Check out my MySpace Blog for a slide show of pictures from Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio.

 Right here...

Part 1 at my Picasa Web-Albums Page

Part 2 at my Picasa Web-Albums Page

An offshoot of Vampire Suit (or, perhaps, a concurrent project), the Ethnocentric Ensemble 3 features Jay Vilnai, Skye Steele, myself and percussionist John Hadfield.  Below are some live mp3s from the show that you can stream.  If you like what you hear, download the whole package here. 

 Jovano Jovanke

 Dance of Marmaros

Gankino

Years Later

Iberia

Space Oddity

Mulled Wine

Monkey See

Peace Child

Prisons of Oropus

A partnership forged five years ago in the Canadian Rockies, cellist Greg Heffernan and violinist Zach Brock have teamed up as a duo, blending improvisation, laptop-assisted effects and all-around string-on-string drama. 

Some sampled clips:

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Bing and Ruth at Le Poisson Rouge.  Part of the Wordless Music Series. Picture courtesy of Relaxing

L to R:  Me, Chris Berry, Leigh Stuart, Jeff Rattner, Jean Rohe, Becca Stevens, Jeremy Viner, Patrick Briener

On either side of us, not pictured: David Moore, Myk Freedman

Click here for the Brooklyn Vegan Article (really just a quote of the New York Times article about new venues opening up in the city).

My friend Booogie Longo and I (operating as the duo Mr. Business Casual) opted into a remix contest served up by none other than Mr. Jamie Lidell himself.  He challenged budding remixers to take a crack at his song "A Little Bit of Feelgood."  Here is what we, as Mr. Business Casual, created in response.

Jamie Lidell - Mr. Business Casual (feat. Cosmo D and Booogie Longo) :  "A Little Bit of Feel Good (A Little Bit o' Biz Mix)"

Download here.