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Gunn’s tertius tops CCS

Posted on November 14, 2021 by markweiss86

LIST OF TEAMS WITH SEVEN OR MORE WINS, ACCORDING TO MAXPREPS RANKINGS 11/14/21 Hill -San Jose (7-4) Cupertino (7-2) Soquel (7-4) Los Altos (8-3) King City (7-2) San Mateo (8-2) Gunn – Palo Alto (7-2)* St. Francis – Watsonville (8-3) … Continue reading →

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Charlie at The Mitch

Posted on November 13, 2021 by markweiss86

JAZZ MUSICIAN RETURNS DECEMBER 3 FOR EARTHWISE DATE

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David Boyce Philip Greenlief Duo of improvised tenor sax plans show Saturday at Lytton Plaza three p.m. sharp

Posted on October 11, 2021 by markweiss86

I don’t have a permit but I am paying two musicians, David Boyce and Philip Greenlief, to play a concert at Lytton Plaza on Saturday, October 16, 2021. If for some reason the plaza is not available for such an … Continue reading →

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Earthwise announces free concert series as part of Mayor’s ‘Together Again Palo Alto’ project

Posted on August 18, 2021 by markweiss86

Mayor Tom Dubois, whose music bona fides include being the “Band Dad” for the Gunn High orchestra during his son’s formative years and now being engaged to a jazz singer, asked me to help out his “Together Again Palo Alto” … Continue reading →

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Notable jazz releases in a year that seemed to have stopped for a few months

Posted on February 27, 2021 by markweiss86

The Nels Cline Singers, Share the Wealth (Blue Note)Lafayette Gilchrist, Now (Lafayette Gilchrist Music)Maria Schneider Orchestra, Data Lords (ArtistShare)Rudresh Mahanthappa, Hero Trio (Whirlwind)Fred Hersch, Songs From Home (Palmetto)Jeff Parker, Suite for Max Brown (International Anthem)Chicago Underground Quartet, Good Days (Astral … Continue reading →

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Sweded two minute take on San Jose’s Joy Dawn Hackett doing bubble version of Esperanza Spalding ‘Ebony and Ivy’

Posted on January 23, 2021 by markweiss86

While this was loading I was checking out the original versions: reminds me of early Stew and The Negro Problem which became “Passing Strange” plus Enorchestra Brian Eno “Taking Tiger Mountain” plus Nicole Mitchell / Lisa Harris “Earth Seed” based … Continue reading →

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Etude on Jarrett

Posted on January 23, 2021 by markweiss86

Keith Jarrett’s American combo, 1967-1976: Dewey wow them and how! (after E.I., 2021) Nine albums: All music guides lists 1,318 credits.All music guides lists discography of 104 albums (Although it lists “At Blue Note” as one cd, and says that … Continue reading →

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‘No Sleep til Brooklyn’ VS ‘Gotta Get Some Sleep’

Posted on January 22, 2021 by markweiss86

This is shameful I admit. One is a Beastie Boys still frame where they are wearing rock and roll wigs. The other is Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian in the 1970s, during the era that they produced 17 … Continue reading →

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Sneak peek new year’s preview of Dayna Stephens song-cycle regarding human archetypes

Posted on January 1, 2021 by markweiss86

Dayna Stephens told me that 2020 was both his loneliest year and his most productive as a jazz composer. An annus horribilis plus. Besides two cds released and at least one other major commission, he wrote and demo’d a song cycle … Continue reading →

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The royal Nonesuch

Posted on December 16, 2020 by markweiss86

I bought a Sam Gendel cd on bandcamp both download and on vinyl, because he was in a year-end LA Times story. It looks like he got signed to Nonesuch — a supreme imprimateur — through a chance association and … Continue reading →

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