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Joe G

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  1. Sounds like Ron got more than he bargained for!
  2. Maren, I get the impression that Marissa was asking if there were any other female virtuosos on this board, besides herself. It's lonely at the top, don't ya know...
  3. Sweet! I think your daughter might be able to come with you. They were giving people wristbands at the door, which I assume was to identify those over 21. We'll double check that.
  4. We played at Club North for the first time last night. It's a work in progress with a lot of potential. Decent acoustics, staff was helpful, edible food, beer selection not so great. But, it will be a good hangout for all the organissimo members who can make it on the 21st. Come one, come all!
  5. We've been doing the "Love Offering" thing for a while now at the gigs. I wouldn't know how to make it work via the website. Suggestions?
  6. Verily, I say unto thee: to each his own.
  7. They call me with this offer at least once a year. Took 'em up on it this last time. I've got three coupons for 3 free cds each sitting by my computer right now.
  8. Happy Birthness, Random Marshmellow! B)
  9. Indeed. One of my favorite flavors. B) Listen to the last chord in Life Wish. Cmin/maj7add9
  10. Very nice, Mark. I just wish they would come to Michigan!
  11. I didn't "get" Filles when I first bought it about 8 years ago. Sat on the shelf ever since, but the other day I put it on after reading this thread. I sat there wondering what the problem was back then. Sounds great to me now.
  12. New: Ensemble Modern Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions Chris, Newk's Time is listed in the catalog.
  13. I've never heard Nick Drake actually, nor a Steely Dan tune that sounded like this. Great Joe, just shoot the man down. Goddam internet-speak! I hope you didn't think that, Wes!
  14. I would agree with the minor 3rd with a raised (major) 7th interpretation.
  15. Good call. I wrote the chord progression to this tune while visiting my parents at their cabin in northern Michigan. I've never heard Nick Drake actually, nor a Steely Dan tune that sounded like this. Nice. Thanks for sharing your impressions.
  16. Jim knows about it. See here.
  17. We heard that (about the Bird), but we also heard he wants us back in there. Time will tell.
  18. I believe Randy mentioned a possible September date at the FireFly. We will keep you (and Conn) posted.
  19. They bartender at the club we played at last night was playing this before we started. Straightahead rock. Had good energy. Couldn't hear the details beyond that in that setting (lousy acoustics in that room).
  20. I have to wait a little longer; my cd came defective and all but unlistenable. That's why I emailed Cory. He got right back to me to say he'd send another out ASAP.
  21. Best of luck on the upcoming project, Johnny.
  22. I guessed Cory, simply because we had a recent email exchange in which I invited him to post here. It could be one of the other bandmembers, I admit.
  23. Nice of you to drop in a say Hi, Cory.
  24. I like that list as is, Barak, although I don't normally think of Benson as a fusion artist. You could say it was a fusion of jazz and R&B I suppose. Put simply, I'd say that fusion was originally a melding of jazz improvisational and compositional techniques with the rhythms, textures, and energy of rock and funk. The original impulse was indeed a creative one, and one that is squarely in the tradition of jazz, IMO--that of appropriating and incorporating what's happening in the culture at large; musically, technologically, spiritually, etc. Takes a lot of vision and talent to pull that off, and the musicians you listed were among the few that did it right. Some recent fusion albums: John Scofield: Uberjam Pat Metheny Group: Speaking of Now Christian McBride: Vertical Vision there's more but I'm drawing a blank.
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