Tag Archives: jazz
Active Music Series, March 8 at Omni Commons
Tonal Masher
Fred Frith + Nava Dunkelman Duo
Britt Ciampa before See-Saw Quartet’s set
Mark Clifford, vibraphonist and composer, leader of See-Saw Quartet
Crystal Pascucci, cellist, See-Saw Quartet
Jeff Parker – guitarist, composer, fellow Virginian
“Parker, probably best known as a member of the post-rock band Tortoise, has absorbed so many styles
and worked in so many situations that he really comes across as an individual with vast roots.”
-Jazz Times Magazine
A Drum Kit And A 7-String Guitar
Scott Amendola and Charlie Hunter have a music making relationship going on 20 years. Here is a press kit video for their latest record is called Pucker. All shot and edited by me.
I found that I really love doing this work. If I had discovered this long ago I would probably be a film editor now.
The Gaggle Was Not Having It
Aram Shelton at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park June 4, 2013 /Oakland, CA
They call this guitar a ‘Petite Bouche.”
Paul Mehling at Speisekammer /May 23, 2013
STS / Ava Mendoza, Episode 2
Guitarist and composer, Ava Mendoza, is an essential member of the SF Bay Area creative music scene. She is part of a breed, comfortable in a wide variety of situations – playing the yearning rock of Carla Bozulich’s Evangelista, note-y guitar sparring with Nels Cline, or performing a live score to a Buster Keaton silent film with Tune-Yards. Her recent focus has been Unnatural Ways, a jazzy rock(or rock-y jazz?) ensemble with Dominique Leone on keys and Nick Tamburro on drums.
In this episode she discusses her reasons for expanding the sonic palette of her electric guitar by adding various pedals to the signal chain and the use of conventional and unconventional ways to physically coax sound from her instrument.
For more info about Ava go to:
avamendozamusic.com
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STS / Ava Mendoza, Episode 1
Guitarist and composer, Ava Mendoza, is an essential member of the SF Bay Area creative music scene. She is part of a breed, comfortable in a wide variety of situations – playing the yearning rock of Carla Bozulich’s Evangelista, note-y guitar sparring with Nels Cline, or performing a live score to a Buster Keaton silent film with Tune-Yards. Her recent focus has been Unnatural Ways, a jazzy rock(or rock-y jazz?) ensemble with Dominique Leone on keys and Nick Tamburro on drums.
In this episode we start where we usually finish – a performance. Let the music do the talking. This is Ava’s take on “Goodnight Irene,” and American folk standard from early 1900’s.
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STS / The Mattson 2, Episode 5
In this episode Jonathan and and Jared play an acoustic version of ‘Black Rain’ , track no. 2 from their latest album, Feeling Hands.
In this series of So To Speak we focus on The Mattson 2, a twin brother guitar and drums jazz duo from San Diego. Like most young musicians today their interests span a wide spectrum. Their playing can go from traditional jazz to avant-garde serialism. Jared Mattson plays electric guitar while brother Jonathan provides the rhythmic foundation on the drum kit.
While they have strong connection to the surf and skate community through their collaborations with artist/filmmaker Thomas Campbell and musical collaborations with Ray Barbee and Tommy Guerrero they explore territory outside of that world by listening to many different genres and playing experimental and improvised musics.
For more info about The Mattson 2 go to:
STS / The Mattson 2, Episode 4
In this episode Jared talks about how they came to playing Ask a song released by The Smiths as a single in 1986.
In this series of So To Speak we focus on The Mattson 2, a twin brother guitar and drums jazz duo from San Diego. Like most young musicians today their interests span a wide spectrum. Their playing can go from traditional jazz to avant-garde serialism. Jared Mattson plays electric guitar while brother Jonathan provides the rhythmic foundation on the drum kit.
While they have strong connection to the surf and skate community through their collaborations with artist/filmmaker Thomas Campbell and musical collaborations with Ray Barbee and Tommy Guerrero they explore territory outside of that world by listening to many different genres and playing experimental and improvised musics.
For more info about The Mattson 2 go to:
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