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The Smokes – Rock band from Vancouver
The Smokes, an indie country/rock band from Vancouver BC, have just posted three full length MP3 tracks on their web site. I saw these guys perform at the Pic pub last Friday night and they are great! (I should mention that I am now their webmaster so I may be a bit biased. But do…
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Interview with Tenor Saxophonist Houston Person
Found an interview with tenor saxophonist Houston Person, who is actually performing in Vancouver on this coming Friday and Saturday nights.
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Concert review: Steve Swell, Hamid Drake, Jemeel Moondoc
I have just witnessed one of the most spectacular live performances I have ever seen, of improvised music. The band was the New York trombonist Steve Swell’s group, with Hamid Drake on drums, Jemeel Moondoc on alto saxophone, and William Parker on bass. They gave a stunning performance at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, after…
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Saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenon
On saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenon, Branford Marsalis said, “I listen for musical intelligence. Lots of jazz musicians spend their lives studying and then trying to make music out of academics. Miguel just grabbed the music. He was able to take something intellectual and make it sound organic and natural.” Zenon, who is only 26,…
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Kayaking at work
On Thursday I went Kayaking with some folks from work. It’s fun! It was the first time I went in about 7 years. And it only costs like $20 to rent a Kayak for 2 hours. That’s me in the photo…
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Creative videos – Douggpound Sports Drinks
With all the cheap camcorders and video editing software out there, there’s bound to be a few creative people who actually make interesting videos, and put them on the web. It’s easier said than done, but one website I found that has some really funny and original stuff is “Douggpound“. My current favorite is his…
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Search Engine Optimization contest
I’ve been following (and either entering or helping people in) the recent Search Engine Optimization contests being held across the Internet. In case you don’t know what this means, the contests are a race between webmasters to the top of the Google rankings for a particular keyword. The latest contest is nigritude ultramarine which my…
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Wedding band in England – Grand Central
There are lots of bands out there who make a living doing cover tunes for weddings, parties, and corporate events. One good example is South-East England’s Grand Central. They have some samples of their work in MP3 format to download.
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Jazz pianist Eldar Djangirov – piano prodigy
Jazz pianist Eldar Djangirov is a young prodigy – only 17 years old, he has already established his own voice in jazz. From an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune: Now an 11th-grader at Francis Parker School, he was the first-place winner at the 2001 edition of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. He has been…
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Article: Brain machine interface experiments with monkeys
A good article on brain-machine interface experiments a research lab is doing with monkeys.