Category Archives: music

if you can hear it and it does not grate your ears, ambient or intentitional with a story melody or not, major and minor chords, the community rather than the industry if possible; if not the answer then a pretty good guess, and the people who live it; basie miller satchmo and the king of all sir duke

Granite Alto

Posted on August 6, 2014 by markweiss86

Photo essay about Stanford Jazz Camp / Workshop / Series / Festival / #firshir Ivor Holloway is a Gunn graduate and fulltime staff year-round for Stanford Jazz Workshop and camps. I met him Saturday for the first time since October … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks of the Times, unlocking the truth

Posted on August 4, 2014 by markweiss86

(I am ensconced at Coupa this a.m. writing my ballot statement so did not will not and cannot read The Times; I could not resist, since someone had left a hard copy, noting the existence of three article I might … Continue reading →

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Oh dog, O Death and Chop

Posted on August 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Note: if you ain’t seen a film by the name of Fast Cheap and Out of Control you ain’t likely to ‘preciate this much. Or that story by Mr. Mark Twain (Shania’s grand-grand-pappy?) about that old ram… A dog named … Continue reading →

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Class act Naylor in Goldberg fix

Posted on July 31, 2014 by markweiss86

Class act Jacqui Naylor, a jazz singer, lives in a dwelling in SF that once was home to Rube Goldberg, the inventor of oblique feng shui strategy, and builder of better traps-of-mouse. Sam Whiting and Brand Chr says: (and imagine … Continue reading →

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HBSB coming at ya!

Posted on July 29, 2014 by markweiss86

  Henry Butler, a piano player from Louisiana, and Steven Bernstein a slide-trumpet player from Berkeley and New Yorker, cover new territory as the Hot 9. They gave a taste of their sound at Yoshi’s last  month. We will probably … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Vida Blue

Posted on July 29, 2014 by markweiss86

my gram paw, name a henry, knew your gram ma or rabbi, name of steven, sitting by the bayou, gonna set the world on fi yo. I co I co I co been a contenda. but am content as a content provider. Continue reading →

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Andrew Bird and Jessica Johnson, two free shows I would try to catch

Posted on July 29, 2014 by markweiss86

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE88opnk0Wk Andrew Bird has a free show Sunday at Stern Grove in San Francisco, which will draw about 7,000 fans, maybe Terry and I will make the trek; I love Stern Grove. Have not been in a few years, however. … Continue reading →

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This machine surrounds hate

Posted on July 26, 2014 by markweiss86

Kudos to Rachel Garlin for writing this song, in honor, I am guessing, of Martin Luther King and Barack Hussein Obama, and the work of editors to create this video, using, I am guessing, Rachel’s students in 2009 at King … Continue reading →

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The swingin’ Ms. Seeling

Posted on July 26, 2014 by markweiss86

Check back for the post, I just liked the headline. See also: Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Rollie Fingers, the Swingin’ A’s: East Bay thing, dontcha know? Here

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Hip kitty seeks crash pad

Posted on July 26, 2014 by markweiss86

Hip kitty seeks crash pad. Mews along to early Derek Bailey. This is real, and not sequel to “Inside Llewyn Davis: further adventures of Roland Turner”. Reach Earthwise Productions via Plastic Alto comment board for more info.

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