Vlat!

Many of you are familiar with my dear friend, the wonderful trombonist and composer, Michael Vlatkovich. I had a chance to surprise him while he was on tour in Portland, Oregon last week. Trying to sneak …

Maximus P in Eugene, Oregon…

Barry Threw and I first performed together as Maximus P at the Palindrome in Oakland, then again at a sideshow to Siggraph at UCSD last summer. Well, finally, another chance: Here in Eugene, Oregon at the …

Max/MSP, The Wandering Goat and The Secret Aardvark

I’ve re-written my entire Max/MSP performance rig in anticipation of KaiBorg’s gigs in Sweden and The Netherlands. KaiBorg is a duo project with David Borgo and myself. We’ve been working on it this summer…tunes will be …

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This Week’s Cigars and Thesis Cigars

If the themes for my thesis had to come from cigars, the cigar company 5 Vegas would have them down (Keith sent me this link): The 5 Vegas Series ‘A’ Mega-Sampler includes:5 – 5 Vegas Series …

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Doomed?

In a lecture David Borgo gave today, he read the following passage about trumpet players: “The trumpet, or so we are given to believe, is a most athletic instrument, and most players, through sheer fatigue start …

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Barry Threw and Jeff Kaiser = Maximus P

Do we look like pop musicians in this pic? A wee bit too much time on my hands this vacation… Click below to hear a mix of our Oakland Gig: Maximus P Live!(Barry Threw and Jeff …

Interview in the local paper…

After a farewell show Saturday, Ventura’s new-music wizard is leaving for San Diego By Karen LindellThursday, May 24, 2007 Ventura County Star “The stranger’s nose was no more heard of” is an obscure quotation from Laurence …

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I do love Idaho…

Idaho is one of my favorite states. Absolutely beautiful; beauty that is as much about what is not there, as what is. The sense of space is glorious. Click here for a short video I made …

Tea and more…

Many of you know of my love of tea. Particularly white teas, green teas, and pu erh teas. Well, in a lovely morning of drinking organic Tuocha and doing some delightful searching on the internet for …