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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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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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Flat Stanley, Stanley Jordan, Christopher Tin and Sandra Bae

Posted on March 29, 2014 by markweiss86

Brian Moore and Liam Moore, from Springfield, IL, called me this morning to check on their friend Flat Stanley. I texted a photo of Flat Stanley, myself, and Mayor of Palo Alto Nancy Shepherd back to them. But I had … 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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