Charlie Parker, Charlie Christian, Milt Jackson, Antonio Carlos Jobim, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Tito Puente, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Joe Bonner, Artie Shaw, Van Goh, Joe Locke, Robert Tiernan, Maynard Ferguson, John McLaughlin, Lao Tzu, Gatemouth, Lionel Hampton, Buddha, Christ, Chang San Feng, Kenny Barron, Jimi Hendrix, Mozart, John Cage, Cecil Taylor, Chick Corea, Steve Nelson, Gary Burton, Charles Ives, Bobbie Hutcherson, Ghandi, Zoe, The Dalai Lama, Lou Armstrong, Mel Torme, Tom Wolfe, Pramahansa Yogananda, John Scofield, Bruce Lee, Arte Lande, Joseph Campbell,Mel Torme, Buddy Rich, Sunra, Captain Beefheart, Milt Jackson,Thomas Morley, Evan Parker, Dizzy Gilespie, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Duke Ellington, Igor Stravinsky, Kurt Vonnegut, Thelonius Monk, Ghetto Boys, Salvador Dali, Jack Dejohnnette, Phillip Glass and everyone else I haven't mentioned yet!
Sounds Like
Vibraphone, percussion and vocals performed in a variety of settings and styles.
I started playing music when was about 18 years old. After a lot of hard practice, some lessons and a couple of seasons with the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corp, I began playing drums in a Rock/Variety band that played across the midwest United States for about a year and a half. I had some great experiences on the road, but after awhile my love for the vibes, playing different styles of music and just wanting to learn, got the best of me. So in 1988 I decided to go to school for music and focus my efforts on learning how to play the vibraphone. In 1992 I graduated from The University of Colorado, Boulder with a degree in Music Education. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For the last 5 years I have enjoyed working as a solo act, playing vibes, drums, singing, sound effects, bongos, flutes and various percussion often accompanied by backup tracks that I have arranged and run through a PA system. I enjoy the challenge of performing by myself, writing my own arrangements, and putting together theme shows and programs that are exciting and varied. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Since 1990, Rick and the The Good Vibes Duo, Trio, and Quartet have performed at the Westcliffe Jazz Festival, The Peoples Fair, The Taste of Colorado, The Boulder Creek Festival, The Cherry Creek Arts Festival and The Vail Market Jazz Festival. The group has recorded and performed two live shows for KUVO, Denvers Jazz station and has been the opening act for the Don Byron Quintet and The Maynard Ferguson Big Band. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I also Co-lead a 6-piece Dixieland Jazz Band called the "Vibe Tribe", Play Benny Goodman style swing in "After Midninght" (Aftermidnightjazzband.com), play standards with the "Summit Jazz Consort "in Brecknridge, play duets with guitarist/vocalist Cliff Spratt and experimental blues, fusion, rock jazz in "Pugsley". I have has also had the honor and privelege of performing with some amazing folks. Some, but by no means all are: Jazz piano virtuoso Joe Bonner, Jim Cullum, Ken Walker, Les James, Doug Walter, The Pearl Street Jazz Band, The Joe Bonner Quartet, Mitch Chmara, Tony Black, Roger Topliff, Vince Lindburgh, Paul Romaine, Steve Glotzer,Brian Jordan, Bill Stephens, The Summitt Jazz Consort, Sal Mancini, The Fred Moldenhauer Sextet, Larry Meeks, John Bartman, Mike Hubanks, Bill Moriss, Kevin Smith, Bill Blackman, Charlie Burrel, James Dapogny, Pete Wernicks Flexigrass and The Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's what people are saying: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"You're a great musician and entertainer, a true renaissance man, you played the vibraphone, piano, snare drum, flute and sang. Wow! "-Myron Pollock, Drummer with the classic rock band Sugarloaf. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Rick Weingarten is a dynamo of talent"- Bill Clark, Leader of the Queen City Jazz Band. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"When I hear you play the vibes, to me that's the closest thing I'll hear on earth to what music sounds like in heaven"- Dean Corbin~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"My Residents enjoyed you so much they actually pooled money from their private funds to have you back, that has never happened before"- Carol Debacca- Activities director at the Academy in Boulder~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Never have I had so much response from a perfromer. My residents think that you're the best thing since sliced bread!" Jamie Farrel- Activities director at Sunrise Living in Boulder
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Hey Rick! Are you familiar with TheVibe.net? They have a message forum over there that I just discovered. A great vibraphone resource! I just got my M48 set and am loving it!
rick! good to hear from you! we'll be back out your way the end of june for a few shows and (gasp) some recording...maybe we should just move out there?! hope to see when in town- best!-v
Hey Rick!! Greetings from New York City. Thanks for the ADD which I consider quite an honor for me! We're from different spectrums but its great to connect... You have great stuff going on too. Have to go back again and check it out in more detail. Lots of luck with your on-going work and the journey ahead. Madooo.. The guy with the "BEATLES TRIBUTE ALBUM FROM INDIA" Madooo's digital downloads on: www.iTunes.com, Full CD on www.bigdooker.com And 8 crazy MADOOO VIDEOS in my video section or on_www.youtube.com/profile?user=Madoooker
Rick thank for the add!!! Tremenda tu música! Buenísima! I' like very much "Cold Fusion..." . Genial!Congratulation! All the best from Argentina! Marcos "falanges sangrantes" Cabezaz (the Amaranto's vibes player)
Thanks for your kind words and your fantastic sounds! You rock! We have heard great stuff about you from Bob (gotta LOVE that guy), and hope to meet you someday. Peace, Love & JSR
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