Displaying news from 1 May 2003 to 1 June 2003.

a good night for one respect sextet. - Posted on 2003-05-29 20:34:00

the respect sextet performed last night to a "capacity" crowd at java's. the energy was high, there were two distinct instances of people dancing in front of the bar (one was breakdancing to my piece fishy, the other two were slow dancing to carla bley's sing me softly of the blues), and with the addition of a new waltz by red wierenga called farewell, vienna and a new arrangement of mine of you don't send me flowers, the night was totally respectable.

speaking of, i met a woman the other night named claudia, and it was explained to me that she wa from jamaica. thinking this was very cool, i responded with a resounding "respect!"
she, in turn, responded to my resounding response with a resounding "that's our saying!", proving the rumor that jamaicans say respect almost as much as the members of the respect sextet.

enjoy the weather!

ps- i asked claudia whether she and her countrymen also said "hilarious", and she assured me that they do only to make fun of americans.
hilarious!

not a good day for one blue shirt. - Posted on 2003-05-27 15:06:00

a bird shat on my blue shirt today.

there was nothing i could do. i noticed after the fact. i did my best to remedy the situation. i went to first rate foods and deli for a sandwich and some applesauce. in my haste to even out the consistency of the applesauce, i shook the small jar (not realizing that the cap was ill-screwed [i suppose it was i who was screwed...]) sending a near jar-full of appley goodness on my shirt (and partially over my right shoulder, which was still moist from the gift the bluebird left). the shirt's fine, but if you'd like to send any well wishes, please email us at abirdshatonmyblueshirt@yahoo.com. thank you.

in other news, i'll be improvising with a new group called wallpaper predicament this saturday afternoon from 1-3pm at the all-purpose room. come by the public market and support live music (and art)!

the sounds page is up! feel free to download these tracks and share them!

all-purpose rainy day - Posted on 2003-05-24 13:47:00

a wise man once said, it never rains in southern california.
alas, here i am, in rochester, new york... didn't it rain, brother...

last night i attended the grand opening of the all-purpose room, a space rented by four friends that will be a venue for contemporary art showings and contemporary music performances. last night's opening featured art work by garrison buxton, ray cross, david shull and jack zazlo as well as musical performances by nast and dialects. it was a great event and it is clear that the all-purpose room is gonna be a great venue for artists and musicians in rochester and beyond. (for more information on the all-purpose room, visit their website by clicking here.)

ya!

the new stuff keeps on coming! - Posted on 2003-05-22 22:23:00

man oh man, paul miller just doesn't let up! this site keeps getting more and more whizzin! check out the new events page, the photos, the press... very exciting. stay tuned for more!

be sure to check out discolobos this friday (may 23rd) at the bug jar! i'll be playing along with dj's wagun and brasby, hasaan, lowkey... beats will abound! see you there!

congraduations! - Posted on 2003-05-19 01:28:00

...and it all ended today with great formality and much rejoicing. many robed figures shook hands, many names were read and that fateful walk across the stage of the eastman theater completed my four year stay. i think i'm ready to take a break now...

g'radulobos a. williams - Posted on 2003-05-18 01:50:00

yesterday, g'hoktasaurus played a bat mitvah! i'm telling you, this klezmer band's gonna take off! the people sang, the people danced, the people rejoiced, and it was good. so it was written, so it was done.

graduation from the eastman school of music is finally upon me as i will walk across the eastman theater stage today in a silly black robe, a funny hat, and a sash- yes a sash. was someone drunk when they invented this outfit? who made these decisions? i say if i'm gonna wear a sash, it should say my state's name or my professional title or something... regardless, it's happening, so wish me luck.

the guys of discolobos have asked me to play with them again at their next big show (which will take place on friday, the 23rd of this month at the bug jar). should be a blast, go check them out and buy their new disc, profiles.

yesterday, i attended a reading at the river campus given by author, poet, journalist etc. john a. williams. very interesting man with some great writings. i was commission to write some pieces for the respect sextet based on some of his writing; should be a blast.

p.s.- i had a hilarious trip to the emergency room the other day because of an allergic reaction to peanuts... the woman who was supposed to give me an i.v. missed twice before she finally got it in. ow. everything's fine, except i'm on meds for a couple days just in case (one of which knocks me out).

keep checking back to the site as paul miller is helping me get things back in order after the crash of a couple months ago.

respect puts the razor into fundraiser! - Posted on 2003-05-14 11:35:00

last night the respect sextet performed at wgmc's fundraiser and concert which featured the likes of harold danko, the dave guidice quartet, cyrus chestnut and steve greene.

graduation is this sunday. anyone have any regalia i could borrow? regalia is an interesting word for a nylon robe.

check out the more links page! the rest of the site is on its way... keep checking back!

new stuff! - Posted on 2003-05-12 01:33:00

hey everyone! the tides are turning! some of the links on the left are beginning to lead to actual information now and the rest are on their way! (currently, the bio and projects links are up.) stay tuned! we should get this thing up within the next two weeks.

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