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Gallery of posters and flyers, Earthwise Productions, 1994-2009

Posted on April 22, 2013 by markweiss86

art direction credits at bottom of scroll; photos by Terry Acebo Davis (this one was based on artwork accompanying an article in the Rolling Stone about the fact that Texas, especially during the tenure of Governor Bush, had executed so … Continue reading →

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Ethan Iverson “do the math” on tenors

Posted on March 31, 2013 by markweiss86

Recently Oliver Lake tweeted “happy birthday” to Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis. I responded, “If I played tenor, I’d spend all my time not with TraneSonnyWayne but Lockjaw, Byas, Gonsalves, A. Cobb, G. Ammons, B.Webster, Lucky T.” Several people took this to … Continue reading →

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Take 4:32 (Dave Brubeck tribute)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by markweiss86

file under: the joints are really flipping (when I heard about the passing of Mr. Brubeck, I thought to post a video of a performance of Oranj Symphonette, featuring Matt Brubeck, his son, on the strength that this was the first … Continue reading →

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New York street music from Santa Cruz

Posted on October 2, 2012 by markweiss86

This popular video of street music in New York features Jesse Scheinin the son of San Jose Mercury writer Richard Scheinin. edit to add: if that link don’t go thru, there’s also this video: I guess the kid is out … Continue reading →

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Rob Reich stands tall with squeezebox

Posted on August 10, 2012 by markweiss86

Rob Reich is a Bay Area-based musician and composer who will play Sunday nearby in Mountain View at Rengstorff House which is an historic sight and community center near Shoreline Park and Amphitheatre (which simultaneously is hosting comebacks from the … Continue reading →

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Ava Mendoza Trio at Smith-Andersen Gallery Saturday Sept. 8

Posted on July 12, 2012 by markweiss86

Ava Mendoza Trio will perform at the opening party for “Gender Specific Take It Or Leave It” a group show at Smith-Andersen Gallery in Palo Alto, Saturday, September 8, 2012, at approximately 4 p.m. The event overall is listed as … Continue reading →

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Just a NoLa walk with Anthropologie

Posted on July 3, 2012 by markweiss86

Anthropologie the upscale women’s store has issued a smart catalogue featuring Preservation Hall and some of it’s jazz band members, including the clarinetist Charlie Gabriel on the cover. I am more of a Tipitina’s and Maple Leaf -Jacques Imo’s kind … Continue reading →

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Shiver me timbres: my Norah jones gives me goosebumps

Posted on June 18, 2012 by markweiss86

Norah Jones did have a pirate song on her last cd, which I dutifully procured, not just to count how many Bay Area jazz stalwarts were still in her camp. So as I thought about this new cd, “little broken … Continue reading →

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John Mayer Hat Act

Posted on May 23, 2012 by markweiss86

I rebooted my Wednesday morning by 45 minutes to review Jimmy Fallon with John Mayer, and then write briefly about it. It was John Mayer’s hat that struck a chord with me. Is he channeling Dr. John Mac Rebennack or … Continue reading →

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Danilo Perez in Palo Alto 12th anniversary show

Posted on May 22, 2012 by markweiss86

Stanford Jazz Workshop and Festival (concert series) is announcing its “40th anniversary” calendar and is kicking off with Danilo Perez Trio featuring Ben Street and Adam Cruz. I have not scrutinized the schedule close enough to answer this a posteriori … Continue reading →

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