Hey peeples,
I hope everyone is having a jazzadelic new year. Upcoming events have
finally forced me out of my winter hibernation in order to drop some details
on ya'll, so let's get right down to it! In the next few paragraphs you can
expect to read about:
1. Turntables on the Hudson - South Bay appearances, February 23
2. Other upcoming SF Bay Area events
3. My current Top 10
4. A record review of the new Cosmic Sounds compilation, BAZAAR
1. TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON - SOUTH BAY APPEARANCES
First up is the Bay Area visit by DJs Nickodemus and Mariano of "Turntables
on the Hudson" fame. They'll be spinning TONIGHT (Friday) in San Francisco
at 111 Minna (see www.blasthaus.com for more info), but for us South Bay
peeps they'll be visiting KFJC-FM TOMORROW (Saturday) between Noon and
2:00PM, spinning on "Rucker Park" along with your regular DJ/host Trinity
and special guest host, yours truly. Following that, Nickodemus, Mariano,
and I will be heading over to spin live at Hear Music in Stanford Shopping
Center, on El Camino Real in Palo Alto (for directions go to
http://www.stanfordshop.com/directions.html). Nickodemus and Mariano will be
spinning at Hear Music from 3:00-5:00PM, and I will follow them from
5:00-whenever. If you're in the area, do plan to tune in to KFJC or drop by
the Hear Music emporium. To recap, that's
Turntables on the Hudson:
- On KFJC, 89.7 FM (or www.kfjc.org), Saturday Feb. 23, Noon-2:00PM Pacific
Time
- At Hear Music, Stanford Shopping Center (Palo Alto, CA) Saturday Feb. 23,
3:00-5:00PM
2. OTHER UPCOMING BAY AREA EVENTS
Friday-Saturday, February 22-23
Antibalas
Justice League
628 Divisadero, San Francisco
9:00pm Doors, 21+
Saturday, February 23
Bottom Heavy Presents: Landslide
The Top
424 Haight, San Francisco
10:00pm, 21+
Friday, March 1
Sno-Core Icicle Ball
with Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Ozomatli, Blackalicious, & Saul Williams
The Warfield
982 Market Street, San Francisco
8:00pm, All ages
Saturday, March 2
The Naked/Freerange Tour
with Naked artists Miguel Migs, Mauricio Aviles, Gabriel Rene, and a live
performance by Lisa Shaw, plus Freerange artists Jimpster and Shur-i-kan
Kelly's Mission Rock
817 China Basin, San Francisco
10:00pm, 21+
Info: www.blasthaus.com
Tuesday, March 5
Scratch Tour
with Dilated Peoples, Mixmaster Mike, Afrika Bambaata, & Z-Trip
The Fillmore
1805 Geary, San Francisco
8:00pm, All ages
Info: www.thefillmore.com
Thursday, March 7
Bullfrog w/Kid Koala
Justice League
628 Divisadero, San Francisco
9:00pm Doors, 21+
Wednesday, March 13
Herbie Hancock: Future 2 Future
with special guest Cut Chemist
The Fillmore
1805 Geary, San Francisco
8:00pm, All ages
Info: www.thefillmore.com
Friday, March 15
Pepper & Blasthaus presents: Mr. Scruff
Minna Street Gallery
111 Minna, San Francisco
9:00pm, 21+
Info: www.blasthaus.com
Saturday, March 16
Joypad presents: Seiji (Bugz in the Attic)
Cloud 9 Motel
34 7th Street, San Francisco
9:00pm, 21+
Info: www.blasthaus.com
Friday, March 22
Aphrodite
Justice League
628 Divisadero, San Francisco
9:00pm Doors, 21+
Friday, March 22
Joypad presents: Fauna Flash
Minna Street Gallery
111 Minna, San Francisco
9:00pm, 21+
Info: www.blasthaus.com
Saturday, March 23
Breakestra & Cut Chemist
Justice League
628 Divisadero, San Francisco
9:00pm Doors, 21+
Saturday, March 23
Angelique Kidjo
The Fillmore
1805 Geary, San Francisco
9:00pm, All ages
Info: www.thefillmore.com
Saturday, March 23
Cassandra Wilson
Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco
8:00pm, All ages
Info: www.sfjazz.org
Friday, April 5
Fila Brazillia
Bimbo's 365 Club
1025 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
9:00pm, 21+
Info: www.bimbos365club.com
3. DJ ROCKY ROCOCO'S TOP TEN FOR FEBRUARY
* As One - 21ST CENTURY SOUL (Ubiquity)
* Vikter Duplaix - DJ KICKS (Studio !K7)
* Curtis Mayfield - CURTIS (Rhino)
* Gotan Project - LA REVANCHA DEL TANGO (Ya Basta!)
* Rufus Harley - THE PIED PIPER OF JAZZ (Label M)
* Koop - WALTZ FOR KOOP (JCR)
* Trio Mocoto - SAMBA ROCK (Six Degrees/Ziriguiboom)
* V/A - BAZAAR: RARE JAZZ/FUSION GEMS FROM POLISH VAULTS VOL. 1 (Cosmic
Sounds)
* V/A - ALL OUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET (Freerange)
* V/A - NIGERIA 70 (Strut)
4. RECORD REVIEW
Various Artists
BAZAAR: RARE JAZZ/FUSION GEMS FROM POLISH VAULTS VOL. 1
(Cosmic Sounds)
Following up collections from Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Russia, the
latest stop on Cosmic Sounds' jazz tour of Eastern Europe is 1960's Poland.
And it's a rousing success. Among my favorites are the four tracks featuring
vibes player Jerzy Milian: three under his own name and a fourth as featured
soloist with Jan Wroblewski and the Polish Radio Jazz Orchestra. Then
there's a really swingin' track by the Novi Singers, one of the all-time
greatest jazz vocal groups...from any country! Pianist and film composer
Krzystof Komeda, perhaps the most familiar name here, is oddly represented
by two versions of the same composition ("The Kitten"), both programmed on
the same side of the record. Aside from that minor quibble, BAZAAR really is
a valuable and entertaining document of a mostly ignored part of jazz
history.
That's all for now. I will be back in a few weeks with news about another
upcoming radio event. Stay tuned!
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Mark Turner (DJ Rocky Rococo)
nugroove@pacbell.net
www.jazzadelica.com
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