Last night I went to the SFMOMA to hear sFSounds’ THE MUSIC OF CHANGES a year long series celebrating John Cage’s centennial. There were screeches, flourishes of dissonance, sneezes and many other non-musical sounds in a musical context and all of it was beautiful. I’m always open to this kind of music. Its asks you…
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/19715198 w=550&h=310] Scott Amendola is a drummer and composer. His latest record LIFT is a trio project with Jeff Parker on guitar and John Shiflett on bass. The bass has a noble place in music. Its often seen, merely, as support for the more upfront characters on stage. Scott talks about John Shiflett’s ability…
”If it always sounded the same there would be no reason to play.” – John Abercrombie at Yoshi’s Oakland after the first tune(“Class Trip”) earlier tonight. Also on the stage – Joey Baron, Thomas Morgan, and Mark Feldman.