August 23, 2008
I recently had the pleasure of photographing and recording the Dan Zemelman Quartet live at the Red Poppy Art House on August 15, 2008. The group featured Dan on piano, Fred Randolph on bass, Erik Jekabson on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Sean Hutchinson on drums.
The band has been rehearsing for some upcoming recording sessions lately, so they were playing pretty tight, but it’s worth mentioning that Sean was actually subbing for their usual drummer Alan Hall — although it’s not really a bad thing when your “sub” is the drummer for New Monsoon, even if he did have to sight read all night, heh.
I’d also like to thank Dan and the guys for letting me share a couple of live tracks from their performance that night. So enjoy the music!
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Tracks
1. Jeff en Paradiso
2. One Way or Another
3. Hersch’s Bars
August 9, 2008
It’s been a long wait since my last post, but it’s been well worth it on multiple fronts.
First, I’m pleased to be able to share a few brand new tracks and photos from an amazing performance by 8 Legged Monster live at what turned out to be one of the final shows at Pearl’s on July 13, 2008. We’re sorry to see this venue disappear from the scene, but at least these guys (and many others) helped it go out with a bang during its final weeks.
Besides featuring some great music, this post also celebrates the completion of a major new website redesign for BayTaper.com. We’ve upgraded our look and feel, made the interface more user-friendly, and added an audio archives page and a slick new random slideshow generator that pulls from a pool of nearly 300 photos and audio tracks. So, if you haven’t explored the depths of our website in a while, make sure to take another look!
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Musicians
Erik Jekabson, Trumpet
Mike Olmos, Trumpet
Danny Grewen, Trombone
Rob Barics, Clarinet & Tenor
Joe Cohen, Alto
Noel Jewkes, Tenor
Fil Lorenz, Baritone
Vince Lateano, Drums
Eric Markowitz, Bass
Graham Connah, Piano
Mike Irwin Johnson, Guitar/Arr.
