Category Archives: jazz

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Superchunk meets Richard Serra

Posted on December 30, 2011 by markweiss86

Although I labeled it THIS IS REAL and THIS IS NOT A PRANK,  I doubt the letter I sent to Mac MacCaughan at Merge Records in Chapel Hill, North Carolina will merit serious consideration. I noticed that the found object … Continue reading →

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Who can forget those hours that passed like dreams? Sam Rivers (1923-Dec. 26, 2011) at Dartmouth, 1980, 1997

Posted on December 30, 2011 by markweiss86

I just spoke to Erik Lawrence, a reeds player who was in residence at Dartmouth in 2005 but has a longer relationship with Williams today for the first time and one of our probably 50 discreet topics was Don Glasgo, … Continue reading →

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Miles Davis in plastic salad heaven huis clos

Posted on December 11, 2011 by markweiss86

miles davis perhaps as deep background for bill murray in lost in translation trades a ink drawing for a plate of plastic salad, and never addresses directly or by second person his japanese host, on tv in 1985, but i think they are in heaven perhaps, or another world Continue reading →

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WOW! THIS IS GREAT POT!

Posted on November 26, 2011 by markweiss86

I cracked myself up, which might make me a crackpot, when telling an anecdote on Wedge’s fine blog, Memory Select, so had to paste the entry into my own damned spot. Continue reading →

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Twenty-seven jazz personae mentioned in Wednesday’s New York Times article by Ben Ratliff

Posted on November 24, 2011 by markweiss86

I never worked with or saw live Paul Motian, who died this week. But I know that it meant a lot to Jenny Scheinman, for example, that she got to play with him. Also, Bill Frisell. A huge portion of the jazz music I listen to or follow follows from having met Bill and his managers Lee Townsend and Phyllis Oyama. I could not, for instance, distinguish by sound Motian’s play from that of say Elvin Jones or Jerry Granelli. The only other people on this list I have met are Ethan Iverson and Chris Potter. Continue reading →

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When BC met JC kinda sorta

Posted on November 16, 2011 by markweiss86

beth custer is starting a new project called melodica thing or plastic altos Continue reading →

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Go Down, Roseman

Posted on November 4, 2011 by markweiss86

josh roseman and his jamaican jazz band is coming to stanford so I talked to steven bernstein about his favorite pointy tipped, well I go from Printers Inc to Pyramid of Giza somehow Continue reading →

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Plastissimo Alto: or, don’t walk away from the arts, Palo Alto

Posted on November 2, 2011 by markweiss86

sid meet bethany. bethay meet sid, and sara and karen and jeanne and enrique and ms. rose if not the Roses per se Continue reading →

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Brava for Beth Custer

Posted on October 27, 2011 by markweiss86

there it was happened so damn fast talked me out of my chair. liplocked stopped the hydrogen jukeob Continue reading →

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Stanley Jordan appearing this week at The Varsity I mean Yoshi’s SF

Posted on October 11, 2011 by markweiss86

i am tempted to get to SF to check in with Stanley Jordan to see if he will come to Palo Alto and do a benefit show for the people who are trying to get the lease on The Varsity. Stanley played Cubberley in 2001, and if memory serves did a benefit at Gunn High, his alma mater in about 1987 or so. Continue reading →

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