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Monk America Monk again

Posted on August 11, 2020 by markweiss86

I’m only kidding about the janitor actually being an FBI agent, but a lot of the press about Danny’s (Scher) concert with Monk does describe the timing of the event during an era when MLK had been shot and East … Continue reading →

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Fifty Palo Alto jazz tropes

Posted on April 1, 2020 by markweiss86

1. Thelonious Monk live at Paly, 1968 A Palo Alto high student organized a concert with Thelonious Monk at Palo Alto High during a time fo racial unrest (soon after murder of Dr. King) cited in Prof. Robin Kelley’s Monk’s … Continue reading →

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I’m struttin’ my stuff y’all VS ‘sits…(and) slouches’ (but BIG FUN, nonetheless); or, I am a ‘transparent eye-ball’ VS I have big ears

Posted on December 22, 2019 by markweiss86

Thanks for coming, for reaching out and for raising the question about the staging per se of Earthwise Productions at The Mitchell Park Community Center, El Palo Alto Room. I’ve done 10 shows in the room. My plan — although … Continue reading →

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Garage Mahal w. Garage Mahal w. donkey poop news

Posted on August 14, 2018 by markweiss86

Local band garage Mahal I was likely the only one expecting to see Fareed Haque at the Father’s Day street music festival (“World Music Day”). Nothing against cute local kids rocking out. This is from June, two months ago, but … Continue reading →

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A quantum decoherence of jazz shows

Posted on May 24, 2016 by markweiss86

On a Tuesday, from 9:59 a.m. to 11:14, at Coupa Cafe, Palo Alto   Twenty years ago, or so, I produced a music series A Quantum Decoherence of Jazz shows. The series (not a festival) comprised five shows and ten … Continue reading →

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Giant Steps from Stanley to Ted to Plastic Alto

Posted on April 19, 2014 by markweiss86

http://www.amazon.com/Friends-Stanley-Jordan/dp/B005EH3D1M Stanley Jordan’s “Friends” cd, from 2011 on Grosse-Point-based Mack Avenue features he and Mike Stern (with Kenwood Dennard restricting himself to the pacing) working thru a unique arrangement of “Giant Steps”, the prodigious contribution to the canon by John … Continue reading →

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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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Charlie Hunter new duo cd and interview in LA Times

Posted on September 7, 2012 by markweiss86

LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW Guitarist Charlie Hunter talks ‘jam bands,’ jazz and going it alone After nearly 20 years of recording, it’s remarkable how much ground Charlie Hunter has covered. Rising out of the Bay Area jazz scene with a … Continue reading →

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XXI. Baseball “Humm Rhyme Derby” songwriter project for CA/TX

Posted on November 1, 2010 by markweiss86

moonball manny by pernice dan bern barb manning doc ellis Continue reading →

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