Jeff Kaiser — Trumpet, Electronics, Improvisation, and Music Technology Critical Acclaim 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 …
Chess and The Mouth Harp…
Mig Greengard over at The Daily Dirt (a chess blog) was researching the lesser-known chess Grandmaster Vladimir Potkin. (In Greengard’s words, “The 29-year-old Russian is better known for not being better known.”) Along the way, he …
Douglas Detrick: Interview with Jeff Kaiser
From Douglas Detrick I had a gig in the summer of 2010 with Jeff Kaiser at the Jazz Station, a gem of a venue in Eugene, Oregon’s music scene. I played the first set, Jeff played …
Dad’s 1966 Porsche 912
My father, Chuck Kaiser, has a habit (along with my mother) of taking old beat-up things and making them into something amazing. Ten years ago he purchased a trailer of rusty steel for a pittance….he saw …
Berlin, Day 5
My friends follow me everywhere, even here in Friedrichshain(Click any image to enlarge) After a morning/early afternoon of studying and a late lunch at Cafe V (awesome!) we headed off to Friedrichshain to visit musician Jürg …
Muddy Waters, Zoey’s and Metro Galleries with Steuart Liebig
Steuart Liebig and I recently had a wonderful mini-tour: Santa Barbara, Ventura and Bakersfield… In Santa Barbara, we played at the Santa Barbara New Music series (run by the contagiously effervescent Colter Frazier) at Muddy Waters …
Kierkegaard quote for the day…
I started reading the recent (2006) translation of Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling published by Cambridge University Press and thought I would share his opening sentence… “Not only in the commercial world but in the realm of …
KaiBorg says, “Hej!”
I’ve just returned from gigs with KaiBorg, (David Borgo and myself) in Sweden and The Netherlands. David put together a fantastic tour, and with the help of the UCSD music department, I was able to go. …
May 1968 and…Tea?
A business that was attacked following the May 1968 revolution has released a tea to commemorate the historical event, “The tea, flavoured with lemon zest and rose petals, is packaged in a metal tin emblazoned with …