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Jeff Kaiser’s solo performance was “a manic, hallucinogenic joyride through time, space and tonal distortions. He took some of the extended techniques of Lester Bowie and Bill Dixon, and stretched them past the breaking point. He would bend …

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Vacation, August 2011…

Currently I’m in Cottage Grove, Oregon trying to write some new music for my Ockodektet concert in November and working on some Max/MSP/Jitter projects. On the way out of town, I participated in a concert at …

Old recordings, new places…

I’ve uploaded three of my earlier pfMENTUM albums with friends Vinny Golia, Woody Aplanalp and Ernesto Diaz-Infante to bandcamp…the one with Vinny is pfMENTUM CD001…! These albums were originally packaged in colored recycled paper, printed with …

Killzone Studio: Vlatkovich, Roper, Kaiser, Peet

(Click any image to enlarge) Michael Vlatkovich and Wayne PeetMichael and Wayne discussing those little dots on the paper. There are not enough superlatives in the dictionary to describe Michael’s music… What an enjoyable, demanding recording …

Pu-erh tea jelly and Jim McAuley

As many of you know, I am a big fan of Pu-erh tea. Here is a recipe involving it that I’ve never heard of, Pu-erh Tea Jelly. The link has it being used in an ice …

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Good news for Pu-erh drinkers

From xinhuanet: Chinese Pu’er tea set to be more affordablewww.chinaview.cn BEIJING, April 13 — Tea lovers can look forward to a more affordable pot of Pu’er, which has witnessed sharp price hikes in recent years, Kong …

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International Society for Improvised Music (ISIM) 2008

(To enlarge any photo, just click it) I’m writing to you from the snow covered house of my parents overlooking the beautiful Cottage Grove Lake in central Oregon. It is awesome here! After picking me up, …

and more tea…

OK, one more link on tea and aging…and the prevention of a mental decline… Click Here It totally makes sense: If tea helps prevent arteriosclerosis , most commonly thought of in relationship to heart disease, would …