Thursday, 16 June 2011

GIG #166 - Surprise in Surprise Valley


GIG #166 @ Surprise Cafe, Cedarville, CA. Select repertoire:
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman
St. James Infirmary - Trad.
Strange Groove Improvisations

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

GIG #165 - Paradise Found in Northeastern California


GIG #165 @ Warnerview Extended Care Facility, Alturas, CA. Select repertoire:
When You're Smiling - Shay/Fisher/Goodwin
You Made Me Love You - Monaca/McCarthy
Douce Joie - Viseur

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

GIG #164 - Snowtime in June in California


GIG #164 @ Cafe Mekka, Nevada City, CA. Select repertoire:
Summertime - Gershwin
Time Remembered - Evans
Los Suenos - Piazzolla

Monday, 13 June 2011

GIG #163 - Life and Death in Sacramento


GIG #163 @Union Gospel Mission, Sacremento, CA. Select repertoire:
Amazing Grace - Newton
I'll Fly Away - Brumley
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.

Sunday, 12 June 2011

GIG #162 - Accordion Echoes in Rock City, CA


GIG #162 @ Rock City, Mount Diablo State Park, Walnut Creek, CA. Select repertoire:
How Great Thou Art - Boberg
Lena - Ward-Bergeman
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.

Saturday, 11 June 2011

GIG #161 - Henry Miller Speaks Through Birds at Memorial Library


GIG #161 @ Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur, CA. Select repertoire:
Strange Groove Improvisations
http://www.henrymiller.org/

Friday, 10 June 2011

GIG #160 - Copenhagen in California


GIG #160 @ Solvang, CA. Select repertoire:
Sail Away - Newman
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Libertango - Piazzolla

Thursday, 9 June 2011

GIG #159 - Stomping at the Spot


GIG #159 @ The Spot, Carpinteria, CA. Select repertoire:
Down by the Riverside - Trad.
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Prelude II, Book I, WTC - Bach

Wednesday, 8 June 2011

GIG #158 - Dog Dancer Day Afternoon in Coldwater Canyon


GIG #158 @ Tree People, S. Mark Taper Foundation Amphitheatre, Coldwater Canyon Park, Los Angeles, CA. Select repertoire:
Strange Groove Improvisations

http://www.treepeople.org

Tuesday, 7 June 2011

GIG #157 - Music Heard in the Orange Groves of Ojai


GIG #157 @ St Josephs Health And Retirement Center, Ojai, CA. Select repertoire:
Jeanette - Viseur
Beer Barrel Polka - Vejvoda/Zeman
Dan Tucker - Trad.

Monday, 6 June 2011

GIG #156 - Marching Band and Accordionists Herald New Libbey Bowl


GIG #156 @ Libbey Park Gazebo, Ojai, CA with Albert Behar. Select repertoire:
Sweet Sue - Harris/Young
Mr. Sandman - Ballard
Minor Swing - Reinhardt/Grappelli

Sunday, 5 June 2011

GIG #155 - Introducing The Infinity Travel Hoop


GIG #155 @ Ojai Music Festival Libbey Bowl Gala, Ojai, CA. Select repertoire:
Chamame Tetro - Ragazzi
Mano Brava - Brunetti
(performed by Brunetti/Ragazzi/Ward-Bergeman)
Ayre - Golijov
(performed by Dawn Upshaw, Eighth Blackbird, and the Andalucian Dogs)

Saturday, 4 June 2011

GIG #154 - GIG 365: Fact or Fiction


GIG #154 @ Bart's Books, Ojai, CA. Select repertoire:
Federal - Ward-Bergeman
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Last Call - Ward-Bergeman

Friday, 3 June 2011

GIG #153 - Mill Churning Out Rumors and Music


GIG #153 @ Rumor Mill Cafe, Los Angeles, CA. Select repertoire:
Little Girl - Longhair
Look to the Right - Ward-Bergeman
I'll Fly Away - Brumley

Thursday, 2 June 2011

GIG #152 - Music Rides the Gusty Winds in Ghost Town


GIG #152 @ Calico House Restaurant, Calico Ghost Town, CA. Select repertoire:
Dan Tucker - Trad.
Boomer's Story - Trad.
Strange Groove Improvisations

Calico House Restaurant

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

GIG #151 - Get Your Licks on Route 66


GIG #151 @ Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In, Seligman, AZ. Select repertoire:
Tarantella Napoletana - Trad.
Take the "A" Train - Strayhorn
Strange Groove Improvisations

Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

GIG #150 - Veterans Honored at McKinley Care/Rehab Center


GIG #150 @ McKinley Care and Rehabilitation Center, Gallup, NM. Select repertoire:
Chamame Parisien - Barboza
Federal -Ward-Bergeman
Sonatina in C, 1st Movement - Clementi

Monday, 30 May 2011

GIG #149 - Singing Nuns in Albuquerque Old Town Square


GIG #149 @ Old Town Square, Albuquerque, NM with Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ Franciscan Charismatic Religious Community. Select repertoire:
Lord, Lord, Lord - Trad.
Amazing Grace - Newton
When the Saints Go Marching In - Trad.

Sunday, 29 May 2011

GIG #148 - Outlandish Sounds from Cadillac Ranch


GIG #148 @ Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, TX. Select repertoire:
Strange Loop Improvisations
Strange Groove Improvisations

Cadillac Ranch

Saturday, 28 May 2011

GIG #147 - Friends in Low Places at The Big Easy


GIG #147 @ The Big Easy, Yukon, OK. Select repertoire:
I'll Fly Away - Brumley Baby
What You Want Me To Do - Reed
Wham Bam - Ward-Bergeman/Seznec