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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). For those viewers with iPhones, you can also directly stream or download this video file too. So, have at it people, this one is not to be missed! Musicians David Boyce, Tenor Soprano David Ewell, Bass Sameer Gupta, Drums Download audio file (2009.11.06.Supplicants.RedPoppy.1.mp3) Download audio file (2009.11.06.Supplicants.RedPoppy.2.mp3) Download audio file (2009.11.06.Supplicants.RedPoppy.3.mp3) Download audio file (2009.11.06.Supplicants.RedPoppy.4.mp3) Download audio file (2009.11.06.Supplicants.RedPoppy.5.mp3) Download audio file (2009.11.06.Supplicants.RedPoppy.6.mp3) Download audio file (2009.11.06.Supplicants.RedPoppy.7.mp3) Download audio file (2009.11.06.Supplicants.RedPoppy.8.mp3) 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! Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t01_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t02_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t03_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t04_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t05_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t06_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t07_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t08_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t09_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t10_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t11_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t12_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t13_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t14_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-09-24.matrix.flac16.d1.t15_vbr.mp3) 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 three complete tracks below from the night s performance in MP3 format that the band was so gracious to let me share: Les Trois Baise, Turnin On The Jewkes, and a brand new and unreleased song named after yours truly, Swerbolicious). Download audio file (audio02.mp3) Download audio file (audio07.mp3) Download audio file (audio10.mp3) 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

I m finally getting around to publishing this great multimedia from the Eaton Barics Quintet live at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco on June 19, 2009. The band was gracious enough to let me include video and audio of two tracks from their performance that night. The first is a fantastic rendition of Mood Indigo featuring Rob Barics on tenor sax, and the second is an original composition by Rob that features the whole band the piece was inspired by Rob s little kid, and thus is appropriately titled Dump Truck. Download audio file (eatonbarics06.mp3) Download audio file (eatonbarics07.mp3) Musicians Rob Barics, Tenor Gabe Eaton, Alto Jeff Marrs, Drums Marcus Shelby, Bass Adam Shulman, Piano

Here s a few photos, a short video clip, and two fantastic audio tracks Rocker and Moon Dreams from the recent sold out Birth of the Cool Miles Davis Tribute live at Yoshi s in San Francisco on May 25, 2009. Download audio file (2009.05.25.BirthOfTheCool.YoshisSF.Rocker.mp3) Download audio file (2009.05.25.BirthOfTheCool.YoshisSF.MoonDreams.mp3) Musicians Sheldon Brown, Bari Sax Joe Cohen, Alto Sax Erik Jekabson, Trumpet/Flugelhorn Jeff Marrs, Drums Mike Olmos, Trumpet/Flugelhorn Mike Rinta, Tuba Marcus Shelby, Bass Adam Shulman, Piano Adam Theis, Trombone

With an emphasis on arrangements and interactive playing, the Adam Shulman Trio plays jazz in the tradition of the great trios from the 1950s. Long-time collaborators Adam Shulman (piano) and Jack Riordan (guitar) were joined by bassist extraordinaire John Wiitala to present their own take on standards from the Great American Songbook. The best part is that the band was generous enough to let me share a pair of tracks, Will You Still Be Mine and Tea For Two, from a live recording I made at their recent performance on April 30, 2009 at the Red Poppy Art House. Download audio file (2009.04.30.AdamShulmanTrio.RedPoppy.3.mp3) Download audio file (2009.04.30.AdamShulmanTrio.RedPoppy.4.mp3)

My good friends in John Brown s Body came through San Francisco again to play at the Independent on April 2, 2009. The band is touring on their album Re-Amplify, and on this particular night were joined by special guest Kevin Kinsella, an original member of the band who hasn t played with them in years. So it was a short reunion of sorts with Kevin singing on a few killer tunes in the middle of the set. It turned out to be a great night of live music and the band did not disappoint! I ended up capturing some sweet multimedia during the course of the night audio, video, and stills which I mashed up into this kickin video of Among Them. Also, please note that thanks to the generosity of the band s open taping policy, I was permitted to upload the entire concert to The Internet Archive for your downloading pleasure (including a 16-Bit CD quality source). So make sure to check out the audio (and photos), and don t forget to support these guys the next time they come through your town Enjoy! Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t01_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t02_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t03_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t04_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t05_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t06_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t07_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t08_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t09_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t10_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t11_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t12_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t13_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t14_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t15_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (JBB.2009-04-02.matrix.flac16.d1.t16_vbr.mp3) Set List 1. United 2. 33 RPM 3. Shadow 4. Amplify 5. Guvna 6. Gold 7. This End 8. Gonna Do 9. Among Them 10. Push 11. TKO 12. Struggling 13. Original 14. Zion 15. Peace 16. Resonate

I ve finally gotten around to posting this multimedia from a special evening with Devin Hoff live at the Red Poppy Art House on Saturday, January 3, 2009 one of the first shows of the new year at the Poppy! Devin kicked off the evening with an extraordinary solo bass performance, which even included a bass interpretation of an old Black Flag classic if you can believe that. He was later joined in the second set by the lovely pianist Kito Gamble and drummer Geechi Taylor (who s also one hell of a trumpeter). So make sure to give a listen to these two tracks that Devin was nice enough to share with us. The first track is A Las Barricadas (Trad) from his solo first set, and the second track is from the second set with Geechi and Kito playing their rendition of Resolution (Coltrane). Download audio file (2009.01.03.DevinHoff.RedPoppy.04.mp3) Download audio file (2009.01.03.DevinHoff.RedPoppy.12.mp3)

Here s a new collection of photographs and two audio tracks, Longing for the Shore and Hello, from Nefasha Ayer performing live at the Red Poppy Art House on November 1, 2008. The musicians delivered a fantastic night of music, and as the second track clearly shows, the audience was really feeling the groove another great night of music at the Poppy! Download audio file (2008.11.01.NefashaAyer.web.11.mp3) Download audio file (2008.11.01.NefashaAyer.web.12.mp3) Musicians Meklit Hadero, Vocalist/Composer Todd Brown, Guitarist/Composer-Arranger Prasant Radhakrishnan, Saxophonist/Composer Keenan Webster, Balafon/Kora/Mbira Eugene Warren, Bass Mohini Rustagi, Drums Abdi Jibril, Kenyan Percussionist Michael Warr, Poet

I ve been sitting on this gem for far too long, so here s a post with photos and a tasty audio sample of the Realistic Orchestra performing live, with other acts that included Mos Def, as part of the Band Shell Music Summit in Golden Gate Park on October 18, 2008. The band delivered some serious music to an enthusiastic crowd and were joined by special guest vocalists that included Chris McGee, Joe Bagale, Karen Page, and a first-ever performance by Lavay Smith with the Orchestra! The included audio track is Sun Up segued into Search with solo action from Doug Rowan, Mike Olmos and Evan Francis. Download audio file (realistic04.2008.10.18.mp3) Musicians Adam Theis, Bandleader Trombone Eric Garland, Bandleader Drums Joel Behrman, Trumpet Daniel Casares, Tenor Sax Evan Francis, Alto Sax Flute Jeanne Gieger, Trombone Danny Grewen, Trombone Colin Hogan, Keys Erik Jekabson, Trumpet Kasey Knudsen, Alto Sax Flute Jon Monahan, Guitar Matt Nelson, Tenor Sax Mike Olmos, Trumpet Doug Rowan, Bari Sax Joel Ryan, Trumpet Dave Scott, Trumpet Joe Bagale, Guest Vocalist Chris McGee, Guest Vocalist Karen Page, Guest Vocalist Lavay Smith, Guest Vocalist

Live on October 25, 2008, the Red Poppy Art House featured Jaz Sawyer and The Pursuers who demonstrated drumming’s influence on music by performing compositions from each decade since the beginning of the century. Led by Jaz on percussion, there was discussion about the drumming innovations that influenced music across America and eventually throughout the world. We also learned some interesting jazz trivia like how the High-Hat was invented and what it was originally called (a sock cymbal or low boy ). It was a killin night of music as evidenced by this sample track, which was the last of the night an original composition called Spontaneity. Thanks for sharing guys! Download audio file (2008.10.25.JazSawyer.RedPoppy.Spontaneity.14.mp3) Musicians Jaz Sawyer, Drums Congas Matt Clark, Piano Joel Ryan, Trumpet Flugelhorn Danny Grewn, Trombone Vocals Danny Brown, Tenor Sax Clarinet Eric Markowitz, Bass

My friends in John Brown s Body came through San Francisco a few weeks back in support of their new album Amplify, which just debuted at number one on Billboard s Reggae Charts. I had intimate access that allowed me to create this spectacular multimedia piece of the band playing Speak of the Devil live at the Great American Music Hall on September 27, 2008. This show was a blast, good times! Download audio file (2008.09.27.JBB.GAMH.mp3) Musicians Elliot Martin, Lead Vocals Tommy Benedetti, Drums Nate Edgar, Bass Matthew Kofi Goodwin, B3, Clavinet, Synths Mike Keenan, Guitar Alex Toth, Trumpet Annakalmia Traver, Saxophone Scott Flynn, Trombone

Here s a post covering Spoon s first night of their recent three-night residency at the Fillmore West on September 22, 2008. It was a hell of an opener for a three-night run, and I heard the next two nights only got better. I d like to give a special shout out to Spoon, Jeff, and the Fillmore for making these photographs and this amazing recording possible. You can also check out more photos from all three nights at Hippies Are Dead. And, for the audiophiles out there, the lossless 16-bit masters can be downloaded and burned to CD from the Live Music Archive. Thanks guys, you rock! Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t01_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t02_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t03_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t04_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t05_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t06_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t07_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t08_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t09_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t10_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t11_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t12_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t13_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t14_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t15_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t16_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t17_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t18_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d1.t19_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d2.t20_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d2.t21_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d2.t22_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d2.t23_vbr.mp3) Download audio file (spoon2008-09-22.flac16.d2.t24_vbr.mp3) SET LIST 1. Intro 2. They Never Got You 3. Don t You Evah 4. Rhythm Soul 5. Stay Don t Go 6. Jonathon Fisk 7. Delicate Place 8. Ghost of You Lingers 9. Beast and Dragon, Adored 10. Me and the Bean 11. I Turn My Camera On 12. Written in Reverse 13. Chicago at Night 14. Who Makes Your Money 15. Don t Make Me A Target 16. Finer Feelings 17. I Summon You 18. You Got Your Cherry Bomb* 19. Underdog 20. Black Like Me 21. Utilitarian 22. Peace Like A River 23. Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine 24. Rocks Off** * With special guest John Vanderslice ** Rolling Stones cover

What we have here is an outstanding audience recording (and photos) of the first public performance of The Invaders live at the Red Poppy Art House on June 28, 2008. The group featured the compositions and piano playing of Mitch Marcus with the rhythm section of Dr. Ban-Weiss on bass and Jeff Marrs on drums.

After a much-needed three-week vacation in Europe (more on that later), BayTaper.com is back in action (albeit a bit jet-lagged). Just before June and I left on our trip, we had the pleasure of hosting several members of the phenomenal unconducted chamber orchestra A Far Cry during the first date of their inaugural west coast tour. Our good friend Megumi Stohs, who is a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, is our connection to the group. Many years ago, Megumi worked for June on occasion while attending the Conservatory, and we ve kept in touch during the time that followed her graduation. The group is based out of Boston, and is starting to turn heads in classical music circles on the East Coast, so I couldn t help but take advantage of this opportunity by offering to photograph and record their performance in the Koret Auditorium at the de Young Museum on May 15, 2008. The show was simply amazing, and the recording came out stellar. Best of all, they ve granted permission to share the first piece played that night, Arcangelo Corelli s Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.6 No.9 (1708), which you can listen to by clicking the Play Now link below. On this tour, the group featured Sharon Cohen, Andrew Eng, Jesse Irons, Jae Young Lee, Shaw Pong Liu, Monica Pegis, Megumi Stohs, Ashley Vandiver, and Liza Zurlinden on violin; Margaret Dyer, Jason Fisher, and Franklin Shaw on viola; Loewi Lin, Jeremiah Shaw, and Courtenay Vandiver on cello; and Karl Doty on Bass. You can learn more about the group at AFarCry.org, and you can keep abreast of their ongoing projects and performances by checking their blog, which is updated regularly.

Here s a fabulous audience recording of 8 Legged Monster playing live at Club Deluxe in the Haight on May 7, 2008. Although they don t play live together that often, when they do, it s a must-see event. So go out and support these guys the next chance you get! You can learn more about the band and their upcoming schedule on MySpace, and you can find their studio album for sale at CD Baby. I d also like to give a big shout out to the band for letting me post a few tracks for you to enjoy, thanks guys! Rob Barics, Clarinet Tenor Joel Behrman, Trombone Ian Carey, Trumpet Tom Griesser, Bari Sax Mike Irwin-Johnson, Guitar Arranger Noel Jewkes, Tenor Sax Vince Lateano, Drums Eric Markowitz, Bass Mike Olmos, Trumpet

A little more than a week ago, I was lucky enough to attend the first annual Switchboard Music Festival live at Dance Mission Theater on March 30, 2008. It was a full day of inspired music that s best described in their own words: The Switchboard Music Festival is an eight-hour music festival bringing together composers and musicians who are all pushing the boundaries of their respective genres. No other Bay Area music festival or concert series is dedicated to the idea of bringing together such an eclectic, genre-crossing/-breaking/-bastardizing group of experimentalists, innovators, and musical omnivores. Some of the finest musicians in the Bay Area played over the course of the eight-hour music marathon, including Aaron Novik, Amy X Neuburg, Christopher Adler, Dan Becker, Del Sol String Quartet, Jeff Anderle, Edmund Welles, Erik Jekabson, Gamelan X, Ian Dicke, Ian Dickenson, Inner Ear Brigade, Jonathan Russell, Robin Estrada, Ryan Brown, and Slydini. This really turned out to be a tremendous day of live original music, so please enjoy the photographs and this audio sample of Erik Jekabson s trumpet solo (using a delay) called Opening Fanfare, which was the appropriately-named first song played at the festival (thanks Erik!). And don t forget to help support this very-worthy festival when it comes around next year.

Coming off a huge week of rehearsals and a live album recording session at Bruno s, Realistic Orchestra was back at it again (and in rare form) for an impressive performance opening for Björkestra at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 6, 2008. Since the obvious theme of the night was Björk-inspired, the band pulled out one of their old favorites an orchestral arrangement of Björk s Venus As A Boy. They completely nailed the performance, it was quite simply awesome, and that solo by Dave Scott in the final minute was just off the hook! There were also some kickin guest vocal appearances by Chris McGee and Joe Bagale on a few tracks, and their set was topped off by members of Björkestra joining Realistic for a monster-sized wall o brass blasting away their theme song Mountain Man. Now that was some crazy sh*t! So, make sure to click on the audio slideshow above for a taste of the night s outstanding performance, and you can also view more photos in this Flickr Set. Enjoy!

Here s a short video clip and some photos I shot from a recent recording session on January 5, 2008 at the House of Cubes. Mike Abraham, Guitar Sameer Gupta, Drums Henry Hung, Trumpet Darren Johnston, Trumpet Mitch Marcus, Tenor Sax Dayna Stephens, Tenor Sax Eugene Warren, Bass * Audio courtesy of the musicians, Producer Stephen Barncard, and Recordist Adrian Wong. Photography and Video by BayTaper.com