Chords with Taylor Eigsti

attended workshop in Berkeley with Taylor Eigsti; the kid has some serious chops; disussion of chord construction; emphasis on a departure from theory and being more comfortable with the 'sound' and 'shape' of the chord instead of trying to understand the extensions/alterations etc.

Interview with Taylor Eigsti

Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta II at Yoshi's

-went with Brandon and his friend Robin
-very very loud, my ears felt like they were going to burst, had to keep them covered for most of the show.
-high energy, danceable salsa music for most of the show
-Herman Olivera, great singer, dancer
-their flute player and tromobone player took most of the solos, which were usually quite short, arranged to fit within the danceable salsa context
-some badass conga and bongo solos
-Eddie looks like he's getting a bit old, has aged quite a bit compared to his last picture.
-free drinks from Robin, who seemed to know how to get her way with the management at Yoshi's, enjoyed being the center of attention, and flaunting her powers of control over the male bartenders there; was laying it on a bit too thick if you ask me; but a free drink is a free drink!

Basslines

Was playing around over a Bb blues, still getting used to straight walking a left handed bassline in that key, decided to forget that for a while and focus on my right hand 's action. Ended up falling into a neat little groove while hitting only the roots and leaving a lot of space in between. It's good to experiment in other keys, forces me to open up more while as I figure out how to get around the technical problems. Prevents me from getting too comfortable in one style.

Altered Chords

Found this on Craigslist. Just some chord theory, at the bottom discusses, for a bit, the altered dominant voicing that I use over the ii-7b5 - V7 alt progression, from Levine's theory book.
Altered Chords:

John Coltrane Tribute Concert at Mondavi

-went with Brandon and his friend Chu
-first set featured the Ravi Coltrane Quartet; very modern, spiritual, modal-sounding tunes; some songs played included Giant Steps, One Wheel Willie, After the Rain
-second set featured Roy Haynes with his group 'Fountain of Youth' ; very hard swingin', that Roy Haynes is an animal, 81 years old; young Chinese bassist, had great piano player. must find the names; started off the set with a Monk tune, also played Naima. Some originals too I think.