November – 2009 – BayTaper.com

Tuned In Benefit at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

November 25, 2009

The Supplicants Live at the Red Poppy Art House

November 19, 2009

I’m really excited to post this absolutely killin’ multimedia by The Supplicants getting crazy with the improvisation live at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco on November 6, 2009.

They don’t get together like this very often, especially with Sameer in NYC these days, so it was a real pleasure to hear them play in such a great intimate venue like the Poppy. Best of all, the guys were gracious enough to let me post all of the audio files from both sets (below), plus photos and a video I produced of the track Pavarti (above). Also, if you have a high bandwidth connection, you can watch the high definition version of the video in full screen at ExposureRoom.com.

So, have at it people, this one is not to be missed!

Musicians
David Boyce, Tenor & Soprano
David Ewell, Bass
Sameer Gupta, Drums

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Set List
1. The Twelve Labors of Hercules
2. Five Golden Rings
3. Illyrian
4. Parvati
5. Overthrow, Failure, and Decadence
6. Berimbau
7. Fire Brigade
8. Moment of Gravity

Jaz Sawyer’s Next Generation Drum Circle at the Great American Music Hall

November 16, 2009

Photos from Jaz Sawyer’s Next Generation Drum Circle playing live at the Great American Music Hall as part of the San Francisco Jazz Festival on November 5, 2009. There’s no doubt we’ll being keeping an eye on some of these cats in the years to come considering the promise they’re already showing at such a young age!

Musicians
Jaz Sawyer, Drums & Congas
Savannah Harris, Drums
Lawrence McDonald, Drums
Denzel Merritt, Drums
JoJo Ramirez, Drums
Ayinde Webb, Drums
Malachi Whitson, Drums
Scott Lowrie, Drums
Elena Pinderhughes, Flute
Ranzel Merritt, Tenor Saxophone
Dylan Wiggins, Piano
Gilbert Fix, Bass