Displaying news from 1 August 2005 to 1 September 2005.

new york cats... - Posted on 2005-08-04 14:49:00

coming home last night, i came upon a black cat idling next to our construction-ridden street [there was a transformer meltdown a couple weeks ago, and since then, we've had a streetful of con edison workers 'on it']. the cat's eyes really did seem to shoot out beams of catness in such a manner that for a moment, my sympathies were with those extramission theorists of time past. as i approached the felinic blackness, i started to worry that the cat would cross my path, causing me seven years belief in superstition. it turned out, however, the cat stayed put and suspiciously eyed me while i crossed its path. cats in new york man... cats in new york.

the new news - Posted on 2005-08-02 10:13:00

foregoing the usual apology for not updating the blog section of the site for some time, i'll get right to it.

i've been playing a good amount with the andre canniere group, featuring ryan ferreira on guitar, ike sturm on bass, and ted poor on drums. the group is really getting a nice sound these days, and andre's nigh-impossible music is starting to feel quite possible indeed. we hit the studio the middle of last month, recorded several tracks, and a record is slowly coming to be. check out the events page for more info on future performance with the group.

another project is a reformation of ben gallina's brainchild: electric medicine. the group now comprises ben on bass, brady miller on drums, james hirschfeld on trombone, and both ed rosenberg (of jerseyband fame) and myself on tenor saxophones [tenors saxophone?]. our first public performance happens next week at c-note.

big news for people who respect free downloads of great music: recently, james hirschfeld and pj kelly have made public their database of performances recorded at java's in rochester ny! you can access it here:

www.javasmusicarchive.org

please take some time and check out this incredible resource.

lastly, the respect sextet will be up and running soon in new york city! aside gigging in and around the world, respect will be discussing a project involving the music of sun ra and karlheinz stockhausen. respect!

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