The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet

The Jeff Kaiser OckodektetThis is exciting music ranging from almost silence to tutti passages, from intricate suspenseful passages formed by repeated sixteenth notes to forming a tapestry on which the soprano sax can solo. It’s a …

Endless Pie: Jeff Kaiser and Phil Skaller

Endless Pie: Jeff Kaiser and Phil Skaller “Wicked trumpet meets prepared piano in this intense and hilarious pairing of twisted minds.” –Robert Bush, San Diego Reader “An exceptional release from two of California’s finest experimental musicians…” …

KaiBorg: Jeff Kaiser and David Borgo

KaiBorg – Vibrant Matters from Jeff Kaiser on Vimeo.KaiBorg is: Jeff Kaiser Quartertone Trumpet/Laptop David Borgo Saxophones/Laptop KaiBorg explores the intersections of cutting-edge computer music and contemporary improvisation. Employing custom signal processing techniques and hardware mapping …

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 …

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Fall 2009…gone…

(Click any image to enlarge) Fall in San Diego!(Is gone…) This quarter flew by…and I still haven’t taken my qualifying exams….BUT I had a great time: touring with David Borgo (KaiBorg) with gigs in Santa Barbara …

Rocky Patel Decade Toro (10th Anniversary)

A busy weekend, I performed with Scott Walton Saturday night at Cuyamaca College’s fantastic new theater. The concert was part of their piano series. Many of you just know Scott as a bassist, but he earned …

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Papa Malick Faye, Walter Thompson….more

Grad school is turning out to be everything and more that I hoped for. Seminars this week were the best yet, building on an already excellent track record. In addition, Papa Malick Faye was visiting lecturer …