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

Don Cherry still got it, according to Navajo trumpet player Delbert Anderson and friends

Posted on November 4, 2021 by markweiss86

In 1970 Don Cherry taught at Dartmouth, and in 1995 he died. Ten years later, in 2005 — though thats now 16 years ago-  I interviewed about a dozen of his former students there, plus was given access to a … Continue reading →

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Twelve recent photos in my smart phone that illustrate something about me better than 1,200 words might

Posted on October 19, 2021 by markweiss86
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‘Oh, Death’ and Lions with Wings

Posted on October 19, 2021 by markweiss86

I have a record label Lions With Wings with more than 30 performances. In most cases, I contribute to the project, beyond the funding and the imprimatur.In some cases I suggest personnel or pairings. In others, I suggest a topic … Continue reading →

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Earthwise Monthly Totals January thru October

Posted on October 10, 2021 by markweiss86

I have 3,159 published articles on Plastic Alto, a wordpress format. On the internet. Despite hating the internet. I know, cognitive dissonance. Some of those posts have just a headline, like 10 words. Some have 10,00o words, like the treatise on … Continue reading →

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The Palo Palooza III

Posted on October 1, 2021 by markweiss86

Earthwise Productions welcomes The Palo Palooza III Phillip Greenlief Motoko Honda La Doña Vetiver David James’ ‘Mission Rebel No. 1’ Steve Poltz Dayna Stephens Quartet Inspector Gadje Septet Mads Tolling Quartet Beth Custer Will Bernard Duo Mitch Woods Rocket 88s … Continue reading →

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Free concert today at Lytton Plaza, jazz trio, nooner, encore from Mayor Tom’s ’Together Again Palo Alto’ series, by Earthwise

Posted on September 23, 2021 by markweiss86

I’ve got this cool new trio – me, Raffi Garabedian -tenor sax, Danny Lublin-Laden – trombone. Sent by Scott Amendola, drums a few months ago but i just added it to the schedule when the police added Thursday, September 23 … Continue reading →

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Just added: free concert, Lytton Plaza, noon tomorrow, jazz trio

Posted on September 22, 2021 by markweiss86

I’ve got this cool new trio – me, Raffi Garabedian -tenor sax, Danny Lublin-Laden – trombone. Sent by Scott Amendola, drums a few months ago but i just added it to the schedule when the police added Thursday, September 23 … Continue reading →

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Jerry Granelli

Posted on September 20, 2021 by markweiss86

“What does it take to play music with another human being?” he asked in a streaming workshopposted a day before he died. “What it takes is the same things it takes to live together as human beings: appreciation of other, not … Continue reading →

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Random fandom and trumpet riffs

Posted on September 20, 2021 by markweiss86

1. I did not know that Tom Harrell was in Malo – and he played with Carlos Santana? Did he play with Gregg Rolie of Palo Alto, or at Cubberley? Did Gregg play at Cubberley? I was at a garage … Continue reading →

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Together Again Palo Alto smokin’

Posted on September 19, 2021 by markweiss86

Thanks are due to the following musicians for being Together Again Palo Alto, in order of appearance: Steve Poltz, Dayna Stephens, Genius Wesley, Lucas Vesley, Michael Aaberg, Marco Peris, Will Magid, Morgan Nilsen, Inspector Gadje, Mads Tolling, Colin Hogan, Eric … Continue reading →

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