Monday 31 January 2011

GIG #30 - The Slave Ship


GIG #30 @ Gainesville Correctional Facility, FL. Select repertoire:
Amazing Grace - Newton
Must Be Time - Ward-Bergeman
One More Step - Carter
Strange Loop Improvisations

Check out The Slave Ship: A Human History by Marcus Rediker

Sunday 30 January 2011

GIG #29 - Raccoon Chili


GIG #29 @ Keystone Heights Farmer's Market, FL. Select repertoire:
The Wind Cries Mary - Hendrix
Onde Estao os Tamborins - Caetano
Trenzinho do Caipira - Villa Lobos

Saturday 29 January 2011

GIG #28 - Zenith


GIG #28 @ Zenith School, Kissimmee, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Little Wing - Hendrix

Friday 28 January 2011

GIG #27 - Kick That Devil


GIG #27 @ Kickin' Devil Cafe, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
St. James Infirmary Blues - Trad.
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Strange Loop Improvisations

Thursday 27 January 2011

GIG #26 - Hare Krishna Bo Diddley


GIG #26 @ Union Street Farmer's Market, Gainesville, FL. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations

Wednesday 26 January 2011

GIG #25 - Lightning Salvage Tornado


GIG #25 @ Lightnin' Salvage, Gainesville, FL.  Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec
Y Tu Que Has Hecho? - Delfin

Satchel's Pizza / Lightnin' Salvage is one of the most unique places I have ever been to. There are bells hanging from the ceiling, magical doors, colored lights, a junk fountain, a tree house and a host of other things right out of my dreams. There is also a lite-brite. I was truly at home with my GIG 365 stage.
Earlier in the day I clanged some of my cowbells at the Coalition to End the Meal Limit NOW! protest during the mayor's speech at the hippodrome in Gainesville. I met one of the organizers at GIG #24 @ 8th Ave. Bike Shop & Cafe. It was a thought provoking scene as two men inside an art gallery with their dog (who was also in one of the fine art photos hanging in the window) watched the homeless being served food on the sidewalk, most of who then took their food under the steps on the side of the hippodrome to take shelter from the rain...further on in the view from the gallery the protest was chanting and marching away in the front of the hippodrome in a very orderly fashion, and was made up of what I assessed to be very few homeless (because they were too busy eating!!!)

Tuesday 25 January 2011

GIG #24 - To Be Amazed


GIG #24 @ 8th Ave. Bike and Coffee House, Gainesville, FL.  Select repertoire:
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly
Candy from Strangers - Ward-Bergeman
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach
Strange Loop Improvisations

Monday 24 January 2011

GIG #23 - $23.23


GIG #23 @ Waldo Farmer's and Flea Market, Waldo, FL.  Select repertoire: 
Dan Tucker - Trad. 
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations

Sunday 23 January 2011

GIG #22 - The Other Side of Orlando


GIG #22 @ Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.  Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations 
Jingle Bells - Pierpont

Saturday 22 January 2011

GIG #21 - Tuning In


GIG #21 @ Devereux, Melbourne, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations

Friday 21 January 2011

GIG #20 - Buddha Stick


GIG #20 @ House of Joe, Melbourne, FL. Select repertoire: 
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Come Back - Ward-Bergeman 
One More Step - Carter
Strange Loop Improvisations

Thursday 20 January 2011

GIG #19 - Loud Enough To Be Heard, Quiet Enought To Be Ignored


GIG #19 @ Brewbabies, Cape Coral, FL. Select repertoire:
Bring Me Flowers While I'm Living - Wheatstraw
April Showers - Silvers/De Sylva
Take Five - Desmond
Strange Loop Improvisations

Wednesday 19 January 2011

GIG #18 - Lite-Brite


GIG #18 @ Sacred Grounds, Tampa, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations 
Peasant Under Grass - Ward-Bergeman

Tuesday 18 January 2011

GIG #17 - Donuts and Dancing


GIG # 17 @ Love Bugs Donuts and Bakery, West Melbourne, FL. Select repertoire:
Jump in the Line - Kitchener
Paisanito - Flores 
Georgia On My Mind - Carmichael
Happy Birthday - Hill

Monday 17 January 2011

GIG #16 - Wheelchair Willy and Krip


GIG #16 @ Churchill's Pub, Miami, FL. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations 
Los Suenos - Piazzolla

Sunday 16 January 2011

GIG #15 - Giant Lobster Capsizes Canoe


GIG #15 @ Rain Barrel, Islamorada, FL.  Select repertoire:
Minute Waltz - Chopin
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach
Cotton Fields Back Home - Leadbelly
Strange Loop Improvisations

Saturday 15 January 2011

GIG #14 - Wet Camera


GIG #14 @ Sweat Records, Miami, FL. Select repertoire:
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Strange Loop Improvisations

Friday 14 January 2011

GIG #13 - Pooped Out


GIG #13 @ the Rum Barrel, Key West, FL with Tony Roberts. Select repertoire:
Centerfold - Roberts
Recitation of The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Train Take My Pain Away - Ward-Bergeman
I played in Tony's band Mindflow when I was living in Boston during the 90's. Check out his website here: Mindflowmusic.com

Thursday 13 January 2011

GIG #12 - Shaman


GIG # 12 @ Mallory Square/Coffee Plantation/The Porch, Key West, FL. Select repertoire:
Feira de Mangaio - Sivuca
Libertango - Piazzolla
She's Too Fat - MacLean/Richardson

Wednesday 12 January 2011

GIG #11 - Good Friends and Good Times


GIG #11 @ Island Dogs, Key West, FL with Tony Roberts. Select repertoire: 
Better Place - Roberts
Taste of Alcohol - Roberts 
Scarbelly (Strange Loop) - Ward-Bergeman
I played in Tony's band Mindflow when I was living in Boston during the 90's.  Check out his website here:  Mindflowmusic.com

Tuesday 11 January 2011

GIG #10 - Frolicking with the Spaniards in the Swamps


GIG #10 @ Little Bar Restaurant, Goodland, FL.  Select repertoire:
Fools I Love - Ward-Bergeman
Come Back - Ward-Bergeman
Orange Blossom Special - Rouse
Closed the show backing up Raiford Starke performing Orange Blossom Special.

Monday 10 January 2011

GIG #9 - ESTA in Caracas


GIG #9 @ Joanie's Blue Crab Cafe, Ochopee, FL. Select repertoire:
Lena - Ward-Bergeman 
Hey Good Lookin' - Williams 
Under the Boardwalk - Young/Resnick
Strange Loop Improvisations

Sunday 9 January 2011

GIG #8 - Virgen Coromoto


GIG 8 @ the wedding ceremony of Miguel Angel Serrano Jacono and Liseth Yereli Laguado Iturrate, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire: 
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod

Saturday 8 January 2011

GIG #7 - Guitar God


GIG #7 @ Taima Pizzeria Cafe Concert, Caracas, Venezuela with Biella Da Costa and band. Select repertoire:
Candy from Stranger
s - Ward-Bergeman/Omar/Barrett
Mystery Train - Parker/Phillips
Think
- Franklin/White
Little Wing - Hendrix
Band: Alvaro Falcón - guitar
Carlos "Nene" Quintero - percussion
Victor Mestas - keyboards
Miguel Antonio de Vincenzo - drums
Edwin Arellano - bass

Thursday 6 January 2011

GIG #6 - Blowing Up Balloons


GIG #6 @ Hospital Domingo Luciani, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Trenzinho do Caipira - Villa Lobos
Venezuela - Herrero/Armentero
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Darling/Horton/Gabler

Wednesday 5 January 2011

GIG #5 - A Dose of Venezuela


GIG #5 @ Hogar Abuelos Virgen de Coromoto, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
El viejo puente en La Pastora
- Gerry Weil
Ingrid's journey towards opening up the house she grew up in to care for seniors began when her father became ill with Alzheimer's disease years ago.

Tuesday 4 January 2011

GIG #4 - New Friends


GIG #4 @ Hogar Edad de Oro, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velasquez. Select repertoire:
Y Tu Que Has Hecho? - Delfin
Flambee Montalbanaise - Viseur
Los Suenos - Piazzolla

Monday 3 January 2011

GIG #3 - Pasta Shakers

GIG #3 @ Hogar Bambi, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velásquez. Select repertoire:
Trenzinho do Caipira
- Villa Lobos
Chamame Parisien
- Barboza
Onde Estao os Tamborins -
Caetano

Hogar Bambi, a non-profit private Venezuelan Civil Association, is focused on the total care of under nine year old children who are deprived of their family environment. Click here for more information. Donation information at the bottom of their page.

Sunday 2 January 2011

GIG #2 - One More Step


GIG #2 @ Santuario de Betania, Miranda, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velásquez. Select repertoire:
One More Step
- Carter
Soy Yo
- Piero
Yawheh, the Faithful One
- Schutte
Nostalgia
- Petit

Saturday 1 January 2011

GIG #1 - Welled Up

GIG #1 @ Corpus Christi Church, La Urbina, Caracas, Venezuela with vocalist Yulene Velásquez. Select repertoire:
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod
Esta Bella Noche - Galián
Precious Lord - Dorsey/Allen
Venezuela - Herrero/Armentero