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Monday, March 29, 2004 11:05:24 AM
Our setlist yesterday at Borders Stonestown was: "Delicate Creature", "Wave", extended drumming intro / "Afro Blue", "One Note Samba", "Morning / Midday", "Key West Intermezzo", "Girl From Ipanema", "Sharkbeat / Merengue", "Place To Be", "Viva Tirado", "Blue Bossa", "Killer Joe", "Jamaican Sun", "St. Thomas", "Footprints", "Cal's Pals".
Sunday, March 21, 2004 12:48:58 PM
Our setlist last night at Towles Cafe was: "Fall", "Vagabond Virgin", "Girl From Ipanema", "Merengue", "Viva Tirado", "Delicate Creature", "Jamaican Sun", "Blue Bossa", "Afro Blue", "Tune Up", "Morning / Midday", solo marimba piece, "Place To Be", "Key West Intermezzo", "Footprints", "Killer Joe", "Wave", "One Note Samba", "Cal's Pals", "St. Thomas", "So What". A very warm reception, a very good evening. We'll stretch out there for four hours (from 3 - 7) two weeks from today.
Monday, March 15, 2004 8:51:17 AM
Setlist yesterday at Borders Santana Row was "Wave", "Key West Intermezzo", extended percussion intro / "Afro Blue", "Killer Joe", "One Note Samba", "Morning / Midday", "Footprints", "Girl From Ipanema", "Sharkbeat / Merengue", "Fall", "Place To Be", "So What", "Cal's Pals", "St. Thomas", "Blue Bossa", and "Delicate Creature". Thanks to the enthusiastic cafe audience and to all the CD buyers!
Monday, March 08, 2004 10:12:19 AM
Setlist from two nights ago at Borders Pleasanton was: Extended percussion intro leading to "Afro Blue", "Killer Joe", "Morning / Midday", "Key West Intermezzo", "Girl From Ipanema", "Sharkbeat / Merengue", "Fall", "Place To Be", solo marimba piece, "Cal's Pals", "St. Thomas", "Delicate Creature", "So What", "Footprints", "Wave".
Monday, March 01, 2004 11:11:49 AM
Yesterday's setlist at Borders Santana Row in San Jose was: "One Note Samba", "St. Thomas", "Morning / Midday", "Key West Intermezzo", "Vagabond Virgin", "Girl From Ipanema", "Merengue", "Fall", "Viva Tirado", "Killer Joe", "Delicate Creature", "Blue Bossa", "Afro Blue", "Place To Be", "So What", and "Cal's Pals"
Yesterday's setlist at Barefoot Coffee Roasters in Santa Clara was: "Wave", "Jamaican Sun", "Killer Joe", "Morning / Midday", "Key West Intermezzo", "Girl From Ipanema", "Merengue", "Place To Be", "Fall", "Delicate Creature", "Blue Bossa", "Afro Blue", and "Cal's Pals".
Saturday, March 20, 2004 3:04:32 PM
I'm looking forward very much to tonight's gig at Towles Cafe. Playing background music is so different from performing on a stage, a different set of challenges, a different set of rewards, a different range of dynamics to control -- really a wholly different type of music. Maybe it can be accurately called "showing off in miniature", in contrast to a stage performance which is intentionally put together to showcase a large dynamic range, and to capture attention.
Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:31:37 AM
I'm chart-writing on "Mr. Coaster" today. The chords in sequence are C, Am7, F, C/G, G7. Some melody written, more to go, plus harmony, plus section arrangements. The rhythm is guaguanco.
I'm also going to write a chart to guide an improvised piece (for the band) to play at Towles Cafe on Saturday.
Friday, March 12, 2004 6:51:10 PM
Echo Beach has just been invited back to play at Towles Cafe in Burlingame. It's an intimate space to play some new material and try some acoustic experimentation (no synthesizer or elaborate percussion setup -- cannot block the food getting to the customers from the kitchen!), when we're there later this month and in April.
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 4:56:11 PM
The study tool for my drum pad practice this week is Airto Moreira's Listen and Play video from Drummer's Collective.
Saturday, March 06, 2004 i10:17:06 AM
Tonight I will once again enter the realm of digital delay and looping, mic'ing the marimba to process its sound through an Akai Headrush pedal. We're playing a concert at Borders Pleasanton and for the first time in months at a gig I'll be modifying the marimba's sound this way. It's great fun.
Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:28:47 PM
Some of the iTunes of the day:
Friday, March 12, 2004 6:53:06 PM
Some of the iTunes of the day:
Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:54:19 PM
Some of the iTunes of the day:
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 4:47:19 PM
I joined iTunes today and bought / downloaded
So far, iTunes is great.
Wednesday, March 03, 2004 5:03:52 PM
John Balint - "Friend Coming Home" from the CD Connected for sale at CD Baby. I like this a lot.
Dave Holland - "Make Believe" in Real Audio from the CD Extended Play / Live At Birdland
Sonal Anu - "The Right One" from the CD Sleep Drum
Wednesday, March 03, 2004 4:31:46 PM
Cal Tjader and band - "Vibe Mambo" and "Mambo Show" from the Primo CD
KEXP-FM streaming from Seattle
Monday, March 01, 2004 6:50:47 PM
One of my favorite discovered bands of last year, The Gemini Project, has just released a new track on garageband.com. It's called "The One".
Monday, March 01, 2004 10:53:42 AM
Manu Dibango - B Sides, disc one
Monday, March 29, 2004 11:08:13 AM
Takayoshi Yoshioka - Yoshioka Plays Yoshioka on CD.
Jeff "Tain" Watts (w/Ravi Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis, Paul Bollenback, Hiram Bullock, Gregoire Maret, David Budway, Joey Calderazzo, Henry Hey, James Genus, Eric Revis, and Robert Thomas, Jr.) - Bar Talk on CD.
Friday, March 26, 2004 8:57:16 AM
Starting the day with some 45's: Lindisfarne - "Lady Eleanor", Pete Townshend - "Give Blood", Neil Young and Crazy Horse - "Southern Pacific". And then the CD Waxahotty by the U.K. band The Bucket Boys.
Sunday, March 21, 2004 12:52:46 PM
Max Roach with string quartet - Survivors, side A on vinyl. Recorded 1984, composed by Roach and Peter Phillips.
Tales of the Echo Beach Band
Monday, March 29, 2004 11:16:14 AM
In a jazz band, change is essential -- new material, new concepts. Our band needs to rev up to our next level of change and this week I'm going to focus on gathering together new material and new concepts for us. We're performing so much that there's been little time to incorporate the new but IT'S TIME!
Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:51:54 PM
The band's foray into metal territory (not changing our style, but in terms of the venue's regularly-featured genre of music) at the Octopus Lounge tonight is postponed by the closure of the bar for 20 days. Ah, show biz!
Monday, March 29, 2004 5:25:00 PM
Jan Berry, who led an amazing life, wrote his life history in a succinct and effective way, almost one year ago.
Friday, March 26, 2004 9:23:35 AM
Last night, San Francisco Ballet, choreography by Balanchine, music by Tchaikovsky (Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra, Op. 48) and Stravinsky (Apollon Musagete) and Hindemuth (Theme and Variations - The Four Temperaments). Amazing dancing, and the orchestra sounded fantastic.
Saturday, March 20, 2004 03:07:17 PM
I had a good time last night hearing Orquesta D'Soul live for the 2nd time, at the Little Fox in Redwood City. From the balcony the view of the band was great, including of Brian the drummer. When Brian's playing with us in Echo Beach his playing is dialed back a bit from his style in the Orquesta, where it's dialed up to red-hot. For one thing he's got the timbales to cover. Yeah, Brian!!
Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:48:54 AM
Little Richard's promotion slogan for a while in the '70s was "The Beauty Is Still On Duty". I recall him saying things like "Shut up!! I invented rock 'n' roll!!", and wearing mirrored dresses (or were they tunics? I don't know). He certainly was a co-inventor. Today his hair may not be stacked as high as in 1970 but the slogan remains true. He's playing and speaking at SXSW (South By Southwest) this week.
Friday, March 12, 2004 6:57:50 PM
I am really proud of the artists assembled by my co-producers and me for the San Diego Day of Percussion and the Oakland Day of Percussion.
Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:29:14 PM
Here is a concise and thought-provoking analysis about why music means so much to us as human beings.
Monday, March 08, 2004 10:15:06 AM
At Yoshi's last night, the 9:30 set by The Mike Stern Band (Stern - guitar; Victor Wooten - bass; Dave Weckl - drums; Bob Franceschini - sax) blew up a storm with some great unison work, excellent soloing and some strong melodies in the mix. Those who came to hear these versatile top-tier players solo were amply rewarded for 100 minutes.
As Seen and Heard On TV
Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:42:35 AM
Barenaked Ladies, live performance of "Another Postcard" on Live With Regis and Kelly. The BNLs are well into the blogging thing.
Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:31:01 AM
Started my day with the VHS taped off KQED last night, of Concert For George. Simply a beautiful piece of work.
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