. Start at the bottom of your instrument and play 1 bar of 16th notes on each note. Go all the way up and then all the way down! See how far you can go. When you can do the whole instrument…
Here's my arrangement of Green Dolphin Street. It's an etude that explores three parts of playing the vibes, chordal playing, chordal playing and soloing and also single line soloing.
