Video

 
Here’s a bonus video clip of Edmund Welles
performing at the Tuned In concert at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on November 11, 2009. Also, if you have a high bandwidth connection, you can watch the high definition version of the video in full screen at ExposureRoom.com.

Musicians
Jeff Anderle, Bass Clarinet
Cornelious Boots, Bass Clarinet
Aaron Novick, Bass Clarinet
Jonathan Russell, Bass Clarinet

 
Wow, what can I say? Here’s another absolutely killin’ multimedia post from the local scene, The Nice Guy Trio live at Yoshi’s in San Francisco on November 2, 2009. They just put out their debut CD Here Comes… The Nice Guy Trio with the great guys over at Porto Franco Records. And with Darren’s go ahead, I’m happy to be able to post video, photography, and three live tracks – Apples, Amy’s Day, and Ducci Calypso – from the band’s stellar performance that night. So I hope you enjoy these tracks as much as I did, and please take this as a fine example of why you should be going out to see live music more often people!

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Musicians
Darren Johnston, Trumpet
Rob Reich, Accordion
Daniel Fabricant, Bass

Special Guests
Sameer Gupta, Tabla
Meklit Hadero, Vocals
Ben Goldberg, Clarinet
David Phillips, Pedal Steel

 
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

I usually don’t stray too far from the local San Francisco jazz scene, but when my good friends from Ithaca and Boston pass through town spreading killer reggae, dub, and drums and bass vibes, I just can’t help myself. So, here’s a rockin’ multimedia piece I put together of John Brown’s Body playing What We Gonna Do live at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on September 24, 2009.

The best part is since these guys are totally down with open recording for personal, non-commercial use, I was permitted to upload the entire concert in all it’s 16-bit CD-quality glory to the Live Music Archive where it can be downloaded for your audiophile listening pleasure. Good times as always with these cats, and it sure is nice seeing them roll with a live brass section!

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Musicians
Elliot Martin, Lead Vocals
Tommy Benedetti, Drums
Nate Edgar, Bass
Matthew Kofi Goodwin, Hammond B3, Clavinet, Synths
Mike Keenan, Guitar
Scott Flynn, Trombone
Drew Sayers, Saxophone
Sam Dechenne, Trumpet
Jocko, Sound Engineer

I was recently invited to document the CD Release Party of Mike Irwin’s 8 Legged Monster live at Yoshi’s in San Francisco on September 3, 2009.

Here’s a sweet three minute video clip from the night’s festivities. The clip begins in the middle of the band’s rendition of the classic tune Basin St. Blues, starting near the end of Rob Barics’ clarinet solo, then moves onto a sick trumpet solo by Mike Olmos, and finally ends with the band backing up the lovely Lavay Smith on vocals.

I’ve also included a few tracks below from the night’s performance in MP3 format that the band was so gracious to let me share: Les Trois Baise and Turnin’ On The Jewkes.

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Musicians
Mike Irwin, Guitar & Arranger
Mike Olmos, Trumpet
Danny Grewen, Trombone
Rob Barics, Tenor & Clarinet
Joe Cohen, Alto
Matt Nelson, Tenor
Fil Lorenz, Baritone
Eric Markowitz, Bass
Jaz Sawyer, Drums
Karina Denike, Vocals
Lavay Smith, Vocals