Enjoyed Hiromi, also find myself enjoying Stan on upright more these days.  He is the man and walks it like he talks it.  The piano stuff made me recall one of my grandfather's hero's.

Eubie Blake,

Also enjoying Hiromi this morning.

This afternoon a grad student recital on guzheng. 


This evening a performance at the public library by the Northern Illinois University Steel Band.  Interestingly, NIU is one of 3 places you can get a Bachelor's in steel pan performance (the others are a school in Florida whose name i forget & university of Trinidad) and the only place you can get a Master's.
That's right, ladies and gentlemen, the world capital of steel pan education is DeKalb, IL.  Whoda thunk it?


Tomorrow, the annual NIU World Music Festival.

Peter (who does like living in a university town)

I've had this cd spinning in the shop this afternoon... Tony Rice and John Carlini:

My favorite is their take on "Send in the Clowns".

I've spent the last three days in New Orleans at the French Quarter Festival listening to all kinds of incredible music.Plus the Frenchman Street club scene at night ; but I have yet to see an alembic.

It's Perfection and Grace, it's the smile on my face . . . . .

Greg; I listened to Send In The Clowns.  Very nice.
And nice separation in the recording.

Whole bunch of Jack . . .  the other one.
How's Tricks? - 
I've Always Wanted to Do This -
Something Els. -

Grateful Dead Rainforest Benefit 1988...good quality video, cool guest musicians, everyone is looking like they are having a good time, what a fun night this was. 



And this one has Jack playing on Good Lovin at the end...

Rob; I hadn't seen that one yet.  Thanks.  And yes, good quality video, except .. I've watched through Stranger, and near the end of that tune, somebody starts getting a little "creative" with the picture. 

David, yes I saw that, there are some video effects in other tunes as well, but they are brief.   The second link is from a different source, not quite as good quality, but not bad, and has more guests playing.  Mick Taylor in the first video is pretty good! 

It was nice seeing Mick with the band.  He was one of my early favorites from back when he was with John Mayall.

30 years ago today, (no way!) Fleetwood Mac releases "Tango in the Night". Back when MTV really was Music Television, I remember the news being exciting, followed by the disappointing announcement that Lindsey Buckingham was leaving the band before the supporting tour.

The show went on though, with Rick Vito and Billy Burnette stepping in on guitar and vox, respectively.

John's bass part on this one still wears me out.

Beck, Bogart & Appice and then switched gears in to Fishbone's Truth and Soul - cause Norwood Fisher IS 'that guy'.

Tony Selvage on the Gong Show
(violin and an echoplex)