I had an excellent driving day throughout SoCal on Friday with Leah Bowden. We performed and presented at CalArts for Wadada Leo Smith’s composer/performer colloquium…after having coffee/breakfast with Andrew Pask. We then proceeded to Ventura, Santa …
Colin Woodford Recording Session
In the early stages of a horrible flu and fever (still going) I had a *wonderful* Thursday evening recording Colin Woodford playing solo cymbal. Thankfully, my friend Joachim Goßmann was there to prevent me from making …
Ockodektet in San Diego Top Fifteen Jazz Concerts…
Very nice ranking from critic Robert Bush at the San Diego Reader: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session/2011/dec/20/top-15-sd-jazz-concerts-for-2011/
Ockodektet Rehearsal photos….
RehearsalWoodwinds:David BorgoVinny GoliaEmily HayAndrew PaskTracy McMullen Trumpets:Dan ClucasJohn FumoBrad HenkelDaniel RosenboomKris Tiner Trombones:Michael DessenMichael Vlatkovich Tuba and more:Jonathan PiperWilliam Roper Piano, Keyboards, Theremin:Wayne Peet Acoustic Guitars:Tom McNalley Electric Contrabass Guitar;Steuart Liebig Contrabasses:Jim Connolly (also: musical saw)Mark …
Solo Session this weekend
Once again I’m stoked to be at Studio A at UCSD. This time it is to record a solo album this weekend. Setup was today, headed up by engineer Joe Kucera and grad student engineers Scott …
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A Very Tall Tree…
A great time today hiking in the Redwoods at some “secret groves” with my friend Eric Tillinghast…Please click the image to see the Tall version of this tree…More pics to come.
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Softstep and Max/MSP…
I’m absolutely loving my Softstep…a very versatile footcontroller…smaller, lighter and does way more than any other foot controller out there at this time that I am aware of. However, in the past it required all users …
Garbanzo Grill in Eugene, OR!
Delicious vegan fare, from Garbanzo Grill in the Whiteaker neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon…. (Click any pic to enlarge) Garbanzo Grill Vegan Gyro and Mac Garbanzo Grill