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Links: About pfMENTUM/Artists pfMENTUM Recordings: CDs, LPs, DVDs archival information pfMENTUM Cover Art Archive pfMENTUM Selected ReviewspfMENTUM: Dedicated to creative music—and the musicians that make it. pfMENTUM (pronounced, pee-eff-mehn-tuhm) began in 1995 as a newsletter associated …

pfMENTUM Recordings Archive

Links: About pfMENTUM/Artists pfMENTUM Recordings: CDs, LPs, DVDs archival information pfMENTUM Cover Art Archive pfMENTUM Selected ReviewspfMENTUM Recordings: CDs, LPs, DVDs archival information Archive for information about the recordings documented on pfMENTUM, including CDs, DVDs, vinyl …

Concert: Thursday, June 26, 2014, Berkeley

Jeff Kaiser, trumpet and electronics. Maxine, improvising software agent with: Kyle Bruckmann, oboe; Aram Shelton, saxophone; Theresa Wong, cello; Teddy Rankin-Parker, cello; Tom Djill, hacked keytar; Darren Johnson, trumpet; Louis Lopez, trumpet; Ritwik Banerji, saxophone.

Gear

Kaiser’s music is fierce and uncompromising, often taking listeners on a sonic adventure they might not be prepared for…NBC San DiegoKaiser is a stupendously industrious trickster…plasticsax.comACB Mouthpiece, Royer 121 Ribbon MicrophoneHome StudioHome StudioBuilding synths…Building synths…Old rig, …

Alpine to Bakersfield to Berkeley…a beautiful drive…

I’m guest lecturing at The Jazzschool in Berkeley, California this coming week…and decided to make a bit of a Spring Break trip out of it. Spent time with Nicholas Deyoe, Tom McNalley and Frannie Garretson at …

Some pfMENTUM and Angry Vegan business….

***************** We’re pleased to announce our latest release, ***Endless Pie*** featuring Jeff Kaiser and Phil Skaller. The first review described it as “Wicked trumpet meets prepared piano in this intense and hilarious pairing of twisted minds.” …

A Day in LA…

Another lovely visit to the fine City of Los Angeles…full of meetings…coffee in the morning at Proof with Andrew Pask and Tom Hall, mixing session with Matt McGarvey (some great music coming soon), then a late …